Well, the Politburo met tonight at The White Heart on Congress Street. In attendance was:
Rocky Clark, Russ Boisvert, Bryan Lewis, Kris Clark, James Tierney, Richard Hutchins and Dana McEwan.
Discussion items were as follows (Note, I'm only putting the cycling items discussed. There was plenty of other discussions, and laughs, but they would be inappropriate for this blog. Next time you'll just have to join us yourself for those sorts of conversations.)
1.) Kris has signed the club up through the League of American Bicyclists for liability insurance for group/organized rides throughout the year. He made this decision after finding out that The Bike Coalition of Maine no longer offers this type of insurance. There are also benefits for Club members to join this organization on their own for as little as $15.00/year. If you'd like more information, you can check out their website or email Kris at kris@gwi.net.
2.) We talked about organized rides for next year. We want to continue with the special monthly rides and will determine them at a later date.
Since we have gotten such an overwhelming turnout for the late in the season Sunday rides, we are choosing to continue with these rides in 2008. We'll meet at the shop at 10am, as we have done in the past, and the ride might be predetermined by a rider that wishes to lead it or it might be a route/distance determined the day of the ride by the riders that attend. (On a side note, Kris told us that the highest number of riders that participated on a CCCP ride this year was 49 on a Thursday night ride. That's awesome! This only reinforces the Community aspect of our new name!)
Additionally, I am going to start up a women's ride Tuesday nights from the end of May to the first of September. This ride will be tailored to the women that like to ride but don't want to ride at a high pace level but would enjoy the camaraderie of a group ride. So tell all the women in your life that like to ride and that are looking for a bit slower pace than all you hardcore velophiles keep.
These new rides will be posted on the Bike Coalition of Maine's site and calendar.
3.) Kris brought up the question of how we are all going to stay in touch over the several cold snowy months ahead of us before we can all convene again for some biking. There was some talk of people coming up with some suggestions or throwing out some ideas to get together. For example, if you want to host an event some place, perhaps a winter outdoor event, feel free to let us know and give us all the details and we'll get the word out!
4.) The consensus is that the blog is working very well in sending out news and information to members and non-members alike. Kris wants to eventually start posting the newsletters here. Great idea Kris! This way people can make comments and all can see the comments. So make sure you bookmark this site or you can add this to your homepage tabs and check back on a regular basis. But don't worry, you won't miss out on a newsletter posting. We'll still send you an email notification about the newsletter posting with a link for easy access!
5.) It appears that the same sponsors will stick with us for 2008. So a big THANK YOU to all of them who support us! And by doing so it allows us to plan on the same logos for the club kit. Richard is working on slight restyling the jerseys and we hope to place the order sooner for 2008 in hopes of having them for the White Mountain Memorial Day ride and also for those of us who participate in the Trek. (Stay tuned for more Trek information soon!) There will be an announcement going out as we approach the order time to find out who wants club kit, what pieces and what sizes. Sounds like there will be jackets and bibs as well as jerseys, and possibly even sleeveless jerseys for the women if we have enough interest.
6.) James Tierney is planning on participating in a couple races in 2008. He'd like to know if there is anyone with a USCF license or anyone interested in purchasing one and joining him. He's just looking to have a little fun at a few local events and have a small club presence. Russ is interested in joining him as well. So feel free to email James for more information: jtierney@necomm.com.
So now you are up to date with the topics from the meeting. You only missed a few drinks and some laughs, and most at Russ's expense. Russ is such a good sport! Next time we hope you'll be able to join us!
Regards,
Dana
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