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Volume 33, Issue 3
March 2019
Inside this issue:
2019 Chili Bowl 2
July 4 Metric Century 3
Door County 2019 4
St. Patrick’s Day Ride 5
Winter Hiking 6-11
JBC Ride Definitions / 12
Member Info 13
Joliet Bicycle Club
Newsletter
March 2019
J o l i e t B i c yc l e C l u b
Message from the President Hello Fellow JBC Members,
Does anyone see some light at the end of the winter tunnel? I did
notice the sun is setting a little later everyday, and everyday is a
day closer to spring. And just think the 10th of this month our days
will get even longer. Don’t forget Spring ahead 1 hour for Daylight
Savings Time. Yippee!!
I can’t help but daydream about the great days to come when we
can all get on the road for what will seem like endless days of rid-
ing.
I know all of us look forward to spring. For many of us March is the month of anticipation.
So, anticipate this.
We’ll have our hopes up for a good St. Patrick’s day ride. As many of you know, St Patrick’s
Day is on Sunday March 17th, however our ride is Saturday the 16th at 4pm. Think Green
and think warm. You can contact Steve Geary regarding the plans for the St. Pat’s Day
ride. It is on the March Ride calendar. You know how I found out? I looked on our web
page. We should all give a big shout out to Steve Geary and Shirl Boatman for our new and
improved web site. They have both worked very hard to improve our website and keep the
content fresh. Their hard work shows the minute you visit www.jolietbicycleclub.com I for
one love how easy it is to navigate now. Thanks Steve and Shirl!!
A couple of things to look forward to in March. Our outstanding VP Dominick Chellino is
putting together a JBC hike and pizza. The date, location and after hike festivities will be
announced soon.
The second item, that I’ve really been looking forward to is an entertaining presentation by
Janae Hunziker and Conrad Brouwer of their June 2018 trip from Portland, OR to New
Lenox, IL. The presentation will be at the New Lenox Library Meeting Room. The time and
date will be announced soon.
With all this going on, I hope everyone will join me in the anticipation of a great start to
spring, and soon we’ll all be enjoying the long summer days of riding.
Anticipating rolling forward,
Rob Weiss, President
Joliet Bicycle Club
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February 2, 2019 Chili Bowl
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The 2019 JBC 4th of July Century is well into the planning stages, and all the pre-planning “stuff” has been completed, or is in the works. The ride format will be the same as last year – all the riders will ride from Plainfield South HS to Plattville, then - depending on the miles they are planning to ride -ride between 0 – 3 loops, then return to the High school. Culvers will once again be supplying ice cream in the registration area for all the 4th riders to enjoy. Tee Shirts Shirl Boatman, the JBC N/L editor, has volunteered to be the tee shirt designer for this year. As in 2018, we will be posting the tee shirt designs on Google Groups (GG) for the members to “vote” on which tee shirt design we will use. Expect to see GG e-mail with the tee shirt designs sometime in March. The design will be posted on our web site after April 1st. We will be using the same supplier as in 2018 (Life Behind Bars Cycling), and the same poly material. Volunteers We are still in need of a 4th ride Chair for this year. Anyone with any interest, but not sure of the responsibilities, feel free to call or e-mail and we can discuss. This year is looking great for volunteers for the Captains’ positions – they are all filled. YEA!!! This year Brent Radomski volunteered to take care of the food purchasing and distribution. Kudo’s to Brent. We normally need between 50 and 60 volunteers to keep the ride moving smoothly – let’s keep the JBC 4th ride the best in the area by pitching in and helping out! We will have a volunteer sign-up sheet at the Chili Bowl. Please contact with any questions or comments: Steve Mitoraj 630-417 7962, or jbc4thride@ gmail.com Click here to go to our website for more information. Captains
4th of July Chair - Open
Plattville - Captain Bob Kehoe Plattville - First Lieutenant Jim Arends
SAG - Bob Jacobs Registration - Rob Weiss Food Purchase and Distribution - Brent Radomski Route and Road Marking - Jim Lambert Tee Shirt Design - Shirl Boatman
2018 4th of July Century
Joliet Bicycle Club Newsletter March 2019
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Door County Ride—July 2019
It’s that time of the year to think about next year’s Door County Trip. The
trip will run from Saturday July 13th through Saturday July 20nd. Now
is the time to start making plans/reservations for next year’s trip. We
will all be staying in or near Fish Creek. Each individual is responsible
for their own lodging arrangements during the JBC Door County Trip.
We will be riding Sunday the 14th through Friday the 19th. Saturday Ju-
ly 13th and Saturday July 20nd will be travel days.
This event is open to members and guests. Guests will be charged $20 for
the event. Each day there are two or three ride options ranging in miles
from 30 to 60.
We will be sharing more information about the trip once the date gets
closer. We do hope that everyone that plans on attending makes their res-
ervations really soon. July is a very busy time of the year in Door Coun-
ty. So book as soon as you can.
If you have any questions please give Jim
Lambert a call at 331 330 6119 or send Jim
email at [email protected].
Happy Biking everyone!
Bob Applegate, Bob Kehoe, and Jim Lambert
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St. Patrick’s Day Ride—March 16, 2019
Coming Soon!
The St. Patrick's Day Ride. Saturday, March 16, 2019
Where?
Hickory Creek Brewing
1005 W Laraway Rd, New Lenox, IL 60451
Ready to Roll @ 4:00 PM
This is a theme ride where the participants dress for the occasion and decorate their bikes with lights (start decorat-ing your bikes now). Double Miles will be awarded to the cyclist with the brightest lights. There will be several celebratory stops along the way between the New Lenox and Frankfort areas. This is a Rain or Shine event. In the event of poor weather, we will use other forms of transportation. You're welcome to join even if you don't ride your bike (but then you'll be missing the best part). This is a JBC tradition you'll not want to miss! It has been said that participating in this ride can bring you "Good Luck" for the upcoming riding season. Please RSVP to,
Steve Geary 815-474-3713 [email protected]
G Z V A S E E B N O P W Q B R V N S Z K P O C
P L T X G B R X L S W T Y I B C A E I N V T H
K H W H J N L O Y A A C D K H L O W N T X T A
G X I C R O S S C I P U G E A R M U Y U P V I
F O P K E A O U R Y M S W L H Q K I M I L E N
L J O L I E T Z A T E B R V H A N D L E B A R
K A X Q Z N A T L W U J Z T L M S W J R J B I
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WORD FIND:
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HIKING
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JBC Winter Activities
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Due to popular demand, the Hiking series lead by Steve
Geary on the weekends will be extended into March!
Check the JBC website/calendar for locations, dates and
times.
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JBC Winter Activities
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JBC Winter Activities
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Due to popular demand, the Hiking series lead by Steve
Geary on the weekends will be extended into March!
Check the JBC website/calendar for locations, dates and
times.
See the new JBC recruit below.
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JBC Winter Activities
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Steve Geary and Rob Weiss joined Pussanee and I for a fabulous hike in The Dells Can-yon of Matthiessen State Park. Great Frozen and half frozen waterfalls were a sight to see. Footing was treacherous even with Kathoola Microspikes as there was lot of bulletproof Ice that the spikes struggled to grip. Check out the round disks of Ice floating in the river, anyone have any idea how they form?
Then, there was the Riv-er walking, watch as everyone tries not to break through the Ice and have their feet fall through to the river be-low. Overall, it was a great hike with a great group. The concentra-tion level needed caused our blood alcohol levels to dip to a dangerous-ly low level....which we remedied immediately post hike at The Tangled Roots Brewery. See Highlight compila-tion here: Matthiessen Ice Hike You can't be out of hope while you still have beer. Thanks George
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JBC Winter Activities
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Don’t forget Day-
light Savings time
on March 10, 2019
Looks like fun
doesn’t it. Come
join us for hik-
ing. Check the
JBC Calendar
and watch your
email for hiking
opportunities.
JBC Ride Definitions / Rules / Etiquette
SG - Show & Go - ride leaders, and distances can be decided at the ride
Ride contacts are to be called for information about the ride.
S - Social - Group stays together, rides at posted level, has ride leader.
All riders should plan to arrive at any scheduled ride at least 10
minutes before the scheduled departure time.
AD HOC RIDES
1. A non-calendar ride, via google groups email invite
2. 12 hour advance notice, e.g. Friday 8am ride invite sent by 8pm
Thursday
3. Invite must include starting time, location and ride level (I-V)
4. Additional details about the ride can be shared too.
5. Miles are recorded as: AH/date/leader initials/miles/riders (in alpha
form).
6. Use AD Hoc number assigned to the day of the ride
7. 2 riders minimum for instate rides and 3 riders minimum for out of
state rides
Please send AD Hoc and regular miles to Bill Cihon at:
Send invitational miles with Invitational Mileage Report in the
subject line to Bill Cihon at: [email protected]
For a complete listing of invitational rides go to Mike Bentley’s Website:
Click Here to view the JBC Member
Handbook:
LEVEL MPH
1 10-12.4
2 12.5-15
3 15.1-18
4 18.1-20
5 20.1+
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J o l i e t B i c yc l e C lu b PO Box 2758 Jo l i e t , I L 60434 Ema i l : P r e s i d e n t @j o l i e t b i cyc l e c l u b . c o m W ebs i te : j o l i e t b i c yc l e c l u b .c o m
Regular JBC club meetings are at 7 pm on the 2nd Monday of the month at PizzaForU
116 S. Larkin Ave, Joliet, IL. JBC holds meetings in Feb, March, April, May, June,
Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov. Meeting locations and dates may change. Our March general
meeting is March 11 at 7 pm at PizzaForU.
Ride leaders or whomever is in charge
for the ride should report miles for dai-
ly JBC rides listed on the calendar and
for Ad Hoc Rides. Please send the Ride
#, date, and list of riders in alphabeti-
cal order, and their miles to:
[email protected] Mileage reports should be sent within
3 days of the ride.
President, Rob Weiss
Phone: 630.910.5200
Vice-President, Dominick Chellino Jr.
Phone: 815.954.6476
Treasurer, Conrad Brouwer
Phone: 630.918.1552
Secretary, Al Rooker
Phone: 815.272.3595
Ride Calendar, Bob Kehoe
Phone: 815.436.7701
JBC Board and Committee Contacts
Come join us for a JBC meeting
Reporting Miles, Ride Calendar, Membership
Ride Mileage Recorder, & Invitational
Rides—Bill Cihon
For invitational rides: Place Invitational
Mileage Report in the subject line to:
Membership Chair & JBC Google Groups
Manager, Steve Geary
Phone: 815.474.3713
Webmasters, Steve and Shirl
Newsletter Editor, Shirl Boatman
Phone: 816.674.3556
The JBC Ride Calendar is published monthly on the JBC
website.
http://www.jolietbicycleclub.com/ride-calendar/
All JBC Ad Hoc Rides are announced through JBC
Google Groups emails.
Make sure you are signed up on JBC Google Groups to
get all club announcements.
JBC annual dues are $15.00
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