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Ann Arbor, Michigan S_eptember 1985

Ped a fer's Potpourri: POTLU.CK- OCTOBER 3

Thursday, October 3, AABTS will hold its fall potluck. WHP:REt The P'irst Baptist Oh,irch of Ann Arbor, Fellowship Hall, 512 H1Jron. ~ter trom the Washington St. side. Limited parking available at the church. WHEN: 6·:oo - 7:00 pm, set~up and social hour. Eating begins at 7:00 -promptly. WHAT TO BRING: A dish to pass, your own plate, silverware, napkin; (Rolaids). ~!easel note that we have access to the Church refrigerator, but the oven cannot be used - so heat your dish at home.

Planned events for the evening, following the main course, include announce­ment of new officers tor 1986 and special entertainment. Anyone wishing to help set up (anytime after 5:30 pm) or clean up, will be looked upon with great favor by your Special Events Ohair,

Mary Underwood

Cross Color Tour - Oct. 5 Jim Datsko reminds us of the 2nd annual Cross Color Cruise on Saturday,

Oetober -5, in Kalkaska, Michigan. This ride honors Bruce Cross, a 23 year ol·d _ ~011 Ml&list who worked ~or the local weekly, the Leader· and ltalkaskia']. During his brief career, Bruce made a great many friends on acco,int of his "zest, his crazy sense ot h11mor, and his ability to write about the happen­ings or a small community with fairness and objectivity." In November, 1983, Bruce heartbreakingly electrocuted birnselt in an accident while installing an antenna on the roo~ 0£ h1s cabin. After Bruce's death, two of his special friends, state trooper, Don Reed, and publisher, Gregg Smith, deter­mined to tind a way to ensure that Bruce and his love tor this beautiful part of Michigan would not be forgotten - thus the Cross Color Cruise.

The ride, through I two o! Northwest Michigan's most scenic co,,nties, Antrim and Kalkaska, includes a variety of choices for cyclists: a 16 mi. Fat Tire/ BMX tour, along with 26, 57 and 100 mile conventional routes. J~ has placed the Cross Color Cruise on the AABTS ride calendar, is looking into inexpensive group overnight accomodations and, for club oldtimers, notes that, "This ride covers some of the same roads as the old 'Torch Lake Weekend' rides our club held up north .years ago, including the scenic 'Polar-Equator' trail." Jor applications and information, call Jim Datsko at 428-7715.

lnnisfree Fall Color Tour - Oct. 11-13 Now that the tall nip is in the air, it is time to "arise and go to

Innistree." The Leelanau Fall Oolor Tour is scheduled for the weekend of October 11-13. This ride will stay at the Innisfree Ecology Camp located at Pyramid Point, near Glen Arbor, Michigan. The cost is $40 per person,

INNISFRF!F: FALL COLOR TOUR ( continued) payable when you get there, !or two· night's lodgtng and five meals. Saturday's ride of about 65 miles will take you through Leland's Fish Town and up to Northport !or 1,1nch. On the homeward leg, you'll get a chance to see some of the interior or the peninsula (Translation: climo some hills). Sunday's ride gives you the opportunity to climb the Sleeping Bear Sand _punes, as well as Inspiration (Perspiration?) Point, overlooking Glen Lake. If all of this s011nds like .t11n to you, then be sure to reserve a spot on this trip soon. But hurry, there's only room for 25 hardy souls. Call Brian Rice either at home (973-0613 persistently) or at work (99'1 11030).

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DIRECTIONS TO I NNIS]'RE:e: .. From Traverse di ty, 1ak:e M- . ·?2 west to Co11nty Road 667 north through Maple City. Stay on 66? until it ends at M-22. Turn left and drive for about five miles 11ntil you come This is a T-interseetion and very easy to Port Oneida 11ntil it ends at Innisfree.

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Lalcelands Trail Touring Triathlon Sunday, October 13, is the time for the annual

Lakelands Trail Touring Triathlon. This non-competitive, leisurely, family­type event is an opportunity to try out the proposed Lakelands Trail in the Pinckney area. The Trail is on a 28-mile portion of the abandoned Grand Trunk railroad bed, connecting Jackson and Pontiac, through Jackson, Ingham, Livingston, and Oakland Co11nties. This portion was purchased by the state several years ago for a non-motorized trai1 (bicyc1ing, horseback, etc.), and the Friends of the Lakeland Trail are trying to get the project moving.

To this end, therefore, they are sponsoring this Touring Triathlon. Par­ticipants can hike (not run) 2 to 4 miles, bike 5 to 9 miles on the unpaved trail or about ~6 miles on paved roads (through Hell to Gregory and back), and either ride horseback or canoe for an hour. You must supply your own horse and bicycle (and feet), but canoes may be rented for $3/ho11r. Try one, two, or thr~e modesl Remember, the emphasis is on leisurely !un for the family -not ~ri~~ ompeti tive stress I

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fT~~ee in advance is $4, or $2 for accompanied children under 12. There __i f S: Sl surcharge per person on the day of the event. The fee includes refresh­ments, an embroidered ''Recycling Railroads'' patch, and limited sag service on the road. The day concludes with an optional cook-out for S2 each at Hell Creek Ranch (the site of the canoeing). Transportation can be provided between the Depot and the Ranch.

The Touring Triathlon is based at the Pinckney Depot, on the proposed Trail. While there, participants may pllrchase rails-to-trails T-shirts and memberships in the Friends of the Lakelands Trail, as well as learn more about rails-to­trails efforts. Events start at 2 pm, Sunday, October 13, and conclude about 6 pm. Pinckney is located about 20 miies northwest of Ann Arbor. For regis-trati~n brochure write: F;~ends of the Lakelands Trail, PO Box ?O?, Pinckney, Michigan 48169, or call lin Ann Arbor) 313/971-6339.

-- Tom Pendleton

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NAME #RIDES MILEAGE NAME #RIDES MILEAGE 28 1241 1 Joanne Phibbs 76 4887 51 Jonathan Beeton

2 John Hansen IX. 78 4186 52 George Byrkit 26 1234 3 Steve Lansky 87 3578 53 Diane Dorsch 28 1232 4 John Phibbs 51 3545 54 Torn Glowacki 12 1230 5 Linda Lutzeier 54 3169 55 Steve Josephson 32 1226

.---71 3093 56 Bill Erickson 27 1224 6 Diana Lansky

7 Gale Vere 54 2849 57 Tom Powell 15 1219 8 Keary Campbell 52 2776 58 Owen Smith 16 1187 9 Mary Van Camp 43 2564 59 Tim Feldkamp 21 · 1186

10 Frank Larnitola 42 2528 60 Dave Greiner 13 1169 11 Pam Brubaker 49 2454 61 Lance Burghardt 17 1159 12 David Guy 45 2453 62 Alice Crawford 20 1145 13 Alan Kasper 31 2275 63 Karl Liskow 32 1141 14 Lori Armstrong 23 2232 64 Manfred Schmidt 31 1140 15 Sandra Sirrms-Kasper 32 2144 65 Jay Bandera 27 1127 16 Duane Thomas 34 2118 66 Anne Lawton 26 1100 .

17 Jan Shubitowski 37 2090 67 Joe Kraut 21 1065 18 Vickie Smith 31 2085 68 Sheryl Stefanski 26 1097 19 Lucy Kuszynski 48 2049 69 Chris Richards 32 1097 20 Jim Datkso 30 2011 70 Dan Lenardon 27 1070 21 Lu Chaney 30 1953 71 Jim McGraw 20 1055 22 Elliott Warner 31 1949 72 Jim Melosh 24 1054 23 Geoff Crosbie 35 1908 73 Doris Melosh 24 1054 24 Dennis Burke 28 1905 74 Jeff McNally 28 1052 25 Joe Datsko 60 1824 75 Paul Bjornstad 25 999 26 Klaus Wolter 40 1809 . 76 Jennifer Roberts 13 976 27 Phil How.cy 25 1800 77 Mark Enns 14 973 28 Joanne Brodfuehrer 43 1794 78. Mike Sanders 13 966 29 Steve Parus 24 1787 79 Lyle Elliot 25 963 30 Jim Fisher 34 1671 80 Gene May 22 929 31 Lexandra Creitz 29 1670 81 Steve Stevens 29 922 32 Mary Underwood 21 1598 82 Bob Staron 18 917 33 Judy Lobato 35 1587 83 Daryle W Lewis 17 911 34 Jim Irrer 36 1574 84 Mike Muha 15 895 35 James C Clark 33 1535 85 Robbin Lenardon 23 889 36 Martin Greiner 23 1491 86 Lynne Stanich 14 885 37 Judy Schmidt 34 1462 87 Gerry Meredith 30 878 38 Steu White 24 1409 88 Bruce Carlson 28 877 39 Bob Hall 19 _ 1385 89 Sherri Gorelick 23 852 40 Ron Seal 31 1376 90 Linda Knop 18 825 41 Andy Hoover 26 1324 91 Gary Setter 12 819 42 Nina Scheider 31 1319 92 Bill Stebbins 27 819 43 Stephen Segall 19 1314 93 Ann Hunt 14 802 44 Frank Norton 38 1311 94 Larry Richards 25 794 45 Chuck Stanich 23 1278 95 Helga Hover 16 785 46 Connie Cavanaugh 25 1271 96 John Downey 14 757 47 Joyce Skinner 30 1264 97 Scott Badgley 9 741 48 Cory Allender 29 1264 98 Andrea Snyder 20 739 49 Meredith Allender 29 1264 99 Keith Heller 6 737 50 Emily Bandera 31 1246 100 Eileen McFarland 25 714

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NEW'SLETTER EDITOR - Judy Schmidt 3214 Williamsburg Ann Arbor 48104 (9?1-5763) . .-ERSH~ - Th~ H11nts - AABTS 3420 Andover '· Road Ann Arbor 48105 - 1985 dues:

· ingle 8, Yamily $11 - Checks payable to AABTB

101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118

NAME John Lesko Betsy Ehrenfeld Philip Furspan Judy Briggs Judy Poole Mark Stanich Ruth Knoll Chris Marble Carol ·Kraemer Michael Morris Sue Macias Alex Wagner Richard· Smith Marty Lenardon Margaret Pawlak Don Evich Rich Rogel Tom Knoll

No. of Riders Total Mileage Average Mileage

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MILEAGE 704 696 667 663 655 646 645 622 620 615 614 613 . 608 602 599 595 595 5·84

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NAME #RIDES MILEAGE 119 Stan Livingston · 9 584 120 Sharon Cavanaugh 6 582 121 Jeffrey R Parsons 15 580 122 Jana Di Tomrnaso 6 578 123 John Hofweber 11 573 124 Luis Downey 9 570 125 Linda Powell 15 556 126 Mary Alston 9 554 127 Stan Driskell 10 551 128 Chris Franklin 6 545 129 Ken Bawcom 7 540 130 Shirley B Ceely 16 539 131 Drew Burton 14 533 132 Henry Schuman 15 532 133 · Lew Kidder 8 520 134 Bill Ainslie 21 518 135 Suzanne Ohmit 10 513 136 ·Rita Gelman 10 502

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MISSING RIDE SHEETS FOR THE MONTHS OF APRIL THROUGH AUGUST

Saturday, June 1100 Grand - Rich Rogel Sunday, June 2 Captain Aluminum - Rich Rogel Sunday, August 25 Far East Fringe Poker Rally Ride - Connie Cavanaugh & Gerry

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Mileage Policy Clarification The AABTS Board of Directors has continued to receive a n11mber of requests tor clarification of the Club Mil,eage Pol.icy:. ..In. general, club mil.eag,e is .counted when the ride has been

os.te.d in th.e. ri.de .cal.endar with a ride leader who ac.ts as the l'ocal oin!f or . .· · · ·ar -1c·., ·a -ion. . ,· s po icy ....... s11res · __ a a mem ers have an

equa· oppor ,,n1 · -o .~ e informed of the rides and can participate with other club members. The aet11al miles ridden are determined by the ride leader. Addi tion·al miles added on the da7 or the ride by others - tor t11n, training or getting lost do not meet the above criterion and cannot be counted .•

In addition, the 4ABTS Board met on August 6, 1985 and revised the out-of~ town club mileage credit policy, which now reads:

Out of town rides must be listed in the ride calendar and have a ride leader to act as the tocal point !or AABTS participation. Ideally, out o! town rides will receive additional publicity via the newsletter, at Saturday Breakfast Rides and club potlucks, well in advance of the event, to insure participation by a number of AABTS members. Listing in the newsletter alone {and not in the ride calendar), will be accepted for credit only at the beg1nning of the ride season, when some Hay and June invitational rides have not yet been widely publicized. In addition, these unlisted rides must also be approved for credit by both the Mileage Ohair and the .4ABTS Board Ohair prior to publication in the newsletter.

The L.A.W. sanctioned ride eriteriou. has been dropped.

Linda Lutzeier, Board Ohair

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(The following letter was addressed to the Hunts, who passed it on:) Jul119

Gentlepeople -For years I have helped the ARROW harn radio club provide cor11m1,1nications tor

the One Helluva Ride and always promised myself that NF:xT year I was going to ride too, and every year the club has needed volunteers to ride the sag wagons, etc., so I did that instead. I have always received such a positive impression of your club and its members from my participation in 'that ·event.

I have been riding the streets and highways of Washtenaw County since 1971, and have racked up well over 15~000 miles on the road in that time. So, it has been a real pleasure to meet other people who like to ride, and I have decided to join your organization so I can ride more and with other people who enjoy it as much as I do.

I'm no expert on bicycles, and the information I've gotten from talking to some or your members has been very helpful to me. I am about tQ buy a new cycle, and th~ opportunities to use it provided by your club are worth far more to me than the $8 dues.

As a ham radio operator, I always carry my walkie-talkie with me when I ride, and can always reach a phone line with it if I am within 10 miles of Ann Arbor. Further out of town I can still always reach another amateur within seconds if I need help. I am also part of the arnate11r radio vol,1nteer Skywarn group who spot severe weather for the Natio.nal Weather Service, and am usually aware far in advance of any approaching inclement weather. I hope that my bringing this capability along on some of your rides will enhance the safety aspects of your club f1.1netions.

Thank you for the fine service your club performs, and I hope to meet you soon on one of the club rides.

Timothy F. Prosser Amateur Radio Callsign: KT81C

July 17, 1985 Dear Editor,

Hey, what about us new cyclists? We can't ride too far yet, but we'd like to see our names on the newsletter's mileage list as -much as anybody else. If that is too ugly a job, how about listing the 150 riders with the lowest mileage next month? Thanks and happy riding.

Alissa Elg-in

Dear Alissa, Welcome to AABTSI And that welcome goes to Tim Prosser and ·.__ _____ ~

all the other new members who have joined us this yea~. Sorry that you're feeling left out of the Mileage Report, Alissa, but perhaps if you understand the reasons for keeping ·track of the mileage, you'll find yourself motivated to get yo11r ttarne on the list by putt:ing in 500 mj les this · year - there's still time.

The intent or the club's patch program and record keeping is very simple: We want to encourage participation· in AA.BTS sponsored rides. Sometimes an individual's effort toward a personal club mileage goal makes the difference between gettlng out on a weekend or evening ride or the alternative of a little more snoozing time. Many of us started -out by being amazed at the first time we were able to ride the 22 miles to Dexter and back on a Saturday Breakfast Ride, and the idea of reaching a 500 mile seasonal total - the amo11nt you need to earn a club mileage patch - was unthinkable. As we began ~o ride more regularly, we grew stronger and (somet;mes).~aste~ ~nd able to be more ambitious Now, many members put in 500 miles by the .tirst or J 11ne.

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!o earn your 500 mile patch, get listed in the final mileage chart of the season and have yo,,r total mil.eage co,,nted toward a 5,000 or 10,000 mile CUJIUlative patch, you have to ride an average or 62.; miles per month over an ~-month season. That's about the equivalent of 3 Breakfast Rides a month, and this ye•r there have been lots of alternative ways to earn that mileage -including a· number ot 0- and D rides. .

Compiling the current mileage charts is not an 'ugly' job - like all AlBTS vol1,1nteer positions, including the newsletter, it is a ·combination of pleasure and inconvenience - but it is a time-consuming task for the mileage chairperson. In my opinion, listing the !;o riders with the lowest mileage would work against the incentive-to-ride factor that the current system represents.

Sincerely,

Judy Schmidt, Editor

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I hope .to be a regular contributor to the 4ABTS newsletter, or as often as I have pertinent information. I'm looking forward to a healthy exchange of ideas and in:rormation between the AABTS and the City Bicycle Program, which includes myself and members of the Bicycle Coordinating Committee. I know we can help eaehother to work towar~ an even better bicycling environment in and around Ann Arbor • .. I invite AABTS members to call me or seek me out on club rides to share yo1-1r ideas, concerns and suggestions: I've participated in a number of weekend rides already, extending my preocoupation with bicycles from five to seven days a week. I'm more than impressed with the number and diversity of rides and riders, not to mention the good company. Larger quadriceps and the Dexter Bakery are additional jncentives •••

Back to business - There are a co~ple of items that I would like to pass on in response to A.ABTS member inquiries • . First, there is one bicycle sensitive traffic signal in Ann Arbor. It's at the newly reconstructed intersection of State and Eisenhower. Cyclists can trip the signal by heading southbo1ind in the State Street bike lane (also new) approaching Eisenhower. Give it a try during a non-peak traffic hour.

Secondly, I checked into the disturbing restriction on restroom use at the Amtrak Station and must regrettably report that the City does not have any leverage in this situation. The "customer only'' policy was initiated by Amtrak because of problems with transients in the restrooms. While AABTS members appear to be a fairly wholesome bunch, Amtrak is not willing to make exceptions. Th.ere are restrooms at S11a••oit Park, just across from the train station. They may not be open at all hours due to vandalism problems, but give it a try if you're in need. The next best options are Farmers' Market/Kerrytown and the Argo Park restrooms.

Again, seek me out if you want to know more about the Bicycle Program, want to get involved with the Bicycle Committee, or just want to make a suggestion. I'm looking .forward to meet·ing more A.ABTS members I

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The first "I hate ~ootball" Ride of the 1985 season was scheduled for Saturday, September 7. As the ride leaders dripped their way through the 92° temperat,Jre and 90° h11midi ty to the shade of Scarlett Intermediate School's

front door, they prayed that no one would show up. One intrepid rider was right on time and the discussion about "Should we go?" or ''Shouldn't we go?" was just about to get boring when a flip of the coin ended it. ''Tails I'' (Thank

Beavensl), which meant we got to go home and take a nap in coolest part of the house.

The second "I hate _ .tootball '' Ride brought a dramatic change in the weather, down to the mid-60a, and a tripling of the ride

attendance. · Ten riders went the 40 miles roi,nd trip to Macon and back on a beautitUl. afternoon that would have be~n wasted in the stadium or in front or a TV set. The scenery and fresh air proved so distracting that Jan Shubitowski narrowly avoided serious i nj12 r,y after a nasty fall on the Clinton/Macon road, while Ruth and Tom Knoll proved to be an excellent first aid/mechanic team.

For those or you football widows, widowers and orphans out there, who prefer the excitement of involvement to spectatorship, we plan future Saturday after­noon trips to Dundee, Clinton, Teeum~eh, _Carleton and other renowned spots in Monroe and Lenawee co,1nties over the next two and a half months. It's a ''B" ride with anywhere trom ~ to 30 companions and we often get back just before dark as the days get shorter. Get your weekend chores done on Sat11rday morning and join us at Scarlett Intermediate School parking lot at 1:00 pm.

BICYCLING THE WAYTOGOI

Manfred and Judy Schmidt

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