Hello, The Arc of Howard County provides volunteers for the bicycle route of the Columbia Triathlon May 20. We still need road marshals along neighborhood streets to alert vehicles to cyclists in the area. Do you have any members who can help? Contact Lisa, lkawata@archoward.org
If you are interested in ordering the APL Cycling Club Jersey, please contact Chris Hersman at ext. 87867.
APL Cycling Club Jersey $40 Members, $58 Non-members
Orders are due by April 12, 2012. Estimated delivery is before June 1, 2012.
M55’s Terminus is an imposing, uncanny $35,000 contraption which looks and works unlike any bike I’ve ever seen. It’s heavier, too, at 65 pounds, which is offset by the output of an electric motor built into its CNC-milled aluminum frame. Engine power is mashed with your pedaling via a system of sprockets and chains which connect to the crankset. The motor is powered by lithium-ion cells which give it a range of 62 miles.
The mayor of Vilnius, Lithuania was so upset with luxury cars parking in the city’s bicycle lanes he held a demonstration to express his displeasure — using a troop carrier to crush a junked Mercedes W140, just like the Soviets used to.
Mayor Arturas Zuokas said he learned how to drive the Soviet BTR to send a message: “I want to point that if you have a car and more money (it) does not mean that you can park it everywhere,” he said. How very un-American.
Bike To Work Day is this Friday on May 20th !
Here are the plans:
1. Preliminary Preparations
a. Register so you can get nice handouts at the event. (Registration link: http://www.baltometro.org/commuter-options/bike-to-work-day)
b. *Please* get yourself and your bike in order. Do some rides in advance. A rare few people in the past made this event their first ride of the season and had problems. A problem on your first ride of the season is not an unexpected problem.
c. Preview the AM and PM ride routes in the ‘Group files’ area on cooler.
d. Preview the ‘hazards’ slides in the ‘Group files’ area on cooler so you know what to look out for. In the morning the main problem is the traffic circle shown on slide 5. In the evening the main problem is gravel on the downhill shoulder of Sanner road shown in slide 4. If you ride into Main Campus, look at Slide 8 to learn about the hidden stop sign hazard. Let me know if you have questions on how to handle these situations.
2. May 20, Morning
a. (optional) Turn on GPS recording if you have it. I’m thinking we can combine routes from multiple JHU divisions into a single map.
b. 7:00 AM: drive or ride to the Columbia Mall, Sears Auto Service side. The event’s official time is 7:00 to 9:30. Getting there before 7AM is best, they will be set up and ready.
c. 7:30 AM: Ride the AM route to APL
d. 8:20 AM: Group photo at JHU/APL Main Entrance
3. May 20, Evening, all these are optional:
a. 5:00 PM: (optional) Group photo at APLFCU Main Entrance. This is the new building right on Hopkins Rd.
b. 5:10 PM: (optional) Looney’s Pub Maple Lawn Bike to Work Day Happy Hour
c. (optional) Ride the PM route back to Mall, or just ride home anyway you want to. Rides home have are not ‘organized’.
d. (optional) Send me your GPS route file after you get home.
Other stuff:
• I have a question in to the organizer about parking at the mall and riding from there. It has been done in the past with no problem. Security is higher than usual at the mall lately, I’m guessing because there was a jewelry store robbery. So I thought I should ask in advance about parking.
• Email me or text me if you can’t make it and want me to pick your freebie bag up.
Looking forward to seeing you there, it is great fun !
Thanks,
Fran Horan
“House Bill 363 - the Manslaughter by Vehicle - Criminal Negligence bill was signed into law today by Governor O’Malley. Bike Maryland (http://bikemd.org) gives thanks to the many dedicated partners (Delegate Simmons and the Maryland General Assembly, Mid-Atlantic AAA, City of Rockville, Washington Area Bicycle Association, League of American Bicyclists and more) and the advocates that worked together to bring this legislation to fruition.”
