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Volume 35 Number 5
September/October 2012
CLUB OFFICERS:
President & Supreme Poobah Maximus:
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OTHER CONTRIBUTORS:
Awards/Patches:
The Big Ear & Lots & Lots & Lots of Other Stuff:
Club Affairs:
Community Liaison:
Haberdasher-Jerseys and sooooo much more:
Newsletter Editor:
Orientation Rides (First Saturday of the Month):
Refreshments:
Ride Director; Route Slip Maintenance/New Rides/Route Slips:
Monthly Minor Repairs and Maintenance Clinic:
Keith Brodsky
Mark Reden
Bob Winning
Randy Lawrence
Maria Lewis
Jory Gorcey &
Caren Lieberman
Carl Wurtz
Allen Kessler
Maria Lewis
John Edwards
Michael Goodman &
Jim McInerney
Keith Brodsky
Bob Winning
Brian Reff &
Francois Wolman
Lea Newton
Randy Lawrence
Richard Wedeen, Dana
Lieberman & David Kooi
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Published bimonthly by the
San Fernando Valley Bicycle Club
P.O.Box 462, Woodland Hills, CA 91365-0462
Information and Queries: (818)347-6148
JULY MEETING
uly meetings are notoriously
poorly attended, but not this
time! The meeting on the 18th
attracted 39 attendees! Even the
Monthly Maintenance and Minor
Repairs Clinic snagged a record 24!
Joy reigned at The Stand, which had
standing room only at the SFVBC
table.
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Dana Lieberman
With 24 Gearheads
The evening started out less than
auspiciously, with the MMMRC
evicted from the Little Kids Room,
because it was in use by—little
kids! An effort to commandeer the
Ballet Room was thwarted by the
presence of–ballerinas! Yikes!
What was Dana Lieberman to do?
Chairs were dragged to the
foyer/stairwell, and the MMMRC,
focused on Gears, was held there.
Although it had a prominent
position, see picture above, the
Coke machine was not counted in
the 24 headcount.
“Gears” attracted a diverse crowd,
ranging from rank-beginner to
beyond-expert. The consensus was
that this was among the very best
MMMRCs ever, with everyone
learning something and coming
away with a better understanding of
gears and what each individual
needs in that department.
Maria Lewis did yeoman’s duty and
supplied refreshments in Lea’s
absence. Albertson’s fresh-fromthe-bakery triple chocolate chip
cookies disappeared in a trice. Just
how long is a trice? Shorter than a
jiffy (1/60 of a second)? Shorter
than a wiffy-jiffy (1/60 of a jiffy)?
But I digress.
The refreshments, a whole bunch of
them, went fast! No one fasted!
Well, maybe the little kids and
ballerinas.
Dave Kooi
With Cornering Chart
Dave Kooi held forth on the art and
science of Descending and
Cornering. Whoda thunk there was
so much to it, especially since every
bicyclist corners and descends on
every ride without thinking much
about it. But, with Dave’s tips and
diagrams, everyone at the meeting
came away with a greater
appreciation for the fine points of
descending and cornering safely,
faster, and more confidently.
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The Audience Soaks Up
Countersteering 101
While the emphasis was on where
the bike (and its rider) should be
when negotiating various turns,
Dave also covered the various
necessities for descending and
coming out of it in one piece. Well,
two pieces together: Bike + Rider.
With numerous slides he discussed
handlebars and bike fit, a safety
check before riding, tires, wheels
and brakes, and the techniques that
come into play with each of these
components. Most techniques are
common sense and are built into the
human aversion to falling, but
conscious honing of skills is a good
thing, and proper mechanical
maintenance is essential.
Attendees at the meeting submitted
their names to win a free
demonstration of a comprehensive
electronic bike-fit session at the
September meeting. The name of
the winner will be announced at the
August meeting. Meanwhile, of
course, you can buy the bike-fit at
Dave’s shop, Santa Monica
Mountains Cyclery, (818)453-3204.
AUGUST MEETING
he August 15th meeting was
another in a string of
unusual monthly meetings.
The first contributor to its unusualosity was the failure to snag a
speaker. In spite of this, we had 29
attendees, just about average
attendance.
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Well, that’s not actually so, Jory
managed to get Michael Vails, the
first black man to win a medal
(bronze) in the Olympics (1984) as
our speaker. But, in addition to
serious scheduling problems, it
turned out that Vails wanted to be
paid a significant fee for his
appearance. This is somewhat in
excess of our policy to limit
payments to speakers to a free
premeeting dinner at The Stand.
Well, Vails has to pay bills like the
rest of us, but this was nearly a first.
So, Jory found a terrific video to
stand in for Michael Vails. More
about this later.
David Kooi was scheduled to do the
Monthly Maintenance and Minor
Repairs Clinic, focusing on Gears,
but he had to cancel. Richard
Wedeen, one of our three Professors
of Things That Go Around and
Things That Shouldn’t, stepped into
the breach and had a very successful
“Stump the Professor” session.
The Little Kids’ Room was again
occupied by a flood of, well, little
kids, and the Ballet Room was
inundated by ballerinas. A
complaint was made to ECC
Management, and they admitted to
a scheduling error and promised
that it wouldn’t happen again. In
September, the MMAMRC should
be held in the Little Kids Room.
France winner Lance Armstrong,
six-time defending champion Dave
Wiens and three-time World 24 hr
Champion Rebecca Rusch. It’s not
only about getting up close and
personal with the top racers but
about all the racers and their
inspirational stories. You’ll laugh,
you’ll cry and if you don’t get on a
bike you'll do something amazing
after watching this movie!
Meanwhile, Richard made do with
a few square feet at the back of the
main meeting hall.
The video, snagged I understand
from Caren Lieberman, was “Race
Across The Sky,” a documentary
covering the mountain bike race
from Leadville, Colorado into the
grueling mountains and back, a total
of 100 miles totally demoralizing
terrain.
The following “liner notes”
describe the race perfectly. This is
what 470 members missed by not
attending this meeting:
The racing mountain bike DVD is
the story of the 2009 Leadville Trail
100 Mountain Bike Race and will
inspire you to “Dig Deep”. At
10,000+ feet, against the misty
backdrop of a former mining town,
Leadville, Colorado, 1228 cyclists
start the grueling 100 mile race.
This epic mountain bike race was
captured with 10 HD cameras
throughout the course including a
helicopter and off road moto cam.
Racers include seven-time Tour de
Unstumped Richard
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29 Attendees Glued to the Screen
Lance Armstrong was definitely the
star of the show, never flagging,
always in the lead, doing amazing
technical things on a mountain bike
and setting all kinds of records
along the way.
Perhaps most amazing of all is that
Lance had a rear tire flat seven
miles from the finish line, tried to
fix it, failed, and finished the final
seven miles on a flat tire! He beat
the second place rider by 14
minutes in a sport where hundredths
of a second usually make a
difference.
It’s fair to say that there were no
disappointed attendees!
STUFF
Flats
he scourge of cyclists
since the solid rubber tire
went out with the dodo.
Many riders, even quite
experienced ones, have trouble
fixing flats. Well, fret no more.
Carl Wurtz has found two videos
that will solve all your problems.
We urge you, beginners and
experts, to watch these two items.
Many thanks to Carl!
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http://sheldonbrown.com/flats.ht
ml
http://www.rei.com/expertadvic
e/articles/flat+tire.html
Invisible Bicycle Helmet
his is in the realm of
“Let’s see how it works
for someone else before I
try it.” We owe this one
to Mark Reden, who admits that
his helmet is completely visible
for all the world to see.
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http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/1
5/invisible-bike-helmet/
What A Ride!
his item comes from Jory
Gorcey with the
following comment:
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the California border on bikes. The
blog is a high level view of that
journey. The first day starts at the
bottom so you have to read each
day in order.
http://rideoregon.blogspot.com/
Cardboard Bicycle
re you cheap, er, frugal? I
mean, more so than even
a n y o t h e r S F V BC
member, many of whom
are known for pinching pennies
until their fingerprints are
embossed in them? If so, here’s
something for you. This bike
works, as you’ll see. Still, I
wouldn’t recommend it at 40 mph
on any of our mountain passes.
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http://vimeo.com/37584656#
Not Strictly About
Bicycling
ut of definite interest to all.
We’ve been hearing about
the second coming of
Carmagedon for some time
now, and we’re pretty sick of it.
Well, we are, too, but here are three
links that will probably be of
interest:
B
http://www.metro.net/projects/I-4
05/I405_overview/
Some of you may have already
received this link so I apologize
for that.
http://www.metro.net/projects/I-4
05/montana-ramp-disappears/
Over the last 8 days 9 of us rode
from the Washington border to
http://www.metro.net/projects/I-4
05/mulholland-dr-bridge-demoliti
on-reconstruction/
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Women On Bikes
es Virginia, women
do ride bikes. This
link from Barbara
Torres and Nancy
Wedeen may prove interesting
for you:
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http://www.womenonbikesso
cal.org/
Ya Gotta See
These Photos
he headline says it all.
You’ll find these
photos interesting.
You won’t see these
bikes in the SFVBC.
Unfortunately. We’re kindof
traditional. Thanks to Nancy
Wedeen, again, for this link.
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http://www.facebook.com/pa
ges/i-ride-bicycles/10997335
9039558
Bicycle Art
ere are examples of
people who just can’t
bear to discard old
bike parts. This is
recycling, pardon the pun, at
its best.
H
http://inspirationgreen.com/bi
cycle-art.html
MORE STUFF
Brad Boydstun Wins 3D Motion Capture Fit Lottery
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o be demonstrated at the September 19th meeting, Brad Boydstun won the drawing for a 3D Motion Capture
Bike Fit at the August meeting. His name was drawn from an impartial hat, i.e., the hat was not his, by an
impartial attendee, i.e., not him.
The fit will be done by David Kooi of Santa Monica Mountains Cyclery, the shop sponsoring the demonstration.
Since there is considerable effort and precision required to set up the motion capture equipment, David will not be
running the clinic in September. Not to worry, we’ll find someone to fill in. Stay tuned to your email.
3D motion capture is widely used in film animation, where an actor wearing a number of sensors performs in front
of a camera which records every nuance of the actor’s motion. The resulting file is then sent to animators who, in
essence, connect the dots. We assume that for bike fit, the subject’s facial expressions will not be recorded.
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PHOTO PAGE
Below are photos of some of our SFVBC cycling couples. Say hello when they pass you!
Linda and Jeff Abell
Larry and Janet Anderson
Nancy and Bruce Christensen
Tim and Maureen Evans
Mary Pat and Greg Hanker
Colleen and Jim Henderson
Suzanne and David Johns
W ayne Shook and Alleta Ojeda
Carole Rowland and Don McNam ee
Bren and Jim W agoner
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THE BIG EAR
by E.Z. Pedaler
The Grand Tour
Shai Shprung opted for the triple
century on the Grand Tour in an
amazing time of 18:45, with less
than an hour of total break time.
Sizzling Summer Rides
Allen
Allen Bredt and Zo Egar spent a
delightful day cycling the LA
Wheelmen Grand Tour double
century in June. They chose the
Lowland route with 5,000 feet of
hills to climb.
Zo Egar, Mark Reden, Bruce
and Nancy Christensen, Caren
Lieberman, Lea Newton, Jory
Gorcey, and Micki Olsen
completed their 5th Life’s a Beach
Ride in July, from Portland OR to
Crescent City CA. They climbed
over 27,000 feet in 522 miles, in
sun, mist, and rain.
Keith Brodsky, Tim Candlish,
Steve Heinold, Joseph Nemec, Jeff
Clarke, Carl Wurtz, Edina Fuzesi,
Bill Schuler, John Pettis, Fran
Thurm, Andrew Duffy, Allen
Bredt, and Sarah Brodsky were
among Club members wafting
through the Cool Breeze Century.
Brant Maynard, Carrie Beers, and
David Hartson opted for the double
metric Cool Breeze in August.
Chris Freire took his Motobecane
to Vegas for the Viva Las Vegas
century and to Davis for a metric.
New Members
Allan Lewis pedaled his Wrigley
on the Tour de Cure metric
century starting at the Queen Mary
to fund diabetes research.
Scott
Juan Carlos
Juan Carlos Chan, Tim Evans,
Alan Tolkoff, Edina Fuzesi,
Gene Clarkson, Jim
McInerney, Michael Goodman,
and Donato DeJesus opted for
the Highland version with an
extra 3,000 feet of climbing.
Mark Rubin also completed the
Highland route, his first double
century. Way to go, Mark!
Bud Bates has checked off 69
double centuries in his lifetime,
counting the Grand Tour double
as number 69.
Dave
Scott Marsall is the proud owner of
a Bianchi Nirone, on which he has
already lost 80 lbs. He’s only been
cycling for a year, but has signed up
for the Bianchi Gran Fondo in
September. Good luck, Scott!
Dave Cox will take his Trek
Madone on the Eastern Sierra Fall
Century in September. He’s been
biking for 30 years, so no prob.
Barbara Torres cycled the five
boroughs of NYC along with
32,000 friends. (See Tales 1.)
Armen Hagobian zipped through
the Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia held
in Pasadena in July. Magnifico!
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Michael
Michael Nikkel comes from a BMX
background and has been cycling on
his Motobecane for a year. His goal
is the Bay to Bay MS 150 ride in
October.
PLACES PEOPLE PEDAL PAST
by Pedal Pusher
High-Class Hidden Hills
ne of the most exclusive
gated communities we
ride by is Hidden Hills.
We used to be able to pedal
through and admire the mansions
by giving the guard at the gate
Club member Joel Eisenberg’s
name, but Joel no longer lives
there, unfortunately for us.
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Hidden Hills is located west of
Valley Circle Blvd and south of
Burbank Ave. We pedal past one
of the three entrances at the top
of Mureau Road on the way to
Westlake.
Besides being one of the
wealthiest cities in the US, it also
has a large population of Russian
Americans, making up over 11%
of the 2,000 residents.
His earlier projects included the
eponymous Hanson Dam, Rolling
Hills, and Palos Verdes Estates.
According to A.E. Hanson, his
children read books about early
Western explorers and mountain
men, so the streets in the Round
Meadow area, such as Lewis and
Clark, Kit Carson, Bill Cody, Jim
Bridger, John Colter, and Jed
Smith Roads were named for
these trailblazers.
There are about 600 single family
homes in Hidden Hills, with no
apartments or condominiums.
Leo Gorcey
(no relation to Jory)
Hanson advertised his new site as
“1000 Acres of Elbow Room.”
He built two model homes along
Long Valley Road. One of the
homes was purchased by Leo
Gorcey, a Dead End Kid of
movie fame, for $35,000.
It seems Kardashian
many of kids
the famous
residents are getting ready to
leave Hidden Hills for even more
secluded estates.
Long time dwellers putting up for
sale signs include 1976 Olympic
decathlete Bruce Jenner and his
wife Kris Kardashian.
A.E. Hanson
The 1.7 square mile city was
designed and developed in the
1950s by Andrew Edward
Hanson, a renowned Southern
California landscape architect
and planned community
developer.
Bruce Jenner
The main streets of Long Valley
and Round Meadow Roads were
named because that’s what they
looked like, a long valley which
turned into a round meadow.
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Kim, Kourtney, Kloe, and the
rest of the Kardashian klan, er,
clan, lived in Hidden Hills before
marrying, divorcing, and
whatever.
(continued on next page)
PLACES PEOPLE PEDAL PAST
by Pedal Pusher
Hidden Hills
part two
Singer Melissa Etheridge and her
partner traded their hilltop home
on Saddle Creek Road for a
house on the flats. Selling and
asking prices were $5 million.
Lisa Marie
Ozzy
Heavy metal rocker Ozzy
Osbourne and his wife Sharon
purchased a 10,000 square foot
hilltop home with views of the
LA skyline in 2007 for $12.4
million. $13 mil and it’s yours.
Nicollette and Michael
The Etheridge hilltop estate was
purchased by “Desperate
Housewives” Nicollette Sheridan
and her beau, singer Michael
Bolton. The couple split soon
afterwards and are wrangling
over custody of the house.
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis’
daughter, resided on Long Valley
Road for 17 years before selling
her house for $9 million and
moving to the UK with her fourth
husband.
Matt LeBlanc, who played Joey
on “Friends,” is offering his
house and six car garage for a
mere $10.2 million.
Billy Blanks
Cardio kickboxing Tae Bo guru
Billy Blanks sold his
Mediterranean estate with an
indoor basketball court and a
theater for a cool $7.3 million.
J-Lo
Denise Richards
Meanwhile, Bond girl and
Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife Denise
Richards is trading her New
England style retreat for a house
across the street. Beau Bridges
has lived in Hidden Hills for 20
years in his six bedroom cottage
with a fully stocked wine cellar.
Melissa Etheridge
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Jennifer Lopez spent $10 million
on her sprawling mansion
complete with a recording studio.
Leann Rimes and John Mayer are
renters. Other famous residents
are Shaun Cassidy, Angie
Harmon, and David Boreanaz of
the TV show “Bones.” Keep
your eyes open when you pass
the entrance, and you might spot
a familiar face.
SFVBC
TALES FROM TWO-WHEELED TOURISTS
We were aided by tough but
friendly New York Ride
Marshals: “Move to the left, turn
up ahead, get ready to slow down,
pit stops on right 50 yards
ahead...”
Five Borough Bike Ride
by Barbara Torres
won the lottery! I would be
joining this year’s Bike New
York Five Borough Bike
Tour. So on May 6th, under a
cloudy but dry New York sky,
32,000 cyclists rolled through the
official starting line.
I
Statue of Liberty
To the north the skyline was
dominated by the new Freedom
Tower of the 2000s.
Maneuvering myself in the
crowds, I was pedaling by
Trinity Church in the financial
district where Alexander
Hamilton ruled in the 1700s.
Barbara in the pack
After pedaling through gentrified
Harlem, we tasted our first hill,
the Madison Avenue Bridge.
We were warmly welcomed into
the Bronx, but shortly returned to
Manhattan as we crossed back
over the Harlem River and onto
FDR Drive along the East River,
home of the United Nations
Building.
Looking up, I got my first view of
the magnificent castle-like
Queensboro Bridge, leading into
Queens.
Rapt by rousing send off
speeches and pedal-turning
music, it finally hit me. I was
participating in THE biggest
bicycling party in the country.
Taking over M anhattan
Gliding up ritzy Avenue of the
Americas, we passed Rockefeller
Center, which represents the
Golden Age of Television of the
1900s.
Ready to Ride
From the start we were propelled
through a time machine. At
Battery Park we gazed upon Lady
Liberty, a gift from France in
the1800s.
This event was tightly
choreographed by hundreds of
volunteers.
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Queensboro Bridge
Coming Up
Our trusty Marshals carefully
guided our huge peloton into
lovely Astoria Park, where we
were treated to mountains of
bananas, Power Bars, and my
favorite, refreshing New York
City water.
(continued on next page)
MORE TWO-WHEELED TALES
Five Borough Bike
Tour
(continued)
I
rejoined the peloton headed
towards Brooklyn over the
Pulaski Bridge.
Others hauled boom boxes
blaring heart thumping music.
Families toted children as young
as five on Trail a Bikes.
Verrazano Bridge Overhead
You can’t leave Brooklyn !
Brooklyn rest stop
Our rest stop in Brooklyn Bridge
Park was set against a dramatic
backdrop of skyscrapers and the
New York Harbor.
I reveled as we pedaled onto a
car free Brooklyn-Queens
Expressway. The party continued
with cyclists in costumes from
Super Heroes to the Cone Heads.
My favorite views appeared
when I looked ahead and saw a
rise in the road packed with
cyclists.
Looking down from the bridge I
saw thousands of my fellow
cyclists enjoying the festival amid
music, vendors, food, and
gloriously sunny skies.
Riders in their 60s celebrated
their recently acquired skills
through Bike New York’s free
courses.
They even commute to work on
innovative cycle tracks, which
keep cyclists separated from the
cars.
At one point I was floored as I
rode among a hundred riders
from Quebec.
Heading for the
Brooklyn/Queens Expressw ay
Our steepest climb was the
Verrazano Bridge to Staten
Island. At the pinnacle, one
young man sighed, “Thank you,
Jesus!”
Then I remembered to be
impressed with myself. I
shlepped all the way from
California!
Lining Up for the Ferry
Three picturesque miles of Staten
Island brought us to the Ferry,
which took us on the scenic
voyage to the Battery.
I was proud and pleased to have
been a guest at this party.
SFVBC
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LAST OF TWO WHEELED TALES
Roller Coaster Ride
by the Big Ear
backdrop of powder
white sand beaches,
turquoise water, emerald
green mountain peaks, and pastel
creole architecture sets the stage
for breathtaking vistas...so begins
the spiel for visiting the
Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
A
When my husband Si and I
stopped at the island as one of
the ports on our Caribbean
cruise, we didn’t believe the
hype until we saw it for
ourselves.
The main town in Sint Maarten is
Phillipsburg, the capital city. The
waterfront shops and businesses
are painted in snowy white or
bright colors.
Pretty Pastels
The vegetation is spectacular
with coconut palms and tropical
flowers crowding the sides of the
road. At higher elevations, you
can see the ocean and cruise
ships in the harbor.
We crossed the border, which is
only noted by a sign, into the
French side of the island. We
stopped in the capital, Marigot, a
charming seaside resort with
bistros and boutiques as well as a
huge yacht club gleaming with
mega yachts and sailboats with
tall masts bobbing in the water.
As soon as you head into the
countryside, you start up steep
roads which twist and climb their
way from sea level to 1,500 feet.
Beautiful Beach
We signed on for a motorcoach
tour of the entire island, which is
actually half Dutch, called Sint
Maarten, and half French, named
St. Martin (San Mar-tan). As we
drove the scenic roller coaster
roadways, we thought about the
challenge of cycling on the steep
hills, both up and down.
There are bicycles for rent, so it
is possible to ride over the entire
island, but we had limited time to
explore and opted for a bus.
The road is narrow, with only two
lanes and no shoulder, and some
of the turns are 180 degrees, so
climbing uphill on a bike would
put your senses on high alert. The
drivers are considerate, especially
for tourists, but that is only if they
see you around the bend in time.
The roads don't go straight up
from sea level to the jagged top
either; they meander their way up
and down, and then up again for
a total elevation gain of 2,000
feet. Each way.
Down is equally nerve wracking
since the grade runs around 10%
with the same hairpin turns.
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Amazing View s
If you rode your bike over the
mountains to Marigot, you could
choose from a dozen cafés for
lunch and a cool drink. You
would need to eat in order to
fortify yourself for the trip back.
You would face another 2,000
foot climb around and up to the
top of the peaked mountain range
before plunging down to the
start. This ride is not for the faint
of heart, but the scenery and
downhill thrills would make it
unforgettable.
SFVBC
MEET AND GREET
Maria Lewis reports that there are 502 members
in the SFVBC as of September 1st.
We want to welcome back our renewing members
and extend greetings to our newcomers!
SFVBC's Newest Members
Allan Abramson
Keith Cox
Gary Daghlarian
James Fox
Ron Friedman
Emmanuel Garcia
Steven Katz
Mike Kukucka
Scott Marsall
Michael Nikkel
Kevin Odea
Michael Pack
Robert Pasion
Woodland Hills
North Hollywood
Sherman Oaks
Sherman Oaks
Out of Valley
Northridge
Studio City
North Valley
Northridge
Mid Valley
Studio City
Burbank
Canoga Park
Kim Proescholdt
Adam Sampson
Karen Sampson
Matti Sampson
Isabelle Sampson
Cheryl Sarkassian
Cynthia Schnaidt
Mark Schnaidt
Tim Sintop
Robin Strickland
Rafael Vasquez
Michael Winston
Gayle Zborowski
Out of Valley
Mid Valley
Mid Valley
Mid Valley
Mid Valley
Woodland Hills
West Valley
West Valley
North Valley
Mid Valley
Pacoima
Northridge
Lake Balboa
S is for...
Sarah Brodsky
Shane Greene
Scott Gray
Si Lewis
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Shai Shprung
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fcdesq@gmail.com
CUSTOM CARPENTER
25 years experience in all
phases of building, remodeling,
and repairs. Decks, patios,
foundations to roofs. Small jobs
OK, that leaves more time to
ride. Licensed and bonded.Email
bobeckhoff@netzero.com
or call him at (818)904-0841
MISCELLANEOUS
SPINKY'S COOKIES
& MILK DELIVERY
No one ever forgets anything
they get from Spinky’s! We do
spectacular cookie platters and
dessert bars! Check out our
Website for a fantastic gift!
www.spinkys.com
MERCEDES-BENZ
From your most bicycle-friendly
Mercedes-Benz dealer.
Absolutely lowest prices to
SFVBC members guaranteed!
Huge stock to choose from. Give
me a call and drive away in a
Mercedes-Benz at the rockbottom SFVBC special price.
Vlady at:(818)461-3900.
WANTED
Wanted bicycles, components,
accessories, wheels, etc.... for
cash. Please call: 818-998-1481
or email:
kindal567@yahoo.com
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SIDI SHOES
Sidi bicycle shoes, size 38.5
with Look cleats, nearly brand
new condition, $20. Contact
Patrick 818-568-4652
pswoj@alum.mit.edu.