Our volunteer prizes this year will include a full service tune-up at FunSports, a massage session, and more items to come. Don’t miss your opportunity to volunteer and win these prizes.

We have SO MANY MORE volunteer opportunities this month:
Turlock Lake Road Race (May 6), Ride For Mom (May 12), Family Cycling Festival (May 19), Modesto Crit (May 19), Modesto Road Race (May 20).

I’ll be out for SCBC. Hope to see you, too!

Susan

P.S. It was wonderful to see so many of you come to ride our Fruit Yard Century Pre-Ride. Tell us what you think of the route: jackq@stancobike.org.

Please welcome our newest Board Member:  Steve Smith.  Also, let a Board Member know how you appreciate them after this year.

Elected Officials:

Chuck Shoup – Treasurer
JoLynn Young – Secretary
Susan – President

Other Board Members:

Lisa Boudreaux
David Cooperider
Dave Enz
John Field
Tim Johnson
Jon Potter
Jack Quinntt
Karen Shoup
Gary Vacarro

We need nominations for Secretary, JoLynn is unable to continue this year.

It is a busy time of year for volunteering for SCBC. Please sign-up on our Volunteer List for your favorite event. It is amazing the effect we have been having in our community to advance the safety and awareness of bicycling.

Thanks to you!

Susan

One reason to ride in a group is so that you GO.  Be the one to help others GO!  Post your intentions the day before.

Thanks to Dave Enz for speaking at our last general meeting on the new bike equipment coming out.  Now I know what I want for my birthday!

Susan

The New Year’s Day Ride was a huge success with about 100 people stopping to eat at Frank Raines Hall.

Thanks to Gary Vacarro, who kept us in warm scrambled eggs and blew the place clean before we left and to Chuck & John who greeted and organized.

As we start the new year, we are already looking forward to SCBC volunteer needs.  We will be involved in these community wide events to help support biking and a more healthy lifestyle.

Please mark your calendars and let me know if you can help:
March 18 – Modesto Marathon – ‘riding SAG’ people are needed
Apr. 21 – Earth Day – SCBC booth, handing out information
May 6 – Turlock Lake Road Race (CdV) – course marshals needed
May 12 – Ride for Mom & health fair – SCBC booth and all volunteer positions
(I’m the volunteer coordinator! : )
May ?? – Ride to Work Day – SCBC booth
May 19 – Family Cycling Event – crit, SCBC booth
May 20 – Modesto Road Race – course marshals

Have a great riding year!

Susan

Earlier that morning, we had a fantastic turn-out for the Spirit of Giving Run & Ride. SCBC led a ride from 11th & M to the Dry Creek Trail with a snack stop at the Claus turn-around.  We had an amazing group of about 60 riders, mostly families, who had a cold but very nice morning.

Many thanks to the SCBC volunteers who made it all happen! I talked to several riders who thanked us for making this such a fun ride they could do with their families.  I loved seeing them enjoy it so much, too!

Are you new to bike riding, and/or, a new member of SCBC?

We want to help you “learn the ropes” and to meet and get to know you better.  If you have questions or just want to listen to others’ questions about bike riding, repair or equipment, we would like to be available to you at a special meeting to answer your questions.

If you need more information about our rides, routes, or how to get more involved, please join us at these orientations.  When: Three times this year (in Jan., April & Sept.) at 6:00, before the General Meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.

Now, we turn our attention to our annual NEW YEAR’S DAY RIDE.  I have a couple of volunteers in the kitchen but I could use a couple more. Other than that, RIDE! I’ll see you at the top with a warm fire and breakfast burrito.

Happy Riding in the New Year,

Susan

It takes many areas of expertise and knowledge, to make this ride run smoothly. Thank you to all of you who gave your experience to this year’s event!

On December 10, we can look forward to two events. In the morning, SCBC is helping Modesto Park and Recreation with their Spirit of Giving Run & Ride. We are sponsoring a family ride on the Dry Creek Trail.

Then in the evening, we will have our annual Holiday Dinner and Social at Tim & Katy’s (details in Pacelines). Hope to see you at both events on Saturday, Dec. 10th.

Also, we will be starting a new SCBC club jersey order in January. I’m hoping to get at least 10 women’s jerseys ordered so I can have one! : )

Any winter items can also be ordered at that time. We need a minimum of 10 items of each kind to complete the order. You can start sending me your orders now!

Susan
president@stancobike.org

Now for our own Cheese & Wine Century. We are still asking for a few more volunteers. Come to the Round Table meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 5 and see where you can help.

Then, let’s support other area rides, too.  The Fun Sport’s Ride to Cure Cancer is Sunday, Oct. 16.

The City of Modesto Parks & Recreation, along with ShadowChase and SCBC, are sponsoring a Spirit of Giving Run & Ride on Dec. 10.

Hope to see you at all these fantastic events!

Susan

We still need volunteers for the Cancer Awareness Run & Ride on Saturday, Sept. 17 (7:30 am – 11:00 and 10:30 – 1:30).

And we really need some volunteers to cover the SCBC booth at this event, also (7:00 am to 2:00). If you can help, I’d love to hear from you!!

Next, is our own Cheese & Wine Century. It’s a great time to pull together for SCBC. With the funds raised from this ride SCBC has donated to various food banks, bought helmets for kids, worked toward Share-the-Road signs, helped disabled kids learn to ride, supported Triumph and several other local and professional bike rides.

Your efforts help keep riding safe and fun for us, and others.

Susan

I know we are enjoying our summer rides, BBQ’s & swim parties.  A special thank you to R J Corwin for hosting our July Pool Party on such short notice.  Our August Pool Party & BBQ will be in Patterson, at Bob Kimball’s home.

And as we finish up our summer fun, we roll into a busy time of year for SCBC. Several local fund raising events need your help.  Please volunteer when and where you can.

The Cancer Awareness Run & Ride is on Sept. 17.  I’m helping organize registration.  Contact me (Susan Dion) or Kathy Boyd if you want to help with registration.  Contact Dave Enz if you would like to help with SAG (Support And Gear).

Our own Riverbank Cheese & Wine Century is on October 9,  contact John Field if you would like to help with this event.

The Triumph Ride from Fun Sports is on Oct. 16.  Contact Brian or Dave E. at Fun Sport Bikes to help with the Triumph event.

We have helped with all these important community rides in the past, and they continue to need your support moving into the future.

All of these events need help with registration, SAG, and pre-organizing and set-up.  I hope you can help our bicycle club show our support for these local events!

Keep riding,

Susan

The water was abundant everywhere and made for beautiful waterfalls and the constant soothing bubbling of water running over rocks.

I hope more of you mark your calendars to come on this trip next year, you won’t be sorry! Set aside the week after Father’s Day.

I hope you are enjoying your summer riding season as much as I am! Remember to come out for the rides at Dave’s and Bob’s as we also bbq and swim. Thanks for being our hosts – Dave & Bob!

And you can also join us for the 4th of July parade. Come decorate your bike and ride in the parade for SCBC.

See you riding,

Susan