Don’t Miss the End-of-Year Dinner and AGM!

Friday is your deadline to buy tickets for this Saturday’s celebration of cycling in the McKernan Community Hall.

Just before the dinner, we’ll take a short 30 minutes to hold our Annual General Meeting.

We have one major item that needs a club vote: adoption of the new set of club bylaws. The bylaws need a 21st century update. For example, the old bylaws required meeting notices sent by postal mail, and who does that for meetings anymore? Your club executive has already drafted and fully reviewed the new bylaws. Now we just need an AGM vote to make everything official. Please give yourself some time to show up at 5:30 pm Saturday to cast your vote.

A copy of the bylaws for you to review is posted on the full event page: CLICK HERE

Dinner will be catered by Chianti’s with a few different dishes available, including gluten-free and vegan options. Tickets are $10 each, $20 for families (plus applicable service fees) and only sold online through a Zone4 portal: https://zone4.ca/reg.asp?id=22219. A cash-only bar serving beer and wine will also be available. Non-alcoholic drinks are included with your meal ticket.

I’m also tallying up your nominations for club Rider-of-the-Year. We’ll recognize one Female and one Male rider at the club dinner. Please make your selections HERE: https://forms.gle/ZKQ2MPvupDXJFuZy7

Edmonton Bike Network Planning

The City has registrations open for their Bike Plan workshops. If you’re a bike commuter, then you’ve got a vested interest in the future direction the City might take.

Register for an upcoming workshop on the City’s website: https://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/cycling_walking/bike-plan-public-engagement.aspx

Club Equipment Clear-Out

Some gear has been sold, but more is still needs to go.

Here’s what’s left this week:

• 1 Garmin 500 computer $90
• 1 new 700c front wheel $40
• 1 used 700c rear wheel $25
• 1 fluid trainer $50
• 1 Giant cross bike size L with Shimano 10 speed Ultegra $400
• 1 50 cm Marinoni track bike very lightly used $500
• 1 60 cm Marinoni track bike essentially new $700
• 7 Yakima bike tray-style roof mounts (need to mount onto roof cross-rails not included) $15 each

If interested contact Ed Heacock (heacock@telusplanet.net) for more information or to view.

Weekend Rides

Organized weekend rides are done this year. The weather continues to challenge outdoor road rides. Trail and gravel riding might still be options for you, if it’s not wet and cold.

Watch for my club Twitter announcements about some online meet-up rides. Zwift has improved the controls to keep meet-up groups together, and I’m keen to see what they’ve done.

You can either throw in the towel, or drape it over your handlebars on your indoor trainer.