Spinners Updates

Record Turn out for Pedal The Kettle

2008-09-20T12:58:00.004-05:00

With the excellent weather predicted for the weekend, it looks like we (Spring City Spinners) could be on track for a record turn out for our fund raiser Century "Pedal The Kettle". Along with a Century option there are also ~30 and ~64 mile options.
Registration will start at 7:00AM and then will close at the following times for the different route options;
8AM - Close for 100 mile option
9AM - Close for 64 mile option
10AM - Close for the 30 mile option

We hope that everyone has a safe and enjoyable ride.

Barns of the Pedal The Kettle

2008-08-30T15:11:00.002-05:00

In posts on my primary blog I've mentioned that, as a kid, I spent a lot of time on my Grandparents farm. So the first time that I road the Pedal The Kettle route, I saw several farms that reminded me of those childhood days visiting the working farm. Today I decided to ride part of the PTK route and take some pictures of the barns on some of those farms. Here are of few of those pictures.

There are many more barns on the route, some in better shape than other, but it's a very scenic ride.
Hope to see you at this years Pedal The Kettle - Sept. 21st, 2008 - Waukesha, WI
As a member of the club I won't be riding that day, I'll be helping out at one of the rest stops (probably the Rome stop just before the 60 and 100 mile routes split).

Safe riding all

Posting to the Google Group

2008-08-08T18:47:00.005-05:00

James mentioned that there was a question about how to post on the Google group that we use as our forum. There are a couple of different ways to post messages;

1) You can use your email to composed a message and send that email to scspinners@googlegroups.com
If you have a problem with this method, just let me know, I might have to re-invite you to the group.

2) You can login using your google account at http://groups.google.com/group/scspinners and use the (+ new post) button.
If you don't have a google account you can create one with your existing email address (you don't need a gmail account). Just go to https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount and enter your email address, a password and you should be on your way.

Hope that helps, if not and you still have a question, then just ask.

Safe riding all

Super Week Pro Tour

2008-07-18T19:42:00.003-05:00

The Spring City Spinners will have a booth near the Start/Finish line of the Carl Zach Cycling Classic (part of the Super Week Pro Tour) in downtown Waukesha, WI. Here's a map with the route of the race plus our booth location and the location of the Start/Finish line. Hope to see you there.

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HELP Promoting Pedal The Kettle

2008-05-25T08:59:00.003-05:00

We need help promoting Pedal The Kettle (papering cars with our PTK flyer) at other rides. Specifically:

Trek 100 / June 7th / Pewaukee
BVBC Lake Country Classic / July 12th / Oconomowoc
Heat Stroke 100 / July 13th / Burlington
Tour de Fort / August 17 / Fort Atkinson
Cream City Cycle Club Century / August 24th / Waterford
Wright Stuff Century / August 31/ Mt Horeb

In order to encourage club members to help with these chores we will offer the following incentive: Any member that distributes flyers (by placing a flyer under the windshield wiper of each car) at the above stated rides; will earn one entry for each ride they distribute flyers. At the end of the year there will be a drawing from these names for a nice prize (TBD) approximate value will be $50.00

If you're planning to participate in the above mentioned rides, then just plan to arrive early to do the "papering".
If you're not planning to participate in the ride, then this is a good way to help the club promote PTK.

Steve Thompson will be the contact person for members to get the flyers.
Laura Fisher will keep a list of the volunteers for the drawing.

Chocolate Fest Ride Weekend

2008-05-23T20:45:00.002-05:00

This weekends Sat. & Sun. ride are from Mukwonago to Burlington, where it just so happens that they are celebrating ChocolateFest. Check the Ride Schedule for start time and location information. Also, with the 3 day weekend, there's a bonus ride on Monday. It is a Spring City Spinners tradition to ride on the holidays that occur during the riding season. The ride goes through Wales and includes "the Northview Hills." But that's okay. We gather afterwards for a replenishing breakfast at Christina's, at 350 Delafield Street, Waukesha.

A La Grange Weekend

2008-05-05T19:41:00.004-05:00

Both of our weekend rides start near the General Store at the corner of U.S. Hwy 12 and County H. We meet in the parking lot to the west of the store (across Hwy H).

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The Saturday (May 10th) ride is the La Grange Exploratory - a 43-mile ride with many opportunities to shorten the distance. Generally, we ride westward to Milton before turning back towards La Grange.

The Sunday (May 11th) ride is the La Grange Figure 8 - you can pair this ride with the La Grange Exploratory (May 10th), and have little or no overlap. Ride options are approximately 20, 30 and 50 miles.

Don't forget, there's also the Tuesday and Thursday Show and Go rides every week.

Be sure to check the ride calendar on our webpage for start times and locations.

YMCA Mini Triathlon

2008-04-26T09:25:00.002-05:00

I got an email asking if I could tell our members about a Mini Triathlon event that helps the West Suburban YMCA. If you're interested, here's the details.

Mini Triathlon at West Suburban YMCA on Sunday, May 4, 9:00AM till Noon

10 minute swim, 30 minute spin, 15 minute run

Registration: $40 (proceeds go entirely to the Y’s Strong Kids fund) and includes a T-shirt

Contact: Cori at 414-454-4669 / caronow@ymcamke.org for questions and details or visit our website for more info including directions to the West Suburban YMCA.

Thanks so much!

Cori Aronow
Wellness Coach at West Suburban
caronow@ymcamke.org
414-454-4669

Fish Fry Ride Leader(s) needed

2008-04-20T15:01:00.005-05:00

We're are looking for a ride leader to do the Friday Fish Fry rides, which are usually held the first Friday of the month.

We have talked with the owner of Saxes Restaurant and they are now willing to give us separate checks. It has been suggested that we may do a (Friday Fish Fry) ride twice a month.

The leader of this ride can decide where they want to lead the ride from. Either Saxes or Cornerstone. One ride would be on the roads and hilly the other could be on the trail.

If you are interested in leading this ride let Doug or Diane Wolak (ride coordinators) know.