Pedal Talk

The Newsletter of Granite State Wheelers
September / October 2020 Volume 48, Issue 5

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

 

Covid-19 concerns continue but so do some GSW rides.

Covid-19 continues to impact the world but some activities have partially resumed operations with CDC-recommended guidelines in place. All GSW social and weekend events have been cancelled through September including our Seacoast Century Weekend – see details elsewhere in this newsletter. Some small local rides are being held at the discretion of the ride leaders. Please check our on-line MeetUp calendar for details.

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Wheelers in Motion

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GSW CLUB MILEAGE

2020 MILEAGE TOTALS INFORMATION

IS YOUR MILEAGE CORRECT? It is your responsibility to make sure your mileage is correct. To insure that your mileage is correct in Pedal Talk you must record your mileage after each ride on the ride sheets provided by the ride leader. If the sign-up sheet is not around, call your ride leader immediately to record your mileage on the sheet. If unable to reach the ride leader, then call Hetty Andrews at 603-889-3222 to get credit.

It is also your responsibility to print your name legibly on the ride sheet. If I cannot read the name, you will not get credit. Rides must be listed in Pedal Talk or on Meetup for the mileage to count with GSW. If you have a question about your mileage, feel free to call me. If you send a printout of the dates, locations and mileage, I will be glad to compare it to the computer records. Sometimes sign-up sheets have not been received. If you have a single GSW membership and a friend or family member is with you, please indicate that relationship on the sign up sheet, so he or she will get mileage credit.

RIDE LEADERS:
It is very important that you do not hold ride sheets and send them all in at once for the month. Please submit ride sheets on a weekly basis via USPS “snail mail”. Also, all sheets must be in to me before the deadline of Pedal Talk to be accounted for in the mileage totals. Also note: Mileage pedaled on exploratory rides earns mileage credit.

WHAT IS COMMUTER MILEAGE?
Commuter mileage includes using your bicycle, rather than a motor vehicle, for transportation on any errand or to reach any destination such as work, school, shopping, to pay a bill, or to reach a GSW ride site, etc. The GSW encourages commuting and recognizes high mileage commuters at the Annual Fall Banquet.
Commuter mileage is tracked from October 1st through September 30th of each year.

On-Road Mileage
1228 Jim Sullivan
1228 Cathy Yeager
638 Melissa O'Brien
338 Tony Verderame
283 Patty Tompkins
262 Lisa Cassell
258 Bobby Dinterman
231 Ernie Jeffrey
210 Larry Morgan
175 Amy Dyment
164 Chris Hallowell
142 Lynn Ainsworth
141 Rich Maher
140 Jean Manning
139 Eugene Smith
132 Chris Demers
129 Billy Manning
125 Dave Coughlin
120 Bruce Dyke
116 Pam Geiger
112 Doreen Lania
110 David Geiger
101 Mag Blacker
93 Mike Cardarelli
87 Don Chamberland
87 Dan Conery
71 Al Jones
70 Jeff McKillip
69 David Garcia
62 Bill Kennedy
62 Alesha Morris
56 Sharon Nall
55 Jon Verderame
48 Jim Cutter
48 John Gilbride
48 Jean Manning
48 John Kellaway
48 Megan Upperman
48 Lynn Wiles
47 Mitch van Berlo
46 Bernie Fournier
44 Don Lane
44 David Ross
43 Ryan Campbell
39 Laurie Gordon
35 Jay Godfrey
35 Tim Small
32 Bill Fisk
32 Howard Licker
30 Bob Siegwarth
28 Jens Dinter
25 Lillian Oczykowski
25 Rachel Rainey
25 Susan Woods
22 John Bartlett
22 Celeste Craig
22 Nichole Fecteau
19 John Stevens
15 David Scharlotte
Commuter Mileage
2244 Steve Frink
1426 Eugene Smith
1409 Mark Schwiewetz
58 Jim Sullivan
58 Cathy Yeager
Tandem Mileage
22
Jim Fines
22 Paula Fines
Off Road Mileage
7 Melissa O'Brien

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Trail Tales 

with Northern Rail Trail Trailmaster, Steve Rayno

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GSW Sponsors

REMEMBER THE 10% DISCOUNT ON BICYCLE PARTS AND ACCESSORIES FOR G.S.W. MEMBERS AT MOST SPONSORING SHOPS.
PLEASE SHOW YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD BEFORE MAKING A PURCHASE!

(“#” indicates discount allowed on cash and check sales only. “*” indicates no discounts allowed.)

America by Bicycle

2 Red Oak Drive, Unit A
Plaistow NH
(603) 382-1662
www.abbike.com

Belmont Wheelworks #

480 Trapelo Rd
Belmont MA
(617) 489-3577 www.wheelworks.com

Bike Barn

720 Union St
Manchester NH
(603) 668-6555
www.bikebarnusa.com

Buchika’s Ski & Sport Shop

340 South Broadway
Salem NH
(603) 89305534
www.buchika.com

GSW affiliated associations include:

The League of American Bicyclists, the Adventure Cycling Association, and Rails to Trails Conservancy, BikeWalk Alliance of NH.

About Pedal Talk

Pedal Talk is the bimonthly newsletter of the Granite State Wheelers (GSW) – New England’s most active recreational bicycling club.

GSW Membership

Club rides and activities are open to the public. Parental consent is required for those under 18. Become a member today!

Submissions

Send all articles to: GSWPedalTalk@yahoo.com with attachments in MSWord, MS Publisher, or ASCII, using IBM format.

Deadlines

The next deadline for Pedal Talk submissions is October 1, 2020. Send ride copy to the Ride Coordinators, advertising to the Advertising Coordinator, mileage to Mileage Coordinator and other submissions to GSWPedalTalk@yahoo.com.

Advertising

Commercial advertising space is available. For information and advertising rates please contact Dave Topham (dstopham@comcast.net)

Opinions

Opinions in this newsletter are those of the contributors and not necessarily those of the Granite State Wheelers.

Pedal Talk Staff

Editor
Laurie Daley

Production Staff
Dave Topham

Ride Schedules
Marguerite Orazi
Mark St. Denis

Charity & Invitational Rides
Laurie Daley

Mileage
Hetty Andrews

Classified Ads
Pedal Talk Editor

Advertising
Dave Topham

 

GSW Officers

Editor
Laurie Daley

Production Staff
Dave Topham

Ride Schedules
Marguerite Orazi
Mark St. Denis

Charity & Invitational Rides
Laurie Daley

Mileage
Hetty Andrews

Classified Ads
PedalTalk Editor

Advertising
Dave Topham

Online Edition
Kimmy Ellinwood

GSW Board Members

Editor
Laurie Daley

Production Staff
Dave Topham

Ride Schedules
Marguerite Orazi
Mark St. Denis

Charity & Invitational Rides
Laurie Daley

Mileage
Hetty Andrews

Classified Ads
PedalTalk Editor

Advertising
Dave Topham

Online Edition
Kimmy Ellinwood

Contact

GSWPedalTalk@yahoo.com