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This is the home page of the North Carolina Bicycle Club,
otherwise known as the NCBC.
The NCBC is a cycling club in Raleigh, NC (and surrounding areas) whose
purpose is:
- To promote bicycling through recreational, utilitarian and
competitive activities;
- To educate and promote safety throughout its membership and
the general public and promote the adherence to the motor vehicle
laws;
- To promote relationships of bicyclists locally, nationally,
and internationally.
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NCBC Club Meeting [All meetings] |
NCBC June 2009 meeting - Monday,
June 8th 6pm to 8:30pm
Blinco's Sports Restaurant and Bar
6711 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh
[Directions]
Please Note - Meeting is the second Monday of
the month this time.
Topic: Practical Bicycle Commuting
Presenter: David Cole
Interested in riding your bike to work but not sure how
to get started? David will give a show-and-tell with accompanying
hints and tips from his 15+ years as a bicycle commuter. Many of
the other club officers (current and former) are also commuters, so
there will be plenty of wisdom on hand to be shared.
Come early (6pm) if you are planning on having dinner.
Meeting/presentation will start at 7pm.
The club will also have our NCBC socks (just $7/pr.), and our remaining
club jerseys will be available.
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Notes from the webmasters [Prior notes]
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05/25/09
David
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NCBC Summer Rally!
| Date: |
Sunday, July 19th, 2009 - rain or
shine |
| Distances: |
100K (62 miles), 40 miles, 20 miles |
| Registration: |
At event only - no pre-registration. (Registration form) |
| Time: |
Registration starts at 7:00am, all rides start at
8:00am |
| Place: |
Shearon
Harris Visitor's Center |
| Cost: |
$15 for NCBC members, $20 for non-members |
| Maps: |
(100K) (40 mile) (20 mile)
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| Cue Sheets |
(100K) (40 mile) (20 mile)
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| Contact: |
David Cole, dlcole@nc.rr.com
919-362-9578 (home - before 9pm, please)
919-254-4113 (work) |
| Notes: |
The 100K route is very challenging, with three
difficult climbs. The 40 mile and 20 mile routes are relatively flat.
The maps indicate the location of the sag stops and stores along the
route. |
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5/03/2009
Scott
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Help Wanted (Volunteer)
Hi Folks, NCBC's Vice President has had to move away for
a while, leaving us shorthanded. We could really use someone to
help coordinate our club meetings this year.
The VP role is an easy one, we have most of the presentations for the
year figured out already.
If you wouldn't mind helping out, please let us know.
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5/03/2009
Scott
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Spring Rally Successful
We had a great Spring Rally with fine weather, cool
temperatures, and nearly one hundred riders (96 to be precise). Thanks
again to all of the wonderful volunteers who contributed to making it
one of the best rallies we've had in a while!
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3/21/2009
Scott
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NCBC Spring Rally is Almost Here!
We have volunteers for all of the Rally positions,
so as long as everyone stays healthy we'll be in good shape. Many, many
thanks to the several people who have pitched in to help!
Don't forget to print out the registration form (see
below) and have a check
written in advance to speed registration.
The latest cue sheets are online
too, but we'll have plenty of those at the Start/Finish at Apex
Community Park. Don't forget, registration starts at 8:20 AM, and all
rides leave at
9:00 AM. And don't forget to join us for the cookout afterwards!
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02/15/09
Scott |
NCBC
Spring
Rally for 2009!
Plans are underway for the 2009 Spring Rally! We are
just
getting this effort off the ground, and need several volunteers!
If you are willing to help operate a rest stop, register riders, sweep
routes, or drive a sag vehicle please let me know at
scottchilcote@gmail.com.
The event will start from Apex
Community Park like last year. We'll be offering the same routes of
20, 40, and 60 miles through
the rolling hills of Wake and Chatham counties. Remember, the weather
has been great
for all but one of the last 5 Spring Rallies, so don't miss out!
| Date: |
Sunday, March 29th, 2009 - rain
or shine |
| Distances: |
60 miles, 40 miles, and 20 miles |
| Registration: |
Morning of event only. Print Registration
Form, complete, and bring with you.
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| Time: |
Registration starts at 8:20 AM.
Alll rides start at 9:00 AM |
| Place: |
Apex
Community Park in Apex, NC, the Large Picnic Shelter farthest from the
main road.
Map
showing shelters.
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| Cost: |
$10.00 for NCBC members and those who join at the event;
$15.00 for non-members. |
| Cue Sheets, Maps: |
Cue Sheets: Short
Route, Medium
Route, Long
Route
Maps, Tracks, Profiles (on www.bikely.com): Short
Route, Medium
Route, Long
Route
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| Please Note: |
We still need volunteers for this
event. Please call or send email if you're able to
help run a rest stop or register riders at the park on Sunday
morning. Many thanks to those who can help us! |
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2/15/2009
Scott
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Club Officers for 2009
I'd like to give hearty thanks to Gayle Lundeen and Sue
Roberts for coming forward to be NCBC's President and Vice President
for 2009. We held our general election at the February meeting on Feb 2
at Blinco's, and Gayle was elected as our new club president. We will
hold a follow on election at the March meeting for Sue Roberts, and
anyone else who would like to come
forward to help.
As you can see from our officer's web page
here, two of us are still performing double duty by handling two
positions each due to the lack of
nominees. We can still use your help, so please consider offering a
little of your time this year to helping make 2009 a great year for
bicycling in this region.
The email address is nominations@ncbikeclub.org.
Thanks very kindly.
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1/11/2009
Scott
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Gracious thanks to the people who have come forward to
help in 2009!
However, we still have not reached the minimum number
of volunteers
necessary to support our club for the coming year. We have more
roles to fill. That's what spreads the fun around so that individually,
there's not that much to do!
If you enjoyed the benefits NCBC provides - our rides,
monthly meetings,
our newsletter, club jerseys, our parties, or the help we provide local
charities - won't you please consider offering to help us this year?
We are having a planning meeting that includes the
current officers and volunteers
for 2009 on the evening of Wednesday January 21. If you're willing to
be considered, please send email to nominations@ncbikeclub.org.
Thanks very kindly,
Scott C.
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7/31/2008
Scott
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NCBC Socks are Here!
Our high quality DeFeet Aereator socks with the NCBC
logo have arrived. We have plenty of them in all sizes. The colors and
logo match our new club jersey perfectly!
![[NCBC Socks Image]](http://www.ncbikeclub.org/jersey2008/NCBC_Socks.png)
We have them in size Small & Medium with a 2" cuff,
and in size Large and XL with a 3" cuff. Thanks to our volume discount,
cost is only $7.00 per pair - less than retail!
You can read
about the socks on DeFeet's web
site. We'll be bringing the socks and our remaining supply of club
jerseys to our club meetings and ride events while they last.
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5/31/2008
Scott
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Still Some NCBC Jerseys Left...
Hi Folks, if you're still interested in getting an
NCBC Jersey, we have some left. I'll be bringing them to the June club
meeting on Monday, and we'll be taking them to our future meetings and
rallies while we still have some left. There's a posting that
lists the sizes and styles available in our Announcements Forum.
Click
Here for a sample image of the Jersey Style and Layout, including the
outlines for different sizes.
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11/4/2007
Scott
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New Club Activity - Gathering History
Hi Folks - As the result of some discussions we've
had at recent meetings, we've begun an effort to compile some of the
history of the North Carolina Bicycle Club. It turns out that the
club goes back several years, and not much effort has been made to keep
track of its roots, how it has grown, and what it has
accomplished. Carol Schroeder deserves the credit for this idea.
We'd like your help putting together a little history for the club, if
possible. If you have any mementos, stories, article clippings,
or other NCBC related memorabilia and are willing to share, please contact one of us.
We're especially interested in the pre-2000 time frame, going back to
when the club was chartered.
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