Full Board Seated

The 9 officers were formally elected in the run up to our Annual Meeting in January,
and at the February Board meeting 2 Directors at Large have been appointed
to complete the 11 member Board of Directors.
Paul Haussler has been followed by Marsha Murphy as Ride Coordinator
Jane Schrenzel has handed over her job to Kim Gerrard as Secretary
Dev Sellin and Marsha Murphy have been replaced
by Chris Norton and Kathy Shapiro as Directors @ Large

The other 7 incumbent officers were re-elected to continue their work.
The entire Board is listed here.

Please congratulate and thank the current and outgoing board members!

"News Alerts" delivery issues

We send out a “News Alert” email every couple of weeks to highlight upcoming events and announce news. Several members have not gotten them for various reasons. Most obvious is if you change your email address and don’t update your membership record. There may be a simple typo in your address. If you accidentally clicked our email as ‘junk’ it may remember that for future emails. Look in your junk/spam inbox. Less obvious; some mail servers like Yahoo & iCloud scrub our email as spam, as it is sent to over 300 members and may not have all the certifications the receiver’s server requires. It may help to add our address bci@mail.tidyhq.com to your address book, but not always.
Plan B: If you still are not getting News Alerts - you might want to create a free Google account & give BCI that gmail address. You can set up the gmail address to forward the BCI mail to your preferred ‘real’ address.
If you are added to our ‘Rejection Blacklist’ we can try to remove you.
Why do email addresses get put on this list?
The email bounced and cannot be delivered, or the recipient marked the email as spam.
If you are not getting the News Alerts,
1: Check if your membership has expired (only sent to current BCI members),
2: Check if we have your correct email address,
3: Contact us to see if you are on our Rejection Blacklist,
4: Add bci@mail.tidyhq.com to your “known senders” and/or add it to your address book / contact list.
We are not sure, but it may be that you CAN receive emails only sent to you - like renewal notices, but the News Alerts going to 300 people triggers a ‘spam’ concern on your end…
Let us know if you don’t get Alerts but do get renewal and membership updates.

2021 Strava Challenge Awards

At the Annual Meeting, the top 3 men and women across 4 categories were recognized by Statistician Ed Trainor. Miles recorded, Distance recorded, Rides recorded and Moving “Time in the saddle” have all been tracked and tabulated for the calendar year. 12 Certificates ‘suitable for framing’ were prepared and sent to recipients. Congratulations to all !

John Condia recorded an amazing 15,446 miles in 2021,
followed in 3rd & 4th by Mike Hollinden (9,983 miles), Bruce Campbell (9,615 miles)

Dori Lewis was 1st among women, and second over all with 10,041 miles,
Gloria Nafel recorded 6,175 miles for 2nd among women,
& Karen Cook recorded 5,019 miles for 3rd

Men: Top 3 Elevation:
John Condia (905,892 feet), Bruce Campbell (552, 425 feet), Joe Elwood (537,234)
Most Rides (Activities) recorded:
John Condia (378), Larry Fletcher (259), Vince Wilhelm (258)
Most Saddle Time:
John Condia (1036 hours), Mike Hollinden (757 hours), Richard Henley (756 hours)

Women: Top 3 Elevation:
Gloria Nafel (292,999 feet), Dori Lewis (278,360 feet), Virginia Frazer (177,733 feet)
Most Rides (Activities) recorded:
Dori Lewis (210), Gloria Nafel (202), Beverly Franks (144)
Most Saddle Time:
Dori Lewis (636 hours), Gloria Nafel (476 hours), Karen Cook (373 hours).

All of the final results are posted, and the 2022 Strava Challenge is already a month old but jump on ! More…

2021 Spirit Award recipient

At our 2022 Annual Meeting, Jane Schrenzel, BCI# 3815, outgoing Secretary, was awarded our Member of the Year “Spirit Award by Membership Director Deby Six. Jane joined BCI in May of 2006 and has served in the past as our Director of Hospitality.
The engraved glass award was physically presented to her on Tuesday’s club ride ride by President Marc Urias.

Photo: Peter Gerrard

Route Slip Cue Glossary

BCI no longer prints route slips; riders need to print up your own route slips
(links to printable .pdf are available at each ride description)
Most were set up in the “before times” to be printed & cut in half; they have 2 slips per page, and all 3 routes in one 3 page .pdf file.
Just print the page(s) you want, and fold or cut in half to share with others...
Tuesdays have different 30 & 25 routes side by side on one page to fold.
Some remotes may or may not have the 2-per-page formats.
If you do not have a printer, get a friend to bring an extra copy for you.
Note - RideWithGPS does generate a cue sheet for each route,
but the BCI Route Slip is most accurate and designed to fit on 1/2 page slip to clip to your handlebar… Print the BCI route slips!

Folks may be curious or wonder what the odd turns are that are listed on BCI’s
Route Slips / “Cue Sheets”. This glossary will translate those cryptic cues:

L, R & to are obvious
(L = LEFT R = RIGHT to = Continue to / name change etc)
but here are some other cues you may see:

°L = Circle Left - You are going most of the way around a ‘round-a-bout’ or traffic circle, effectively ending up going left around the circle 3/4 or 1/3 of the way. (See below)

*L = LEFT TURN - Reminder to consider Box Turn option
 - calls out high stress intersections where, depending on traffic and timing, a usual merge over to the left turn only lane may be a challenge - instead you can usually do a ‘double cross’ and proceed across & then go left from the far corner, front of through travel lane or a painted 2-stage left-turn queue box

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FR = FORCED RIGHT FL = FORCED LEFT
- the road ends, turn right or left at the corner where there is no other choice but the street name changes

#R = SHARP RIGHT #L = SHARP LEFT
- Sometimes we take a connection to a bike path, and make a hard turn (more acute than 90°) to take the path under the adjacent street

BR = BEAR RIGHT BL = BEAR LEFT
= At a “Y” or when we exit a bike path, or stay on a bike path we might take a slight turn to one side or the other. RideWithGPS calls these “Slight Right” or “Slight Left”

JR = JOG RIGHT JL = JOG LEFT
Continue in the same direction, but perhaps go from an adjacent / parallel road to a side path, or sidewalk onto street, or main street to it’s frontage road…

L Jeffrey Open Space (path)
JL JEFFREY

BR = KEEP RIGHT BL = KEEP LEFT
= Choose when path splits - sometimes the road diverges and we need to keep to the left to get clear of a right turn freeway entrance or free right turn, or the road had a point where we want to keep right and go straight rather than follow the curve left…


U = U-Turn
- Make a 180° reversal, usually just like typical road traffic, or at a dead end, or back out of a coffee stop

X = Cross
- Notes a point where the route crosses a significant road or freeway, maybe with name change. Especially helpful if you cross the road once then loop back and turn on it the second time… the crossed street is in CAPITALS, but may be Italicized and not BOLD because it’s a landmark, not a turn ie:

L TECHNOLOGY
X ALTON (1st time)
R ALTON (2nd time)

Unique Descriptions:
Street names are sometimes shown with 2 arrows: ie
<FAWN GLEN / DEER SPRING>
- That means the street signs may have different names when the cross street changes.
In example, Fawn Glen to the North and Deer Spring to the south… If you only see Fawn Glen you might miss the turn onto Deer Spring.
If you are turning right, the format is <FAWN GLEN / DEER SPRING>
If you are turning left, the format is <FAWN GLEN / DEER SPRING>

/ = Name Change (same as “to”)
A turn onto a street that continues with a name change might have 2 lines:

R CAMPUS /
to IRVINE
means turn right on Campus Drive and at some point it will change names to Irvine Ave

or the same situation may be shown on one line with “/” added ie:
CAMPUS / IRVINE or
EDINGER / ICD/ MOULTON / GOLDEN LANTERN or on 2 lines as:
ORCHARD HILLS /
CULVER or
 TUSTIN RANCH /
VON KARMAN
- that shows the route continues on the same road but the road’s name changes.

There may be a cross street called out where the name changes:
R TUSTIN RANCH X EDINGER
to VON KARMAN

Bike Paths & Shared Use Paths
If the route goes off street onto a path you will see lowercase and not bold:
ie: ”Walnut Tr (bike path)” which distinguishes it from the “WALNUT” street.
If there is a wayfinding sign it will often call the bike path a “Trail” even if it is a path.
Usually STREETS are printed in ALL CAPITALS and BOLD
Cross STREETS are printed ALL CAPITALS & NOT bold
while named ‘bike paths’ are in LowerCase and not bold
Descriptions, details, notes are usually (italicized and/or in parentheses) ie:

ROYCE &amp; MICHELSON (Bold Caps) are streets UNIVERSITY (Ital) is a landmark we cross University Tr (Path) is a bike path SAND CANYON has 2 lanes entering the round-a-bout with SHADY CANYON and QUAIL HILL, but you can stay in the #2 right lane to go ‘left’ 3/4 around the circle and do not have to merge left to the #1 lane…

ROYCE & MICHELSON (Bold Caps) are streets
UNIVERSITY (Italic Caps) is a road we cross
University Tr (Path) is a bike path so lower case
SAND CANYON has 2 lanes entering the round-a-bout with SHADY CANYON and QUAIL HILL, but you can stay in the #2 right lane to go ‘left’ 3/4 around the circle and do not have to merge left to the #1 lane… like we do at Laguna Canyon from Quail Hill eastbound (see below on Roundabouts).

Black Diamond ? No - a “CORNER”
Sometimes we cut up onto a corner curb cut to access a side path or bike path or get onto a sidewalk, or just get out of the road to make a 2- step box turn:

 
 

On most current route slips we have added an arrow at each line with a Left turn or unusual right turn…

Frequently we mark up a roundabout turn with a tiny fish hook arrow like on the sample above, or instead of just a L or °L, and often you will see “3/4 circle” or “2nd or 3rd exit” details. If the route stays on a street with a roundabout, and does not change name or turn onto an intersecting cross street, it may not even get mentioned, as you continue straight through the circle to stay on the same street.

If a 2 lane roundabout requires you to use the #1 left lane to go straight or circle left, the route slip might say “L Lane” to tell you to merge over when required BEFORE the circle.

Bike Lanes always end before a round-a-bout so we should merge into the travel lanes before any roundabout. This is never a good place to edge ride, as motorists WILL pass you if you take the gutter position. When you merge into the travel lane(s) you should do so sooner as traffic allows, not at the last moment when the bike lane ends. Roundabouts are supposed to have a place to exit and use the sidewalk and crosswalks around the circle as a pedestrian if you don’t want to take the lane and move like other traffic. If there is a bike lane, it will end where you can exit and become a sidewalk user.

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Profiles are shown when we map out the routes on RideWithGPS.com. We can capture the profile, and add it to the route sheet. It gives a clue about how much the route climbs.

Some have the regroup coffee stop marked

Colors
Most route slips are just fine printed in B&W - Grayscale
(Save the color ink/toner) but some have light colored shading…
A Blue shading signifies riding on a sidewalk or side-path along the edge of a road.
A Pink shading signifies riding on a bike path or shared use ‘trail’
A Green shading signifies that you are following a posted bike route
A Grey shading is used when a route has different options, like the Tuesday short cuts

Sunday Survey Results

The Board has taken input from members and discussed the decline in Sunday ride participation.
Next month we will ‘retire’ the Sunday routes and feature Saturday routes on Sundays, as well as try to schedule a Remote Ride monthly. We hope the folks who have left to other long hard rides will enjoy their Sundays, but more of the club who enjoys the non-racing social Saturday format will participate on Sundays.
We will juggle the routes so that there will not be a repeat of a Saturday ride on a Sunday in the same month.
We will try this for several months, through January 2022 - and see how members respond, or see if a member steps up to lead another option for Sunday rides. The route slips all say SAT on them, so don’t be surprised if you load one on a Sunday soon.

Below are the analysis of survey responses we received:

&gt;53% of respondents do not ride with BCI on Sunday

>53% of respondents do not ride with BCI on Sunday

&gt;59% say they might ride more with BCI on Sundays if there is a change

>59% say they might ride more with BCI on Sundays if there is a change

&gt;21% say they would welcome what we did - have Saturday rides on Sundays. (Sorry - we don’t plan to offer free beer)

>21% say they would welcome what we did - have Saturday rides on Sundays.
(Sorry - we don’t plan to offer free beer)

Only a few said they would help the Ride Coordinator with mapping rides, crafting spread sheet cue slips or posting pdf’s for the club… those who said they could help, and other willing - PLEASE do contact Paul @ Rides@BikeIrvine.org !

Only a few said they would help the Ride Coordinator with mapping rides, crafting spread sheet cue slips or posting pdf’s for the club… those who said they could help, and other willing - PLEASE do contact Paul @ Rides@BikeIrvine.org !

A wide collection of comments - including some nice ‘Kudos’. Remember - it is your club so please take a turn at the front, helping support the Board, or run for a position next year. Rides need help reviewing errors before repeating so take the time to point out any you experience. Members are always encouraged to suggest rides and routes, and we always need help generating and correcting routes. Picnics &amp; BBQs and meeting speakers and covid adjustments have taken a lot of volunteer work so please pitch in with a little help or take a leadership role. If you see others needing to be trained on legal riding or group etiquette, offer that concern when you see it.

A wide collection of comments - including some nice ‘Kudos’.
Remember - it is your club so please take a turn at the front, helping support the Board, or run for a position next year. Rides need help reviewing errors before repeating so take the time to point out any you experience. Members are always encouraged to suggest rides and routes, and we always need help generating and correcting routes. Picnics & BBQs and meeting speakers and covid adjustments have taken a lot of volunteer work so please pitch in with a little help or take a leadership role. If you see others needing to be trained on legal riding or group etiquette, offer that concern when you see it.

Thank you to the 37 members who took the time to give some feedback on the Sunday Rides.

Irvine Police URGE you to register your bicycles

The Irvine Police recover a lot of lost / stolen bicycles and can not find their rightful owners… Rather than trying to get everyone to get a “Bicycle License” and put an ugly sticker on your frame, the NEW system is to register on line and know that if stolen, then found, the police will use the same data base to get it back to you! Partnering with the well established Project 529 the Irvine Police has a portal to register your bikes at www.project529.com/irvine. Before you log on, get your bikes’ details and serial number(s) handy… and brand, model, color etc… You can also go directly to www.project529.com and create a “garage” for all of your bikes…
Below is IPD’s flyer with a code to open the Project529 app on your smart phone.

New-Normal Self-Serve Sign-In steps

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Challenged getting signed in to a BCI ride?
Here are step-by-step instructions for CURRENT MEMBERS:

1: Log onto our TidyHQ site. Use your email address and personal password. bci.tidyhq.com Select the Bicycle Club of Irvine if not already taken there… (If you are an Admin, select “Public Page”) You will be shown the next 2 upcoming events on the Welcome page - click one you want to sign-in for if shown.

2: Click the word “Events” top & center. bci.tidyhq.com/public/schedule/events
This will show you all scheduled upcoming events you can sign in for…

3: Click any event you want to sign in for. There are 15 small images you can click on, or scroll down & click the [Attend] button for the event you want to sign in for.
Note - If the member Ticket says “ U N A V A I L A B L E “ you are already signed in

4: Click the [ Get Tickets ] button.

5: Click the (+) to add 1 Member ticket ( default is 0 ) it will then say “Limit reached’ as you can inly sign-in once. If it says “ U N A V A I L A B L E “ you are already signed in.

6: Click the [ Checkout ] button to confirm your ‘order’ and go to the Payment page.

7: Click the [ Submit order ] button to ‘buy’ your free ‘order’ and go to the Success page. You do NOT need to print or save a ticket. You will get an email Order confirmation.

We would rather have you signed in and not show, than have you ride without being signed-in, so if you wish, you can repeat this process for every available sign-in ticket we have published on one log in session, rather than doing it the night before or early before you decide to ride. Repeat steps 2 to 7 for each date. It may be helpful to note on a list what you have already signed in for so you don’t try twice for the same date…

For Guests (including expired BCI members):
If not able to log in, you will be asked the first time to create an account at BCI.TidyHQ.com with your email and a password you set. The steps will be the same as above, except you can only ‘buy’ Guest sign-in tickets, but you can buy more than one; giving names and emergency contacts for each guest riding.

If something goes wrong, please contact Bill ASAP to figure out & correct the problem !
Text 9433678 in the 714 to reach him immediately!

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If you are a current member but do not have access to sign-in online,
print out THIS FORM, fill in your name & print a stack, then date & sign it for each ride you attend with legible name & BCI#, and give it to the park staff, or slip it in the door at UCP or the mailbox at DCP if no staff on duty. Please turn it in to the leader on any remote ride / event.

If you are expired or a guest, and do not have access to sign-in online,
print out THIS FORM, complete & sign it & get it to staff or the remote event leader before you ride.

Bike Path Challenge !

For those of you riding on your own & looking for new places to go… Here is a challenge for you all:
See the following list of Class I off-street bike & shared-use paths across OC.
How many of them can you ride on during the rest of Bike Month and early October ?
Deadline is our General Meeting on October 14th - Start a check list & amaze us!

Check List as a printable pdf:

BONUS POINTS – Add any path you know of or find over ½ mile long!

Aliso Creek – Upper  (from Paseo Valencia to El Toro Rd just south of Cooks Corner)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182019 8.5 miles 

Aliso Creek – Lower  (from Alicia Pkwy @ Awma to Laguna Hills Dr)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34181995 3.4 miles

Anaheim Coves (from Ball to Frontier)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182062 2.5 miles

Beacon Hill Way (Chapparosa Park to Golden Lantern)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182093 1.1 mile 

Bonita Canyon – North (Bonita Canyon @ MacArthur to Newport Hills Dr)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182153 0.7mi

Bonita Canyon – South (Newport Hills Dr to San Miguel)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182172 0.3 mi

Bonita Creek – East (SD Creek to Bonita Creek West)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182180  0.8 mi

 Bonita Creek - West ( University to Bison)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182188  0.8 mi

Borrego Trail (Alton @ Commerce Ctr to Baker Ranch Rd)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182211  1.1 mi 

Bosque Trail (Great park Blvd to Irvine Blvd)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182228   1.2 mi

Brea Dam (Brea Dam Park Hostel to St Jude’s)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182242  0.4 mi

Brea Trail – West (Imperial to Birch)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182280  2.1 miles 

Brea Trail –East (Birch to Surveyor Ave)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182291  1.2 mi

Bren (Sunnyhill to Ridgeline)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182307  0.5 mi

Como (From Peters Cny to Harvard)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34285144 0.3 mi

Coyote Creek – Lower (San Gabriel River to Foster)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182348   9.5 miles

Coyote Creek – Upper (La Mirada Blvd in Buena Park to Imperial in La Habra)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182370  2.8 miles 

Crystal Cove – West (Pelican Point to the Shake Shack)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182380  1.5 mi 

Crystal Cove – East (The Shake Shack to Reef Point)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182400 0.8 mi 

Cypress Village Trail (Sand Canyon SP to JOST)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182411  1 mile

Edison Easement  (El Rancho Verde Park in Cypress to Turtle Park in Buena Park)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182451  2.8 miles

El Cajon - West (Bastanchury to Grandview)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182482  3.6 miles

El Cajon – East (Arroyo Cajon Dr to Fairlynn Blvd)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182509  1.1 mile

Freeway Trail (From San Diego Creek to Sand Canyon)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182529  4.2 miles 

Great Park (Marine way to Great park Blvd)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182559  1.1 mile

Harbor View (from NB MacArthur to Bonita Canyon Tr - South)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182573  0.3 mi 

Hicks Canyon (From Rattlesnake/East Peters Canyon Trail to Portola)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182593   2.2 miles 

Huntington Beach (from Santa Ana River to Seapoint)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182136 5.5 miles

Huntington Beach – Bolsa Chica Beach Path (Seapoint to Warner)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182114 2.9 mi 

Jeffrey Open Space Trail (5 Freeway  to Portola)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182604  2.4 miles 

Juanita Moe Trail (University Trail to Shady Canyon Trail)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182612   1.1 mi

Live Oak Canyon (Antonio Pkwy to Avenida Empresa)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182635    2.3 miles 

Pacific Electric (from South Susan @ Alton to West Chestnut)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182055 5 miles

Peters Canyon – South  (from Bill Barber to Warner)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182641   0.8 mi 

Peters Canyon – New (from Warner to Como Channel or Walnut Trail)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182652   1.1 mile 

Peters Canyon – Middle (from Como to Bryan)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182660   1.6 mile

Peters Canyon – West Irvine (From Bryan to Peters Canyon)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182673   3.8 miles

Peters Canyon – North (from Peters Canyon to Santiago)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182698   0.8 mi

Peters Canyon West Bank / Rattlesnake (from Bryan to Portola)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182710    1.8 mile 

Tustin Branch - Esplanade Trail (Dirt - from Warren to Fairhaven)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34285130 1.5 mile

Modjeska Trail (From Portola Springs to Tomato Springs)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182723   0.9 mi

Newport Dunes (from Bayside to Back Bay Dr)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34183090    0.7 miles 

Portola Side Path - West (from the 261 almost to Jeffrey)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34284947 1.6 mile

Portola Side Path - East (from Hicks Canyon near Jeffrey to the 241)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34284957 3.7 miles

Saint Jude’s (St Jude’s to Bastanchury)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182746   0.3 mi

Salt Creek (From beach to Parc Vista )
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182780   3.9 miles 

Santa Ana River Trail (PCH to Green River)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182850  30.6 miles 

Santiago Creek  (5 Freeway in Santa Ana to Cannon in Orange)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182883   6.7 miles

San Diego Creek (From Upper Newport Bay to Bake)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182906   11.5 miles

San Juan Creek (Trabuco Trail @ Descanso Park to Avenida Siega)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182936   3.4 miles 

San Juan Creek – Lower (Doheney Beach to Trabuco Trail @ Descanso Park)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182982  2.4 miles 

Sand Canyon Side Path (from Portola to Alton)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34285158 4.1 miles

Shady Canyon (from Quail Hill to Bommer Canyon)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182947   2.8 miles 

Sulphur Creek (Laguna Niguel Regional Park to Crown Valley Park)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182964  1.0 mile 

Trabuco Creek (San Juan Creek to Avenida de la Vista
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34182998   0.9 mile

Turtlerock (Mason Regional Wilderness Park to Starcrest)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34183007   1.4 mile 

University / Sand Canyon Wash (Freeway Tr north of 405 to SD Creek west of Harvard
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34183035  3.7 miles

Walnut (Harvard to Sand Canyon)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34285139 3.1 miles

Woodbridge Lakes (Yale to Yale)
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/34183052  1.9 miles

"Ride Banks" Added to our website

For those of us adventuring out on our own we have recently added RIDE BANKS of most Saturday & Sunday & every Tuesday ride we offer as club rides. Now you don’t have to scroll through past calendar dates to find a favorite BCI route. Conditions change, and we can’t guarantee the route is still undisturbed by road work or new options, and we can’t assume any responsibility if you choose to follow any of them as a club ride or on your own, and the Members’ supplemental insurance does not cover you if you ride these when not scheduled by the club, but enjoy! Pull down the “Activities & Maps” tab to find all 3 Ride Banks.
You will find pdf files of turn by turn route cue slips, as well as links to our Ride With GPS.com posted maps with profiles and the availability to upload the route to a gps navigation device.

Last Chance to experience the "New Normal" sign in !

July 28th will be the 4th & final test of having a “New Normal” sign in Tuesday Ride. Next month we move to our “New-Normal Self-Serve” system where no one has to risk setting out pens, clip boards, route slips and collect sign in sheets & quest waivers. Everyone has expressed gratitude to Bill & Dev for setting up the trial system and risking the exposure to learn how we can get back to being a cycling club!
Staring August 4th BCI Members will sign-in on line & download & print their own route slip. If you are tech-challenged, ask a friend to print you an extra route slip & let us know - we can sign you in if you can’t do it yourself…

Beginning in August we will NOT be risking anyone’s health to set up and monitor the ride starts.
If you are tech-challenged, ask a friend to print you an extra route slip & let us know - we can sign you up if you can’t do it yourself…
You can see rides offered as usual here on the web site, but there will be NO PENS, CLIP BOARDS, SIGN IN SHEETS - GUEST WAIVERS OR ROUTE SLIPS out at the park. You will be asked to REGISTER online as a member or Guest/Expired Member as your sign in. You must also download & print your own cue slip as there will not be any on a clipboard at the ride start. Your Supplemental Medical & Accident insurance for MEMBERS will NOT be in effect if you are not registered for the BCI Ride on the Date scheduled. Once you are logged in, you may register for as many available future events as you wish on one visit…

“New-Normal Self-Serve” system starting August 2020

“New-Normal Self-Serve” system starting August 2020

PLEASE
1: Stay Healthy!
If you have been exposed, or feel you might be sick, stay home & self quarantine.
2: Maintain Sanitation;
carry some hand sanitizer with you - wash your hands often - don’t touch your face.
3: Maintain Physical Distancing
Please stay farther apart - 6 feet is the minimum guideline, many feel more if cycling along at speed as our breath ‘sphere’ becomes an elongated ‘comet’. If not enough space, cover up! Especially in a line or waiting together at a red light. Scatter when waiting and ride off before a group forms. Don’t cluster at pinch points like bathroom doors. We are not supposed to gather yet, so as soon as you arrive, don’t wait for a start - go ahead & trickle out as you wish.
4: Wear Face Covering
A simple device to control your exhaled droplets any time you are close to others. Remember when moving your sphere of exhaled droplets becomes a comet trailing back - so wear face covering to protect those on your wheel. It’s not a mask to keep any virus out - it’s a face cover to trap your heavy breathing out of potentially infectious droplets. Face covering works because asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic carriers can spread COVID to others and to surfaces before they know they have it.

At this time face coverings are still mandatory in Irvine, as well as all of California in public when unable to maintain a 6’ minimum distance, even outdoors.
Gathering is prohibited until “Phase 4”, so please trickle out as you are comfortable. We will not gather for announcements or a group start and we discourage gathering at the coffee stop that is typical on every route slip, or after rides for lunch. Plan ahead with snacks & plan to stop at a local park or public restroom for water & relief along the route to avoid lines at coffee stops.

Norm Moyer

Sadly we have received word that BCI Member #1946 Norm Moyer passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 26th. He was 79 and would be 80 on August 3rd.

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His wife Mary is gathering their family from a-far and will let us know when & where we can try to gather to remember her inspirational and generous husband.
She has requested no calls, emails or texts at this time, but a card of love & support in the mail would be welcome.

Norm joined BCI in July of 1992, and was our Ride Coordinator for 7 years.
He recovered from heart surgery and celebrated the 1 year anniversary of that ordeal just a couple of months ago, with a climb over Newport Coast - but he admitted he actually had to down shift to his middle chain ring... We are sure he was riding this week right up to the end of a wonderful life.
He has led and joined many on adventures far and wide, and was a dear friend to many of us.
He will be deeply missed and warmly remembered.   
His Obituary is posted.
”Norman was born Aug 3, 1940 in Buffalo, NY to the late Edward L. and Norma (Keener) Moyer. He completed his formal education earning a PhD in Solid State Physics at Purdue University in 1968. Moving to Southern California for a job with Hughes Aircraft, he married Mary Lewis in 1970. Norm and Mary resided in Newport Beach the entire 50 years of their marriage. In the early 1980's, Norm left Hughes to start his own Semi-Conductor Company, where he worked until his retirement around 2010 or so (retirement came in fits and spurts as he wound the business down). Norm once said he spent the first half of his life being a nerd, and wanted to spend the second half being an athlete. He took up biking and running in his 30s, eventually sticking to biking. Committed to environmental causes, he greatly preferred to use his bicycle for his transportation needs. Even well into his 80th year, he averaged 200+ miles per week in 2020. He took on volunteer leadership positions in Bicycle Club of Irvine, with whom he spent much of his free time. He also enjoyed planning bike excursions all over the US, and was known as a generous and gracious host to those he traveled with. The last trip he hosted was in Feb 2020 with his children and grandchildren to celebrate his 50th Wedding anniversary. Norm was a joyful and kind soul, always making time for his children and grandchildren. When not cycling, he enjoyed sailing, kayaking, and socializing. He named his business "Sunshine" and his boat "Nature" because they were his favorite ways to spend time. He enjoyed antique aircraft and vehicles, eating cookies, and his main vice was Mountain Dew. He spent his last day perfectly, with a 30+ mile bike ride, chatting with old friends, and having dinner with his wife. Norm is survived by his wife Mary, 2 brothers, Ron (Sandy) Moyer of Louisville, KY, and Fred (Starr) Moyer of Marion, IA, and 3 children, Michael (Anita) Moyer of Vessel in Transit, Sarah (William) French of Perry, AR and Daniel Moyer of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and 3 grandchildren, Ivy, Ike and Rose French, all of Perry, as well as a host of nieces and nephews.”

The COVID pandemic will prevent a formal service for Norm.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to the Nature Conservancy.

Anyone who has memories and photos to share, please send them in and we will add them here.

President Marc Urias said “Nothing could stop Norm. Broken Hip, Heart surgery, he kept his focus and rode on. Norm, his smile and orange bike will be remembered by so many of us.”

Mellisa Adams sent this via FaceBook with a few pictures:

“Rest in peace, my dear friend Norm. When I joined BCI back in 1994, you were one of the most humble and unassuming club members I first met. While most of us spent thousands for lightweight racing bikes, you rode around on a rusty rig laden with heavy panniers. But at six-feet and a mere 140 lbs, you had the ultimate advantage: a lightweight frame and power-to-weight ratio to which most of us could only aspire.

Since we both lived in Newport Beach, we began riding to Deerfield together to meet the club. On those early morning trips around the Back Bay to Irvine, I learned you had a Ph.D in physics. You named both your integrated circuit company and your sailboat “Sunshine” because you liked to be in it. You had a wife and three kids.

Eventually, it became clear that you rode your bike EVERYWHERE, not only in the OC, but up Fargo Street, L.A.'s steepest hill; to and across Iowa multiple times for RAGBRAI; around Hawaii and a few other states; and through Italy, Thailand, and Guatemala. You considered riding from California to Arkansas for your daughter's wedding but nixed the idea, thinking you might steal the bride's thunder—unlikely as you'd doubtless do it without telling a soul.

You served as ride coordinator for BCI, hiked with the Sierra Club, and organized tours for fellow cyclists. You honored me and my late bestie Marlene by naming us social directors of your boat. Your holiday parties became legendary and your generosity extended to sails around Balboa and Newport Harbor.

You were our sober, quick-witted captain and we all thought you'd live forever. But you died as peacefully as you lived, in your sleep, just shy of 80, without the fanfare and fuss of illness. You'll be sorely missed and fondly remembered by all who knew and loved you. Happy trails, Norm, and thanks for sharing your inspiring life with us!”

Rhonda Larson said: “So many miles, so many bike rides together....I will never forget Norm. He will be in my heart forever.”

Alex Lim posted “I'm so so sad to hear about Norm's passing, when I joined BCI in 2012, Norm Moyer and Patti Hoskins became my first two closest friends almost instantly. I couldn't believe he's gone. Norm Moyer, my cycling mentor who rode 250,000 miles on his bike ... you'll be missed and will always be in our hearts.
Rest In Peace my friend! 😞 “

Mike Heitzenrader shared that …we emailed each other last week. He was sounding really good. Wrote that he was riding every day for about 200 miles a week. Wrote back “got to stay in shape!”  I’m glad I got to know him. I will miss him in many ways. 

Lisa Neal posted a few photos and this to FaceBook: “Norm organized many bicycle trips for all his friends, always keeping budget in mind while leading us to places like the Columbia River Gorge ride, Northern California coast to San Francisco and a tour of the Big Island in Hawaii. He was always generous of his time and very organized with cue sheets, campgrounds and accommodations. Welcoming us into his home in Hawaii before and after the tours. He also rode with us on our Glacier NP and Waterton tour riding down the going to the sun road. A True original, he will be sorely missed”

Penny Poorman shares: “Norm had the biggest fan club of anyone I know.  We all loved him.  He was generous, kind and oh so witty.  I wish I had written down those quips I called Normism's.  On many tours he was my domestique pulling me up the hill, coming back down to check on me and riding up again.  No hills or mountains fazed him.  Always open to riding "new territory".  Now he has plenty of new territory.  Saying he will be greatly missed is a huge understatement.  It will be hard to ride and not see him on his orange bike.  The loss is huge.”

Cheryl Kyle: “Norm was one of a kind, an exceptional human being. We will all miss him.”

Doug Peterson: On many levels, he's one of the most memorable people I'll ever meet.  I'm sure everyone has numerous Norm stories.  We will miss him for a long time.  

Bruce Paynter: A Friends Reflection

Lynn Katano: I was just reminiscing over photos from my first self-contained bike tour with Richard, Norm, and Kathy. Great memories. ❤️

Lynne Billie: I am so sad losing Norm. I met him in 1993, when I joined BCI. He was just the beacon of the club, everyone knew him and everyone admired him. He was always himself, wasn’t into the latest or lightest bike 😳 or things, I was surprised when he started wearing jerseys! Just a dependable, lovable guy. We seemed to meet up on the Back Bay trail a lot and I just saw him a few weeks ago. He was on his way home, he seemed fine and was his merry self. We had a few things in common. He called me his “fellow cross country friend”. Norm rode across the US a year after I did, but of course I rode with an organized group that took care of most things, but not Norm, he planned and rode his own ride. I remember riding with him and Kathy Shapiro leaving from the Jack in the Box off PCH in Huntington to Ventura and then doing the Cool Breeze Century the day after. I remember Norm riding up to Big Bear, then riding the century and he would have ridden home if his bike didn’t break down so I gave him a hitch home! We did Ragbrai and the many trips south with the club. I will miss this sweet soul and will always think of him on the Back Bay trail! RIP Norm, you’ll never be forgotten!

Karen Lewis-Cook shared: I had the privilege of crossing paths with Norm on his final ride.  I was leaving Crystal Cove State Park after a pitstop, headed up Newport Coast.  Norm passed in front of me at the intersection on PCH, headed for Laguna Canyon.  I shouted his name and he pulled over.  We talked for about 5 or six minutes.  I feel blessed to have seen him and talked with him that day.  I was shocked and saddened to learn the next day that he had passed away so suddenly.  He called himself a “cycling evangelist” and that’s exactly what he was.  He was dear friend an inspiration to all of us.  He will be deeply missed.

Mary Moyer wrote:
”We scattered Norman’s ashes off his boat on Friday morning. (July 3rd)
Sunshine Yellow flowers, Mountain Dew and chocolate chip cookies and bike parts.
His favorite things by his favorite people.
A beautiful morning.
And the sons and son in law each wore a piece of his clothing”

Face Coverings

Updated 8/12/20

Face Covers make it safer for everyone when we HAVE TO get closer than 6 feet ! (but wash your hands &amp; back off when sipping your coffee!)

Face Covers make it safer for everyone when we HAVE TO get closer than 6 feet !
(but wash your hands & back off when sipping your coffee!)

June 18th the State of California’s Guidance has made wearing face covering mandatory when in public where physical distancing of 6 feet cannot be maintained…
Vented masks do not filter your exhaled breath and are not effective face coverings under this plan to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
While cycling, that sphere of breath droplets trails in motion far more than 6 feet, so wearing face covering while riding helps to contain our expirations and reduce the chance of spreading potentially infectious droplets.

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N95’s are PPE intended to protect health care workers who serve sick people. They are able to filter small particulates and viri and are protective - but are harder to breathe through. These should be reserved for people who need PPE - and are disposable / expensive. Some have exhaust vents to help. The exhaust vent makes them worthless for face coverings to protect others in case you are infectious. Some people who have then will tape the vents closed to use them as face covering. https://youtu.be/0Go9prEjgLk

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Long before COVID-19, many cyclists worried about inhaling pollution particulates, and there are some excellent masks intended for cycling. They are able to filter particulates and are protective - but have exhaust vents to help breathing and reduce fogging up glasses. The exhaust vent makes them worthless for face coverings to protect others in case you are infectious unless, there is a fabric inside the vent to trap droplets . See more on Amazon…

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A sewn face covering can be 1 or 2 layers thick so breathing is easy - and washable. Sew your own, Get one from Alice, order one from Walz . They have the advantage of staying up so you don’t have to fiddle with pulling up and touching your face. They are as effective as disposable surgical masks, but better fitting and offer fashion options…

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A neck-gaiter (ie “Buff®”) it is easy to pull when near others & easy to drop when alone on the road. Summer weight Buffs® are lighter & not as warm on the neck - otherwise it can be like riding in a turtleneck. The problem here is that a thin fabric may actually split heavy ‘droplets’ into a longer lasting light mist that stays airborne… Inside that stays airborne for hours, but outside that would dry fast but would protect others less so physical distance becomes more important. If you can see light through it in may be too thin.

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An even cheaper option is a bandana - worn “Cowboy” style as a ‘kerchief. This also lets plenty of breath drop below the face covering, so physical distance is important.

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A really cheap option is to cut up a cotton Tee-Shirt and make a tie on face covering; It’s thin, breaths well & tucks in under your helmet straps very well… Cut the belly off - using the bottom hem as the top edge / top tie and it comfortably fits under your glasses. Anyone has a few Tee-shirts available and having a few lets you was after each ride… As with light weight neck-gaiters, thin cloth breathes well but can put out aerosolized mist rather than heavy droplets…

“Go ask Alice” - she’ll set you up !

“Go ask Alice” - she’ll set you up !

Recycled Tee-Shirt for two…

Recycled Tee-Shirt for two…

Norm cared enough to wear one…

Norm cared enough to wear one…

…he even wore his old Boy Scout bandana.

…he even wore his old Boy Scout bandana.

BCI Member Alice Fascella is sewing cotton masks – suitable for riding in - as well as shopping - and lounging by the pool - and is still offering them to BCI Members !

She just needs to know man woman or child. (The child’s age is helpful)
Specify XL, Lg, Med, or Small for kids.

Her email is atfascella @ gmail.com THANK YOU ALICE!

A message from our President

Our Board of Directors has continued our meetings and we are planning a return as we work our way through this pandemic phased reopening. We realize that all of us as individuals have our own tolerance of how we physically distance. As we release more details, we hope you can tailor our rides to meet your needs.

Depending on Orange County COVID-19 data, our tentative plan is to resume Tuesday rides on July 7th. We will evaluate and fine tune our procedures with these Tuesday rides, with the goal of Weekend  rides starting August 1.

We have more details to work out, but our thoughts to date:

·       Sign in. We will provide a container of cleaned pens. After one use, they will be put into a “used” container. To mitigate surface transmission you may want to bring your own pen.

·       We will wear face coverings  for pre-ride socializing and coffee stops.

·       Rides. We will wear face coverings. If not all the time, at least something that we can pull up or down depending on conditions, such as at stop signals.

·       Some individuals may want to avoid the group sign-in and start. You are welcome to wait until after the group start and sign in & go ‘solo’ behind the pack.

·       Safer option – print your own route slip and sign-in sheet / guest waiver in advance to skip the line. There will be a drop box available. Our members’ supplemental insurance will not be in effect if a sign-in sheet is not signed and dated before each BCI ride.

To celebrate our club’s return from hibernation, we plan on having our BCI barbecue depending on conditions, as a “bring your own picnic” on August 8th.  We all miss each other and look forward to a get together. 

Marc Urias
BCI President

Courtesy Goes A Long Way

There have been some lively discussion on Irvine's Nextdoor about cyclists being jerks on shared use paths - some examples from people being slapped by passing cyclist and being screamed at to get out of the way of fast riders who belong on the street. We hope none of that behavior is from BCI members but there is a lot of extra traffic on our share-use paths & worth a reminder to “DON’T BE THAT GUY”

Here is a link to posts from Savvy Cyclist. This is the first of two posts by Keri Caffrey about being safe and considerate on shared-use paths as a bicyclist — and a pedestrian. Please enjoy and share!

https://cyclingsavvy.org/2020/05/shared-use-paths-part-1-etiquette/?mc_cid=a53e62d53b&mc_eid=4c44d85daf