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This month
B.I.K.E.S. celebrates thirty years as Snohomish County’s Cycling
Club.
On
September 14, 1979, thirty-three individuals attended the
inaugural meeting in Marysville. Nine additional cyclists
called to have their names added to the list to form the club.
Original
club officers were President Harry Stavert Vice President Floyd
Jones and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Rinke, But the enthusiasm,
pleasure and hard work of jump starting a bike club was shared
by all. Volunteers quickly filled five committees with the
vision of having a local friendly club that welcomed all who
enjoy the experience of the ride.
Many
original members, then new members, served as officers in the
intervening years; lending their ideas and talent, leading the
club, and hosting club rides to Canada and Oregon as well as
throughout Washington. Members sponsored rides such as the
TOSRV–NW, Ride Around Washington (RAW), before Cascade thought
it was a good idea, and the continuing ever-popular McClinchy
Mile.
Although
our primary reason for coming together is to ride, we donate to
cycling causes and support cycling education and government /
policy for cycling advocacy. Check out the bottom of page two
for some of the fun things we are doing this month
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1. Rides
in Review
Gery O’s August
15th
Downtown to Duwamish ride became one of those “go with the flow”
rides. Warren rode the bus to Seattle while Gery, Bill Lutterloh
and Doug Andrews ate breakfast in the north end prior to
carpooling to Seattle in Bill’s van. Hempfest precluded parking
at the north end of Myrtle Edwards Park and riding the Elliot
Bay Trail so Bill loaded Warren and his bike into the van along
with the others and headed south, finally parking near SODO
Center.
From there the
group crossed the West Seattle bridge, headed down the Duwamish
Trail, past Nickelsville homeless tent village, and on to the
South Park area to the Museum of Flight. Gery wanted to see the
museum but deferred as no one else was interested – instead we
had coffee and a goodie at the restaurant.
We retraced our
route but turned west at the West Seattle bridge and rode north
to Jack Block Park where we took a short break and enjoyed the
beautiful day before proceeding to the King County water taxi
for the return to Seattle. Uwajimaya in the International
District became the late lunch stop but no one starved along the
way.
We returned to
Bills van and loaded the bikes but it was time for a cup of
coffee. Going north on 1st
Ave what should we see but a Krispy Kreme donut shop. And you
just know most of those thrifty riders had to order a pastry
because the pastry-coffee combo was cheaper than a solo coffee
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