AACC News
Mountain Bike Race Tuesday Evening Races
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Saddle up your your fat tire machine - the AACC MTB race series commences Tuesday, May 20th and ends June 24th. There are a total of 6 races scheduled. There is a change in this year's staring point, please meet at the west side of the Douglas County Fairgrounds (outside the chain link fence). The fairgrounds are ocated at the end of Pine Nut Road, across from the County Dump. Race registration starts at 5:15 p.m., and the races start at 6:15 p.m.
The race course will range in distance depending upon the race class you enter:
A Class: 12-14 miles,
B's and women: 10-12 miles,
C's and Single Speed: 8-10 miles.
Racer fees are as follows: junior racers $3.00, club members $5.00 and non-club member's 10.00.
There will be refreshments after the events, please venture on out and have some fun with us!
Race Director: Michael Beam 720-0016 or 267-6812
mikebeam@yahoo.com
The race course will range in distance depending upon the race class you enter:
A Class: 12-14 miles,
B's and women: 10-12 miles,
C's and Single Speed: 8-10 miles.
Racer fees are as follows: junior racers $3.00, club members $5.00 and non-club member's 10.00.
There will be refreshments after the events, please venture on out and have some fun with us!
Race Director: Michael Beam 720-0016 or 267-6812
mikebeam@yahoo.com
Assorted AACC News Items
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Alta Alpina Spring Membership Party - Monday, 14 April
At CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, NV. Directions: From the intersection of 88 and 395, head south about a on 395 for about a mile, through the next light, then turn right at the next block, at 5th street. Go one short block and park. See your March newsletter for a map.
Doors open at 6pm. If you can help staff the membership or clothing tables, please show up by 5:30.
eNewsletters
Those of you who have signed up to receive the Paceline newsletter via email, note that you will receive one last paper newsletter. This is because the mailing label of that edition is your AACC Membership card. Cut out the label, and use it at the Local Merchants called out in our newsletter and website.
Adopt-a-Hiway
Join us on Sunday, April 20th, 9:30am, to clean up our section of Highway 89. Bike ride to follow.
Human Powered Vehicle Competition
The HPVC West is in Reno this year - a treat, because it's normally held somewhere in California. Competition starts Friday, April 18th and runs through the weekend.
See bottom of this email for more info.
South Tahoe Greenway Shared-Use Trail
A new alternative route has been added to the plan for the Greenway, and TRPA is looking for public comment on the new route. Two more meetings are scheduled for hearing any and all comments on this project:
Thursday, April 17th, 2pm: TRPA Hearings Office, 128 Market Street , Stateline
Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30 pm: USFS Supervisor's Office, 35 College Drive, SLT
More info, such as contact info, maps of all the proposed routes, or how to provide input outside these meetings, can be found at.
Cycling Awareness Video
With the onset of warm weather and everyone getting more saddle time, it's time to think about riding safety. If the car is at fault in a car/bike accident, it doesn't mean the cyclist is any less hurt or worse. But here's a timely and fun 1-minute video about cycling awareness, which played as a TV ad in the UK, directed at drivers. Only recommended if you have a high-speed internet connection:
Take the Test
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From the UNR HPVC Team:
The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) Celebrates 25 years!
We are extremely excited to have HPVC West in our community this year! UNR competes annually in the HPVC Challenge BUT this year the events will be held right here in the Reno area. The UNR team is frantically working to finish their 2008 Vehicle, now named Battle Born, and want to invite you to attend the competition in Reno, NV. For the past 8 years or so, the competition has been held at various locations in California, so this is a rare opportunity to see the event firsthand. It is free for everything except the awards banquet on Sunday, which requires a $20 registration with ASME. There are going to be at least 20 schools from all over the western U.S. participating in three main events:
Friday, April 18th
12:00-7:00 PM - Design Presentations and Vehicle Displays - Harrah's Reno (Washoe EF Room, The Plaza)
Saturday, April 19th
8:00 AM-12:00 PM - Sprint Event - Reno/Stead Airport
2:15 PM-4:45 PM - Utility Event - Reno/Stead Airport
Sunday, April 20th
8:30 AM-12:00 PM - Endurance Event - IGT
12:30 PM-2:00 PM - Awards Banquet - Harrah's Reno (Douglas/Ormsby Room)
The Endurance Event on Sunday is arguably the big one. It is a 40 mile relay race around IGT's large campus. We encourage you to attend any or all of the events if they sound interesting. A full schedule and competition information is available as ASME's HPV Site. Also, we updated our team web site and we're trying to keep a running log of our progress. It's found at http://web.me.unr.edu/HPV/default.htm.
Questions? Contact:
Scott Waters
UNR HPVC Team Captain
waterss@unr.nevada.edu - 775-843-0082
At CVIC Hall, 1602 Esmeralda in Minden, NV. Directions: From the intersection of 88 and 395, head south about a on 395 for about a mile, through the next light, then turn right at the next block, at 5th street. Go one short block and park. See your March newsletter for a map.
Doors open at 6pm. If you can help staff the membership or clothing tables, please show up by 5:30.
eNewsletters
Those of you who have signed up to receive the Paceline newsletter via email, note that you will receive one last paper newsletter. This is because the mailing label of that edition is your AACC Membership card. Cut out the label, and use it at the Local Merchants called out in our newsletter and website.
Adopt-a-Hiway
Join us on Sunday, April 20th, 9:30am, to clean up our section of Highway 89. Bike ride to follow.
Human Powered Vehicle Competition
The HPVC West is in Reno this year - a treat, because it's normally held somewhere in California. Competition starts Friday, April 18th and runs through the weekend.
See bottom of this email for more info.
South Tahoe Greenway Shared-Use Trail
A new alternative route has been added to the plan for the Greenway, and TRPA is looking for public comment on the new route. Two more meetings are scheduled for hearing any and all comments on this project:
Thursday, April 17th, 2pm: TRPA Hearings Office, 128 Market Street , Stateline
Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30 pm: USFS Supervisor's Office, 35 College Drive, SLT
More info, such as contact info, maps of all the proposed routes, or how to provide input outside these meetings, can be found at
Cycling Awareness Video
With the onset of warm weather and everyone getting more saddle time, it's time to think about riding safety. If the car is at fault in a car/bike accident, it doesn't mean the cyclist is any less hurt or worse. But here's a timely and fun 1-minute video about cycling awareness, which played as a TV ad in the UK, directed at drivers. Only recommended if you have a high-speed internet connection:
Take the Test
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From the UNR HPVC Team:
The Human Powered Vehicle Challenge (HPVC) Celebrates 25 years!
We are extremely excited to have HPVC West in our community this year! UNR competes annually in the HPVC Challenge BUT this year the events will be held right here in the Reno area. The UNR team is frantically working to finish their 2008 Vehicle, now named Battle Born, and want to invite you to attend the competition in Reno, NV. For the past 8 years or so, the competition has been held at various locations in California, so this is a rare opportunity to see the event firsthand. It is free for everything except the awards banquet on Sunday, which requires a $20 registration with ASME. There are going to be at least 20 schools from all over the western U.S. participating in three main events:
Friday, April 18th
12:00-7:00 PM - Design Presentations and Vehicle Displays - Harrah's Reno (Washoe EF Room, The Plaza)
Saturday, April 19th
8:00 AM-12:00 PM - Sprint Event - Reno/Stead Airport
2:15 PM-4:45 PM - Utility Event - Reno/Stead Airport
Sunday, April 20th
8:30 AM-12:00 PM - Endurance Event - IGT
12:30 PM-2:00 PM - Awards Banquet - Harrah's Reno (Douglas/Ormsby Room)
The Endurance Event on Sunday is arguably the big one. It is a 40 mile relay race around IGT's large campus. We encourage you to attend any or all of the events if they sound interesting. A full schedule and competition information is available as ASME's HPV Site. Also, we updated our team web site and we're trying to keep a running log of our progress. It's found at http://web.me.unr.edu/HPV/default.htm.
Questions? Contact:
Scott Waters
UNR HPVC Team Captain
waterss@unr.nevada.edu - 775-843-0082
Bike Advocacy - Tahoe and Reno
Monday, March 24, 2008
Don't think your neighborhood is bike friendly enough? Here are a couple upcoming opportunities for making a difference for cycling in your area.
-- Tahoe--
From Karen Fink, Transportation Planner for the the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA):
The Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization has posted its second draft Public Participation Plan on its website at. The comment period is open until May 7, 2008.
The Public Participation Plan is a document that defines a process for providing citizens, affected public agencies, and other interested parties with opportunities to be involved in the regional transportation planning process. The document was developed based on input gathered during the March 2008 Transportation Roundtables, on-line and written surveys collected in early 2008, and comment on an initial draft circulated in August, 2007. Most importantly, the document should reflect the many suggestions made by different members of the public and public stakeholders as to the best ways to communicate public participation opportunities.
Tahoe residents, please read the plan, and send comments to Karen Fink at kfink@trpa.org, or write to
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
PO Box 5310
Stateline, NV 89449
--Reno--
Terry McAfee, of the Nevada Bicylce Coalition, writes:
The RTC 2040 Plan Steering Committee will be discussing the Bicycle and Pedestrian Element of the Long Term Plan on April 10th at 6:30pm on the 4th floor of the National Bowling Stadium. THIS IS WHERE AREA BIKE LANES AND PATHS ARE BORN. If lots of bicyclists come to this meeting it will send a clear message to the RTC and the Committee that good bicycling facilities are an important part of the Truckee Meadows transportation system and should be adequately funded.
So please come. You need not speak. Having a room full of passionate bicyclists will say all the Committee needs to hear. The meetings generally end between 8:30 and 9:00pm. Parking is available in the Bowling Stadium building. The entrance is on 4th Street. If you ride a bicycle to the event, bring it with you to the meeting.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! If you have any questions, please give Terry a call at 775-287-7142 or e-mail at tmcafee@gmail.com.
-- Tahoe--
From Karen Fink, Transportation Planner for the the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA):
The Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization has posted its second draft Public Participation Plan on its website at
The Public Participation Plan is a document that defines a process for providing citizens, affected public agencies, and other interested parties with opportunities to be involved in the regional transportation planning process. The document was developed based on input gathered during the March 2008 Transportation Roundtables, on-line and written surveys collected in early 2008, and comment on an initial draft circulated in August, 2007. Most importantly, the document should reflect the many suggestions made by different members of the public and public stakeholders as to the best ways to communicate public participation opportunities.
Tahoe residents, please read the plan, and send comments to Karen Fink at kfink@trpa.org, or write to
Tahoe Regional Planning Agency
PO Box 5310
Stateline, NV 89449
--Reno--
Terry McAfee, of the Nevada Bicylce Coalition, writes:
The RTC 2040 Plan Steering Committee will be discussing the Bicycle and Pedestrian Element of the Long Term Plan on April 10th at 6:30pm on the 4th floor of the National Bowling Stadium. THIS IS WHERE AREA BIKE LANES AND PATHS ARE BORN. If lots of bicyclists come to this meeting it will send a clear message to the RTC and the Committee that good bicycling facilities are an important part of the Truckee Meadows transportation system and should be adequately funded.
So please come. You need not speak. Having a room full of passionate bicyclists will say all the Committee needs to hear. The meetings generally end between 8:30 and 9:00pm. Parking is available in the Bowling Stadium building. The entrance is on 4th Street. If you ride a bicycle to the event, bring it with you to the meeting.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! If you have any questions, please give Terry a call at 775-287-7142 or e-mail at tmcafee@gmail.com.
Spring Membership Party
Monday, February 25, 2008
Mark your Calendar for Alta Alpina's 2008 Spring Membership Party!
Monday, 14 April
6pm 'til Whenever
CVIC Hall in Minden (same place as last year, on Esmeralda by Minden Park
More details as the date approaches. See you there!
Monday, 14 April
6pm 'til Whenever
CVIC Hall in Minden (same place as last year, on Esmeralda by Minden Park
More details as the date approaches. See you there!
Recall on Ritchey WCS and Pro Model Cranksets
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Sent from Jim Strange - the reason for his bad crash last year:
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Ritchey has announced a voluntary recall
Ritchey Design has announced a voluntary recall on certain WCS and Pro level road and 'cross cranksets. According to Ritchey, the non-driveside arms of affected cranks can break unexpectedly during use, possibly resulting in injury. All mountain bike, Pro Cross 130mm BCD, and wholly silver-finished cranksets are not affected. Likewise, all driveside crankarms are not affected by the recall due to the additional reinforcement of the chainring spider.
Owners of questionable crankarms are asked to check the five-digit code stamped into the backside of the left arm. The first digit indicates the alloy used ('6' indicates 6061; '2' indicates 2014) while the following four represents the production date in year/month format (e.g. '0301' refers to January 2003). All WCS cranks with a forging code prior to 0501 and all Pro cranks with a forging code prior to 0508 should be replaced.
Alternatively, users can measure the arm thickness at the lowest point in the cavity of the left arm. WCS models thinner than 7mm or Pro models thinner than 9mm should be replaced.
Affected North American consumers should first obtain a return authorization number directly from Ritchey (650-517-1878 or contact_us@ritcheylogic.com, subject 'crank arm recall'). Crankarms should then be shipped to the following address:
Ritchey Design
575 Old County Road
San Carlos, CA 94070
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Ritchey has announced a voluntary recall
Ritchey Design has announced a voluntary recall on certain WCS and Pro level road and 'cross cranksets. According to Ritchey, the non-driveside arms of affected cranks can break unexpectedly during use, possibly resulting in injury. All mountain bike, Pro Cross 130mm BCD, and wholly silver-finished cranksets are not affected. Likewise, all driveside crankarms are not affected by the recall due to the additional reinforcement of the chainring spider.
Owners of questionable crankarms are asked to check the five-digit code stamped into the backside of the left arm. The first digit indicates the alloy used ('6' indicates 6061; '2' indicates 2014) while the following four represents the production date in year/month format (e.g. '0301' refers to January 2003). All WCS cranks with a forging code prior to 0501 and all Pro cranks with a forging code prior to 0508 should be replaced.
Alternatively, users can measure the arm thickness at the lowest point in the cavity of the left arm. WCS models thinner than 7mm or Pro models thinner than 9mm should be replaced.
Affected North American consumers should first obtain a return authorization number directly from Ritchey (650-517-1878 or contact_us@ritcheylogic.com, subject 'crank arm recall'). Crankarms should then be shipped to the following address:
Ritchey Design
575 Old County Road
San Carlos, CA 94070
UNR Spring Road Race
From Cody Dean, UNR Cycling Team:
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UNR will be putting on a race in April on the 26th and 27th. The tentative race flyer is attached. IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, including the order of the racing. We might have to do the road race on Sunday instead of Saturday. It depends on the permits.
There are several questions, below, that would be great if you would like to answer. If so, please email Jake Mestre, the RACE DIRECTOR at jakemestre@yahoo.com.
1) crit course: the flyer says it might be different this year. If it is possible to do either race, would you rather have a new course or the same course as last year (it ran down Evans Street)?
2) uscf categories: right now, the flyer has the same categories as last year. Some people liked them, some didn't. Keeping in mind that will mostly be a local race, what do you think?
The feedback will be appreciated. Remember, the flyer will be updated. Thanks.
Race Flyer
Cody Dean, UNR Cycling Team
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UNR will be putting on a race in April on the 26th and 27th. The tentative race flyer is attached. IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE, including the order of the racing. We might have to do the road race on Sunday instead of Saturday. It depends on the permits.
There are several questions, below, that would be great if you would like to answer. If so, please email Jake Mestre, the RACE DIRECTOR at jakemestre@yahoo.com.
1) crit course: the flyer says it might be different this year. If it is possible to do either race, would you rather have a new course or the same course as last year (it ran down Evans Street)?
2) uscf categories: right now, the flyer has the same categories as last year. Some people liked them, some didn't. Keeping in mind that will mostly be a local race, what do you think?
The feedback will be appreciated. Remember, the flyer will be updated. Thanks.
Race Flyer
Cody Dean, UNR Cycling Team
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New 2008 Jersey Design - Special Orders Don't Upset Us
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The club has a new jersey design, and we're going to be ordering club clothing from Voler shortly. This isn't the absolute final version - Voler will be tweaking it some, but it's pretty close.
We will be ordering short- and long-sleeved jerseys and shorts. If you want a special item, please let me know. For instance, we probably WON'T order any
- sleeveless jerseys
- windbreakers
- thermal jackets
except by special request. If you want to ensure that we order your size of ANY item, let me know that, too.
Costs will be:
- Short Sleeved Jerseys: $51.25 + tax (if applicable)
- Shorts: $47.50 + tax
To look up any other prices, see
Voler Price List
Use "2 Color" column, and quantity = 50 for shorts/short sleeved jerseys and their like items; use quantity = 25 for anything else. All items are, as always, sold to you at our cost, plus whatever applicable tax.
If you have a special request, please email me at president@AltaAlpina.org by
Monday Feb 4
if possible, but we can take special orders through mid-February. Include your size, and M/W.
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