Team Decaf Starting April 9, 2024 Next Tuesday, April 9, the Team Decaf riders not blinded by the eclipse will be trying again to start the 2024 season. The route is similar to the one planned for last week, but with some minor changes to avoid the wharfs in case the flood waters have not…
Thanks to all that responded to my accidental poll of the membership! It’s great for so many people to get involved. Getting everyone on the same page 5. So several high level themes: 6. We will likely convene a short 15 to 30 minute board meeting within a week or so to wrap this up…
View Post Clocks Change March 10th and the Pittsburgh Randonneurs are Riding in March The clocks changing are one measure of the start of the rising season season. Another is that the Pittsburgh Randonneurs are have posted these rides for March: Randonneuring is recreational ultra-distance riding. Learn more about the Pittsburgh Randonneurs (an activity of…
Sunday, November 5th, 4 PM – 6 PM The club is having a Happy Hour at Sweetwater Bikes on Sunday November 5th, 4 PM to 6 PM. The happy hour is first and foremost about getting our ride leads and board members in the same room at the same time, to thank all of them.…
Our annual Fall Picnic in Cecil Township Park. Shelter 1. This year we have invited Women@Work Bicycling Club to have a joint membership picnic with us. Also, our ride this year is in memory or Dave Bialosky, our long-time membership chair. Dave’s obituary is here: https://obituaries.post-gazette.com/obituary/david-harris-bialosky-1088704352 Jim Logan will lead the 25 mile as a…
As of 9/3/2023, here are lists of active and expired memberships. Funny story, we don’t exactly know what “PENDING” means, so we put those on the bottom of both lists. You tell us. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIPS First Name Last Name Membership Level Name Expiration Date Status Group Name Jim Armstrong 1-Year Membership 1/1/2024 active Jorune…
Thanks to Rough Diamond Century founder Dave Lusher for updating the route for 2023. HEADS UP: THIS ROUTE STARTS WITH 40 MILES OF ROAD RIDING, WITH SIGNIFICANT CLIMBING BETWEEN MILES 11 AND 33. NEAR THE END OF THE DAY, WE ARE ON SEVERAL ROADS WITH GNARLY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS FOR SHORT PERIODS. If you want to…
We did a preride on Saturday 7/15. While we had a successful ride, two road closures are collectively confounding us at the moment: So we are considering our options, which are: Your preride crew: Chris on the left rode his first century. Dave Lusher in the middle is founder of the Rough Diamond Century. President…
It’s peak riding season with the most daylight of the year. The Cecil group had 15 riders out last night. Team Decaf and been attracting 40 or more. It’s been a month since I’ve ridden with the Sweetwater Thursday ride or the Trek of Robinson ride, but both of them are well attended as well.…
2024 February Update
We Have a New Logo! Thanks to Vice President Sarah Quesen for leading the effort to update our logo to reflect our current name “Western Pennsylvania Bicycle Club” (WPaBC”). Who Will Lead a New Club Jersey Buy? Now that we have an updated logo, all we need is someone to step forward to lead the…
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