President Jim is planning to ride most Saturdays this year. He is putting together a ride wish-list and calendar. If he does this all this by himself, several things are clear: Most rides are ultras, and/or they start in Millvale (near his house), or are old club rides he remembers fondly. He needs help. He…
The Randonneurs Ride First Daylight Savings Time starts Sunday March 12. The weather is still unpredictable for another month or two, but we will start to see some rides posted. The group that rides the most consistently over the next several months are the Pittsburgh Randonneurs. While the Randonneurs are affiliated with the Western PA…
Note that this is the nominal “end of 2022” membership meeting to elect 2023 leadership as well any other business of the club membership. President Jim called to order the Annual Membership Meeting of the Western PA Bicycle Club (legal name Western Pennsylvania Wheelmen, Ltd.) at 5:02 PM on Sunday September 26 via Zoom. President…
Our Annual Meeting to elect 2023 officers and board (really our end of 2022 annual meeting) is on Sunday February 25 at 5 PM just prior to our Q1 Board meeting. The only business for the annual meeting is the election of our officers and board. We have had no new nominations or volunteers to…
The Western PA Bicycle Club (Wheelmen) joins with over 500 other bicycle clubs and over 400 advocacy organizations annually via the League of American Bicyclists in a pooled insurance buy of general liability and accidental medical insurance insurance. General liability insurance provides insurance from third-party liability claims of bodily injury, property damage, and personal and…
Trek of Robinson is hosting a memorial ride for Cheri Williams today (Sunday October 30). Details HERE. We Need Active Members to Volunteer (or be Nominated) to the Board of Directors for 2023 It’s time for our annual nominations for board members and officers. The main obligation is 4 quarterly Zoom board meetings. To be…
Club Picnic – Saturday September 10th We return to Cecil Park on Saturday September 10th for our annual fall picnic. Ride and lunch is free to members. If you are not a member, you are welcome to become one and ride and eat with us. Either join or renew online on our website. We will…
We return to Cecil Park on Saturday September 10th for our annual fall picnic. Ride and lunch is free to members. If you are not a member, you are welcome to become one and ride and eat with us. Either join or renew online on our website. We will accept cash payments ($20) to join…
The Pittsburgh Randonneurs are celebrating De’Anna Caligiuri’s completion of the Trans Am Bike Race Saturday, July 30th at 4 PM at Voodoo Brewery. RBA Dan Blumenfeld announced: “In honor of De’Anna’s Trans Am completion, let’s have an informal get-together on Saturday July 30th…we can ply her with belated rehydration beverages and demand stories of her journey.”…
We are in peak club riding season. In July a lot of riders out for the weekly rides. Sweetwater Bikes hosted a gnarly gravel ride north of Kittanning. President Jim led a hardy crew over Mt Davis and back. Dave Kasperik and Jim Logan did engage in a bit of Trail Bingo, riding the Redbank…