Ride Coordination

Steve Muth is our SCU Ride Coordinator, and he can be reached at Rides@SuburbanCyclists.org or at 215-692-3585. What’s new for the 2011 ride season? We have excellent ride leaders at SCU, but we are also trying to three steps to encourage more members to more lead rides, especially on the weekends: ·        Holding Rider Leader Training session (details coming soon). ·        Offering a special gift for those leading their first ride. ·        Recognizing the Weekend Ride Leader of the Year at the annual banquet.  If have been thinking about leading a ride, but are feeling unsure how to start, give me a call and we’ll co-lead one together!

Ride Submission Guidelines

The best way to post your rides is directly on the web site; that way you can verify that all of the details are correct. Ride leaders can login to the site, click Add a Ride, then click the Add button to enter ride information. (Detailed instructions are available.) This process automatically posts the ride to the website and sends e-mail notification that will be added to the Chain Letter. In order for you ride to be included in the Chain Letter, it must be on the website by the 10th of the previous month.

Free Vest and Banquet Ticket for Ride Leaders

Ride leaders can earn a free SCU Vest and a free SCU Banquet Ticket if they lead the following number of qualified rides between October 1, 2010, and September 30, 2011:

If 15 rides, including 5 weekend rides, are led from Oct 1, 2010 - Sept 30, 2011 Earn a Free SCU Vest* If 20 rides, including 5 weekend rides, are led from Oct 1, 2010 - Sept 30, 2011 Earn Free SCU Vest* & Free Banquet Ticket   Send your ride sheets to Steve Muth by 10/15/11. *a jersey can be substituted for a vest if desired.

What is considered an an SCU Ride?

1. A ride that is advertised in the SCU Chain Letter or on the SCU Website (website listings must be made at least 48 hours prior to the ride start), and
   
2. A ride that is lead by an SCU Ride Leader, and
   
3. A ride that uses a SCU Ride Sign-In Sheet, and
   
4. The SCU Ride Leader must carry the Ride Sign-In Sheet with him/her on the ride in case medical or police personal need it.

Ad hoc rides announced only on the Yahoo Groups e-list do not qualify.

Evening Rides

Recurring weekly evening rides are scheduled from the first week of April until the last week of September:

Monday: Church of the Saviour in Wayne, PA (start location COS)

Tuesday: North Penn High School in Lansdale, PA (start location NPHS) and Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, PA (start location HHHS)

Wednesday: Indian Valley Middle School in Harleysville, PA (start location IVMS) and and Flourtown Shopping Center in Flourtown, PA (start location FSC )

Thursday: Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, PA (start location HHHS)

Choose from rides with different ride leaders at varying speeds, distances, and abilities based on members present, weather, and sunset times. Check the SCU Ride Calendar for ride start times and speeds.

Please see the ride start locations in the Ride Guide, and view sample Cue Sheets. If you are looking to lead a ride, use maps and mapping software to figure out where the best roads are, then drive or ride either the entire route or the portions you are unfamiliar with.

Use the SCU Ride Until Sunset Chart to look up sunset times and to determine riding distances for start times of 5:30, 6:00, and 6:30 PM for speeds of 10 to 20 MPH. Or use the My SCU Favorites ride calendar to see the sunset times for upcoming rides.

2010 Top Ride Leaders

Additional 2010 Ride Leaders to whom we are thankful

Previous Years Ride Leaders

2010 Order of the Knights of the Cast Iron Crotch

The OKCIC is a group of SCU Members that spend a significant amount of time in the saddle each year….namely 5,000 miles or more each calendar year. 

For 2010, the SCU OKCIC members and mileage are:

Tour Policy

SCU has supported the organization of multiple day bike tours in the past (MS150, Salisbury, Rehoboth, etc.), and will continue to support the organization of these tours in the future. Based on a need to streamline the tour organization process, the following official SCU policy for multiple day bike tours has been established.

In the past, there have generally been three tours per year organized by SCU members. For 2005 budgetary purposes, it will be assumed that three tours will be organized. SCU may partially subsidize sag support and hospitality costs, but all other costs associated with the tour are the responsibility of participants. Policy guidelines are as follows (for all tours where any subsidy or funding is requested):

1. All tours must be organized by an active member of SCU.
2. All tour participants that are riding must be active members. Otherwise, the tour is considered a special event, which incurs additional insurance costs that must be covered by the tour participants.
3. The organizing member must submit a proposal to the Executive Committee detailing the approximate number of participants, deadlines for placing deposits and paying for hotel rooms, the date and method by which all funds will be collected from tour participants, and sag support or hospitality costs anticipated. The proposal must be submitted for EC approval well in advance of any tour deadlines.
4. SCU will not issue any checks for housing for the tour until the organizing member of the tour collects all funds and forwards them to the Treasurer. It is the responsibility of the organizing member of the tour to determine the appropriate deadlines for collecting funds from tour participants. All housing costs are the responsibility of the tour participants, and monies for such are provided on a “pass through” basis only after funds have been provided to the Treasurer.
5. There is a funding cap of $175 per tour with a total cap of $525 per year.
6. Any unforeseen costs not accounted for in the tour proposal must be brought immediately to the attention of the Executive Committee, preferably, prior to expenditure.

This policy may be changed at the discretion of the Executive Committee following notification of the SCU membership.

Updated 05/06/2009 by Ken Gorman. Copyright © 2000-2009 Suburban Cyclists Unlimited. Reproduction in whole or in part without the written permission of the author is prohibited.