The first "official" ride of the season…

… left The Sports People's parking lot at 6:00 pm on May 2nd. From now on, there's pizza and soda provided after the ride – if you make your $5 contribution at The Sports People beforehand.

During our annual Ride Leader 101 we decided to implement some small changes to increase rider safety and allow for a more orderly creation of rider groups. In the past, the sign-in sheet has been on a table by The Sports People's door. This year, each ride leader will have a clipboard with a sign-in sheet. The sheet is limited to 12 riders. It will have room for name, signature, cell phone, and emergency contact. If there are more than 12 riders, a second ride leader will begin a second sheet, and so on. The ride leader will keep the sheet during the ride. ALL riders accompanying a BFCC ride leader on Wednesday evenings MUST SIGN IN, either as a member or guest. Guests can ride with us once. In order to take part in a second ride, THEY MUST BE A MEMBER.

We'll continue to use lettered signs to designate meeting areas for the various groups. The ride leaders will be in those areas.

A last logistical issue – the Punch Kettlebell gym across from the parking shed is holding a yoga class on Wednesday evenings with about 30 participants, so parking is at a premium. Steve French suggests using the train station parking lot on nights when the parking lot is full.

I hope, after one of the warmest and driest winters in memory, that most of you have been able to stay in touch with your bikes and are ready for some beautiful evenings on the roads of Somerset, Hunterdon and Morris Counties.

I'm looking forward to seeing all of you this and every Wednesday evening this spring and summer. — John