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Presidents MessageResolutions

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you

to 2013. By now youve probably calculatedyour miles or 2012 and are getting ready, i

you have not done so already, to begin log-ging new mileage or 2013.

Over the last three years Ethan Brook haspenned this column as President o BTCNJ.

Ive been asked to assume the presidentsposition and I look orward to serving you.

Im also very excited to be working with aady, willing and extremely able BTCNJ Board o Directors, hal o

hom are new to board governance. The 2013 board will now beomposed o veterans with long-standing institutional knowledge

nning the club, and new board members brimming with new per-

pectives and ideas. Its a terric mix o dedicated people.

mes Brown, the legendary soul singer, oten proclaimed that heas the hardest working man in show business. I would also like to

pply this sobriquet to Ethan Brook as it relates to the extraordinarymount o time, energy and eort he dedicated to our club over thest three years. As someone who worked closely with Ethan these

ast ew years, I can attest that he ate, drank and slept everythingTCNJ. Ethan is a guy who always puts the interests o the club rst.

e led by doing and never once did he claim personal credit or theuccess and continued growth o BTCNJ. He was there to paint last-

inute arrows or the Rally. He oten jumped on his bike to deliverew member and Rally brochures to NYC bike shops. And hed spendours writing articles to promote BTCNJ in the Bergen Record. He did

l o this and more as he worked with his board to guide BTCNJ toew heights. His dedication and passion or BTCNJ is, and continues

o be, the real deal.

y goals as I work with the new BTCNJ board are simple andraightorward:

First and oremost, to better enrich your experience with BTCNJin every way possible. This is to be maniested by how we, who

are running the club, communicate to you and vice versa; andmost importantly, how we can improve on the already success-

ul daily ride schedule.

To continue to guide and plan or BTCNJs long term viability. For

many o us, BTCNJ is a very important part o our lives. We want

to ensure its longevity and keep passing on this un, entertain-ing and lie-enriching entity or new members to enjoy throughthe years.

And nally to broaden and strengthen our voice in bicycleadvocacy. As avid bicyclists, were living in very interesting times.

Cycling is rapidly becoming a viable transportation alternativein many cities around the globe. In cities like Portland, Boulder,

Amsterdam and Copenhagen, cycling has become an integralpart o the transportation inrastructure. Studies indicate that

as cycling becomes more o a citys transportation solution,the rate o cycling atalities actually decreases. Thats because

motorists become more aware and increasingly tolerant o

cyclists on the street. So its incumbent (and actually in our best

interest) to promote cycling not only as we use it, but as a v

New Jersey transportation alternative in the years ahead. Trecent announcement that Jersey City will construct 50+ m

o cycling paths is indeed very encouraging.

Heres our great team that will lead the way in 2013: Terry Gri-n, who ran membership or the last couple o years, will now b

Vice-President; Harold Todman will take over the Membership c

Barbara Augenblick will direct publicity ater many years overseing Tours; Bill Telgheder will administer Tours; Larry Schwartz w

continue to serve as Webmaster and MasterLink editor; the clunances will be handled by Frank Wimer, our new Treasurer; Ste

Greenberg will return as the Ramapo Rally chair; Ted Semegrancontinue to be our Legislative Action advocate; Andres Tiriboc

will direct rides as Ride Captain; Leslie Felsen will supervise SpeEvents and Volunteer Development; Kathryn Davenport will beclub Secretary; and Ethan Brook will be Past-President. All o ou

board members are very active cyclists who log many miles, learides and multi-day tours. They too are the real deals. Were all a

able to hear your comments, questions, ideas, insights, etc. Scrdown to the Board Members link on the home page o the BTC

web site to contact any o us.

And now a nal word on the most important people in our club

ride leaders and event volunteers. Simply put, without the comment and dedication o our ride leaders, there would be no BTC

These are people who dedicate hours planning, plotting and thleading rides through the year. Its because o these generous p

that were able to provide such a rich schedule o rides every dathrough the year. They are indeed the backbone o our club. I yconsidering becoming a rider leader this year, reach out to And

Tiribocchi at [email protected] . Similarly, our picnic, Year inReview, Anniversary Party, the Bergen County Tour, the Ramapo

and all other events, are smashing successes due to the magnamous eort o our volunteers. I know time is a precious commo

but i you can nd it in your schedule to volunteer or any o ouevents, please contact Leslie Felsen at [email protected].

As you may know, we have two very important events on tap thmonth. Our annual Year in Review member meeting is Thursday

January 10th. Its always a great evening, so i you can do so, stoby and enjoy the show. Je Martz and Charles Cino have earned

our many thanks or the long hours they have invested in this yproduction

And Barbara Ineld is putting the nal touches on our 35th Ann

sary Party, slated or Saturday evening, January 19th. We have mthan 100 people already signed up and its promising to be a grevent. You can reserve your spot by clicking on the link that ap

in the Anniversary Party ad in this issue. I hope to see you there

Best wishes or a happy and healthy New Year!

- President, Ralph

On the Cover: Cover design and production or this montby Joel Ringer. Many thanks to Joel or his dedication to prviding the design and production o our MasterLink cover

Ralph Monti


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ride caPtains cOrner

By andres tiriBocchiAter your rst day o cycing, one dream is inevitabe. A

memory o motion ingers in the musces o your egs, and

round and round they seem to go. You ride through Dream-

and on wonderu dream bicyces that change and grow.

H.G. Wes, The Whees o Chance

n a warm and sunny Christmas morning on the southern hemi-

here o the Americas I ell in love with a bicycle. The shinning goldame and an unmistakable Italian brand name brought excitement

nd a sense o pride to that encounter. But everything changed atere rst day o cycling.

ke a newborn opening his eyes to the world, I embarked on aurney that no one could have ever imagined, and that bicycle

orphed into many dierent characters. It was a means o transpor-tion, a ticket to adventures, a vehicle o dreams and antasies, but

sentially, the instrument o independence that opened the bound-ies o a world limited by the end o the street were the group o

ends used to play.

e grew up together; the never ending quest or speed became a

assion as we raced on our rst improvised time trial around theock. The thirst or the impossible ueled that elusive wheelie, and

so drew the rst blood trying to jump that deant cli at the en-ance o a nearby park.

ut a tragic date on that relationship was set: the rite o passage todulthood in Uruguay, my country, was marked by the eighteenth

rthday, when citizens get the right to vote and the permit to drive.dly, that piece o paper covered in plastic that turns boys into

ear men drove the bicycle into oblivion. The passion or speed anddrenaline was going to nd dierent channels in the next years, but

also was orced to compete with many important endeavors thate was bringing.

any years and many thousands o miles had gone by, when theddest combination o circumstances brought together the need

r a dierent liestyle and the opening o the rst imported bicycleore in India, the place I called home at that time. By chance or by

te, on a hot and oggy evening in New Delhi a sparkly gold andack mountain bike reignited the passion, and one more time, ev-ything changed ater that new rst day o cycling.

araphrasing the words o E. Hemingway on the previous column,was with that bicycle that I learned the contours o several places,ut most signicantly, it helped me to learn many things about

ysel and to understand that it was time to embrace dierentojects. The need or speed that had been living inside was about to

e joined by other passions, and sharing the culture o cycling with

hers became a new goal. Discovering the Himalayan Mountainsth a group o international high school students, organizing a

olorul group o amateur cyclists in my home country, crossing theagnicent South American Pampas with a group o people sharing

e most unlikely midlie crisis; no challenge seemed small, until Ied racing.

evitably, the rst day o racing changed many things in my lie.

A cross country mountain bike event or amateurs became a rea

ity check a humiliating one, actually and showed the delusiostate o mind that a man may achieve when he does not recogn

his own limitations. Not having the age, the physical condition, the proper equipment or such endeavor should have been eno

arguments to keep the bicycle romance on a relaxed, almost plarelationship; nevertheless, the need or keeping the passion alivred a new range o dreams.

Riding became training, ood turn into uel, and the pursuit o

and speed even implied a shit in nancial priorities. Moreover, strengthened the bond with a group o people who enjoyed de

conventional thinking, and embraced sports at dierent stages their lives, only driven by the personal satisaction o achieving goals.

Chasing that dream was stopped only by an accident, and the r

eeling that I was stretching my own luck and the comprehensioand patience rom an always supporting wie. Ater a long recov

the rst day o cycling was going to change again many things.serene touring trip on a nice spring morning marked the ociao the comeback, the rst time on a road bicycle, and the rst ri

a BTCNJ member.

Since then, I have logged as many miles and riends as I did bebecoming a New Jersey neighbor. Against my own skepticism, t

road grew to be a source o gratication and soon sprints, paceland hill climbs shared a place in my heart with singletracks, droand berms. And a new dreamland o dierent bicycles became

o lie.

The sequence o acts is still blurry, but here I am writing to youyour new Rides Captain.

Taking the torch that Wade Wegner let or me in the last editioo the Masterlink, rst I want to thank him or his good advice a

leadership. Despite the evident dierences between us age,

skills we probably share more cycling DNA that it may be vithe need or speed, the passion or the Italian hills, the relentleslie that a bicycle can change lives even beore spinning its whe

We will miss him as RC but he will always be leading us either atront o the peloton on a Gran Fondo climb or at a charity event

My pledge to the BTCNJ and its members: to keep alive the passor a wonderul sport that brings us together. It is the same com

ment that has been pushing the wheels o my cycling dreams odecades.

If want your 2012 total mileage included on the nextedition of MasterLin, please send the information

before Jan. 12th to [email protected]


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club Meeting news

he Year in Review Photofest on January 10, 2013

Mark your schedule now to attend one o

BTCNJs most popular events the annual Yearin Review photoest! This years multi-media

presentation o our collage o photos is sched-uled or Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 7:30 PM

at the Ridgewood Library. Je Martz has led

the charge this past year with the assistance oharles Cino sorting through all your submissions, photos rom bike

urs, day and weekend rides. Come and reminisce with ellow clubembers about all the great rides you and your riends shared dur-

g the 2012 season. Its guaranteed to be a great evening. It s a goodea to plan on arriving early as this is our most widely attended club

eeting o the year! See you then!- Terry Grin

olunteer of the Month for December 2012mado Cabaero, Jr.

his months Volunteer o the Month has been a BTCNJ member or

bout one year during which time he has increased his riding skills as

result o participating in club rides. Amado started riding with someends in July 2011 ater a 40-year hiatus. He elt awkward and was

ot very skilled in riding. Buying a new bike at one o the local bike

ops, he ound an application to BTCNJ and joined. Amado beganarticipating in club rides and by doing so improved his riding skillscluding climbing. He discovered what a great club BTCNJ is and

anted to give back. Amado has lead rides, volunteered or all eventsnce joining and set up the wonderul photo distribution web site

at he sends out regularly. In his own words, because o the greatde leader, I ound BTCNJ was really a great club with great people

nd I would volunteer some time in any way to keep this club theest in the world. Congratulations, Amado, on being the December

012 Volunteer o The Month.

-Steve Greenberg, Volunteer Development

olunteer of the Month for November 2012enry Gozdz

Henry has been a BTCNJ member or 32years. During this time he has been Rides

Lieutenant or D, B* and MTB categoriesand is currently the Rides Lieutenant orthe A category. He divides his riding time

50/50 between road and mountain biking.He is also a Category 1 racer on the Team

Campmor Mountain Bike Race Team. In ad-dition to cycling, Henry enjoys water sports

on Schroon Lake, NY in summer and wintersports in the Adirondacks in the winter.His biking highlight o 2012 was riding

217 miles rom Glen Rock to Adirondack,NY with his son Dan. His goal or 2013 is to

ride the Dolomites in Italy. Henry has beena member o the Outreach Committee or

veral years where he keeps records o the data on those membersho have had accidents. This allows this very important committeebe more ecient. Congratulations, Henry, on being the Volunteer

the Month or November.-Steve Greenberg, Volunteer Development

December MeetWrap-Up

BTCNJ Members gatered on Thursday,

December 13 or BTannual Swap and Sh

night. Many membe

brought all kinds obike and ski accesso

including handmade bicycling ties, special bike locks, vintage jeand previously used bicycles. It was also a chance or members

donate any bike-related items they couldnt sell or trade.

The New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition collected unsold or un-swapped items at the end o the evening and donated them onbehal o BTCNJ to the Boys & Girls Clubs o Newark Bike Exchan

The Newark Bike Exchange gladly accepted all the bike accessorgear, and clothing. Bike Exchange ocials Gary Johnson, Stacey

Troilo and Andrew Kuntz (pictured above) were thrilled to receivo the BTCNJ donated items. Stacey is the Director o the Exchan

and Gary and Andrew are Exchange mechanics. All are generousvolunteers.

Camp Sunshine

Camp Sunshine, provides year round programs or multiply disayoung people in and around Ridgewood. Sal Schiano, a board

ber and ather o one o the participants, spoke movingly aboutCamp has meant to him and to his amily. We were proud to prthe camp with a $10,000 donation (see photo below) rom mon

raised rom the 2012 Ramapo Rally.-Ralph

Newark Bike

Exchange Ofcias


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the table below is a summary o the upcoming tours hosted by BTCNJ. For a ull description o the tours, please visit our website. Youust be a BTCNJ member to participate in a tour hosted by BTCNJ. I you are interested, dont delay. Sign up today!

btcnJ tOurs

DATE TOUR TERRAIN DISTANCE PRICE CONTACT CAPAC

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2013

Jacksonville toMelbourne, Florida

Flat 50 miles per day TBDTed Semegran: 201.452.7264

Louis Wassong: 201-896-1956Ope

May 24-27

2013

Annual Memorial Day

Weekend in Southern,VT at the Landgrove Inn

VariedGentle rolling

to hilly

$310 (3 nights,

2 dinners, breakasts)

Linda Krauss

[email protected]

une 21-232013

Lake George Varied16-65 miles

per day

$210/per person

based on double oc-cupancy

Barbara Mallach

[email protected]

June 28 toJuly 142013

Bavarian Bratwurst,Brezels, and Beer

Rolling500-600 miles

totalTBD

Ethan Brook

[email protected] Augenblick

[email protected]

Takiname

wait

July 15 -222013

Finger Lakes, SenecaFalls, NY

Varied 30-42 miles TBD

Bill & Peggy Telgheder

[email protected]@aol.com

Ope

Did You Know

that your club has an OUTREACH program?that theres a dedicated group o club members whove oered

to lend a hand, an ear, a shoulder, to visit or other assistance to

members in need?

that you can volunteer to join this terrifc group o people and eel

really good about doing so?

that you too might be in need o OUTREACH one day? ( We hope

not, but you never know.)

that oering your services is as easy as con-

tacting one o us below.

you become aware o any members who are

l, have had an accident or a death in the am-y, please let us know by getting in touch with

our contact or the month listed below:

Annette Baron

[email protected]

you would like to join our Outreachommittee, please contact

Henry Gozdz [email protected]

Charles Cino Volunteer of the Year

Charles Cino was such an easy choice

or the Board to make or the Volunteero the Year. The only person who did not

agree was Charles. Instead o acceptingthe award, he gave the committee a listo other people who he elt were more

deserving. Finally, he graceully allowed usto bestow this award upon him.

Charles has been involved in so many ac-

tivities over the last 25 years that he prob-ably should have been awarded the VOTYseveral times. He has been a ride leader, tour leader, Board Mem

a ten-year volunteer at the Ramapo Rally and Vice President or

years.

He has also brought his avorite hobby, photography, into the c

He has been involved in the Year in Review since 2006. But thatthen and now is now. In the next ew weeks you will have the bet o his perseverance. The Year in Review is seen every Janua

However, it is a year-long process. Charles once again has steppin to make sure that this major project stays alive and well. It is

all o his ne eorts that we have selected Charles as the Voluno the Year or 2012.

Thank you Charles and congratulations on being chosen as the

2012 Volunteer o The Year.

-Steve Greenberg, Volunteer Develop


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TERRAIN DESCRIPTIONS

Hilly: Numerous long and steep climbsModerately Hilly: Numerous climbs, with no killer hillsRolling: Some small hills, armland ups and downs

Flat: Minimal gear shiting required

RESPONSIBIlITIES FOR lEADERS

Bring maps and/or cue sheets. Discourage riders with unsoundbikes rom joining the ride. Within the rst ew miles, urge ride

who are unable to maintain the advertised pace to leave the ridAdhere to the advertised speed o the ride. Advise riders exceeyour intended pace that they will be considered to be on their

own. RIDE LEADERS MUST SUBMIT THEIR SIGN-IN SHEETS TO EARIDE LEADER POINTS.

RESPONSIBIlITIES FOR RIDERS

Riders must obey NJ motor vehicle laws. Bring tools: tire irons,pump, and spare tube. Bicycle must be in good working order.Dont ride in a category that is too dicult or you. Advise lead

you are making an unscheduled stop or leaving the group. Ridwill not go in the ollowing conditions (unless otherwise noted

the rides description): rain, snow, wet or icy roads, or temperatunder 32. Rides will leave 15 minutes ater the published meet

time (unless otherwise noted.) For rides longer than 15 miles,bring snacks, or rides over 30 miles, bring lunch (unless a delistop is indicated). Note: anyone under 18 years o age must be

accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on all rides.Every rider is required to wear a helmet that meets CPSC

Perormance Standards on all club rides. Headphones are notpermitted on rides.

RIDE CATEGORIES

Category Average Speed(mph)

Description

A 17+ For strong/experienced cyclists. Stops every 30+ miles.

B* 15 - 16.9 Average speed on ats 17.0 - 18.0 mph. For Strong cyclis ts.Stops every 20 - 25 miles

B 13 - 14.9 Average speed on ats 15.0 - 16.0 mph. For solid cyclist s.Stops every 15 - 20 miles.

C* 11 - 12.9 Average speed on ats 13.0 - 14.0 mph. For solid cyclist s.Stops every 15 - 20 miles.

C 9 - 10.9 Average speed on ats 11.0 - 12.0 mph. For average cycl ist s.Stops as needed.

D Under 9 Average speed on ats 10.0 mph. For new, inexperienced cycl ist s.Frequent stops.

F Varies For amilies, requent stops, child riendly.

A, B*, B Categories: No obligation to wait or stragglers i advertised pace is kept and writtendirections (cue sheets, maps) are issued. C*, C, D Categories: Group will wait or stragglers andassist those having mechanical difculty. MTB rides: the slowest participant dictates ride pace;no rider is ever let behind.

MTB - B Challenging, commonly rocky, trail suraces. Primarily single track with many and variedobstacles. Extended ascents/descents.

MTB - C Uneven trail surace with minimal obstacles and gradual, moderate climbing. Some singletrack.

MTB - D Wide trails with a at, obstruction-ree riding surace and little change in elevation.

btcnJ ride categOries

MASTERLINk SUBMISSIONSaterials or the MasterLink are due the 23rd o each month or

ublication in the ollowing months issue. Please send articles, pho-s, letters, or comments to MasterLink, at our email address btcnj.

[email protected]. Materials may be edited by the MasterLinka or length and clarity. Publication o materials submitted is at

e discretion o the Editor. All materials submitted or publicationecome the property o BTCNJ.

ue to copyright laws, any articles, photos, cartoons, art, etc., thatave appeared in other publications may not be published in the

asterLink without written consent o the copyright holder. Photosthe MasterLink may not be reused or republished without prior

ermission.

RESIDENTRalphMontiralphmonti@[email protected]

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PCL. EVENTS/VOL. DEVELOPMENT Leslie Felsen [email protected]

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BTCNJ 2013 OFFICERS


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The owners o all these shops support BTCNJ.Please tell them you saw their shop in the MasterLink.Show them your BTCNJ membersh

ard or a 10% discount o accessories and parts. They are skilled bicycle pros, and we urge you to use their services. Please note thathe discount may not apply to sale items and may not allow credit card payment. Please note that the individual shop owners have sol

discretion over the denition o accessories and parts and o the items in their stock to which any BTCNJ-related discount applies.

As proo o BTCNJ membership, you will

need to print your membership cardthrough the BTCNJ website. Log onto thesite, select Membership Card under the

Membership tab. Printing instructions

are provided.

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D.J.s' Cycles Belmar 732-681-8228

Brookdale Cycle Bloomeld 973-338-8908

Get-a-way Cycle Center Bloomingdale 973-291-4163

Bikeland Caldwell 973-403-3330

Bikeland II Chatham 973-635-8066

The Bike Path Clion 973-574-9001

All Body Training Closter 201-768-3086

Congers Bike Shop Congers, NY 845-268-3315

Steve's Moped & Bicycle Dumont 201-384-7777

Sam's Bicycle Repair Elmwood Park 201-797-5819

Bike Master Englewood 201-569-3773

Strictly Bicycles Fort Lee 201-944-7074

Carrera Cycles Glen Rock 201-857-0106

Marty's Reliable Hackestown 908-852-1650

Bike Pad Hawthorne 973-427-9400

James Vincent Jersey City 201-420-5151

Ramsey Outdoor Ledgewood 973-584-7798

Bicycle Tech Lincoln Park 973-694-6775

D.J.'s Cycles Long Branch 732-870-2277

Peddler Long Branch 732-229-6623

Cycle Cra Long Valley 908-876-5600

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The Bikery Montclair 973-744-7252

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Nyack Bicycle Ouiers Nyack, NY 845-353-0268

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The Bike Path Rutherford 201-636-2355

Original Bike Shop Saddle Brook 973-478-6555

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Bicycle Workshop Tenay 201-568-9372

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