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March 2010

1 MON 6:00 PM SOCIAL GATHERING AT PANERA'S BROT UND KAFFEE SHOP. Please join us at Panera's Kaffee Shop at 2515 White Bear Ave. in Maplewood, MN 55109. Just having a great time being together for the evening. "I do remain your most humble and obedient servant" AUGIE aka "the Gus Meister" Muller haus fon 651-770-5065.

2 TUE 11:00 AM A/B 15-25mi Winter Warmup. Depart from Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis, West 50th and Minnehaha Parkway, just south of Lake Harriet. Don't let winter keep you from riding! Route & mileage varies depending on the weather. Most routes include a lunch stop at the Birchwood Café. Jim Joy, 612-827-6995, jim.joy.mpls-at-gmail-dot-com

2 TUE 7:00 PM TCBC Board of Directors Business Meeting. Angry Catfish Bicycle and Coffee Bar, 4208 28th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406. Patt Seleen for info, 651-552-9131 or paseleen-at-hotmail-dot-com.

5 FRI 6:00 PM Night-C 15-25 mi. Winter Funk. Depart from Sunrise Cyclery 901 West Lake St. (SW corner of Lake & Bryant), MPLS. An urban mapless ride on bike lanes and paved trails in the heart of the Twin Cities. We will stay together and pause for coffee, soup or hot chocolate. Please bring your lights. Weather conditions may cancel the ride. Pete "THE HAMMER" Hall 612-889-1361; Paul"Thunder" Huntington 651-343-7447; Ed "Avoid Streets" Hassler 612-990-9861.

6-13 A/B about 50 mi. per day BikeAZona 2010. Depart from Various locations around Scottsdale AZ. The routes will be planned for the A/B rider with 50-60 mile days. Most routes offer shortcuts for a self-sufficient B rider or extra miles for those of you who need to go for more. Rides will start in North Scottsdale or will require a short drive to get out of town and into the desert. All routes will be on paved surfaces, including some paved bike trails and suited to road bikes. Kate Kovar and Jim Pederson 763-234-5180, katekovar-at-hotmail-dot-com.

7 SUN 11:00 AM A/B 15-40 mi. Think Spring. Depart from Roseville Professional Center (2233 Hamline Ave N - just south of Hwy 36 on the west side of Hamline Ave in Roseville across from the Roseville Library). Park at the west end of the lot. Think Spring returns for another great year of complaining about the cold but riding anyway. Weather dictates distance, tire tread, & clothing layers. We go in just about all weather except freezing rain, blizzard or windchill below -25F. Fun!!! Jim Joy 612-827-6995 jim.joy.mpls-at-gmail-dot-com, Charles Breer 651-699-2029, charles.breer-at-comcast-dot-net.

9 TUE 11:00 AM A/B 15-25mi Winter Warmup. Depart from Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis, West 50th and Minnehaha Parkway, just south of Lake Harriet. Don't let winter keep you from riding! Route & mileage varies depending on the weather. Most routes include a lunch stop at the Birchwood Café. Jim Joy, 612-827-6995, jim.joy.mpls-at-gmail-dot-com

12 FRI 6:00 PM Night-C 15-25 mi. Winter Funk. Depart from Sunrise Cyclery 901 West Lake St. (SW corner of Lake & Bryant), MPLS. An urban mapless ride on bike lanes and paved trails in the heart of the Twin Cities. We will stay together and pause for coffee, soup or hot chocolate. Please bring your lights. Weather conditions may cancel the ride. Pete "THE HAMMER" Hall 612-889-1361; Paul"Thunder" Huntington 651-343-7447; Ed "Avoid Streets" Hassler 612-990-9861.

14 SUN 11:00 AM A/B 15-40 mi. Think Spring. Depart from Roseville Professional Center (2233 Hamline Ave N - just south of Hwy 36 on the west side of Hamline Ave in Roseville across from the Roseville Library). Park at the west end of the lot. Think Spring returns for another great year of complaining about the cold but riding anyway. Weather dictates distance, tire tread, & clothing layers. We go in just about all weather except freezing rain, blizzard or windchill below -25F. Fun!!! Jim Joy 612-827-6995 jim.joy.mpls-at-gmail-dot-com, Charles Breer 651-699-2029, charles.breer-at-comcast-dot-net.

14 SUN 1:00 PM A/B 30/44 mi. Rolling on the Westside. Depart from Holiday Gas Station Eden Prairie, Dell Road and 62. Three and half miles west of 494 on 62, park at far end of lot, next to Dell Rd. An excellent ride in the western suburbs. Ice will cancel the ride. Eric Feld, 612-743-4097.

16 TUE 11:00 AM A/B 15-25mi Winter Warmup. Depart from Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis, West 50th and Minnehaha Parkway, just south of Lake Harriet. Don't let winter keep you from riding! Route & mileage varies depending on the weather. Most routes include a lunch stop at the Birchwood Café. Jim Joy, 612-827-6995, jim.joy.mpls-at-gmail-dot-com

16 TUE 5:00 PM B 25-30 mi. Bunker Hills and Beyond. Depart from Bunker Hills Activity Center. 550 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW. Andover. MN. Explore the northern Twin Cities metro area while riding through open meadows and tree-lined avenues of the Anoka Sand Plain. Rest stop provided. Ride will be cancelled dependent upon weather related road conditions. Please check the message board if there is a question. Jim Dohogne, 763-862-1411; dohogne-at-msn-dot-com.

19 FRI 6:00 PM Night-B 15-25 mi. Urban Funk. Depart from Sunrise Cyclery 901 West Lake St. (SW corner of Lake & Bryant), MPLS. An urban mapless ride on bike lanes and paved trails in the heart of the Twin Cities. We will stay together and pause for coffee, soup or ice cream. Please bring your lights. Weather conditions may cancel the ride. Pete "THE HAMMER" Hall 612-889-1361; Paul"Thunder" Huntington 651-343-7447; Ed "Avoid Streets" Hassler 612-990-9861.

21 SUN 9:30 AM C 20-22 mi. Sunday Morning Coffee Run. Depart from Painter's Community Park, 34th & Lyndale South, Minneapolis (across from Sonny's Ice Cream). It is time to spring slowly into our biking series this season. We will ease into the habit of Sunday morning rides out to Hopkins on the beautiful MidTown Greenway with a break at Hopkins Depot. After warming up with a hot beverage, we will return to Minneapolis via the Cedar Lake Trail and Kennilworth. Ride will cancel if raining, snowing or ice on the trails. Call ride leader if in doubt. Kevin DePratter, cell 715-554-0072, kevin.depratter-at-yahoo-dot-com, Cindy DePratter, cell 715-554-0042, rocky07-at-att-dot-net

21 SUN 11:00 AM A/B 15-40 mi. Think Spring. Depart from Roseville Professional Center (2233 Hamline Ave N - just south of Hwy 36 on the west side of Hamline Ave in Roseville across from the Roseville Library). Park at the west end of the lot. Think Spring returns for another great year of complaining about the cold but riding anyway. Weather dictates distance, tire tread, & clothing layers. We go in just about all weather except freezing rain, blizzard or windchill below -25F. Fun!!! Jim Joy 612-827-6995 jim.joy.mpls-at-gmail-dot-com, Charles Breer 651-699-2029, charles.breer-at-comcast-dot-net.

23 TUE 11:00 AM A/B 15-25mi Winter Warmup. Depart from Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis, West 50th and Minnehaha Parkway, just south of Lake Harriet. Don't let winter keep you from riding! Route & mileage varies depending on the weather. Most routes include a lunch stop at the Birchwood Café. Jim Joy, 612-827-6995, jim.joy.mpls-at-gmail-dot-com

23 TUE 5:00 PM B 25-30 mi. Bunker Hills and Beyond. Depart from Bunker Hills Activity Center. 550 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW. Andover. MN. Explore the northern Twin Cities metro area while riding through open meadows and tree-lined avenues of the Anoka Sand Plain. Rest stop provided. Ride will be cancelled dependent upon weather related road conditions. Please check the message board if there is a question. Jim Dohogne, 763-862-1411; dohogne-at-msn-dot-com.

26 FRI 6:00 PM Night-B 15-25 mi. Urban Funk. Depart from Sunrise Cyclery 901 West Lake St. (SW corner of Lake & Bryant), MPLS. An urban mapless ride on bike lanes and paved trails in the heart of the Twin Cities. We will stay together and pause for coffee, soup or ice cream. Please bring your lights. Weather conditions may cancel the ride. Pete "THE HAMMER" Hall 612-889-1361; Paul"Thunder" Huntington 651-343-7447; Ed "Avoid Streets" Hassler 612-990-9861.

27 SAT 12:00 PM 7th Annual TCBC Swap Meet. Veteran's Hall at the Hopkins VFW Post 425 at 100 Shady Oak Road in Hopkins, MN. Noon to 3:00 pm. Buy, sell, or donate bicycling gear. Get ready to ride! Here's your chance to pick up some great new and gently used bikes, parts, clothing, and accessories from TCBC members with more cycling stuff than we need. Our obsession is your good fortune, come get the bargains! Valerie Olson, SwapMeet-at-biketcbc-dot-org, 763-559-0314, http://www.BikeTCBC-dot-org/swapmeet.

27 SAT 3:30 PM B 30-35 mi. After The Swap Meet "B" Ride. Depart from Hopkins VFW at 100 Shady Oak Rd in Hopkins, MN. This ride will be held immediately after the finish of the TCBC Swap Meet. After selling your extra stuff, and buying your exciting new treasures at the TCBC Swap Meet, join your TCBC friends on a ride that starts from the same location! Mike Beadles, 612-839-5406, MrBikey-at-MrBikey-dot-com.

28 SUN 9:30 AM C 20-22 mi. Sunday Morning Coffee Run. Depart from Painter's Community Park, 34th & Lyndale South, Minneapolis (across from Sonny's Ice Cream). It is time to spring slowly into our biking series this season. We will ease into the habit of Sunday morning rides out to Hopkins on the beautiful MidTown Greenway with a break at Hopkins Depot. After warming up with a hot beverage, we will return to Minneapolis via the Cedar Lake Trail and Kennilworth. Ride will cancel if raining, snowing or ice on the trails. Call ride leader if in doubt. Kevin DePratter, cell 715-554-0072, kevin.depratter-at-yahoo-dot-com, Cindy DePratter, cell 715-554-0042, rocky07-at-att-dot-net

28 SUN 11:00 AM A/B 15-40 mi. Think Spring. Depart from Roseville Professional Center (2233 Hamline Ave N - just south of Hwy 36 on the west side of Hamline Ave in Roseville across from the Roseville Library). Park at the west end of the lot. Think Spring returns for another great year of complaining about the cold but riding anyway. Weather dictates distance, tire tread, & clothing layers. We go in just about all weather except freezing rain, blizzard or windchill below -25F. Fun!!! Jim Joy 612-827-6995 jim.joy.mpls-at-gmail-dot-com, Charles Breer 651-699-2029, charles.breer-at-comcast-dot-net.

28 SUN 1:00 PM A/B 30/44 mi. Rolling on the Westside. Depart from Holiday Gas Station Eden Prairie, Dell Road and 62. Three and half miles west of 494 on 62, park at far end of lot, next to Dell Rd. An excellent ride in the western suburbs. Ice will cancel the ride. Eric Feld, 612-743-4097.

30 TUE 11:00 AM A/B 15-25mi Winter Warmup. Depart from Lynnhurst Park in Minneapolis, West 50th and Minnehaha Parkway, just south of Lake Harriet. Don't let winter keep you from riding! Route & mileage varies depending on the weather. Most routes include a lunch stop at the Birchwood Café. Jim Joy, 612-827-6995, jim.joy.mpls-at-gmail-dot-com

30 TUE 5:00 PM B 25-30 mi. Bunker Hills and Beyond. Depart from Bunker Hills Activity Center. 550 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW. Andover. MN. Explore the northern Twin Cities metro area while riding through open meadows and tree-lined avenues of the Anoka Sand Plain. Rest stop provided. Ride will be cancelled dependent upon weather related road conditions. Please check the message board if there is a question. Jim Dohogne, 763-862-1411; dohogne-at-msn-dot-com.