April 27 . Wildflower. I spent most of the day out at the Wildflower yesterday, and it was a great success.  The leadership of Bruce Collier, Robert Fuller Davis and Joan Petersen really paid off because the event really ran smoothly.  A lot of credit for that also should be given to Dave Albrecht who took on the new and difficult job of logistics captain which lead to a new communications plan and provisions for contingencies should we need them.  There was also a strong commitment to ensure that our rules of the road were enforced and it seemed to me to be working as I saw a lot fewer groups blocking the road.
Additionally, the rest stops were wonderfully staffed with committed, dedicated volunteers and organized captains.  And each stop was also populated with lots of satisfied cyclists who were milling about and quite clearly having a great time.  The SAGs were everywhere and always “Johnny on the spot.”
Even the weather cooperated with a great tail wind from Shandon to Creston (I liked that a lot better than the head wind Paul gave us last week).
All-in-all, I want to thanks the complete gang of dedicated volunteers that helped make this ride such a success.  What would we ever do without you?

April 20 . Wildflower Preride. Thank you Paul Schmide and your wonderful team of volunteers. Despite a little cold (42 degrees!) and a little wind (20+ mph!) it was a wonderful pre-ride because of your wonderful dedication. I really enjoyed the ride, especially the lunch and the rest stops. Fortunately I didn't need a SAG, but they were always coming by had I needed one. So thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

April 16. Latest Newsletter. Click here to read the May Newsletter.

April 11. Chris reaches 80!. A group of SloPokes help Chris with his 80th birthday celebration after an invigorating Wine Ride of 28 miles, in the wind. Helen treated all to a welcome lunch and cake after the ride, in their new home.

April 9. Frequent Feeder Adventure. Dave and Debbie Abrecht planned a Frequent Feeders ride from Harmony, along Moonstone Beach, through Cambria and then out Santa Rosa Creek Rd. to the Red Wing Ranch.  Jane and Jack Gibson hosted a tour of their avocado ranch and Jay Johnson won the KOM competition up the 18% grade to the ranch house.  This could become an annual spring ride!

April 1. Members Party!. Last night a collection of club members helped Frank Mullin celebrate his birthday. At the same time they all joined in congratulating Jim Hanto's "unretirement" party -- he spent last week getting trained to fly the Pilatus PC12 so that he can begin flying customers this week.

	Crowd reaction to irrevent poem by party ringleader Mark Lyon These days Frank really looks fit! and like a rocket that has just been lit, He rides up a hill makes us all look so still, But really he's just a little <bleep>!

March 28. Wildflowers (Updated)!. Some pictures taken on Shell Creek Road during a birthday ride for Anne Kelly and Stan Cherman. Their friends rode with them on this beautiful day on Shell Creek Road with lots of wildflowers. The top two were added by Russ Robinson during his ride this week.

March 23. Indulgence Ride

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February 27. Kathleen soliciting!. Kathleen McHugh getting pointers from Jans Voit and Tom Boonen. In the future, expect Kathleen to madly breakway from any riding group and sprinting to coffee.

February 22.Tour of California.

Wow are the SLO fans great!! There were thousands of them laughing, cheering and shivering for hours yesterday waiting for the cyclists to finally reach town. But it was worth it as Dominique Rollins of Toyota United cycled away from George Hincapie and Iker Camano Ortuzar to win the stage in nearly 7 hours of racing in the worst possible conditions. Levi Leipheimer said that yesterday was the worst three days of riding he'd ever had.

January 22. Queenbee's Birthday. On Monday, the Yellowjackets roast Judie Prock at the Station Grill in Grover Beach to help her celebrate her birthday.

January 20. Ride Leaders Dinner. The album below contains a collection of photos from this year's ride leaders dinner that was celebrated at the Madonna Inn. Mark Lyon did a fantastic job.

January 12. Bike Brawl. The LA Times had an interesting series of opinion pieces this week in which two bicyclists argued various issues of interest to cyclists. I've put copies of the articles at our website since some of the LA Times articles are no longer easily accessible. Click here to read them.

January 2. Ragged Point. Dave Abrecht writes: "Thought you might like to post some photos from the ride. Again, we had an absolutely gorgeous day. We may have to sacrifice a human being to the weather gods to get such a day three years in a row. Anyway, Debbie and I decided on a "Mardi Gras" theme; we gave every rider Mardi Gras beads and dressed up our helmets the celebrate the day. 60+ riders showed up so we had quite a procession up Hwy 1."

The pictures show a group of members enjoying coffee in the sun in Ragged Point. The second picture is Kathleen McHugh, Ernest Cole and Debbie and I with our "HelmetHeadz" regalia. The third picture depicts the gorgeous day and beauty of the central coast.

January 2. Contributions! The SloPokes visited the Second Chance at Love Humane Society the other day and made a $45 contributions along with Frontline and biskets.

October 31. Share the Road Campaign! Thanks to the coalition's efforts, a new 12-foot tall billboard has been added off Elks Lane next to the Sunset Drive-In in SLO. It is also visible from Hwy 101 northbound. This is just another facet of the coalition's Share the Road campaign which includes TV, radio, and billboard components. You can see the tv ads at the coaliton website.

January 21. Bob Garing Bicycle Safety Day

There was a great turnout of cyclists and non-cyclists at Mission Plaza yesterday to celebrate the Bob Garing Safety Day. They participated in the dedication of a bike rack honoring Bob's commitment to bicycle safety. Bob's children were also there, which added a sweet personal note to the celetration. Frank Mullin quoted some of Bob's view on safety and encouraged people to "ride as though Bob Garing was on their shoulder -- make him proud." Click the images below to get enlarged views.
Bob's kids (l to r) Russ, Bob, Rose and Mimi

May 28. Grand Jury Report. Click here to read the Grand Jury 12 page report on bicycle safety in San Luis Obispo County.