TKS Bikes N' Blades
TKS Bikes N' BladesAfter some delays, including a week's extra wait caused by fears of rain, we were off.TKS Bikes and Blades Event Bring your bicycle or rollerblades next Wednesday for a TKS outdoor event! What: Bike or rollerblade on the bike path. Where: Bike path near UB. We will start at the parking lot and head over to an entrance to the bike trail at the JJ Audubon Parkway bridge over ke LaSalle, between Lee Road and Frontier Road. On the trail we will go to Ellicott Creek Park and back, about 5.5 miles round trip. When: 3:30 p.m., Wednesday 6/12/02, weather permitting. Afterwards we will head to Starbucks for some refreshments. Bike trail map: https://webdfs.buffalo.edu/shared/cit/tks/Team/bike_trail.jpg Source for map: http://www.amherst.ny.us/pdf/highway/bike_1_2.pdf The TKS Team Building Team
Bethany the Cycling Maven provided some helpful tips.
From: Bethany Gladkowski To: TKS Subject: Re: TKS Bikes and Blades Event Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 13:41:23 -0400Let's get pumped up! (that's so dorky...) I'll have a pump on hand with a pressure gauge for anyone who didn't make it to the bike shop beforehand. FWIW, here are a few suggestions for bicycling safety that I learned from the Niagara Frontier Bicycling club:
0) Make sure your brakes work.
1) Wear a helmet.
2) Obey traffic laws. A bicycle is a vehicle.
3) Be especially watchful of dogs, rollerbladers and children. No offense, but they can be unpredictable.
4) Carry identification.
5) When passing, it's road ettiquette to give the passee verbal notice as you approach. Shouting "On your left!" usually works. If not, plow 'em over. (Just kidding. Slow down and repeat.)
7) Bring a water bottle, and drink from it often. If you're thirsty you're already dehydrated.
8) Pay attention to what's going on ahead and around you. Don't get mesmerized by the tire in front of you or you won't have time to react to problems ahead.
9) If you need to stop, get off the road or path.
10) If you are hurt or exhausted, stop riding. Sounds obvious, but you'd be surprised how many times people ignore what their body tries to tell them.
