FLCC> Announcing Overnight Bike Tours by The Touring Group of the FLCC

[Steven Powell]

To all FLCCers and other interested cyclists:

The Touring Group is a new part of the Finger Lakes Cycling Club that 
is organizing overnight bike tours for spring and summer 2008.  We 
have planned a series of short weekend tours and 2 week-long tours 
that feature mostly camping, but some hostel, hotel, or B&B 
accommodations.  All tours will be low cost, with shared group 
expenses.  This is an all volunteer, non-profit activity. 
Participation in these events is open to everyone, FLCC members and 
non-members, although membership in the FLCC is strongly encouraged 
since the FLCC may be subsidizing some of the group camping expenses.

One of our main interests is to give people who have never done this 
kind of activity an opportunity to learn about it and try it. There 
will be some open meetings not only to plan rides but also to answer 
questions. Anyone who wants to give overnight touring a try but 
doesn't have a kit of touring equipment, please come and discuss it 
with us. We can probably help you adapt what you have to do touring 
-- and we can probably scrounge up some loaner equipment, too.

Additional details regarding the overnight bike tours will be 
presented at the FLCC annual meeting on Sunday, March 9 from 4-7 pm, 
at the Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Road, Ithaca, NY.

The following webpage has been setup as the primary means of 
providing detailed information for each of the tours, along with 
contacts for further information:

http://flcycling.org/touringgroup

Please explore this webpage, and click on "PRINTABLE FLYER" in the 
top right for a 1-page PDF description of the tours with some photos.

A summary of the information provided on the flyer is shown below in 
text format:

May 2, 7:00 pm: General Interest / Organizational Meeting
-- 733 Cliff Street, Ithaca, NY (Ozolins residence)

For further information please contact
-- Steve Powell <sp35 at cornell.edu>
-- Andrejs Ozolins <aozolins at ithaca.edu>
-- Website:  flcycling.org/touringgroup

May 23-26:  Cape Vincent Weekend Getaway
-- Memorial Day weekend
-- Where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence
-- Stay at hostel for 3 nights (indoors)
-- Day loop rides, choice of 35-75 miles/day
-- Road bike or touring bike is fine
-- No packs/panniers required

June 13-15 and July 25-27:  Ithaca Finger Lakes Weekends
-- Great introduction to overnight touring
-- Depart Ithaca Friday afternoon/evening
-- Approximately 40-60 miles/day
-- Camp at State Parks
-- Road bike or touring bike with packs/panniers best
-- Options: Saturday morning start, possible gear transport

July 12-21:  C&O Canal, Washington, DC to Pittsburgh
-- 350-mile tour, mostly camping, some hotels or B&B
-- Some crushed stone or packed dirt surfaces
-- Touring bike with wide tires or mountain bike recommended
-- Bike with packs/panniers required, 40-70 miles/day
-- Carpool to Washington, DC
-- AMTRAK train Pittsburgh to Washington, DC
-- Options: Possible gear transport

August 16-24: Lake Champlain Loop, NY & Vermont
-- 250+mile tour, a mix of camping, hotels, B&Bs
-- All paved roads, 40-70 miles/day, 1 rest day
-- Touring bike with packs/panniers best
-- Options: Possible gear transport

Non-cycling volunteers with cars needed for all tours
-- Transport gear for cyclists who can not carry all

-- 
Steven Powell
Cornell University
School of Electrical & Computer Engineering
321 Rhodes Hall
Ithaca, NY  14853
Tel # 607-255-4551
Fax # 607-255-6236
e-mail: sp35 at cornell.edu
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