BOARD MEETING, TUESDAY November 9th, 2021, 6:00 pm All NCCC members may attend quarterly Board meetings. Please advise Secretary Kathy Yancey, secretary@northcountycycleclub.org, if you plan to attend. Location: Belching Beaver Pub 980, 980 Park Center Drive, Vista, CA 92081(warning: there are a couple of Belching Beavers. Go to the "Pub 980" one.) Agenda: Call to orderApproval of Minutes of Board meeting August, 2021.Presentation by George ArgodaleFinance: Current balance, Change of bank?, 501c status - DonnaClub Kit - SeanHoliday Party - DanaWeb Site update - Karl, KenAll club Ride reviewSunday Rides - KarlBoard election - Norval

Saturday November 13's Clipper ride will have several options: Solana Fairbanks Flyer (40/1500), is the regular ride and will start at about 8:30 am at the Solana Beach Station. This ride is part of the Clipper Coastal 100 (100/3500), a century ride that starts at 7:30 am at Carlsbad Pizza Port. Or cut that short forClipper Coastal Metric (63/2400), which also starts at Carlsbad Pizza Port at 7:30 am. The century riders will ride south from Carlsbad and pause at Solana Beach to pick up the regular riders. Regular riders can cycle as far up the coast as they want and then return south on their own to Solana Beach. The century starts at the Carlsbad Pizza Port, not the Solana Beach...

Event: October 30th ONE CLUB RIDE What is a FIT KIT? Eliel sends samples, in all sizes (xs thru xxl), of all the styles (both men and women), of the clothing that will be offered to club members.  The Eliel Fit Kit will be on display for try-ons on October 30th at the Dos Desperados Brewery following the ONE CLUB RIDE. The brewery opens at 12:00. At this point we will be offering the following articles of clothing: SHORT SLEEVE JERSEY - Two styles in both men's and women's. The RINCON - a tighter "race fit" jersey, and The MALIBU - a looser "club fit" jersey.LONG SLEEVE JERSEY- Two styles will be offered in both men's and women's. The VENTURA - a slightly thicker/heavier...

by Bill Heidler On Sept. 27-30 I rode from Santa Cruz to San Luis Obispo via the Big Sur coast. You can get to Santa Cruz via a tedious drive from North County, or by flying to San Jose and taking the Highway 17 bus down to the coast. My first day ride was 50 fairly easy miles to Monterey, I camped in the Veteran’s Park up the hill from town. The spectacular scenery started the following day. I rode the 17-Mile Drive past Pebble Beach and other golf courses, then a late breakfast in Carmel, then on south. I had a strong tailwind and the hills that day weren’t that difficult. The third day was much more challenging; starting from Pfeiffer Big...

It's a fifth Saturday on October 30, so time for a One Club Ride. All groups will start together on the same initial route at an appropriate pace. The ride will be followed by a gathering at Dos Desperados brewery starting at 12:00. Pizza provided, but you are on your own for the brew. NEW KIT: also at the Brewery, a FIT KIT event. Members can try on the various styles and sizes of the Eliel clothing. The Kit on-line store will open in early November; delivery approximately 8 weeks after the store closes. So please join us for this ONE CLUB - BREW - FIT KIT Event - and meet club members from all the Saturday ride groups. 

I was lucky enough to be able to fly to Paris and took the occasion to try out their “Vélib” service, a bike rental scheme   It’s early morning and I am planning to try out the Velib today but first a French breakfast (café au lait, croissant, pastries, yoghurt, juice) at the nearby railway station. This however is no ordinary café: Le Trein Bleu is one of the famous restaurants of Paris, first opened in 1900. Its gold leaf walls and ceilings are decorated with paintings by popular artists of the time. Originally, it was where the beau monde dined before taking the night train to the French Riviera. It’s worth bearing in mind for Sunday nights when most restaurants...

Once again the Columbia Employee Store will be open to NCCC members. North County Cycle Club is invited to shop at the Columbia Sportswear Employee Store from August 27th to September 19th. What to bring: The Columbia Invitation Photo ID NCCC Membership Card Location & Hours: 3209 Lionshead AveCarlsbad, CA 92010(760) 936-0458Mon - Sun: 10A - 7P

A while ago a group of of my Minnesota friends who had been riding the RAGBRAI (the popular week long ride across Iowa) thought that it might be more fun to just do their own week of riding around Wisconsin. Thus was born the WAGBRAI (Wisconsin's A Gas, Bike Ride Around It), an informal annual midwest ride that I've been lucky to be a part of for six years now. I thought I would write up how we do this style of riding in case it inspires someone in our club to start something similar. Wisconsin is great for cycling - rolling hills, farms, lakes, forests and miles of roads with little traffic. And it's pretty easy to find some...

July 3 marked our return to NCCC’s social events with a “July 4th” ride and lunch celebration.   Several members were appropriately clad in red white and blue outfits. In total sixty five members and guests signed up for the event held in the open air at the Agua Hedionda Discovery Center.   Following rides somewhat shorter than usual, members enjoyed sandwiches, chips cookies and ice cream.  Strange fact: long time former member, Jeff Gross, now back with the club got to meet Dana’s husband Jeff who was assisting with the set up. Yes, that’s Jeff Gross too on the right. So it was: “Jeff Gross meet Jeff Gross”. We are pleased to report that the encounter was amicable.   Thanks to the set up...

All are welcome to join us this Saturday, June 26, for a relatively easy century ride. Event details here.