Steve,

When trying to join the NCCC team it asks for a password as the team is marked private.

A quick update to my above post: I now have my fitting business up and running, so I am no longer taking volunteers. However, I will give all NCCC members a discounted price on a bike fitting. For more information, please email me at sdbikefit@gmail.com or check out my instagram page @sdbikefit.

Please send a scan of the completed waiver to:

Kay Pfeiffer - secretary@northcountycycleclub.org

If you don't have a scanner, send an email and let me know, we can meet at a Saturday start and I can retrieve from you at that time. 

As an ally to the LGBTQ community and Training Ride Leader with AIDS/Lifecycle for two years, there was only one incident I personally experienced on the 545 mile/7 Day ride when on Day 3, we were threatened with our lives by such an individual. He "wanted to kill us and hoped we die along the road". A photo of license plate was taken and given to the ride security team. In this case, we were changing a flat under a tree when this occurred. We were so taken back by the threat that we must have simply looked dumbfounded and had no response. Fortunately, this person in a truck moved on and we were able to take a photo of his license and I believe the ALC Security team reported it to the local authorities.
Fortunately, we were only a few miles from the finish for that day. This was on a route from King City to Paso Robles. On this particular day, this groups raises over $70,000 for the Bradley Elementary School who holds an event along the way, right in the heart of ranch and farming country. This group has the most amazing heart, and I can say they are not easily shaken. Best to just be dumbfounded and let them move along. These people often do carry guns. This type of hate can be very scary.     

Great Back Mount Bike Rack - I used this on my 3 Series BMW for quite a while and is in excellent condition.
$40 or Best offer. Have key and Owner's manual with Fit Guide. Kay Pfeiffer 760-670-5811

Having lived in FB for eight years, there's still plenty of red-neck mentality to be experienced by
anyone crossing this type of person's path.  Sad, but not surprised.  Probably best to ignore such
creatures.  I personally know of red-necks that carry weapons in their cars, so you don't want to
aggressively accost such individuals.  My $.02

Just a friendly reminder that all ride leaders need to have on hand a new rider waiver at the beginning
of a ride. You never know when a new rider will show up.  Thanks for your cooperation.

Steve

Great location for this event! You'll be right down the street from the start/finish.

Ruby And I will be at Tour de Big Bear.

I have booked a 2 bedroom condo with 2 full bathrooms upstairs.
There is an additional Sofa Bed and 1/2 Bath downstairs

You can view it at https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/49013370

The address is 43065 Goldmine Woods Lane wich is on the golf course a 1/2 mile from the start.

It is booked the nights of Aug 1st and Aug 2nd and the cost was $488 for 2 nights.

Looking for a couple and or up to 4 more (total 6) to share the cost.

Thanks,
Jim Myres

If you are appalled by the cycle track infrastructure on Cardiff South Beach 101 installed in 2020 and are also concerned about the similar design now under construction on Vista roads, SANDAG is now asking for comments on their Draft 2025 Regional Plan - click here and select "Bikeways and Walkways" to leave a comment. Below is what I submitted. If you feel similarly (or not) make your voice heard.

This section heavily favors "protected" bike lanes (PBLs), officially CA Class IV separated bikeways. Before advocating Class IV separated bikeways countywide, reconsider the following:

• Appendix K's language effectively mandates NACTO's All Ages & Abilities guidance—implying protected bike lanes (PBLs) are required. NACTO even claims "Protected bike lanes are appropriate for all streets, in all contexts," an absolutist statement unsupported by rigorous, context-specific analysis. Local jurisdictions need flexibility to choose safer, more appropriate designs. The San Diego County Bike Coalition has published a Cycle Tracks Toolkit that can guide jurisdictions to a safe design that serves all road users.
• Widely cited safety findings (e.g., FHWA's "up to 53 % crash reduction") rest on flawed methodologies: intersection crashes are omitted; some cities (e.g., Seattle) showed no statistically significant benefit; solo‐cyclist crashes in PBLs are often unreported in California, so apparent safety gains may simply reflect underreporting.
• Cardiff South Beach cycle track (Highway 101): A five-year before-and-after study by Medak and Linke combined CCRS/SWITRS data with Encinitas Fire Dept. EMS records and used a control segment immediately north of the track. Results show a 50 % crash increase after PBL installation, while the control segment remained stable.
• The "101 Crash List", compiled by Serge Issakov ot the San Diego Bicycle Club, documents 31 crashes (21 absent from official records), including one fatality and multiple serious injuries. Applying the City of Encinitas' EPDO formula to 19 track-related crashes yields over $16 million in damage equivalents (excluding human costs). Claimed ridership gains spiked only in 2020 (likely COVID-related) and by 2024 had reverted to 2016 levels—meaning crash rates rose without sustained increases in bike volumes.
•The Cardiff 101 experience underscores that vertical separators (wheel stops + bollards) can introduce new hazards rather than eliminate them.
• Alternative designs—such as narrowing travel lanes to 10–11 ft and adding wide bike lanes with painted buffers—can improve cyclist safety and preserve vehicle capacity without the confined, hazardous spaces created by low curbs and fixed bollards. Audible edge lines for bike lanes can alert motorists to stay out of bike lanes. If true physical separation is desired, consider a Class I facility.

A blanket requirement for Class IV PBLs risks perpetuating these failures. The County should require robust crash analyses (including EMS data and control-segment comparisons) and explore lower-risk, context-sensitive treatments before mandating PBLs. Cyclists deserve genuinely safer infrastructure tailored to each roadway, not one-size-fits-all solutions.