DEAR PARENTS
We hope you are having another lovely week.
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BIKE NEWS WITH DR. BOB
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MEET THE VOLUNTEERS: also Bob
RAC Mechanic
RAC Board member
Rode the 2013 RAC with son, Tim (who went on to ride as youth support for five years)
Rode the 2015 RAC with daughter, Kate
RAC volunteer for eight years
Occasionally seen accompanied by little green troublemaker.
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MORE BOB
Sunday, February 4
Bob’s Bike Clinic
Bob will teach you how to clean your bike and how to make minor adjustments.
If your chain crunches and throws off black chunks, you need to be there.
9 - 11 am
12560 Senda Panacea. SD 92129
Bring your bikes, bring your kids.
This shall be fun
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RIDE PREDICTABLY
Four Way Stop Signs
You are a car
We stop individually at stop signs
We take turns. Rider - car - rider - car- rider- car
We take turns one rider at a time.
Your child needs to cross the street by him/herself
We ride predictably
Do not cross in groups of two
Do not allow cars to waive you through when it’s their turn.
Take your child for a spin, find a four-way stop sign, explain how it’s done and practice.
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OUR NEXT RIDE
Saturday, December 23
22.8 miles. 927 feet climbed
3000 Mission Bay Drive, San Diego 92109
Arrive by 8:45 am. We start promptly at 9 am.
Mission Bay
Pedestrians have the right of way
There will be many
Don’t yell “on your left” at pedestrians. It scares them
Alert them to your presence. “Good morning.”
We might have to slow down or stop for pedestrians.
Mt Soledad
You will be asked to walk across two bridges.
Try to make it to the top without stopping
Lower gears and ‘slow and steady” are more efficient and more rewarding than ‘going fast and stopping.”
If your child must stop, please stop where it’s flat-ish (near a side road or where the road levels off)
Regroup and epic picture on top of the hill.
The downhill
Is much too short
Please make sure to ride in front of your child.
Today's ride ends at the exact location that the RAC ends in April.
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We are looking forward to seeing you this weekend.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
YOUR FRIENDLY VOLUNTEER TEAM
Abhi | Ana | Bill | Bob | Christiane | Frans | Hannah | James | Jeff | Joe | Julie | Kate | Kristen | Kumar | Olav | Phil | Robert | Sabine and co-founder Dennis Bueker
Youth Support: Annika | Bryce | Caroline | Evan | Grace | | Jadon | Kendall | Kiki | Malachi | Michael | Nikhil | Nolan | Olive | Ryan | Sadhika | Sawyer | Sienna | Sophie | Vishnu |
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All participants are responsible for being familiar with RAC rules, regulations
Failure to follow RAC rules will result in your family's removal from the program.
Mandatory RAC Meeting on May 26
Send pictures for the RAC reunion to pictures@rideacrosscalifornia.com
What to bring on training rides and what to leave at home
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