The RAC This Week (Dec. 20th)

DEAR PARENTS 


We hope you are having another lovely week. 

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BIKE NEWS WITH DR. BOB 

Power on the RAC 

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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 

The Short Mt Soledad Ride 

  • 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

Power Pedal and Power Stops 

Previous newsletters

RAC Calendar 

Rules of the RAC 

What to bring on training rides and what to leave at home

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