Come Join Us at the

CHAINLINK CYCLIST

SPRING BANQUET

SAY "GOOD-BYE" TO WINTER!  And "HELLO" to a new riding season!

COME JOIN US  for food, fun and fellowship....

and ADD to your bike knowledge!!

Join us as we kick off a GREAT new season of

fun rides and interesting adventures of the road (or trail!).

THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2010

FOUR SEASONS BANQUET HALL 5:30 PM

Dinner (6 pm) is $13 per person, payable at the door.

Also, if you haven't already, sign up NOW to

continue your support of ChainLink Cyclists by

being a club member in 2010

($10 per person or $20 per family).




After dinner, by popular demand, we will once again hold a

"Free-Wheeling Round Table"

of intimate, hands-on, nitty-gritty bicycle information –

we'll have topics such as:

how to change a flat tire  (all by yourself!),

using a CO2 cartridge or frame pump

(without any explosions!), 

how to adjust your brakes

(so your bike won't sing better than you do),

basic daily/weekly bike maintenance

(so you can "keep on rollin' "),

proper Helmet Fit

(shouldn’t fit like a ball cap – BRING YOUR HELMET),

how to use a GPS with your bike

(high tech ways to "get lost"),

how to plan a self-supported bike trip

(send us a post card!),

how to bike in any weather

(whether you want to or not!)

etc. 

Here's how it works -

you will get small-group instruction on a topic of interest,

then, after 20 minutes, head to another "station" to

learn something else new or use as a refresher course.

You will get a chance at 3 - 4 areas of interest!

Whether you know absolutely nothing

(about bikes!), a little, or a lot, there should be something here for you!

DON'T MISS OUT!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!

Please RSVP to our eVite that we sent out

ASAP so we can prepare - THANKS!

(If for some reason you didn't receive the eVite, then respond here...please!)

P.S.  If you can't make it for dinner

you are still WELCOME to roll in later (approx. 6:45) to join us for the Round Table!



P.P.S. Don't forget to invite your friends!

You do NOT need to be a ChainLink Cyclist Member to come!



For more information, call

Jilly Whiting at 815-233-4663

or email us at chainlinkcylists@gmail.com.

P.P.P.S.  ALSO - we will have a "SWAP-A-RAMA" table –

if you have bike things to sell,

let us know and bring them to set out to sell –

this table will be monitored (by "Swap Cop" Chuck Beichel!)

AND – We are asking ALL OF YOU to bring copies

(maybe 20-30) of some of your favorite bike routes

(maps or written directions) to

share with others to set out for all to collect!