Category Archives: The Right Side of the Road

Articles to encourage you and the non-cycling community to be safe and have fun

HRBike Updates

Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you get your favorite flowers, chocolates, or maybe something
special for your bike. Okay, enough dreaming…on to bike club business. The Winter bike club
meeting was eventful, in case you didn’t make it, read on:

The club now has tools to loan to members.

Spring Training Camp (spring bike tune-up with basic on-bike skills course) is being planned for early spring.

Treasurer, Scott Byrom is working on 501(c)7 status for the club.

A walk/bike committee, a joint effort of Manchester and Tullahoma to make our areas more walk/bike friendly, has recently formed. HRBike Members are welcome to participate. HRBike calendar has details. Continue reading

2017, Here We Come

“Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike.”
President John F. Kennedy

Woo Hoo! Yay! Congrats on your accomplishments in 2016! Now then, let’s get busy and have a blast on our bikes in 2017! To get the wheel rolling, go ahead and renew your HRBike membership for this year. Also, below are a few of the on-going HRBike events with a brief description and a contact person. Please use this list to learn more about how HRBike can help you have fun on your bike in 2017!

Saturday Club Rides – a variety of ride leaders, routes & paces. Denny Elston, HRBike Ride captain

Tuesday Night Social Rides – longest standing club ride, with social pace & distance. Joe Capezza, leader Continue reading

Merry Christmas

We hope cycling in 2016 was fun, and wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. peacelovejoyriders_thumb-520x402Looking back at 2016, what helped make the journey fun and safe? Here’s some suggestions for gifts, gadgets & gizmos received in answer to that question:

Jeff Albro bought his wife, Jill, a new bike and outfitted it with a mirror & computer. Jeff says any cyclist would also appreciate tire changing spoons, multi-tool, CO2 inflator, and inner tubes. Continue reading