Schedule
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Use the AMC online trip listing system query form to look up trips. Set the committee to "Biking".
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Ratings
| Miles |
Pace/mph |
Terrain |
| AA=50+ |
1=17+ |
A=very hilly |
| A=35-50 |
2=13-16 |
B=hilly |
| B=25-35 |
3=11-13 |
C=rolling |
| C=<25 |
4=up to 11 |
D=flat |
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Bike trip rating: First character indicates distance. Second character indicates leader's pace. Third character indicates terrain.
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Helmets, inflated tires and water are necessities. A spare tube and pump are helpful.
Beginner rides: mostly flat, 15-18 mi@ 10-12mph pace
Intermediate rides: some hills, 25-35 mi@ 13-16 mph pace
Call leaders before 9 p.m. to register and match rides with abilities.
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Cycle First Aid Kit
By Vic Oliver, SEM Cycling Vice-Chair
Accidents can happen when we are hiking or on any other outdoor activity. When we go on a hike a first aid kit is always on the list of things to take. My standard First Aid kit is always in my pack – winter or summer.However, few AMC members carry a small first aid kit when bicycling, even though mishaps can (and do) happen. We should carry one to care for minor scrapesand road rash abrasions that occur in a fall. It needn’t be the same size and include all the supplies found in a First
Aid kit carried on a hike trip, where an EMS isn’t just a phone call away.
A cyclist kit should include the following items:
• Small Band Aids (4)
• Large adhesive compress pads (2)
• Antiseptic cleansing pads (4)
• 2x2 gauze pads (2)
• 4x4 gauze pads (2)
• Roll of 2 inch gauze
• Small roll adhesive tape
• Tube of sterile Bacpoban or similar ointment
• Ibuprofen tablets (4)
• Mole skin
• Small scissors
• Plastic baggie for bandage trash (1)
These items can be placed in a Zip Lock freezer storage bag and put carried in the back pocket of your cycling jersey. Sometimes as a leader on an extended trip I carry a little bit more for a larger group of riders. But on day trips or just out for a ride this is all I carry. The Band Aid always makes you better. Hopefully, you’ll never need them but it’s always better to be prepared. |
Activity Participation Policy
"AMC encourages involvement in its mission and activities, through its membership, programs, policies and procedures. Our goal is to be a community that is comfortable, inviting and accessible for people of any age, gender, race, religion, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.
Some AMC programs are designed for a certain age range of members or for a special activity or topic. However, any person who meets the minimum qualifications (skills, experience, fitness) established by the trip leader(s) for an activity is eligible to attend, if space is available."
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