Tips should be brief in nature, sticking to a single topic. Welcome to a new column in the Pedal Press entitled “KBC Quick Tips!” The focus of this column is for KBC members to share with other members those key cycling tips that make our riding more comfortable, challenging, safer, and fun. The Awards Committee will be meeting at least a week before our December board meeting to screen nominees (just to make sure they meet the requirements for eligibility), so make sure you e-mail your nomination by November 13th. If you come across a particularly noteworthy individual or other entity you feel is worth nominating for KBC's Friend of Bicycling Award, please e-mail their name and contact information with some reasons why you feel the nominee has significantly advanced the interests of bicycling to handy nomination form for submitting your nominee can be found at The complete guidelines to nominate an entity for the award are found at. KBC's Friend of Bicycling Award – Nominations due November 13thĪs the bicycling season draws to a close, now is the time to look back at the year and think about all the people and groups who have made the season such a success and make our community a great place to bicycle. Harold Glasser, the head of WMU’s Department of Sustainability. Not only will we vote for the Executive Board, but Director of Road Safety Paul Selden has lined up another guest speaker, Dr. So please make plans to come to the November 13th meeting. We got things done, operated as an efficient team, and had some fun along the way. I am impressed with the way my fellow officers performed last year. I think you’re probably familiar with the candidates – we’re all incumbents.Īnd that is a good thing. You never know when you might be able to use something you learn through KBC!ĭon’t forget: at the November monthly meeting, the club votes on a slate of Executive officers: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. In the meantime, it hurts like heck to type! I took a quick lie-down to recoup and then a trip to the ER for six stitches – after which I went home and quaffed a beer to quell my quaking nerves. That problem took care of itself though, as it quickly became obvious that I wasn’t going to be able to remain standing much longer. Dan didn’t, however, address what one should do in the case of feeling a bit peaked while contemplating one’s lifeblood oozing away. Though this incident wasn’t bike-related, I remembered his advice to elevate the lacerated digits and keep direct pressure on the cuts until the bleeding stopped.ĭr. Dan Goldberger presented some stellar advice to the club during an evening informational session on what to do in case of a bike accident.
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Blood spurted I felt faint.īut I didn’t panic, because several years ago KBC member Dr. The cut on my pinky hit bone and nearly lopped off the tip of the finger. Rather, it leaves a slightly coarse, serrated finish – perfect, in fact, for slicing through meaty tissues. The stone, even though it is supposedly of “fine” grit, doesn’t put a polished edge on the knife steel. Instead, I hone them on a small India whetstone that I keep handy for just that purpose. Like no other carpenter I know, I don’t throw away “disposable” utility knife blades. While working on a carpentry job for a client this afternoon, I accidentally slashed the ring and pinky fingers on my left hand with a utility knife. This President’s letter will, by necessity, be a short one.