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2010 Cascade Presentation Series:
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 UPCOMING EVENTS:
Cascade Training Series &
Finding Your Clear Path to the Best 2010
with Craig Undem and guests
Tuesday, March 9, 7 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
FREE!
Do you wish you could join your friends who ride long distances? Are you looking for people who like riding long distances at your speed? Do you want to comfortably ride a century? Want to ride faster and more efficiently? Do you have a big riding goal you are looking to accomplish in 2010? Then this special two-part evening presentation could be just for you!
For the first 30 minutes you'll hear all about the Cascade Training Series (CTS). Now in its 10th year, this weekly, multi-paced training series is designed to prepare you physically for STP, RSVP, RAW or your own personal riding goals. CTS is the “Rolls Royce” of training programs - and it's free! The series starts in late March. We’ll take questions and have handouts available.
At 7:30 p.m. join Coach Craig Undem and other facility members from Cycle University for 60 minutes of informative, entertaining and inspirational programming. This presentation is a must-see for anyone looking to ride with confidence this season. Topics will include some nutrition, proper training techniques, tools to help your mental game and some good stories. As a former professional racer on dirt and pavement (who has even raced with Lance!) Craig has surely ridden and coached "with the stars", but tonight he is sure to provide many tips for making YOU a “star” on your big rides in 2010.
Tuesday, April 13, 7 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
Tickets: $10 ($8 for Cascade members with card)
Buy tickets online at brownpapertickets.com
Featuring a state-of-the-art projection and surround sound system!
They are seekers, madmen, and angels hell-bent on riding across America on a bicycle in less than ten days. But what begins as the adventure of a lifetime is transformed in an instant when tragedy strikes the race. These voyagers discover what is truly at stake as they pedal on, praying for the deliverance only the finish line can bring. By journey's end, some are saved, others are lost, but all learn that the fuel that takes a soul toward its own true destiny is desire.
The Race Across America is an epic, 3000-mile bicycle race from the Pacific to the Atlantic. First held in 1982, RAAM is considered the most challenging sporting event in the world. Top riders finish in under 10 days, riding over 300 miles per day and sleeping only a few hours per night. Amid the sleepless grind, riders must endure the searing heat of the Mojave Desert, the agonizing climbs and descents of the Rockies, the driving winds of the Great Plains, and the twisting switchbacks of the Appalachians before the final sprint to the finish line in Atlantic City. With little prize money at stake, the fundamental goal of the race is simply to finish, a challenge half of all riders fail to meet.
"Bicycle Dreams is a beautiful film that probes deeply into the sport’s heart of darkness, offering an inspiring glimpse at the high price of glory."- USA Today
"A spectacular and heartfelt film that offers a riveting portrait of extreme courage in the face of inhuman obstacles. Bicycle Dreams is an artistic triumph that renewed my belief in the power of desire and the strength of the human will."- The Love of Movies
Bicycle Dreams has won twelve different Film Festival awards this year! For more information and additional reviews please visit the film's official website or view the trailer.
PAST EVENTS:
 Portland: An Urban Adventure
with Willie Weir
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
Tickets: $5 at the door (cash only)
Cascade members are two for one!
Willie Weir has cycled the world in countries including India, South Africa, Bosnia, Cuba and Colombia ... and now ... Portland!
10,000 cyclists take a little jaunt to Portland every year, but what about a bike trip IN Portland?
Willie Weir and his partner Kat Marriner did just that: a week-long, fully-loaded bike trip within the city limits of Portland. We're talking tent, stove, sleeping bags. No reservations. No hotels. An urban adventure at its frugal finest! They camped in backyards, crashed on futons and spent a whopping total of $12 on lodging.
Willie will take you through a week of soaking in Portland's bike network and culture, from a late-night Zoo Bomb, to a morning commute on the Hawthorne bridge, to Biketobeerfest.
Just how does Seattle compare to Portland when it comes to the bicycle life? What can we learn from the City of Roses (and bike boulevards)? Can you really bike tour in a city on a budget?
Questionable scientific studies have proven that Willie Weir is 37 percent more entertaining than your average presenter. So show up early and leave inspired.
International Tours Night
Tuesday, Jan 12, 6 - 8:45 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
Part One: 2010 Cascade Affiliated International Tours, 6 - 7:25 p.m.
Richard Oddy, Pedaltours NZ & guests
 We are every excited to offer a new Pedaltours destination on Nov. 29 - Dec. 16, 2010: We are off to enchanting India for a tour we call "From Raj to Riches." Beginning in Delhi, the tour shows off the beauty and majesty of the Rajasthan region and includes a luxury overnight on one of India's famous trains. After "Riding the Raj" we will fly down for a week in one of India's most beautiful regions, Kerala. This once-in-a-lifetime tour is custom to Cascade Bicycle Club members.
Due to the success of our Vietnam tours over the past two years we will be offering a final Grand Vietnam tour next year. You'll find out why we have sent more than 140 members on this tour over the past three years. The Pedaltours routes are superb, the people some of the nicest in the world, and the cuisine, well, you'll just have to experience that for yourself.
 Finally, what would a bike tour program be without showcasing the history, beauty and charm of old-world Europe? We have partnered with the five-star CBC member-rated Bike Switzerland to bring you an outstanding tour of Switzerland, running Sept. 2 - 13, 2010. Riders pedal about 35-40 miles per day, so the tour is suitable for beginners. The tour offers the kind of quality riding, lodging and food that only Europe can provide, and special discounted rates are available if you register before Jan. 31 2010.
For more details and pricing on all tours please visit the tours webpages in mid-November. We will also be featuring detailed descriptions in the Cascade Courier on each tour.
Part Two: Touring the Hebrides of Scotland, 7:30 p.m - 8:45 p.m.
Slide show with Dan Hershman
If you ask any UK cyclist to list his or her top ten tours, you’ll be sure to find that the Outer Hebrides of Scotland is high on the list. Cascade members Dan and Jane Hershman completed a three-week tour of the Islands of the Hebrides this past year, and Dan will share with you the sights, routes and romance of a bicycle tour that was surely the trip of a lifetime.
Cycle touring in this remote area allows you to discover the quiet charm of the Hebrides: coastal islands full of a charm and beauty that belie their long, tumultuous history. Here you’ll find castles, white sandy beaches with impossibly blue water, quiet farmhouses and the warmest, friendliest people on earth! Despite their northerly latitude, these islands enjoy a mild climate year ‘round. They’re also quiet and nearly traffic-free, as they’re populated with more sheep than people. Join us for a special presentation to learn about the history, passion and beauty of this unique place from the perspective of a cycle adventurer!
A Year of Pedaling Dangerously: Images and Stories of Africa
 with Joe "Metal Cowboy" Kurmaskie
Also the book release party for:
Mud, Sweat and Gears: A rowdy family adventure across Canada on seven wheels
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
Tickets: $5 at the door (cash only)
Cascade members are two for one!
A special holiday appearance by Northwest funnyman, author and adventure dad, Joe "Metal Cowboy" Kurmaskie.
 Fresh off a summer of cycling five African countries, Joe will share tales and images from an epic journey that covered 100 kilometers of bush country a day through Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Malawi and Mozambique.
The second half of the program will be the release party for Joe's long-awaited book, Mud, Sweat and Gears. Joe will share tales and images from the family's Canadian adventure and, in what could be the death of his career, offer up some of the footnotes by his wife, Beth, which question his maturity, manhood, memory, and ability to get the boys a proper haircut. A special night of hilarity, pathos and inspiration is on tap!
 An Evening with Tyler Farrar
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m. (doors at 7:30)
Magnuson Park Theater, 7110 62nd Ave. NE
Buy tickets online or at the door. Cascade members: use code "CBC MEMBER" when ordering to receive a $2 discount!
Spend An evening with Tyler Farrar at Magnuson Park Theater. Find out how a local Wenatchee racer made it all the way from Seward Park Crits to the top of the world rankings. Host Erik Moen with guide the evening, covering topics from Tyler’s early Washington beginnings to this year's sensational results as a part of the Garmin-Slipstream team. Video highlights open the show, followed by a 75-minute talk and an autograph session.
General admission tickets are available online for $15 at Brownpapertickets.com. Proceeds benefit the Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation.
Tyler will also be available Cycle University's new West Seattle location to sign autographs starting at 5:30 p.m.
A Frugal Cyclist's Guide to the Universe: An Evening with Willie Weir
 Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
Tickets: $5 at the door (cash only)
Cascade members are two for one!
Call him cheap, frugal, a tightwad or an initiator of kindness, but Willie Weir knows how to get the most bang for his buck when it comes to traveling the world, whether he's giving the world's cheapest engagement ring, protesting an insanely over-priced fish dinner, knocking on doors for free lodging or eating his way to free ice cream.
Willie will bring to life tales from his latest book, Travels with Willie - tales that will have you chuckling and leave you wanting to chuck your day job and hit the road!
Copies of Willie's book can be purchased on the night of the event for $15.00 - just in time for the holidays! $5.00 of every sale will benefit the Cascade Bicycle Club Education Foundation.
Marketing the Bicycle to the Sub-Conscious Environmentalist:
A Lecture by Mikael Colville-Andersen
 Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.
Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th Street, Seattle
Join us as Mikael Colville-Andersen explores Copenhagen's journey toward establishing the bicycle as a feasible, acceptable form of transport, as well as the importance of marketing "bicycle culture" to the city's residents. The 500,000 people on bicycles each day in Copenhagen are not necessarily "cyclists" or "environmentalists"; they merely choose to ride because of safe, quick infrastructure. The result of 30 years of traffic and urban planning is that the bicycle has been demystified. It is no longer merely a piece of sports equipment for enthusiasts - it has become a democratic tool that has liberated the people of Copenhagen from cars and created the foundations for one of the world's most liveable cities.
Mikael Colville-Andersen is a filmmaker, photographer, and journalist who is also Copenhagen's leading bicycle culture ambassador. For more than three years he has been documenting Copenhagen's unique bicycle culture in photographs and films. Colville-Andersen's firm Copenhagenize Consulting advises cities, towns, and organizations on bicycle culture, infrastructure, and urban planning, based on best practices from Denmark and Europe and featuring a unique focus on the anthropological aspects of getting more people to choose the bicycle.
This is a free event, and no reservations are necessary. For more information, contact Charlotte Lehmann at (206) 789-5707, extension 21.
This event is co-sponsored by International Sustainable Solutions and the Cascade Bicycle Club.
Download the event flyer (PDF)
Cascade Bicycle Club Annual Membership Meeting &
Presentation: By Tandem from Key West to Canada with Jeff & Louise Davis
Tuesday, Oct. 13, Meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Presentation 7:30-9 p.m.
Seattle REI, 222 Yale Street
Learn what your Club has been up to and let us know where you think it should go! Talk to staff, board members, volunteers and others. You can also cast your vote for board members. The membership meeting will be immediately followed by our monthly presentation: "By Tandem from Key West to Canada," with Jeff & Louise Davis
 Long-time Cascade members Jeff and Louise Davis wanted to do something big on their tandem to celebrate retirement. Since they wanted it to go from January to September, what could be better than a bike trip from Key West to Canada? Follow them north from the tip of Florida through the Everglades, the sea islands of Georgia, a chilly week in April riding the Outer Banks of North Carolina with Cascade friends Steve and Janet Sisson, and much much more. This was no head-down hammerfest. They took time to smell the sea roses, watch the ponies of Chincoteague, canoe white water in Vermont, spend two nights on a dairy farm in Connecticut, and still ride 5200 wildly indirect miles to the Canadian border at Derby Line, Vermont.
Besides showing you the scenery, Jeff and Louise will explain how to find interesting routes and places to stay far from home, and share their philosophy on how to enjoy a long bike trip and stay happily married. Come join them on this journey of a lifetime.
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