Conference noted::bicycle

447.0. "Health and Fitness Festival Bike Demonstration" by CADSYS::CRABB (Charlie SEG/CAD HLO2-2/G13 225-5739) Fri Aug 28 1987 14:45

               DEC Hudson is having its Health  and  Fitness  Festival

          again  this year.  Cindy Spencer (OBSESS::SPENCER) has asked

          if anyone would want to demonstrate bicycling.



            DEC employees  are  involved  in  several  different  bike

          activities  that  can be demonstrated or talked about.  Even

          different  clubs,  like  the  WRC  or  the  Nashoba   Valley

          Pedalers,  and  rides,  such  as the Pan Mass Challenge, are

          welcome to bring pamphlets and representatives to the  fair.

          Some areas of cycling that can be represented at the fair:



               1.  Recreational (sport) riding.



               2.  Touring



               3.  Racing



               4.  Triathlon Riding





            All of the above involve telling interested people about:



               1.  Club activities



               2.  Bikes



               3.  Mechanics



               4.  Clothing



               5.  Riding (training, tours)



               6.  Races







          Ideas for Demonstrations.



            Demonstrations could consist of:



               1.  Displays of a touring bike, sport and racing bike.



               2.  Someone(s) on the rollers.



               3.  Riding/training routes.



               4.  Racing routes.



               5.  Gizmos like cyclometers, heart rate monitors:   how

                   to use.



               6.  Clothing.


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               7.  Lists of races/rides for the year.





            Items to bring to the booth:



               1.  Touring bike



               2.  Panniers, bags



               3.  Racing bike



               4.  Aluminum frame, steel frame bikes



               5.  Recumbent bike



               6.  Anybody got SIS stuff to show?



               7.  The new pedals



               8.  Rollers



               9.  Wind trainer (to compare with rollers)



              10.  Cyclometer



              11.  Heart rate monitor



              12.  Club information (rides, how to join your club)



              13.  Clothing



              14.  Race results (some people at DEC  race...let's  let

                   'em know about it)



              15.  And VIDEO TAPES!!!





            Because there is so much activity here in the notes  file,

          it would be great if we could pull together a group to spend

          a small amount of time at the booth  to  explain  to  people

          what  cyclists  do...anywhere  from people just getting back

          into cycling (as mentioned in the notes) to those  who  have

          raced  or  toured  (again,  as mentioned in the notes).  For

          example, we can bring in the rollers and  spin  for  awhile.

          No more than four hours on the rollers though :-)





          Staffing the booths:



            We need to get enough people to show up just  to  spend  a

          little  while at the booth.  We don't need to spend a lot of

          time organizing, just so that we know someone will  show  up

          with  equipment  that  we  need,  i.e.  rollers, cyclometer,

          bikes, pamphlets about the clubs etc.


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          Health Fair Information:



            Below is the message from Cindy on general guidelines:





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            The hours for the show are **10-5 Oct6 and 8-2 Oct7**.



            Let me know if you need anything special  -  table,outlet.

          Also  what  times you will be available.  We have found that

          booths just giving out  pamphlets  sometime  don't  get  the

          interest  that  a booth that has a person covering to answer

          questions.  The idea of emphasizing the  physical  value  of

          riding in the presentation is a great idea.



            **Yes, you can mention other  local  clubs  to  which  Dec

          employees belong**.



            If you have any other questions, either  call  or  send  a

          message.



          Cindy Spencer X4510 OBSESS::SPENCER



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          Action:



            To take it from here, I guess we should sign in here as to

          what  we'd  like  to  do,  or mail me a note.  If we can get

          enough to staff the booth for a reasonable  portion  of  the

          fair,  then  let's  go  for  it.   Note that there is really

          minimal work here:  The booth is set up  for  us.   We  just

          bring  in  some gear and show up for awhile.  If we bring in

          Videos, we'll need to steal a VCR.  To pass out information,

          for   example   road  club/ride  info,  just  show  up  with

          pamphlets, propaganda, etc.  Once we get  together,  we  can

          notify Cindy.





          /Charlie Crabb

    
    
        I'll show up and bring my racing bike with a cyclocomputer and
      my wind trainer for at one of the days. I'm i won't be racing
      for both days and it sounds like a lot of fun.
    
    
        I can be reached at svcrus::crane or 223-7553 i do work second
      shift though, so I don't get in until 3 p.m. but I'm sure could
      schedule the time for this.
    
                                                   john crane
    

    
    	OK, if you don't get (m)any better offers I'll demonstrate:-
    
    a)  Taxc rollers; which are rollers with fans. (2 fer 1 deal)
    
    b)	A Vitus framed bike (Al).

    c)	A single speed; fixed gear bike, for *REAL* pain.    

    d)	Heart rate monitor, with ear clip.

    e)	Solar Cateye.
    
    f)	Poor form.
    
    g)	Flakey knees.
    
    h)	Falling from rollers.
    
    i)	A poorly healed shoulder break.
    
    j)	Some Mt. Washington T-shirts.
    
    k)	220 - (60% of age), this will probably be in combination with
    item h) above, it could give i) another chance too.
    
    l)	Backwards racing, if anyone else wants to bring a fixed.  I'm real
    slow at this (such a come_on line) havn't done it in a while, but its
    good for a laugh.  Nothing to do with fitness, but it helps bike
    handling skills a bit. 

    m)	Cross hands racing, if anyone else will.
    
    n)	Flip outs if anyone else wants a wheelie contest.  (I'll only
    do a couple, 'cos it hurts the back of my head when I land.)
    
    	Reg
    

    re .2	I forgot item o)
    
    	o)	That total lack of maintenance doesn't really matter.
    It goes, doesn't it ?  It may be dirty, creaks and groans a little bit,
    but it still goes. 

    	Reg
    
    	(p through z to follow)
    

    	Reg,
    
    	If you didn't work for DIGITAL, you could be a comedian. I
    	think I'll come down and bring my first-aid kit.
    
    	BTW, you wouldn't hurt the head if your wore a helmet.
    
    	Scott

    re .4	Hey Vern, the way I look at it
    
    	Ya gotta be a comedian to work 'ere !
    
    	Reg	
    
    (What's a helmet anyway ? past tense of the verb to meet, in Hell ?)
    (Oh, someone gimme that past_plu_perfect joke again) 

  Reg....how about you and I demonstrate how two completely different
    cyclists can get along perfectly on a Counterpoint. You demonstrate
    the thin, wirey, racing type, and I'll play the role of the Pudgy Fred.
    You be the Captain, and I the fearless stoker!
    October 6th looks like a good day, but I may have a commitment on
    the 7th. 
    Maybe you can handle Opus alone on the 7th?
    
    =-=-=-=-=-=-=gary=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

    re .6	Not this year Fred !	This thin, wirey, racing type
    is currently running about 10 Kilos over target.  What's the wheelbase
    on the recombinant anyway ?, think we could get it up on rollers
    ?, Y'know, a coupla 2x4s to extend the side rails, daisy chained
    rubber bands from office supplies to make an extra long belt to
    the front roller, *IMPROVISE* a bit, creative engineering.
    
    	Reg  (AEIFS)
    

	There will be a licensed massage therapist at the 
	health festival who will give four free demos.
	So let's all go out and do a century before the demo.
	/c

    
    	Re .8   The first freebie goes to the clown on/off rollers, right ?
    
    	Reg
    

                  Health and Fitness Festival Setup







     1  SETTING UP THE EQUIPMENT.



     Monday after noon, Oct 5 is a good time to bring the  larger

     equipment  like  the rollers and trainers to the Hall of the

     White Mist in HLO1.  The room will be locked at night.  I'll

     probably  drop  my rollers off on Monday, but bring the bike

     in the mornings of Tuesday and Wednesday as I  may  want  to

     ride  those days.  If you can't do it then or don't want to,

     it'll be fine just to bring in the equipment when  you  want

     to.







     2  EQUIPMENT



     Bring in whatever you want  to  demonstrate.   Don't  forget

     club info too!







     3  SCHEDULES



     As we're all on different schedules, and  they've  given  us

     short  notice, my suggestion is to leave it flexible, at our

     own convenience.  It would be good  to  be  able  to  ensure

     complete  coverage for all day Tuesday and Wednesday, but we

     can't guarantee it, and we'll want more than one  person  at

     the booth anyway.  As a first pass though, drop me a note as

     to when you want to be there and roughly when  club  members

     might want to volunteer some time, just to get an idea.



          Thanks,



          Charlie

    	How did this thing go? I wanted to visit, but Mom was here
    	from Ohio and we were out seeing the foliage, etc.
    
    	Scott

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