Ride Coordination

Ride Submission Guidelines

The best way to post your rides is directly on the web site; that way you can verify that all of the details are correct. Authorized ride leaders can login to the site, click Add a Ride, then click the Add button to enter ride information. (Detailed instructions are available.) This process automatically posts the ride to the website and sends e-mail notification that will be added to the Chain Letter. In order for you ride to be included in the Chain Letter, it must be on the website by the 10th of the previous month.

Free Vest and Banquet Ticket for Ride Leaders

Ride leaders can earn a free SCU Vest and a free SCU Banquet Ticket if they lead the following number of qualified rides between October 1, 2009, and September 30, 2010:

What is considered an an SCU Ride?

1. A ride that is advertised in the SCU Chain Letter or on the SCU Website (website listings must be made at least 48 hours prior to the ride start), and
   
2. A ride that is lead by an SCU Ride Leader, and
   
3. A ride that uses a SCU Ride Sign-In Sheet, and
   
4. The SCU Ride Leader must carry the Ride Sign-In Sheet with him/her on the ride in case medical or police personal need it.

Ad hoc rides announced only on the Yahoo Groups e-list do not qualify.

Evening Rides

Recurring weekly evening rides are scheduled from the first week that Daylight Saving Time is in effect until the last week of September:

Monday: Church of the Saviour in Wayne, PA (start location COS)

Tuesday: North Penn High School in Lansdale, PA (start location NPHS) and Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, PA (start location HHHS)

Wednesday: Indian Valley Middle School in Harleysville, PA (start location IVMS)

Thursday: Hatboro-Horsham High School in Horsham, PA (start location HHHS)

Choose from rides with different ride leaders at varying speeds, distances, and abilities based on members present, weather, and sunset times. Check the SCU Ride Calendar for ride start times and speeds.

Please see the ride start locations in the Ride Guide, and view sample Cue Sheets. If you are looking to lead a ride, use maps and mapping software to figure out where the best roads are, then drive or ride either the entire route or the portions you are unfamiliar with.

Use the SCU Ride Until Sunset Chart to look up sunset times and to determine riding distances for start times of 5:30, 6:00, and 6:30 PM for speeds of 10 to 20 MPH. Or use the My SCU Favorites ride calendar to see the sunset times for upcoming rides.

2009 Top Ride Leaders

2009 Ride Leaders

Thank You to everyone who led rides in 2009!!

Previous Years

2008 Top Ride Leaders

2008 Ride Leaders

2007 Top Ride Leaders

2006 Top Ride Leaders

Elliot Titcher - 57 rides
Dave Atkins - 49 rides
Dennis Mayse - 42 rides
Doug Mueller - 37 rides
Jay Sitkin - 37 rides
Rich Terry - 37 rides
Rob Young - 37 rides
Ed Hein - 32 rides
Bob Fuerst - 28 rides
Tom Madle - 25 rides
Pat Rock - 25 rides
Roy Zipris - 25 rides

2005 Top Ride Leaders

Dave Atkins - 47 rides
Rob Young - 46 rides
Al Herman - 45 rides
Jay Sitkin - 41 rides
Bob Fuerst - 39 rides
Rich Terry - 38 rides
Elliot Titcher - 36 rides
Doug Mueller - 31 rides
Ed Hein - 29 rides
Dennis Mayse - 26 rides
Kathleen Nieman - 26 rides

2004 Top Ride Leaders

Dave Atkins - 48 rides
Rich Terry - 41 rides
Jay Sitkin - 39 rides
Al Herman - 31 rides
Rick Liebert - 30 rides
Doug Mueller - 29 rides
Jack Elias - 28 rides
Ed Hein - 27 rides
Elliot Titcher - 25 rides
Dennis Mayse - 23 rides
Monica Coleman -  23 rides
Bill Rock - 23 rides

Order of the Knights of the Cast Iron Crotch

The OKCIC is a group of SCU Members that spend a significant amount of time in the saddle each year….namely 5,000 miles or more each calendar year. 

For 2009, the SCU OKCIC members and mileage are:

Tour Policy

SCU has supported the organization of multiple day bike tours in the past (MS150, Salisbury, Rehoboth, etc.), and will continue to support the organization of these tours in the future. Based on a need to streamline the tour organization process, the following official SCU policy for multiple day bike tours has been established.

In the past, there have generally been three tours per year organized by SCU members. For 2005 budgetary purposes, it will be assumed that three tours will be organized. SCU may partially subsidize sag support and hospitality costs, but all other costs associated with the tour are the responsibility of participants. Policy guidelines are as follows (for all tours where any subsidy or funding is requested):

1. All tours must be organized by an active member of SCU.
2. All tour participants that are riding must be active members. Otherwise, the tour is considered a special event, which incurs additional insurance costs that must be covered by the tour participants.
3. The organizing member must submit a proposal to the Executive Committee detailing the approximate number of participants, deadlines for placing deposits and paying for hotel rooms, the date and method by which all funds will be collected from tour participants, and sag support or hospitality costs anticipated. The proposal must be submitted for EC approval well in advance of any tour deadlines.
4. SCU will not issue any checks for housing for the tour until the organizing member of the tour collects all funds and forwards them to the Treasurer. It is the responsibility of the organizing member of the tour to determine the appropriate deadlines for collecting funds from tour participants. All housing costs are the responsibility of the tour participants, and monies for such are provided on a “pass through” basis only after funds have been provided to the Treasurer.
5. There is a funding cap of $175 per tour with a total cap of $525 per year.
6. Any unforeseen costs not accounted for in the tour proposal must be brought immediately to the attention of the Executive Committee, preferably, prior to expenditure.

This policy may be changed at the discretion of the Executive Committee following notification of the SCU membership.

TOPS – Tandems of Philadelphia and Suburbs

Please note that TOPS - Tandems of Philadelphia and Suburbs - is part of SCU. All tandem riders are welcome. Please call Pat Rock to join our group 215-659-5148. A TOPS Tandem Ride Schedule page is now available on the SCU web site. It is linked to the SCU database and will list SCU rides that have their Ride Category set to "Tandem". You can access the Tandem Ride Schedule from the TOPS home page or directly from the TOPS Tandem Rides link on the SCU menu frame.

Updated 05/06/2009 by Ken Gorman. Copyright © 2000-2009 Suburban Cyclists Unlimited. Reproduction in whole or in part without the written permission of the author is prohibited.