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5/24/2013
B/BB(MF) * 20 * VA * 10 AM * Weekday Rollin' on the W&OD (plus a hill or two) * Vienna (VCC)

5/24/2013
D/C/CC * 20-29 * VA * 10 AM * To Herndon or Bon Air Park * Vienna Community Center (VCC)

5/24/2013
CC * 35 * MD * 10 AM * BUD Bike Friday * Buddy Attick Park (BUD) * 46-49deg

5/24/2013
C/CC * 30/36 * VA * 10 AM * Nokesville Picnic Rides * Nokesville Community Park (NCP)

5/24/2013
Canceled C * 30 * MD * 10:15 am * Lake Needwood to Bethesda * Lake Needwood (NEE)




History of Potomac Pedalers
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(excerpt from 'Notes from the Chair' by Alma M. Kasulaitis Oct. 1985)

In October 1966, Clay Grubic, who owned Tow Path Cycles, and approximately a dozen other cyclists got together to form a recreational bicycling club, called Potomac Pedalers Touring Club. Monthly meetings were held at Tow Path Cycles, which was then located on M Street in Georgetown, and the 2 monthly rides started from that shop. The members owned single speed or 3-speed bikes, and the rides rarely went over 35 miles for that season. It was rare to see a 10-speed bike and if you felt a driving desire to own one, you had to order it and wait about 8 weeks for it to come in.

A lot of the groundwork for bike paths in this area was laid by Potomac Pedalers under the direction of Clay Grubic.

The goal of the club was to reach a membership of 200 people. They had no idea how big it would become.

In order to join the club, you had to qualify as a cyclist by going on 3 club rides. Once you were a member you had to go on 3 rides a year in order to renew your membership.

The triangular emblem which we utilized for over 4 decades as the symbol of our club, was designed by Bill Ballard in 1968. The newsletter was 1 to 2 pages and didn't always come out monthly.

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