To this week's ride leaders:
Thank you for volunteering to lead a ride. As you prepare for your ride, please take a moment to review the following items:
Check the listing for your ride, both on the
web and on the printed “refrigerator” schedule. If there are any errors
or changes, notify the Rides Committee (rides@chicagocyclingclub.org) and
contact Art Gilfand (art@biketraffic.org/ 773-871-1872) immediately so he
can update the Ride Line.
Attached to this email are two files:
RideLeaderKit.pdf
The basic Ride Leader Kit. Use this file to print out the following
items:
(These are also available as separate files at
http://chicagocyclingclub.org/rides/leads.asp )
Waiver Form (Bring at least 2 copies so there are enough signature blocks)
Rules of the Road Script (also included on the cue-sheet template)
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Express Check-In.doc
Express Check-In Sheet. This file should load into most word-processing
software, so you can print it out. Current members with emergency contact
info on file, can sign-in quickly by initialing next to their name on the
sheet. If someone has been a a club member for more than a month and is
not listed on this sheet, we don't have their emergency contact information
on file and they must sign in using the usual waiver form.
Members can send emergency contact info to
membership@chicagocyclingclub.org to be included on the Express Sign-In
Sheet.
Print out at least 20 copies of your cue-sheet.
Before the day of the ride, try to recruit
a sweep and someone to help meet & greet participants.
The club now owns a pair of two-way radios.
These allow the lead to stay in touch with the sweep. Art Gilfand is the
keeper of the radios.
Please contact Art a few days before your ride,
if you want to use the radios. (art@biketraffic.org/ 773-871-1872)
Art lives near the clock tower (3900 N. Lake Shore Dr.) and can leave the
radios with the doorman in his building.
Arrive at the designated starting place for
your ride, at least 20 minutes early.
Have a sweep identified at the start of the
ride.
Make sure every participant signs the waiver
form.
Before you start, read the “Rules of the Road”.
After your ride, send a quick email to the
Rides Committee (rides@chicagocyclingclub.org) and let us know how the ride
went and how many people came along.
Return the radios to Art immediately
after the ride. Return instructions are enclosed with the radios.
Send a copy of your cue-sheet to cuesheets@ChicagoCyclingClub.org so it can be included
in the on-line route library.
Mail the signed Waiver Forms to: Chicago
Cycling Club, ATTN: Treasurer, P.O. Box 1178, Chicago, IL 60690
Have Fun!
Once again, thank you for volunteering to be a ride leader!
If you have any questions, you can reply to this email or contact Corina Schusheim at cschusheim@yahoo.com.
Sincerely,
Chicago Cycling Club Rides Committee