Our annual Rider Round Up will be:
Saturday, March 6th at our start line:
Parker-Hannifin Chomerics, 77 Dragon Court, Woburn, MA.
1p.m. – 4p.m. (with a short program at 2 p.m.)
We’ll have a host of sweet prizes for lucky attendees! Bring a friend that’s interested in the ADA’s MOST ADVENTUROUS Tour de Cure event! We are unique due to our multi-day undertaking and veterans will reassure you – YOU CAN DO IT!!

Start a Chain Reaction – Join Us in the Fight Against Diabetes while enjoying the Ride of a Lifetime!

http://www.bike-eu.com/news/3844/shimano-launches-11-speed-internal-hub-

The American Diabetes Association has this to say:

Ketoacidosis (key-toe-ass-i-DOE-sis) is a serious condition that can lead to diabetic coma (passing out for a long time) or even death. When your cells don’t get the glucose they need for energy, your body begins to burn fat for energy, which produces ketones. Ketones are acids that build up in the blood and appear in the urine when your body doesn’t have enough insulin. They are a warning sign that your diabetes is out of control or that you are getting sick. High levels of ketones can poison the body. When levels get too high, you can develop diabetic ketoacidosis, or DKA.

(Click the above paragraph for full description.)

Ketoacidosis occurs primarily in those with type-1 and, while rare, it does occur in those with type-2.

Please support us in our search for a cure.

Punxsutawney Phil

OK, you varmints, it’s time to crawl out of your hole and get with the program. That’s right, it’s Groundhog Day and I’m back – again – to harass, remind, haunt, plead, implore, beg or whatever else it takes to get you to register for the American Diabetes Association’s 2010 New England Classic.

This year’s tour is shaping up to be the best ever. We’ve already hit the 60-rider mark and are aiming for all-time highs in riders and fund-raising. But we need you to make this happen. If you’re a veteran rider, don’t make like that petulant Punxsutawney character hunkered down on Gobbler’s Knob waiting for spring. Sub-freezing temperatures are absolutely perfect for registering as a rider in the New England Classic. You don’t have to leave the house or even get out of your PJs.

Just go to http://main.diabetes.org/nectourdecure and sign up. Right now! There’s no time like the present to start raising funds for the ADA. In fact, you should take the same approach to fund-raising and training – early and often.

Day One is just 23 weeks from this Saturday and soon you’ll hear more about our annual Rider Roundup on March 6, where you can trade stories from past years, make plans for this year and meet new riders. We’ve got four weeks until the Roundup and I say we should celebrate it with a century – that’s right 100 riders registered. What did you think I was suggesting, a 100-mile training ride? Not yet. But I just may celebrate with a ride to the Roundup if we hit 100 riders.

One of our sponsors, and one of last year’s wrenches, Emily, is opening her new store, Hub Bicycle Co. today, 01-Feb-2010.

Chic Cyclist captured her for all posterity in the act of hanging her sign.

Come and wish her luck.

918 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02141
617-441-2500

(About halfway between Lechmere T and Inman Square)

Buy something!

http://www.ultracycling.com/training/dc_mistakes.html

Please don’t call her; she’s with her mom right now. I promise to keep you posted with particulars as soon as I know them, including her mom’s address, etc.

Just send your supportive thoughts to her.

http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/trek_life/news/article/1754/2009/11/16/julie_dibens_smashes_703_world_record/