Newbie Clinic #1 – (Please RSVP for this clinic directly to Stephanie Harless at skharless@hotmail.com.)
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When: Sunday, April 29th – 9am (plan on 2 – 3 hours or so)
Where: Alum Creek Beach Parking Lot (map)
Who: New members thirsty for knowledge or existing members looking for a refresher.
What to bring: Your bike, cycling gear you’d usually need for a ride (shoes, helmet, etc), running shoes…

Stephanie Harless will be leading this clinic with help from Philip Kanjuka as well as myself. She’s planning on covering the following things, but is also interested in hearing from you guys on what additional topics you’re interested in hearing about…

• Basic bike handling
• Pace lining
• Road etiquette
• Bike gear must haves/what can you put on your “to buy later” list.
• Do I need a tri bike? Race wheels? Aero bars? And when to use them.

Please RSVP directly to Stephanie at (skharless@hotmail.com) as we’ll need to plan according to the number of attendees we’ll have.

Newbie Clinic #2 – (Please RSVP for this clinic directly to Aaron Fridenmaker at fivemonkeys@gmail.com.)
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When: Saturday, May 12th – 9am (plan on 2 – 3 hours or so)
Where: Alum Creek Beach Parking Lot (map)
Who: New members thirsty for knowledge or existing members looking for a refresher. Please RSVP (see below).
What to bring: Your bike, cycling gear you’d usually need for a ride (shoes, helmet, etc), tire changing kit (tube, CO2 & inflation device or a pump, tire levers), running shoes, bathing suit/wetsuit as we might try to get in the water briefly, and other gear you might consider using during your race.

Aaron Fridenmaker and Philip Kanjuka will be leading this clinic. They’re planning on covering the following things, but are also interested in hearing from you guys on what additional topics you’re interested in hearing about…

• Tire Changing
• Transitions
• Basic bike handling
• Pace lining
• Road etiquette

Please RSVP directly to Aaron at (fivemonkeys@gmail.com) as we’ll need to plan according to the number of attendees we’ll have.