“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,” President John F Kennedy. In the 90’s, Jean Converse started the ACTC Academy. League Cycling Instructor? Nope, before its time. Fast cyclist? No, not a prerequisite. Creativity, experience and dedication are ...

from Outside Online, c/o Michael Curtis: https://www.outsideonline.com/2344101/best-supported-bike-rides

"Pessimists see difficulty in every opportunity, and optimists see opportunity in every difficulty"  — Winston Churchill Yes, difficulties abound in the next few years. In this increasingly tumultuous time, from terrorist attacks and threats of more, partisan bickering, economic uncertainty, permits and fee escalation, and competition from many old and new ...

At a recent talk "Forgetting Names, Should I be Worried?" Stanford Professor Sharon Sha presented data showing that today's medicine has no cure for Alzheimer disease (we know that). Patients' mental capacity merely decreases at a slower rate with these medicines. The only two antidotes where patients retained or actually regained ...

The ACTC 2016 Appreciation Dinner will take place Saturday March 5, 2016. Bring family and friends! Mingle, compare stats, and pick up your awards and patches! Please mail your registration form and check before January 15. For details and registration form, see http://www.actc.org/events/2016_Appreciation_Dinner.pdf

The 2013 Tierra Bella Bicycle Tour is nearly here! We are still looking for volunteers to make Saturday, April 13th another fantastic event!  Check the March Black and Blue Bottom for a listing of volunteer opportunities still needing to be filled!  You can find the newsletter at http://www.actc.org/bbb/2013/201303.pdf    

Early Bird pricing is $25 per member and $60 for your non-member guest. We are using Eventbrite for the purchase of tickets.  The price jumps $10 after March 1st, so sign up early.  Details below.... Thanks for all your efforts making ACTC's  Successful 2012!! We prefer you pay via the web at: https://appreciation2013.eventbrite.com/ Please note that ...

All club members are invited to the 2012 ACTC Ice Cream Social. This event has had various names, locations and times in the past, but here are the details for this year: When: Saturday, July 28th Ice cream served 12:30-2:30 pm Where: First UCC San Jose Courtyard (corner of Hamilton and Leigh) What: Ice ...

Trail Count 2007 information played a part in the award of $1Million worth of grants, and also helped keep the Guadalupe River Trail open during the Grand Prix. If you can help in 2008, please contact trailcount@svbcbikes.org and mention that you are from ACTC.  Currently, they are looking for volunteers at ...

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