Sunday April 26th, 0930 from SS Senior's Complex Clockwise Mactaquac, Rocky Road across Ridge, Holyoke Tripp Settlement to Burtts Corner, right onto 104 to Keswick landing, 105 back to town. 65-70km. BASE MILEAGE (All Riders Welcomed)
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Fine Sunday Am, ride. Argon, Zorro,Tank and Turbo Good to see Argon Bob, out after his knee surgery.Great Job. avg. 25.2kph
wonderful Spring Nite. Mac loop avg 26.6km. The wind feels just as good on Gray hair as it did on Black. Happy Bday Davis, Closer to 60 than you were to 20.
Brian McCain wants people to get on board with action against climate change. McCain runs a charitable organization based out of Fredericton called "The Gaia Project" which has a mandate to educate the public on their environmental impact.
He explained students are a key factor in coming up with plausible solutions for this growing issue.
"We are focused on delivering to students the information they need to think critically and make informed decisions about their actions and their impact on our climate," he explained.
Part of this initiative involves having the environmental science class at Carleton North High School build their own wind turbines. This, he said, will help engage the students.
"These turbines will be about 25 feet high, and capable of generating a couple of hundred watts at most but will enable students to quickly and easily change the number of blades, length of the blades and height of the turbine," explained McCain. "Data acquisition will allow them to monitor the performance of the wind turbine with varying wind speed and various parts and upgrades are available at a hypothetical cost with an ultimate goal to see which generates the most power per dollar."
While they won't generate that much power, McCain said, they provide students experience with a form of power generation that will have a growing use in the future.
"The idea is to enable them to have a hands on, interactive experience with renewable energy, while keeping the economics of renewable energy in focus," he said.
Sophia Dingee is the environmental science teacher whose 16-student class is participating in this environmentally friendly activity. She and McCain have been friends for awhile and when she heard of this initiative, she knew her class would be on board.
It is her hope that her students will establish a better awareness of the world around them and the condition of the environment through this course. She thinks the partnership with McCain has really encouraged their learning in this regard.
"It's easy to tell them what's wrong with the planet and what society has done to contribute to these problems, but it's far more beneficial to the students to have them actually participate in fixing these problems, even if it is on a small-scale model behind our school," she explained. "I think most students would tell you that they prefer to learn through hands-on activities and I am so happy to have the opportunity to participate in this project so that they can do just that."
For the past three years, McCain has been working in the power generation industry, doing consulting on clean-energy projects and spent the past couple of years in England. He sees a big difference between awareness there and awareness here when it comes to climate change and sources of energy.
"I think on the world stage, we're quite a ways behind in realizing this is a problem and we're going to have to adopt new solutions, so I wanted to move back to New Brunswick and see if I could provide something that was maybe missing a little in the education system at the moment."
As for the students, according to Dingee, they are more than inspired about this project and it's really something they can get excited about.
"The class is really enthused about the project and they ask every day if McCain is coming or if they'll be working on the windmills."
Great work Brian, any chance we could harness some pedal power? Hey No Doubt, ask Erin if she would team up for a proposal for submission to DOE :-) Inside humour
I see that there is no Friday OSB ride posted, so hope you all don't mind if I post a Team Evil (OSB sub group of slower riders). Ride Friday at 5:30 to dope mountain, start from Tanks place 655 Smythe St. Some of us are bringing cocktails for after the ride to consume on Tank's deck. Hope to see you.
Pump them tires and lube that chain. Friday Sunny. High 16. Saturday Sunny. Low 6. High 24. Sunday A mix of sun and cloud. Low 8. High 26. Wahoo , looks like it's here. No excuses now, with Friday covered. will post some rides for Saturday and Sunday and start the weekly schedule next week. to those who offered to take a week of posting I'll sent you a schedule shortly.
Hey guys, well '09 is going to be a big year for cycling in Fredericton. The Rad club is going to start putting on weekly or bi-weekly Crit and TT series (TT Tuesdays and Crit Thursdays). We are going through all the right channels for road closures and insurances. Norm even volunteered to be commissionaire. We will be requiring that those who don't have a full VeloNB licence to purchase a general membership for $30. Mike has everything setup at the shop so you can go in and sign up there. One membership for unlimited events in Fredericton ('09) and also Citizen races elsewhere. He even has some perks for members at the store. The first TT is tentatively scheduled for May 5th and first Crit for May 7th. Full details to come in a few days, but you can go in and pick your licences up now!
Also we'll be starting up some beginner road rides on Monday nights starting in the next few weeks. These will start at around 20-30k distance at 20-25km/h. So if there's anyone you know who is looking to start into road cycling or who would like a nice recovery ride and a chance to help out, this is the ride for them. I'm aiming for a start date of May 11. Cheers.
WOW, thats one great video! I wonder how many scars he has from riding? My fav part is just after he jumps off something people rush over to see where he went.
Out for a ride this afternoon as i have a dat with Bubbles at the Playhouse tonight but will make the 2 weekend rides.
You know the wind is strong and at you back when you do 12k at 41.6k/h. Of course the great humbler is when you head back into that wind at some point. Suddenly yout not the cats ass you initially thought you were.
Have fun tonight and watch out for the otholes and sand.
Rat, we missed you last night (and Bubbles too). Nice ride out to and up Dope Mtn. Thanks to Coach, Brian and Samuel for the steady/strong ride back into town after Brian' second flat. ;-) Sure great to be out with everyone in the sun again!
Sunday morning ride was nice and pretty windy if you like that stuff! 8 riders at the start including newbie Jamie who did extremely well.
In case someone was wondering, I did manage to get home guys at 1:15pm. I must admit that there were stretches into Sunset and Main streets with quite a few low-speed wobbly moments from the tired legs, but I took a 30 minute break at the Dundonald Ultramar and mustered enough energy to climb York and head home to NM. Thanks for showing me the route! 171 km on the weekend (incl. Friday noon), that's a good way to start the year!
Awesome Sunday Ride, 8 riders. Some humbling cross winds, but the tail push back was worth it. Nice to see new people out on the weekend. The Positive Energy is GREAT.
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Fine Sunday Am, ride. Argon, Zorro,Tank and Turbo Good to see Argon Bob, out after his knee surgery.Great Job. avg. 25.2kph
Where is SS Senior's Complex. If possible, I may join you tomorrow.
Hey guys thanks for keeping the pace down this morning. Knee surgery + 4 months on the couch + 10 lbs = slowww...
Seniors Centre is across from the Y at Wilmot Park.
Ditto Schtinky... where is SS Seniors complex?
SS Seniors complex beside lawn bowling Wilmont Park. Perhaps a future home for some of us. :-)
Ahhhm ic... I know it as "Stepping Stones" centre. Great. Hope to see you there.
Happy 40th to Mr. Radical.
wonderful Spring Nite. Mac loop avg 26.6km. The wind feels just as good on Gray hair as it did on Black.
Happy Bday Davis, Closer to 60 than you were to 20.
Awesome ride tonight guys. Relaxed pace, nice weather... couldn't ask for anything more :-)
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Brian McCain wants people to get on board with action against climate change.
McCain runs a charitable organization based out of Fredericton called "The Gaia Project" which has a mandate to educate the public on their environmental impact.
He explained students are a key factor in coming up with plausible solutions for this growing issue.
"We are focused on delivering to students the information they need to think critically and make informed decisions about their actions and their impact on our climate," he explained.
Part of this initiative involves having the environmental science class at Carleton North High School build their own wind turbines. This, he said, will help engage the students.
"These turbines will be about 25 feet high, and capable of generating a couple of hundred watts at most but will enable students to quickly and easily change the number of blades, length of the blades and height of the turbine," explained McCain. "Data acquisition will allow them to monitor the performance of the wind turbine with varying wind speed and various parts and upgrades are available at a hypothetical cost with an ultimate goal to see which generates the most power per dollar."
While they won't generate that much power, McCain said, they provide students experience with a form of power generation that will have a growing use in the future.
"The idea is to enable them to have a hands on, interactive experience with renewable energy, while keeping the economics of renewable energy in focus," he said.
Sophia Dingee is the environmental science teacher whose 16-student class is participating in this environmentally friendly activity. She and McCain have been friends for awhile and when she heard of this initiative, she knew her class would be on board.
It is her hope that her students will establish a better awareness of the world around them and the condition of the environment through this course. She thinks the partnership with McCain has really encouraged their learning in this regard.
"It's easy to tell them what's wrong with the planet and what society has done to contribute to these problems, but it's far more beneficial to the students to have them actually participate in fixing these problems, even if it is on a small-scale model behind our school," she explained. "I think most students would tell you that they prefer to learn through hands-on activities and I am so happy to have the opportunity to participate in this project so that they can do just that."
For the past three years, McCain has been working in the power generation industry, doing consulting on clean-energy projects and spent the past couple of years in England. He sees a big difference between awareness there and awareness here when it comes to climate change and sources of energy.
"I think on the world stage, we're quite a ways behind in realizing this is a problem and we're going to have to adopt new solutions, so I wanted to move back to New Brunswick and see if I could provide something that was maybe missing a little in the education system at the moment."
As for the students, according to Dingee, they are more than inspired about this project and it's really something they can get excited about.
"The class is really enthused about the project and they ask every day if McCain is coming or if they'll be working on the windmills."
Ha. Thanks for the free publicity!
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Great work Brian, any chance we could harness some pedal power?
Hey No Doubt, ask Erin if she would team up for a proposal for submission to DOE :-) Inside humour
Anyone riding tonight?
I see that there is no Friday OSB ride posted, so hope you all don't mind if I post a Team Evil (OSB sub group of slower riders). Ride Friday at 5:30 to dope mountain, start from Tanks place 655 Smythe St. Some of us are bringing cocktails for after the ride to consume on Tank's deck. Hope to see you.
Pump them tires and lube that chain.
Friday Sunny. High 16.
Saturday Sunny. Low 6. High 24.
Sunday A mix of sun and cloud. Low 8. High 26.
Wahoo , looks like it's here.
No excuses now, with Friday covered.
will post some rides for Saturday and Sunday and start the weekly schedule next week. to those who offered to take a week of posting I'll sent you a schedule shortly.
Hey guys, well '09 is going to be a big year for cycling in Fredericton. The Rad club is going to start putting on weekly or bi-weekly Crit and TT series (TT Tuesdays and Crit Thursdays). We are going through all the right channels for road closures and insurances. Norm even volunteered to be commissionaire. We will be requiring that those who don't have a full VeloNB licence to purchase a general membership for $30. Mike has everything setup at the shop so you can go in and sign up there. One membership for unlimited events in Fredericton ('09) and also Citizen races elsewhere. He even has some perks for members at the store. The first TT is tentatively scheduled for May 5th and first Crit for May 7th. Full details to come in a few days, but you can go in and pick your licences up now!
Also we'll be starting up some beginner road rides on Monday nights starting in the next few weeks. These will start at around 20-30k distance at 20-25km/h. So if there's anyone you know who is looking to start into road cycling or who would like a nice recovery ride and a chance to help out, this is the ride for them. I'm aiming for a start date of May 11. Cheers.
Adam
Norm setup a blog for the crits. More accurate info on there.
http://ftoncritnight.blogspot.com/
Some amazing riding here
That was a pretty epic video. Can't believe some of the distances he dropped.
That was absolutely sick.
WOW,
thats one great video!
I wonder how many scars he has from riding? My fav part is just after he jumps off something people rush over to see where he went.
Out for a ride this afternoon as i have a dat with Bubbles at the Playhouse tonight but will make the 2 weekend rides.
You know the wind is strong and at you back when you do 12k at 41.6k/h. Of course the great humbler is when you head back into that wind at some point. Suddenly yout not the cats ass you initially thought you were.
Have fun tonight and watch out for the otholes and sand.
Rat, we missed you last night (and Bubbles too). Nice ride out to and up Dope Mtn. Thanks to Coach, Brian and Samuel for the steady/strong ride back into town after Brian' second flat. ;-)
Sure great to be out with everyone in the sun again!
Saturday AM, 11 riders, out North side, kilarney hill (sweet) Durham bridge one lap of (Tour De Dog) back in via Penniac. Good Pace.
Sunday morning ride was nice and pretty windy if you like that stuff! 8 riders at the start including newbie Jamie who did extremely well.
In case someone was wondering, I did manage to get home guys at 1:15pm. I must admit that there were stretches into Sunset and Main streets with quite a few low-speed wobbly moments from the tired legs, but I took a 30 minute break at the Dundonald Ultramar and mustered enough energy to climb York and head home to NM. Thanks for showing me the route! 171 km on the weekend (incl. Friday noon), that's a good way to start the year!
Pierre
Awesome Sunday Ride, 8 riders. Some humbling cross winds, but the tail push back was worth it. Nice to see new people out on the weekend. The Positive Energy is GREAT.
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