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2008 LMB
A nnual
Winter 2009 Report
uick Release
The League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB) is a By DANTE LANZETTA, LMB Board Chair
501(c)(3) non-profit statewide organization devoted
exclusively to the advancement of bicycling. Our
Winter’s as nasty as I can remember, I’ve been blessed with a bacterial
mission is to promote bicycling and increase the infection and pneumonia, and we just came from burying a dear friend.
safety of bicyclists on the roadways in Michigan. (As for the economy, don’t even go there!) It’s hard to send the kind of
Michigan Bicyclist is a benefit of membership positive message we all need in the depths of Michigan winter.
in the League of Michigan Bicyclists. Michigan
Bicyclist is published four times a year as part Yet, to lose a friend, you first have to have made one. Our friend Pasquale
of the League’s continuing efforts to inform Marion didn’t have much of a bike connection. He came closest by riding
Michigan bicyclists.
a bike everywhere when he just couldn’t afford a car. He smoked; even
Michigan Bicyclist cancer couldn’t help him quit.
Editor: JOHN LINDENMAYER He gave Lance his propers, and LeMond before him, but his true loves were baseball,
Copy Editor: DANTE LANZETTA football, hockey and basketball; I’m not sure in what order. Oh, I forgot horse racing — and
Art & Design: JOHN LINDENMAYER gambling.
Cover Photo: JOHN LINDENMAYER Thirty years ago, he cut my hair; he cut it from then to last Thanksgiving. He cut and styled
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my wife Jane’s hair; he cut our kids’ hair before they fled the nest. He worked with care and
directed to: jlindenmayer@LMB.org pride — to the point where it hurt his income. He cut the hair of some wealthy people, but he
Visit our web site for contact information, took just as great care of people no one else wanted.
advertising rates and much more. Pasquale wasn’t just our friend; he was a friend to everyone he met. It was hard for him
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to hold a grudge, no matter how badly someone treated him, or how deeply he was hurt.
(“Knuckleheads,” he might call them.) He’d say, “I’m tough; I can take it,” even as he faced
the ravages of cancer, and treatments often equally painful. He was terrified, but he was also
Printed on truly tough.
The last few years were very hard. Sometimes unemployed and always underemployed, he
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LMB Region Directors lost a home, his car, even his telephone — a hairdresser’s lifeline. Often worried, sometimes
Region 1: STEVEN ROACH down, he never came up our stairs without a beatific smile. He never failed to love up our dogs
Region 2: MICHAEL SPROUL
Region 3: DANTE LANZETTA, Chair and our grandkids. I never saw anyone treat nurses and aides and waiters with more courtesy
Region 4: JIM CARPENTER, Vice Chair and honest appreciation. For him, it was natural. And there is no one I’d trust like him.
Region 5: VACANT
And now, it is hard to grasp that we won’t see that smile again, or feel his deep concern for
Region 6: RORY NEUNER
Region 7: MICHAEL BOERSMA our small life problems, even when he himself was in need or despair. Memory floods with
Region 8: BARB SCHMID his kindness and empathy, through Jane’s cancer, my parents deaths (yes, he cut my mom’s
Region 9: DOUG COOK
Region 10: CLIFF MILLER hair when she lived with us), to losing two dogs to cancer. No one felt others’ pain as deeply
Region 11: MICHAEL SHEEAN, Secretary as Pasquale.
Region 12: CHRISTINA RIDDLE
At Large: PHIL WELLS
So, what’s this got to do with bikes? Think of all you know and love, people not necessarily
At Large: MIKE EGAN, Treasurer much like you, and ask how many you met through cycling.
At Large: DAVE DUFFIELD Before the Internet as we know it, CompuServe filled a similar role. There many people
first experienced the now-common “online community.” I joined the Cancer Forum and the
LMB Tours
FRED DORE, Tour Director, MUP Bicycling Forum, which led me to people I came to value, many to this day. Back then, a former
ANNE BELANGER, Tour Director - Sunrise Adventure star like George Mount and a new racer like Robbie McEwen might join the discussion.
MARY DAUGHERTY, Ride Leader - Shoreline West Through the Cycling Forum, I met Dan Langille, who picked me up at the airport and
JIM DOUGHERTY, Ride Leader - Shoreline West
showed me Wellington, New Zealand, and Aidan McGhie of Glasgow, who came down to
Staff London to meet us. Ken Lyons of Arlington, Virginia sent me the first cancer links. Since
RICH MOELLER then, we’ve met on Chincoteague Island almost every year, where we ride 40 miles a day — on
Executive Director a three-mile wildlife loop.
office@lmb.org
Joining us there have been: the Rev. Kim and Kevin Brugman, also of Virginia, and later
JOHN LINDENMAYER
Associate Director, Webmaster
their boys and tandems; Bill Whetstone, the Forum’s “sysop,” formerly of Rhode Island, now
jlindenmayer@LMB.org Florida; David Loewenstein who became a Miami Beach bike cop; and Dianne and Mike
Clingerman, who have hosted me and Ken Lyons for TOSRV for several years. I’ve ridden
League of Michigan Bicyclists with Bill Stevenson in Florida and Al Fischer from Western Michigan, among many. I’m still
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In spite of these challenges, the League of Michigan Bicyclists And ciao, Pasquale; with luck, I’ll ride with you when we
(LMB) had a good year over all. As the following Annual Report meet again.
shows, our finances finished in the black for the second year in a
row, which is always good news. And, while we were busy enhanc-
ing our traditional efforts, we launched several new ones.
ow Available!
We are blessed with wonderful volunteers and staff, who enable
us to accomplish so much. We are also thankful to all the bicyclists
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of Michigan who support our efforts. As we continue to promote
bicycling and increase the safety of bicyclists on Michigan road-
ways, we need every bicyclist’s help. Whether you are an active
bicycle advocate or ‘just’ model good bicycle behavior, it all helps.
We especially need good role models.
Sincerely yours,
Rich Moeller
Executive Director Updated What Every Michigan
Bicyclist Must Know booklets.
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Kevin Degen
KEEPS ON ROLLIN’
By MIKE ELIASOHN, LMB Member, St. Joseph, MI
Degen, 51, who lives – alone – in Lathrup was a long day.” The ride was conducted by
Village, a suburb of Detroit, was born with Kenny Rehab, for which he raised more than
cerebral palsy, a brain abnormality resulting $60,000 in donations.
in weakness of the arms and legs and some- In the early 1990s, at the 24-hour ride Wol-
times other disabilities. “When I was born, my verine 200 on Belle Isle, Degen pedaled 230
doctors told my parents to put me away...in an miles in 22 hours. He was still riding his heavy
institution,” he said. “I would be a burden.” trike. Members of the Detroit-area Wolverine
But his parents took him home to Birming- Sports Club “saw me out there every year,”
ham, and, with the aid of two brothers and two Kevin said. “They thought there must be a
sisters, taught him to be self-sufficient. “I had better bike for me out there.”
four loving grandparents. Every time they came They bought him a made-in-Britain Bob
and wanted to help me, my parents said, ‘No, Jackson with 27 speeds, which he rode until
let him do everything by himself.’” Thinking the late 1990s or early 2000s, when Wright &
it would be good exercise, his parents bought Filippis, a Michigan company that sells equip-
him a tricycle when he was three, “and I seemed ment for people with disabilities, bought him
A
to like it.” a Canadian-made trike. (Kevin doesn’t know
In the 1970s, Kevin got his first adult trike, the maker.) But, like the Bob Jackson, “I wore
which had three speeds and weighed 80 pounds, that one out.”
mong the photos he said. That was when he discovered he could The problem is that Kevin sits on the trike
in the League of use his cycling to raise money for charities. The offset to the left side to pedal with his left
Michigan Bicy- American Heart Association was conducting a leg, which twists the frame. A friend, Florent
fundraiser on the Oakland University campus, “Buff” Muylaert of Mount Clements, decided
clists’ annual ride calendar so Kevin went door-to-door in his neighbor- to help Kevin. It was in 2005, Muylaert said,
most years is a fellow on an hood collecting pledges of either a flat amount “I had just committed myself to collect money
or a certain amount per mile. and get this guy a new bicycle.” He started
upright adult-size tricycle. “In the beginning, I had no idea how far I seeking donations at the MS 150 (-mile) ride
The rider is Kevin Degen, could go,” he said, so his neighbors typically from Detroit to East Lansing and back and from
who last year pedaled just pledged $1 or $2 a mile. Kevin rode more than Kevin’s club, the Slow Spokes Bicycle Club. He
80 miles. Everyone paid and he raised $10,000 ultimately raised almost $14,000.
over 3,000 miles. In 2007, for the Heart Association. “But next year, when Muylaert’s next step was to find someone
he rode about 2,700 miles. I came back, they (his neighbors) were wise to build the trike, which led to four engineers
What makes those dis- to me.” Pledges per mile were significantly who volunteered. All cyclists, they work at
smaller. the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor
tances amazing is he only He achieved what he called his biggest and had seen Kevin while participating in the
rides from early May to goal in 1995, when he and 26 other riders with MS 150. The four were Brian Scheidewind,
mid November — and he disabilities pedaled 3,065 miles from Los Christian Chock, Adam Holstrom and Brady
Angeles, California, to Washington, D.C. The Gambatese, whose bosses gave their OK, as
can only pedal with one ride took seven weeks, with only five days off, long as they worked on the project after work-
leg, his left. with typical distances of 85 to 100 miles a day. ing hours. (Toyota contributed $2,500 to the
The most was 130 miles. “It took us 13 hours. It project, Muylaert said.)
Left: Kevin’s seating position offset two inches to the right. Top: “Gassing up,” Kevin’s new trike during the 2008 PALM.
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2008 LMB Annual Report
MEMBERSHIP FINANCE
In 2008 the number of paid LMB members increased by 20%. LMB finished 2008 in the black for the second year in a row.
Our renewal rate for the year was 66%. Despite a decline in bike-tour revenue, we still were able to control
expenses and finish below budget. A copy of the 2007 Audit is
Membership (Individuals) 2008 2007 available on request.
Individual/Family Members 1077 866
Lifetime Members 102 98 End of Year Financial Trends (in 000s)
Total Members 1179 964 End of Program &
Tours
Year Year Cash Administration
Net
Balance Net
Membership (Groups) 2008 2007
2000 $ 84 $ 66 -$47
Shops 31 27
2001 $128 $ 82 -$38
Organizations 40 46
2002 $167 $ 89 -$50
Clubs 33 33
2003 $183 $ 67 -$51
Total Members 104 106
2004 $220 $ 87 -$50
2005 $178 $ 41 -$83
LMB TOURS 2006 $165 $ 80 -$93
2007 $189 $108 -$84
LMB annually conducts the
2008 $194 $ 88 -$82
Shoreline Bicycle Tours to:
• Provide funding for the overall operation of LMB;
• Showcase bicycle tourism opportunities in Michigan; FUND RAISING
• Demonstrate that bicyclists can be responsible road users.
Contributions from our supporters ensure that LMB continues
2008 enrollment for all tours was 966, down from 2007’s to provide bicycle education and to advocate for bicycling. In
record enrollment of 1052. 2008, contributions financed:
We thank our Tour Directors for their outstanding efforts:
• A new edition of “What Every Bicyclist Must Know;”
Kirt Livernois (Lansing), Pedal ’n’ Paddle; Anne Belanger
• Support of Lucinda Means Advocacy Day and our year-
(Rogers City), Sunrise Adventure; Carrie Baic (Williamsburg),
round advocacy mission; and
Shoreline West; Fred Dore (Commerce), Michigan’s Upper
• Development of education pieces for the law-enforcement
Peninsula; and Sue Moretto (Redford), One-Day Ride Across
community.
Michigan. Forty more volunteers staffed these tours. A special
Our two major fund-raising efforts for the projects listed above
“thank you” to all of the wonderful folks who make our tours a
wonderful experience. are the $1 per Rider Program and our year-end Annual Appeal,
which together raised $14,470 in 2008.
Twenty-one rides contributed $1 per rider
Tour Enrollment PnP Sunrise MUP West ODRAM Totals to the League. Together, these rides raised
Total Riders 2008 103 162 126 445 130 966 $7,955. 120 donors contributed $6,515 to our
Oldest 74 84 75 85 72 78 2008 year-end LMB Annual Appeal. We
thank everyone who supported our efforts in
Youngest 7 8 5 4 16 88
2008 with their donations.
Average Age 44.88 53.05 52.09 51.29 48.15 49.89
MI % of Riders 84% 75% 52% 38% 92% 68%
Comparison:
Total Riders 2007 104 167 148 499 134 1052
Total Riders 2006 66 59* 88 437 143 793
* Grand Traverse Adventure in 2006
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be placed on roads with shoulders six feet or more wide. Darrell
Thompson reported this to MDOT, LMB and the Bay City Times.
An article in the Times quoted the region’s MDOT manager as say-
ing that he didn’t think Thompson “should be riding in the road. We
[meaning MDOT] don’t promote that.”
The region manager called our office and apologized about the
comment, saying that it was “taken out of context” and that he and
MDOT are very supportive of bicycling. He went on to say they are
going fix the problem by widening the shoulders on this stretch,
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You Be the Judge (Part 1)
By SARAH W. COLEGROVE & TODD E. BRIGGS
One of the reasons we con- ISSUE:
tribute articles to the League of Who had the right of way? Should the driver and/or the cyclist
Michigan Bicyclist Magazine be issued a traffic citation? Why or why not?
is to promote biking and bike
safety. The key to a safe road for POSSIBLE APPLICABLE STATUTES:
all is educating both cyclists and
motor vehicle operators as to the actual rules of the road. It is (1) MCL 257.657: Each person riding a bicycle upon a
also our hope that police officers and judges can be counted on roadway has all of the rights and is subject to all of the
to protect cyclists’ rights and enforce motor vehicle laws fairly duties applicable to drivers of motor vehicles.
and accurately. This edition of “You Be The Judge” is based on
an actual legal case in which both the police officer and judge (2) MCL 257.650: The driver of a vehicle within an
made good decisions. Part One will list the facts and provide a intersection intending to turn left shall yield the right of
primer on to what statutes may apply to the case. Part Two, in way to a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction
the next issue, will provide the judge’s actual opinion, as well which is within the intersection or so close to the interse
as some extra insight from us. Please email us your thoughts tion as to constitute an immediate hazard.
and opinions at briggscolegrove@aol.com and we will print the
best answers, along with our discussion of the case. (3) MCL 257.657(5): The driver of a vehicle traveling at an
unlawful speed shall forfeit a right of way which the driver
FACTS: might otherwise have had.
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HOW A POSTCARD
REKINDLED MY
INTEREST IN CYCLING
BY DEBBIE WILLIAMS
B
PAR AVION
lame it on the postcard. It lay in mid-afternoon sun, noting the ride earlier in the day had definitely
that one misses while mountains of southern Tuscany in the background. Right: One of the centuries-old hilltowns nestled
Bottom: Maria from Australia, Marie from Germany and author enjoying wild figs found in abundance
follow. These were all bonuses I hadn’t foreseen. Plus I was having along the roadside.
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2008 LMB Donors
Generous contributions from these LMB supporters in 2008 have made it possible for the League of Michigan Bicyclists to
continue our advocacy and education programs. These people share our goal of promoting bicycling and increasing the safety of
bicyclists on the roadways in Michigan. Their contributions ensure that the voices of bicyclists are heard in Michigan. Donated
dollars are used directly in education and advocacy efforts and do not go towards overhead costs.
Yellow Jersey Level Green Jersey Level Jamie Pallay Richard Harder
($500 and up) ($50-$124) Leo Paveglio Karin Harting
Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society Jim Ashmore Rick Pearce Renae Hatton
Cherry Capital Cycling Club Gary Bailey Rapid Wheelmen Inc. Robert Herbst
Clinton River Riders Bicycle Club Don Bartlett Larry Rawsthorne Edward Hessler
Downriver Cycling Club Walter Braem Ride For Hope Marilyn Higgins
Genesee Wanderers Bicycle Club Andrew Buist Michael Sheean Mark Higgins
Adam Gordon Arthur Bull William Sherwood Mary Hirsch
Rich Moeller Jim Carpenter Gary Spiekerman Melanie Hwalek
PALM Doug Carvell Pat Stier Gordon Jackson
Dennis Prost Stacey Cassis Kris Talley Anne Johnson
Steven Roach Pat Cheal Raymond Tchou Daryl Johnson
Mary Jane Cook Robert Thayer Mark Johnson
Sarah Coons Philip Wells John Jordan
Rainbow Jersey Level Suzanne Cooper Lee Wever Randall Kopf
($250-$499) Wendell Dilling Antoinette WinklerPrins Sharon Korpal
Fred Dore Jim Donahue John Wood Lansing Area Aids Network
Grayling Rotary Club Nancy Duke Jessica Yorko Leonard Lapacz
Howell Rotary Club Gerard Fertig Sally Zandee Chris Larocque
Richard Lapinski Al Fields Gayle Larson
William MacMillan Donald Fleischmann Walter Lehman
Robert Madsen Friends of the Pere White Jersey Level Mary Lindenberg
Jim McCarthy Marquette Rail Trail ($1-$49) John Lindenmayer
Susan Moretto Friends of the Linda Ackerman Georgia Makens
Leonard Provencher Pumpkinvine Nature Trail, Inc. Barbara Appledorn Matthew McGough
Racing Greyhounds Bruce Garrison Sandra Atherton Terry McLeod
Karen Sipos George Grazul Whitney Becke Jeri Nederhoed
Slow Spokes Bicycle Club Ronald Gricius Cynthia Behe Susan Niven
Judy Gruner Robert Berard Rose Nowak
H.E.L.P Ministry Jack Berghoef Richard Paielli
Polka Dot Jersey Level Joyce Halstead Leo Booms Doreen Palmer
($125-$249) Rob Herbstreith Henry Bryan John Pierce
Michael Aughenbaugh Jennifer Hill Dave Card John Porter
Lyndon Babcock Marianne Huebler Phil Caruso Murray James Pyle
David Boyce James Jaross Neal Cezat Doug Queener
Carol Bray Arnie Johnson Leo Chenevere Jim Ralston
Cass River Habitat for David Kepler T J Cook - Gaccione John Renkema
Humanity-Vassar Priscilla Khirfan Maryann Daddow Barb Schmid
Albert Cattell Ron King Gil Daws Ross Schueller
Mike Egan Karen Kligman Josh DeBruyn Martin Shubitowski
Friends of the Clinton River Trail Candance (Lee) Kokinakis Carl Dewald Carolyn Silverstein
Grayling Recreation Authority Steve Kuntzman Jerry Dobbs Betty Smith
Lupus Alliance of Paul Lamoureux Family Bible Church Relay for Life Carol Steingasser
America, MI/IN Affiliate Dante Lanzetta Craig Frizzell John Stoner
Suzanne McCain Jon Levin Terrilee Gillanders William Taglione
Oxford Addison Youth Assistance Janis Lysen Gary Gillow Tri-City Cyclists
Gerald Poissant Bonnie Michalak Dennis Gingiloski Michael Unsworth
William Smith Michigan Human- Sidney Glen Jo Ann Wassenaar
Michael Sproul Powered Vehicle Assoc. Michael Gormley Larry Wilson
Carole Urban Clifford Miller Robert Greene John Zalewski
Margaret Ward Robert Moore Sarah Greenham Ron Zeeb
West Michigan Coast Riders Thomas Morris Valerie Grix
David Muir Dennis Hansen
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