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The Orange County Wheelmen (OCW)

Welcome to the Orange County Wheelmen

The Oldest Bicycle Club in Orange County
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OCW Member Challenge Update
 
The OCW Member Challenge has now been running since February and all active members have been accumulating points based upon their riding statistics and participating in activities to support the club.  This includes participating or leading club rides, participating or volunteering at the Winter Metric, by referring new members to the club, or by contributing to the Spring edition of Chain Reaction.   For full details of how you can score points, refer to the announcement on the OCW website.
 
After an extended session of data entry, number crunching, double-checking and correcting, the final results of the 2025 OCW Members Challenge are (drum roll please)…

1.      73 points               Rob Crawford
2.      68 points               Dan Ignosci
T3.     63 points               Marc Maher
T3.     63 points               Art Pressel
T5.     61 points               Larry Fletcher
T5.     61 points               Miguel Perea
7.      60 points               Larry Locken
T8.     58 points               Mark Denney
T8.     58 points               Mark Dobbs
T8.     58 points               Martin Nally

Jim Walker Memorial Service

Cards and condolences may be sent to:

Irene Walker
15907 Lawnhill Dr.
La Mirada, CA 90638

Upcoming 2026 Events

The events below are planned for 2026, but dates below could change:

January 4 - Board Meeting 

January 17 - Social Saturday *

January 24 - Bramwell Century (7:30am departure from The Square)

February 1 - Board Meeting

February 14 - Kits Sales Open

February 21 - Winter Metric (San Juan Capistrano)

February 28 - Kit Sales Close

March 1 - Board Meeting

March 14 - Social Saturday *

April 11 - Social Saturday *

April 12 (5th is Easter) - Board Meeting

April 15 - Kits Delivered 

April 26 - Amtrak Registration Opens (limited to 350 riders)

May 3 - Board Meeting

May 9 - Social Saturday *

May 14 - Kits Sales Open

May 25 Memorial Day Ride

May 28 - Kit Sales Close

May 30 - Spring Metric (Huntington Beach)

June 7 - Board Meeting

June 13 - Social Saturday *

July 11 - Social Saturday *

July 12 (5th is July 4 weekend) - Board Meeting

July 15 - Kits Delivered

July 22 - Amtrak and Wool Kit Sales Close

August 2 - Board Meeting

August 8 - Social Saturday *

August 12 - Amtrak Registration Closes (sooner, if all 350 entries are sold)

September 5 - Kits Delivered 

September 6 (Labor Day Weekend) - Board Meeting

September 12 - Amtrak Metric and Century

September 13 - Amtrak Cleanup

September 19 - Member Appreciation 

October 4 - Board Meeting

October 10 - Social Saturday *

October 14 - Kits Sales Open

October 28 - Kit Sales Close

November 1 - Board Meeting

November 14 - Social Saturday *

November 21 - Winter Metric (Orange)

November 26 - Burn it to earn it 

December 6 - Board Meeting

December 12 - Social Saturday * and Kits Delivered 

December 19 - Christmas Party

 

* Social Saturdays - Coffee, donuts, ice cream, sandwiches, hot dogs, burgers, etc

 

 

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DISCLAIMER: Group organizer and assistant organizers assume no liability; bike at your own risk. By being a member of this group you hereby agree to assume all risks and liability related to or resulting from any group functions. You agree that neither you nor any third party will hold any of the group's leaders, officers, or representatives liable for any injury, loss, or damage to your own person or any members of your family, friends, acquaintances, children, pets, or property, arising directly or as a consequence from a group activity. You also agree that your membership of this group is based on an "at will" basis.