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The Orange County Wheelmen (OCW)

Welcome to the Orange County Wheelmen

The Oldest Bicycle Club in Orange County
Come ride with us!

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We need amazing volunteers on Sept. 6th  to help at our rest stops—keeping riders hydrated, fueled, and motivated!

Your help is crucial to making this event a success!

Positions needed:
6:15 - 9:00 Irvine Train Station
8:30 - 10:30 San Juan Capistrano Rest Stop
9:30 - 12:30 Las Pulgas Rest Stop
11:00- 3:00 Solana Beach Century Rest Stop / Metric Finish
11:30 - 3:30 Torrey Pines Popsicles (Are you able to lift heavy boxes of popsicles?)
12:30 - 5:30 San Diego Finish

Questions about volunteering?  tkessler@rocketmail.com
Issues with the volunteer link:  tony.perez@ocwheelmen.org

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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.
 
Some quick Challenge statistics:
 
  • More than half of our members have scored at least one Challenge point.
  • Around a third of our members participate in an official club ride each month. 
  • Members have cumulatively ridden over 90,000 miles, climbing almost 3.8 million feet - that’s the equivalent of riding around the world 3.7 times while climbing Mount Everest 140 times!
  • 14 members have already achieved the Challenge annual miles target of 2025 miles, with several others right behind.
  • Two-thirds of active members use Strava to log their rides, but only about half of our members have connected to the OCW Club in Strava (https://www.strava.com/clubs/orange-county-wheelmen)
 
After crunching all of the numbers, the leading members in the 2025 OCW Member Challenge through April are (drum roll please…)
 
1. Rob Crawford 46 points
2. Dan Ignosci 41 points
3. Larry Locken 38 points
T4. Bruce Campbell 36 points
T4. Max Hayter 36 points
T4. Art Pressel 36 points
7. Larry Fletcher 35 points
8. Dori Lewis 34 points
9. Rick Lopes 33 points
T10. Bob Aguilar 31 points
T10. Paul Defeo 31 points
T10. Gary Ehrich 31 points
T10. Ron Hitchcock 31 points
T10. Marc Maher 31 points
  
For your riding statistics to be counted for the Challenge, your rides must be uploaded to Strava and your profile set to public so that the administrator can view your data (miles ridden, feet climbed).  We respect the right to privacy of all our members and participation in the challenge is voluntary.

Remote rides

The Jersey Window Closes on 7/14 if you want the jersey in time for the event.

It has been 7 long years since you last rocked the Amtrak Jersey - isn't it time for a comeback?  Sign up now and claim your glory!

 

Amtrak Voler Jersey:

https://www.voler.com/custom/ordering/li/52240

 

Amtrak Century & Metric Info & Registration: 

https://www.ocwheelmen.org/amtraksitemap

The San Diego century route has sold out but spots for the Solana Beach metric are still available 

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Most club rides have a

downloadable  GPX file.

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.

OCW Cycling Bags Now Available...


Classic, Pro, XL and Giant Sizes Available...Starting at $84.99

Choose the size bag that fits your particular needs. Saddle bags and towels also available at
https://pedalindustries.com/collections/ocw-orange-county-wheelmen-store