Recently the HBC Website Ridelogs system has been enhanced.  Following are the new/improved capabilities:

1. You can now share your ride on Facebook if you like.  
2. More extensive features for managing bicycles and even indivudal bicycle components - track when it's time to do maintenance for example.
3. Weather at the time of the ride will be automatically added to your Ridelog, as long as you include a location with your log (zip code or city, state).
4. Ability to upload a Garmin "fit" file directly from your Garmin device.  
5. Coming soon - an iPhone app which will allow you to quickly and easily enter your logs directly from your iPhone.  It can also create a "gpx track" for you if you would like to include a map of your ride.  To find out more about the new iPhone app, go here.

All existing Ridelogs were migrated over, so the upgrade should be pretty seamless.  But if you notice any differences, please let me know.

For a more detailed description of the Ridelogs system, go here.

An iPhone app will be available soon that will enable you to create a Ridelog quickly and easily from your iPhone device.  If configured to upload, when you save your Ridelog, it will be automatically uploaded to the HBC website.   This app can also track your ride if you like, and upload a "gpx" file that will show a map on your Ridelog.  Here are some sample screens from this new app:

We are looking to update our HBC club jersey and we need your help!  Get those creative energies flowing and help us to design a look that will show other riders what the HBC is all about.  All ideas, sketches and drawings are welcome.  If your idea is selected, the Operations committee will work with you and Champion Systems, our clothing vendor, on how to translate the design onto a jersey, jacket and vest.  Please send all ideas to Hal Warnick at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Over forty people attended the HBC February General Membership meeting to learn about avoiding injuries and cycling and exercising safely for a lifetime.  Our guest speakers were Dr. David White and Michael Cramer from AspireCare.  Along with partner Dr. Rich Rayner, Dr. White and the AspireFIT team, are providing a powerful  prevention/maintenance philosophy at AspireCare to keep people well, make them feel better and help them to be the best they can be.

Our meeting began with a brief business portion which included information on finding an HBC ride on our website, Ride Leader Training Sessions on March 7^th and 28^th, April 11^th and May 15^th, our Cyclist Training Seminar April 8^th, the Spring Fling and Friday Evening Social rides.

Jeff Hoch introduced Dr. White who started out his presentation commenting how impressed he was with the HBC.  He believes a club like ours helps people live actively which allows for a higher quality of life.  The HBC uses the joy of cycling to bring people together and encourages a healthy lifestyle.  Being active with others promotes longevity in the activity, but with any activity comes injury at some point.  Dr. White discussed how our bodies move, the importance of stretching, strengthening and maintaining muscle balance.  He stated that injury is just part of the adventure of an active lifestyle.  To help reduce the incidence of injury and/or to help lessen the damage he gave the attendees three pieces of advice.

The Erie Art Museum is exhibiting these unique bike racks in the atrium of the East Wing of the State Capitol. Artists were asked to submit proposals for the design of the bike racks, and 40 bike racks were chosen from over 230 submissions.

The project aims to enhance the urban environment both visually and functionally by creating new public art that supports and encourages bicycling as a healthy outdoor family activity.

Be sure to stop by and take a look next time you are in downtown Harrisburg.

More information can be found at on the Erie Museum website.

Several HBC members will travel to California to join 200 Healing Heroes and injured military veterans as they test themselves by pedaling 500 miles in 6 days, including a 92 mile day through the mountains of Big Sur.  This alternative therapy to PTSD and TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) as well as physical injury rehabilitation, allows injured soldiers the opportunity to push both their physical and mental limits in an effort to re-build self-confidence.

Join HBC members Mark Riordan, Jeff Hoch, and Rhonda Peck for a week of supporting our injured military veterans and riding the beautiful California coast.

For more information, visit Ride2Recovery.com or contact Mark Riordan at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  To donate to an HBC member on line, visit https://www.ride2recovery.com/donate.php.  On the page enter Mark Riordan, Rhonda Peck, or Jeff Hoch and the tax deductible amount you wish to contribute.

All proceeds are used in the design and building of specially adapted bicycle to suit injured veterans, including quad amputees.

Timothy Brown on his first R2R Challenge. Tim was blown up by an IED in Iraq and suffered severe injuries, including the loss of 3 limbs.