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Wheelmen Association, Inc.

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Welcome to the Southern Indiana Wheelmen Bicycle Club!
Home of the Harvest Homecoming Bicycle Tour!

We've been riding the beautiful roads of Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Scott and Washington Counties (to name a few) since 1975. We support all aspects of safe cycling in our local community, the state of Indiana and the nation.
We hope to see YOU soon!




CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR NEW BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS!

The following officers and board members were elected to serve in 2023-2024:
  • PRESIDENT: John Neichter
  • VICE-PRESIDENT of TOURING: Maggie Ridge
  • SLOW SPOKES COORDINATOR: Jeanne Garrison-Young
  • STATISTICIAN: Bryan Huhnerkoch
  • SECRETARY: Teri Blackman
  • TREASURER: Roben Rosenberger
  • WEBMASTER: Joe Bolan
  • NEWSLETTER: Peggy Bannon
  • HARVEST HOMECOMING CHAIRS: Bob and Susie Peters

  • BOARD of DIRECTORS:
      Joe Gutmann
      Larry Meadows
      Stan Wheeler
  • These board members and officers have assumed their duties.
    Thank you to our previous officers and board members for their service!
  • David Campbell
  • Clare Burkhart
  • Bridget Zipp



  • IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING SPEED MEMORIAL CHURCH and SPEED PARK!!

    Speed Memorial Church is not presently available as a start location. Rides from that location will start from SPEED PARK. The Route Library references have been updated to reflect this.




    ANOTHER CYCLING 'YEAR' HAS STARTED -- AND DUES ARE DUE AGAIN!

    October 1st marked the start of the 2023-2024 SIW cycling year, so dues are due again. Dues are $12 for an individual membership, and $15 for a family membership. Renewing is as simple as clicking here and then chosing the on-line (PayPal) or the mail-in option.

    PLEASE NOTE that paying for the Annual Banquet DOES NOT renew your membership. These are now two separate transactions. If you are not sure of your status, please contact the SIW Statistician.




    CHECK OUT OUR NEW PHOTO GALLERY

    See our gallery of photos here. It now has navigation buttons to allow you to flip through it the gallery. If you have more pictures, or have information about some of the pictures (so we can include that as part of the gallery), please contact the SIW Webmaster.




    THANKS TO OUR RIDERS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR A GREAT 2023 HHBT

    Thanks to almost 400 registrants and an army of SIW volunteers, the 2023 Harvest Homecoming Bicycle Tour was a great success. We were again blessed with a fantastic day, and the beautiful southern Indiana fall foliage did not disappoint. There was plenty of great food before, during and after the ride, and the great roads were especially clean thanks to our hard-working mobile SAG crew. Hoosier hospitality was evident throughout the day as volunteers at parking, registration, breakfast, SAGs and lunch made sure riders had a fantastic experience. Thanks, too, to the volunteers who toiled before and after the event to make sure the venue was ready, and then left just as we found it (or better).

    It takes an entire club to successfully present Harvest Homecoming year after year. If you see a volunteer at an upcoming ride, be sure to let them know their efforts were appreciated. Better yet, if you didn't volunteer this year, join the army of HHBT volunteers to make the 2024 HHBT even better!




    HARVEST HOMECOMING TOUR T-SHIRTS AND JERSEYS ARE STILL AVAILABLE

    We still have limited quantities of our 2023 Harvest Homecoming T-shirts available at Clarksville Schwinn. We also have limited quantities of past-years T-shirts and jerseys at reduced prices.




    SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER NEWSLETTER IS OUT!

    The September - October 2023 Sprocket is out. Click here to read all about it!




    THANK YOU TO OUR HIGHWAY CLEAN-UP HEROES!!

    Robenette Rosenberger lead another successful Highway Clean-Up at Silver Creek High School on Saturday, November 4th. Roben says: "Thanks to all who came out yesterday to make the Adopt-A-Highway clean up once again a HUGE success! We had an amazing turn-out, 19 people. We collected 30 HUGE bags of trash and 3 separate piles of large debris. The highway looks amazing. So, give yourselves a BIG pat on the back because we did an awesome job!
    "Then, I want to tell you it is so nice to see the club come together and give back to the community as we did. It was truly a rewarding and a fun day hanging out together!!!"
    The "trasher team" included: Micheal Truitt, Barbara Thorn, Robenette Rosenberger, Maggie Ridge, Leah Ann Poindexter, Susie Peters, John Neichter, Dan McCoy, John Hamilton, Donnie Gladin, Jeanie Garrison-Young, Brian Corbett, Dennis Campbell, David Campbell, Clare Burkhart, Joe Bolan, Paul Beach, Barb Beach, and Peggy Bannon.
    Look for the announcement for our next Highway Clean-Ip in the spring.




    2023 AWARD WINNERS!

    TOURING CHAMPIONS

    UNDER 55

    Kristie Madison

    Eric Madison

    55+

    Peggy Bannon

    Joe Bolan

    Click below to visit our Facebook Group!

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    Each member is able to receive his/her INDIVIDUAL ride log monthly via e-mail.

    If you do not receive these e-mails, but would like to, please contact the SIW Statistician here.


    Stay informed and inspired with our club newsletter!

    * Current Edition

    * 2013 - Present


    Please send your articles, news items and photos to

    Peggy Bannon
    to be included in future editions of "The Sprocket!"

    Guests and new members are ALWAYS welcome!

    Please Note: Cyclists are required to wear a CPSC-approved helmet on all club rides.

    Cyclists on all club rides are expected to know and adhere to all rules of the road, and to exercise their rights to the road in a responsible manner at all times.

    CLUB STATS
    20242023+/-
    Yr26,531192,04717.1%
    Avg13,26616,004
    Oct15,010 16,456 8.8%
    Nov11,521 7,833 47.1%
    Dec 3,841
    Jan 4,587
    Feb 10,689
    Mar 8,048
    Apr 16,649
    May 21,696
    Jun 25,166
    Jul 30,888
    Aug 20,862
    Sep 25,332
    As of 12/1/23
    CLUB STATS
    20232022+/-
    Yr192,047195,2631.6%
    Avg16,00416,272
    Oct16,456 19,305 14.8%
    Nov7,833 10,758 27.2%
    Dec3,841 11,634 67%
    Jan4,587 2,966 54.7%
    Feb10,689 11,825 9.6%
    Mar8,048 11,348 29.1%
    Apr16,649 15,924 4.6%
    May21,696 22,568 3.9%
    Jun25,166 22,584 11.4%
    Jul30,888 21,383 44.5%
    Aug20,862 22,897 8.9%
    Sep25,332 22,071 14.8%
    As of 10/6/23

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