The Wheelmen 2012 Annual Meet

45th Annual Meet Info

We'll take a look back 100, 125, and 130 years and feature Wheelmen machines and memorabilia from 1912, 1887, and 1882. 1912 was Findlay's centennial year and 1882 was a founding year of The University of Findlay.

Are you thinking about doing a fast century or your first century? Well, the rural area around Findlay is flat. Once away from Findlay, the traffic is light for most of the county and township roads we'll use.

How flat can flat be?

REGISTER FOR THE MEET!

Registration is now open and you may use one of two ways to register.

On-line registration is available at http://vark.us/oh. Look for the small menu at the very bottom of that page. Select the REGISTER ON-LINE and hit the GO button. After you register, don't forget to follow instructions to send your payment!
A MAIL-IN FORM is available in PDF format. Wheelmen may print a copy, fill it out, and send it with the proper payment to the address on the form. Make your check or money order payable to OHIO WHEELMEN.

If you have questions about the form or registration, please contact Richard DeLombard, Meet Director, at ohiowheelmencapt@gmail.com or Alison Torpey, Registrar, at gogreenlouisville@yahoo.com by e-mail.

VISITORS!

You are welcome to observe Wheelmen activities during the meet. In particular, the demonstrations scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday mid-day are excellent chances to learn about antique bicycles and tricycles and talk with Wheelmen members. A 3-hour time trial race of high wheel bicycles will be held Sunday morning.

What does it look like when 10 or 20 Wheelmen ride their high wheel bicycles? Read a newspaper article and see a video about the 2010 Annual Meet held in New Jersey. Come to Findlay this summer and see for yourself!

Owning an antique bicycle is not a prerequisite for membership in The Wheelmen. Many Wheelmen do not own an antique bicycle but enjoy collecting memorabilia and ephemera from the pre-1918 bicycle boom era. You may also read more about The Wheelmen HERE.

Interested in joining The Wheelmen? Download a membership application. You can send in a membership form along with your Annual Meet registration form if you so desire!

Preliminary Schedule (subject to many changes)

Our preliminary schedule is now available in a PDF format with forecasted times. Please keep in mind that events may be adjusted before the meet.

July 17
Tuesday

Optional - A Wheelmen Ride to the Meet group will be riding from the Indianapolis area. Starting date has not been established yet.
Optional - A Wheelmen Ride to the Meet group that starts in Ontario, Canada will ride into Fremont, Ohio from the ferry dock in Sandusky.
Optional - Any other Ride to the Meet groups this year? Why not consider doing as Wheelmen did in the 'old days' and ride to the meet? You could join one of the other groups for the whole ride or the last day or two on their ride into Findlay. You could also be dropped off a day away from Findlay and ride in by yourself or with friends. For a real adventure, ride from home.

July 18
Wednesday

Optional - Touring century round-trip Findlay to Grand Rapids, canal boat, and Memory Lane. This will be an unsupported ride day to meet up with the Canadian Ride to the Meet group at about 11:00 a.m. An alternative is to drive to Grand Rapids, visit the sites, and riders head back to Findlay on their bicycles.
Optional - Canadian Ride to the Meet group joins up (about 11:00 a.m.) with the optional century riders in Grand Rapids and continue back to Findlay.
Registration and century meeting

July 19
Thursday

Century Day in and around Hancock County and Findlay
25 mile laps will allow riders to accomplish a 25, 50, 75, and 100 mile rides
Non-rider activities on University of Findlay campus, in Findlay, and in Hancock County
Basic ordinary riding instruction & trick riding instruction
Junior Wheelmen Drill Team practice
Executive Board meeting

July 20
Friday

1912, 1887, and 1882 Machine and Memorabilia Discussion
Memorabilia showcase
Junior Wheelmen Drill Team practice
Swap meet and sale
Casual games
Bike bash downtown Findlay, Trick riding demo, History of Bicycles
Junior Wheelmen Drill Team perform

July 21
Saturday

Wheelmen Annual Business meeting
Group Photo (period dress)
Official High Wheel Tour, and Public Demonstrations
Public display
Junior Wheelmen Drill Team perform
Riding Instruction for Public; Hard Tire Safety, Ordinary, Boneshaker, etc.
Evening Banquet with presentations, awards, ice cream social
Kid's pizza & movie, awards, ice cream social

July 22
Sunday

Church Services
Optional - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon - Four-corner Ordinary Race for Three Hours (FORTH) at clay pits area south edge of Findlay
Optional - Time: TBD - Ride the rails on a quarter-scale steam-engine train at the Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation. Take a look at one of their steam engines in operation.

Important Reminders

Volunteers Needed

Offers to help organize and work the meet will be gladly accepted. Please contact Richard, the Ohio Wheelmen Captain. To help with a session of registration at the meet, please contact Alison Torpey, the meet Registrar.

Timely Trivia and other Fun Stuff

Check on some fun activities related to the meet. A couple of trivia questions, songs from 1911, and an interactive puzzle. Take a look at the T-shirt design. Check it out!

1991 Wheelmen and IVCA Meet in Findlay

Findlay Bicentennial Information

Other activities while coming to or leaving from the Meet

Ohio State attractions

FINDLAY HOTELS

The hotels near the I-75 exit 159 (U.S. Route 224) are within two miles of the University of Findlay. Here is a riding route to the campus.

Any questions about matters on this page, suggestions for improvements, offers to help on committees may be addressed with an e-mail to the Ohio Wheelmen Captain.

	We'll take a look back 100, 125, and 130 years and feature Wheelmen machines and memorabilia from 1912, 1887, and 1882. 1912 was Findlay's centennial year and 1882 was a founding year of The University of Findlay. Are you thinking about doing a fast century or your first century? Well, the rural area around Findlay is flat. Once away from Findlay, the traffic is light for most of the county and township roads we'll use.	How flat can flat be?

REGISTER FOR THE MEET! Registration is now open and you may use one of two ways to register. On-line registration is available at http://vark.us/oh. Look for the small menu at the very bottom of that page. Select the REGISTER ON-LINE and hit the GO button. After you register, don't forget to follow instructions to send your payment! A MAIL-IN FORM is available in PDF format. Wheelmen may print a copy, fill it out, and send it with the proper payment to the address on the form. Make your check or money order payable to OHIO WHEELMEN. If you have questions about the form or registration, please contact Richard DeLombard, Meet Director, at ohiowheelmencapt@gmail.com or Alison Torpey, Registrar, at gogreenlouisville@yahoo.com by e-mail.

VISITORS! You are welcome to observe Wheelmen activities during the meet. In particular, the demonstrations scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday mid-day are excellent chances to learn about antique bicycles and tricycles and talk with Wheelmen members. A 3-hour time trial race of high wheel bicycles will be held Sunday morning. What does it look like when 10 or 20 Wheelmen ride their high wheel bicycles? Read a newspaper article and see a video about the 2010 Annual Meet held in New Jersey. Come to Findlay this summer and see for yourself! Owning an antique bicycle is not a prerequisite for membership in The Wheelmen. Many Wheelmen do not own an antique bicycle but enjoy collecting memorabilia and ephemera from the pre-1918 bicycle boom era. You may also read more about The Wheelmen HERE. Interested in joining The Wheelmen? Download a membership application. You can send in a membership form along with your Annual Meet registration form if you so desire!


July 17 Tuesday	Optional - A Wheelmen Ride to the Meet group will be riding from the Indianapolis area. Starting date has not been established yet. Optional - A Wheelmen Ride to the Meet group that starts in Ontario, Canada will ride into Fremont, Ohio from the ferry dock in Sandusky. Optional - Any other Ride to the Meet groups this year? Why not consider doing as Wheelmen did in the 'old days' and ride to the meet? You could join one of the other groups for the whole ride or the last day or two on their ride into Findlay. You could also be dropped off a day away from Findlay and ride in by yourself or with friends. For a real adventure, ride from home.

July 18 Wednesday	Optional - Touring century round-trip Findlay to Grand Rapids, canal boat, and Memory Lane. This will be an unsupported ride day to meet up with the Canadian Ride to the Meet group at about 11:00 a.m. An alternative is to drive to Grand Rapids, visit the sites, and riders head back to Findlay on their bicycles. Optional - Canadian Ride to the Meet group joins up (about 11:00 a.m.) with the optional century riders in Grand Rapids and continue back to Findlay. Registration and century meeting

July 19 Thursday	Century Day in and around Hancock County and Findlay 25 mile laps will allow riders to accomplish a 25, 50, 75, and 100 mile rides Non-rider activities on University of Findlay campus, in Findlay, and in Hancock County Basic ordinary riding instruction & trick riding instruction Junior Wheelmen Drill Team practice Executive Board meeting

July 20 Friday	1912, 1887, and 1882 Machine and Memorabilia Discussion Memorabilia showcase Junior Wheelmen Drill Team practice Swap meet and sale Casual games Bike bash downtown Findlay, Trick riding demo, History of Bicycles Junior Wheelmen Drill Team perform

July 21 Saturday	Wheelmen Annual Business meeting Group Photo (period dress) Official High Wheel Tour, and Public Demonstrations Public display Junior Wheelmen Drill Team perform Riding Instruction for Public; Hard Tire Safety, Ordinary, Boneshaker, etc. Evening Banquet with presentations, awards, ice cream social Kid's pizza & movie, awards, ice cream social

July 22 Sunday	Church Services Optional - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon - Four-corner Ordinary Race for Three Hours (FORTH) at clay pits area south edge of Findlay Optional - Time: TBD - Ride the rails on a quarter-scale steam-engine train at the Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation. Take a look at one of their steam engines in operation.

The Wheelmen 2012 Annual Meet

July 19-21, 2012
University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio
Optional activities July 17, 18, and 22

Hosted by

45th Annual Meet Info

REGISTER FOR THE MEET!

VISITORS!

Preliminary Schedule (subject to many changes)

Important Reminders

Volunteers Needed

Timely Trivia and other Fun Stuff

1991 Wheelmen and IVCA Meet in Findlay

Findlay Bicentennial Information

Other activities while coming to or leaving from the Meet

Ohio State attractions

FINDLAY HOTELS

I-75 exit near University of Findlay

Findlay, further from University of Findlay

I-75 exit near University of Findlay

The Wheelmen 2012 Annual Meet

July 19-21, 2012 University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio Optional activities July 17, 18, and 22

Hosted by

45th Annual Meet Info

REGISTER FOR THE MEET!

VISITORS!

Preliminary Schedule (subject to many changes)

Important Reminders

Volunteers Needed

Timely Trivia and other Fun Stuff

1991 Wheelmen and IVCA Meet in Findlay

Findlay Bicentennial Information

Other activities while coming to or leaving from the Meet

Ohio State attractions

FINDLAY HOTELS

I-75 exit near University of Findlay

Findlay, further from University of Findlay

I-75 exit near University of Findlay

July 19-21, 2012
University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio
Optional activities July 17, 18, and 22