Peralta cyclists ready to ride
Cool-looking uniforms help spur interest
Kathy Hrastar
Issue date: 5/17/07 Last update: 5/18/07 at 5:32 PM PST
Section: News
Only a handful of Peralta Cycling Club members race. Others just like to bike. BCC English teacher Tomas Moniz, current member and former faculty advisor to the club, said he doesn't even own a car. "I ride to work every day," he said. Likewise, student Leighton Ford commutes from Berkeley to the College of Alameda on his bike. He said he rides his bike everywhere.
Treasurer Alden shares the passion. With five bikes, he claims to have a "disease" he dubbed Bike Acquisition Syndrome. Like Alves-Hyde, he races with the club, and he will also be transferring in the fall. "We need people to take over the reins," he said. "It would be a shame to let this die."
Determined to keep her sport inclusive, Alves-Hyde attempted to outfit the club for free. She wrote a proposal for funding to the Associated Students of Berkeley City College, which was denied. "I had to beg and grovel. I had to re-write it," she said. Finally, the student government granted the money for 20 uniforms.
She handed them out at the May 10 club meeting. "This is exciting!" she said, as members tried on jerseys and snapped photos.
The word "Peralta" stretches across the front of the jersey, with the Peralta logo on back. It's amazing how that jagged, circular Peralta Community College District logo resembles a bike cog--like it was designed to be worn by a cycling club.
For more information, go to www.peraltacycling.org or email peraltacycling@yahoo.com.
Treasurer Alden shares the passion. With five bikes, he claims to have a "disease" he dubbed Bike Acquisition Syndrome. Like Alves-Hyde, he races with the club, and he will also be transferring in the fall. "We need people to take over the reins," he said. "It would be a shame to let this die."
Determined to keep her sport inclusive, Alves-Hyde attempted to outfit the club for free. She wrote a proposal for funding to the Associated Students of Berkeley City College, which was denied. "I had to beg and grovel. I had to re-write it," she said. Finally, the student government granted the money for 20 uniforms.
She handed them out at the May 10 club meeting. "This is exciting!" she said, as members tried on jerseys and snapped photos.
The word "Peralta" stretches across the front of the jersey, with the Peralta logo on back. It's amazing how that jagged, circular Peralta Community College District logo resembles a bike cog--like it was designed to be worn by a cycling club.
For more information, go to www.peraltacycling.org or email peraltacycling@yahoo.com.
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Hanan Alves-Hyde
posted 5/23/07 @ 8:20 PM EST
Thanks Kathy, looks great!
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