Megan, the daughter of one of the founders of Cyclenix, John, returned to Israel two years ago after an absence of 14 years in France. During the time that she lived in France she visited Israel on many occasions and it was during these visits that she started cycling with the group. Now that she's back, she's a regular rider with Cyclenix. She is the mother of three - her eldest daughter is serving in the IDF and another son and daughter at High School in Ra'anana.
While is France Megan was an English teacher at primary school as well as instructing Krav Maga, having had her own Krav Maga Centre at one stage. She also played in the local mixed (men and women) handball team.
Megan has always been an active sportswoman, excelling at whatever she does and was always known as a daredevil (some even labeled her "wild"). When still at school she represented Israel in the Woman's National Handball Team. It was in the army that she first became acquainted with Krav Maga. Her army service was spent as an intructress.
Now, back in Israel, Megan is a member of the International Krav Maga Federation. She's an International judge in the sport and instructs privately as well as arranging and giving courses all over the world. Megan recently became the only woman in the world to be accepted in the Global Instrutors' Team. As such she is the most highly qualified woman in the IKMF. She also happens to be a Wingate Certified personal physical trainer. Notwithstanding all these activities, Megan still manages to ride with Cyclenix on a regular basis and is considered one of our strongest riders.
We wish her everything of the best in her future back in Israel.
NEXT RIDES
Night Ride - Thurs. May 25, 2012
Night Ride: We'll meet at the usual place, cnr Ahuza Street and Reh. Yerushalaim at 7.30pm. Remember to have lights on your bike (front and back) and bring a bit of cash for our refreshment stop. Watch the weather reports. Showers are expected so keep an eye on weather reports.
Local Ride - Sat. May 27, 2012
Home Patch Ride: We will meet at 7.30am at the usual place in the car park opposite Yad L'Banim on Ahuza Street Ra'anana. To participate in this ride you need to be capable of cycling +/- 30 kms OFF ROAD. The ride is not a difficult one from a technical point of view.
Always remember to take plenty to drink.
(Please note these rides may change so check back often)
Check back here regularly in case there are changes or other details.
FOR ALL RIDES - HELMETS COMPULSORY
by Law Always ensure that you bring 2-3 litres of water, energy snacks for the breaks, a spare tube, and that your bike is cleaned, oiled and in perfect working order
For more details:
David
054-474-1424
John
050-942-2788
Site News May 5 2011: More rides have been moved to the archive section, so if you're looking for ride reports you'll find them all linked at the bottom of the menu on the right site of this page.
7.30 am, and there were a fair number of regulars at the starting point ready for our Saturday exercise. The route we chose was one that we have traversed many times but this time we were in for a surprise. We headed West along Ahuza Street, continuing down HaPark Street and turning off to the left as usual about 300 metres from the Ahuza/Yerushalaim junction only to find that our usual path along this section had been blocked! Undaunted we got over the first sand barrier and headed West looking for another way out. What we discovered was that the construction of Highway 531 has begun!!!!!After making our way across some extremely sandy patches (ably led by our leader, David)we joined up to the route that we should have been on and from there it was plain "sailing", or should I say plain biking. We rode via Rishpon, Shefayim, Gaash, the Gaash Golf course, passing Wingate on its Southern boundary and then on to our " watering hole" for a well-earned refreshment stop. From there it was homeward bound. Because of the detour a few kilometres were added and we ended up riding about 35 kms. As usual, the company was good and the ride was very enjoyable.
Ride Report - Saturday, May 5th, 2012 - Home Patch Ride Report - By John
A smaller number than usual showed up at the start! The others were probably frightened away by the forecast of a "Hamsin" (which didn't materialise during our ride) and which was the cause of our postponing our scheduled away ride in the South. One of those who showed up for the first time in ages was Shaul, sporting a new Bike, new car and new bike carrier. It was great seeing him again. Welcome back Shaul. It was good to have you with us. Another unusual sight at the start was Megan's clean bike. No one recognised it!!! After inspecting Shaul's new bike and making a "shehecheyanu" we were off on one of our usual routes (with a tiny variation now and then) that took us through the industrial area of Ra'anana, Bazra, Bnei Tzion and Udim.
But, this ride was tinged with a bit of sadness! On our approach towards the fields of Udim, Megan and Merrill heard the plaintiff very weak cries of what sounded like a puppy. Megan and Merrill descended a steep bank and started looking for the source of the noise. It wasn't long before they found the puppy in a state of dehydration. A few phone calls were made and Simone, David and Ingride's daughter, agreed to come and fetch the puppy and take the puppy to a vet to be treated. David, Ingride and Merrill took the puppy and left the group in order to meet Simone and the rest of us rode on.
It wasn't too long before we received a call from David telling us the the poor puppy had died!
We met up with David, Merrill and Ingride at the Euro Park at Yaqum. From there, David led us on a new path avoiding the sandy patches (well done David!) to the Gas Station at Gaash for our breakfast stop and home (32 kms in all).
The weather was great and so was the company, and the fact that the Hamsin didn't materialize was an added bonus.
Ride Report - Sat. April 28, 2012 - Home Patch Ride - By David
Participants: 12 riders including Moshe for the second successive week! Good to see you again Moshe - a ride with us this coming Saturday will put you back into "regular" status! For those of you who don't know (and that's probably most of you) Moshe started riding with John, Hylton and myself way back in the latter 1990s and was responsible for launching the Group into Cyberspace and onto the Israel biking scene when he created our very own Internet website!
Route: From Ra'anana down to the view site in the Sharon Beach Nature Reserve, then north to the southern end of Wingate, over the Coastal Road to Yakum, southwards past Europark and a new variation beyond, back under the Coastal Road to Ga'ash for refreshments, and home - total 34 kms.
Bottom Line: Enjoyable ride, great weather, excellent company
Ride Report - Sat. April 21, 2012 - Elishema - Einat Ride - By Merrill
We had this great 36km ride today. At 7:30 we gathered at the entrance to Moshav Elishema. It was nice to see some new faces and some "haven't been there for a while" faces. The weather was beautiful, but there was a promise of soon to be heat in the air. Welcome to Woody. Glad to have you with us and hope that we will see you on many of our future rides
19 of us took off together with our fierce leader, David, forging ahead.We cycled to the source of the Yarkon River from Moshav Elishema and then continued past the lily ponds and along bamboo covered paths along the ruins of Antipatros. We detoured for a wild stunt ride in the concrete "basin". Everyone tried a few curves on the walls, but Frederic and I went for the big down and up. For the first time ever, I managed to bottom out my back shock absorber!!!! From there, we continued through the fields and then made a loop around Einat in order to cover a little more territory. We encountered the steep up and down that was made famous on a Spokes ride when Itzik cycled down the steep incline backwards after faltering when he almost reached the top. It was something that you can never forget!
We continued on from there to Kibbutz Einat for a much needed coffee break.The ride back to Elishema was more direct, along the railroad line. Beautiful weather, great company and a lovely ride. There were a few falls, but no broken bones and not a drop of blood was shed. Have to do this ride again soon.
Ride Report - Sat. April 14, 2012 - Home Patch Ride - By John
Well, Passover had passed us over and there was an above average number of riders (18) at the start. The larger number of riders was probably due to some of us having realised that we had a little excess weight due to overeating and matzah that had accumulated of the week of Pesach that had to be worked off !!!
With the exception of one new detour on the approach to Udim, we followed an often ridden route through Batzra, Bnei Tzion, and onto Udim, Yaqum, Gaash and home with our usual stop at the Gaash Service Station to "refuel". It was a very pleasant ride in pleasant weather and, as usual, the company was great. The distance covered was approximately 34 kms.
It looks as thought the rains have stopped for the time being so we can expect a few more sandy patches than usual on our rides for the next few months, so, be prepared!
Ride Report - Sat. March 31, 2012 - Home Patch Ride - By Hylton
Well, it has indeed been some time since I last did a write-up for the Cyclenix, and as John vehemently informed me, I am always responsible for the last Saturday's write-up before Pesach. I think he actually made that up.
OK, so some of the "usual suspects" turned up at the start in Ra'anana although I must say that many seemed to be somehow unaccounted for. Megan, Friedreich and Merrill went to Be'eri as they missed our last ride there a short while back, and were informed that the flowers were still in bloom. We missed Ingride and Ted, and wish them a speedy recovery from what currently ails them.
I am not going to go through the details of the route as it was a very regularly ridden one from Ra'anana, through the pardessim and in the direction of the Tel Aviv Haifa coastal road with a short stop at Bueno. We then crossed over the highway and continued on to our "watering hole" at the garage not far from Gaash where the sun was shining, my coffee was hot and strong and my croissant warm and delicious!!
Avraham (Avinu) told the gathered company that he wished to read us something which turned to be the "Bike Rider's Haggada for Pesach" in Hebrew (see the photo John took of the front page) which was highly amusing, and even attracted a couple of other riders from another group who came to listen. Nice touch Avraham.
After this frivolity; yes John and Barbara, it really does exist as a word; we headed home with 29 kms under our belt from the start point.
It remains for me to wish all our members, regulars and otherwise, a Chag Sameach, a kosher Pesach, and go easy on your Balls!!!!! I'm talking Matza here!!
Ride Report - - Nahal Alexander and Burgata - By Abraham
If you look into Cyclenix archives you will find my ride report from 2006 starting with:
"Oh! What a beautiful morning, Oh! What a beautiful day" -that's what we felt...
Today I had the same feeling. A beautiful, sunny, a bit chilly morning at quiet Burgata.
At its outskirts we hit the yet tiny Alexander river clearing its way through fields painted with a variety of green colors. The wide, moderate downhill dirt road allowed an easy ride and a lot of socializing.
With Beverly I exchanged interesting stories of Boston and New Jersey landscapes; with Barbara we discussed our common hobbies; with Dina - Ted's misfortunate fall; with Ted - skiing Hermon and his one-hand riding abilities, and so on. And all that among so much greeeeen!
After collecting the waters of the Shchem and Omez rivers, our Alexander became wide and proud. Paved pedestrian and bike paths replaced the dirt road. Close to Kfar Vitkin we stopped at the famous turtle watching site. But these interesting animals had no motivation to show up until the real crowds appear.
At that early hour there were only us, twenty quiet and polite bikers. So we continued. Westward, to the sea, thru singles, doubles, over and under bridges and the river gets wider and mightier. Finally, the wide delta of the Alexander river and the blue flat sea.
We eat something, we talk, with John and Barbara throwing flat stones to jump over the flat waters.
We returned the way we came. We came united, more or less, but returned scattered all over.
I hope no one remained in the area.
All in all - a beautiful ride!
Ride Report - Sat. March 17, 2012 - Home Patch Ride Report - By John
Nine regulars pitched up at the start but not David and Ted who are still nuring injuries and hopefully will be back with us for our next ride on the 24th March.
The route we took today was almost the same as last week's except that we added a small loop by going through Udim as well. The weather was great (no wind despite the weather forecast) and so was the company. We covered 32 kms. No GPS report today as our trusty leader, David, was on "sick" leave. We wish both David and Ted a speedy recovery and hope to see them next week.
Ride Report - Sat. March 10, 2012 - At last! Great riding weather! - By John
Particpants: 11 Route: Through the Industrial Area of Ra'anana; Bazra; BeniTzion; Yaqum; Gaash Service station "Breakfast stop"; Rishpon;
Grenadilla harvesting time (for those who don't know what a Grenadilla is...Passion Fruit) and home! Distance: 30 kms Weather: Perfect Comments:
-Welcome back to Frederic, Megan and Larry. whom we have not seen for some time.
-We missed two of our regulars who were out ouf action, David still recovering from an injured knee (work accident (what was he doing at work???) and Ted who fell off a ladder!!!! Both should be back on their bikes for the next ride.
Hope to see you at next week's ride.
Ride Report - Saturday Feb. 25, 2012 - Home Patch Ride Report - By John
When I arrived at the meeting place the sky was overcast and within a minute or two a light rain started to fall. Noone else was there and I had visions of riding alone.
However within a short time, Merrill, Rafi, Barbara, Ted, Dina, Uri and Talia arrived and the eight of us set out, some of us vowing to turn back if the rain got any harder! By the time we had reached the Western end of Ahuza Street the rain had stopped and the sun was peeping out. We continued our ride along wellworn route passed the Herzliya airport and then North alongside the Tel Aviv - Haifa railway line to Kfar Shmaryahu, Herzliya Pituach and on towards a lookout point in the Sharon Coast Nature reserve which gave us a great view of the Mediterranean. By the time we reached Herzliya Pituach it had turned into a lovely sunny day (not hot), perfect cycling weather.There were many patches of the rare Black Iris that this area is famous for which will soon disappear until next season.
From there we rode through Gaash and around the Western side of the golf course to Yaqum.
After stopping at one of out favourite breakfast places (the Service Station at Gaash) we headed for home. Another 32 kms of enjoyable cycling with great company had come to an end.
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THE BOTTOM LINE ! : ALL RIDERS PARTICIPATING IN THE CLUB'S ACTIVITIES MUST ACCEPT THAT THE CLUB
CONSISTS OF A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS, FOND OF RIDING IN EACH OTHERS COMPANY, ON
THE BASIS OF UNDERSTANDING THAT NO ONE TAKES OR BEARS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR
OTHERS AND EACH IS FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN LIFE, HEALTH AND BELONGINGS.
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