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Presenters
Peter Flucke
Bicycle Safety / Group Riding
Peter Flucke is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Recreation and Forestry and a minor in Environmental Law Enforcement. Mr. Flucke was a law enforcement officer in the state of Minnesota for six years. He worked as a park ranger for five years at Hennepin Parks (now the Three Rivers Park District), one of the largest metropolitan park systems in the country. While at Hennepin Parks, Mr. Flucke created one of the first police bicycle patrols in the state.
Mr. Flucke has a wealth of experience and knowledge in the pedestrian and bicycle fields. He has created and taught pedestrian and bicycle safety and education courses for adults, children, law enforcement officers, judges, attorneys, planners, engineers and maintenance personnel. He has developed community pedestrian/bicycle plans, written resource guides, trained police bike patrols, directed special events, lead bicycle tours and consulted on a wide variety of related topics. He is a well respected presenter and an invaluable resource.
Mr. Flucke serves on the Wisconsin Governor’s Coordinating Bicycle Council and the Ashwaubenon Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee. He served on the Board of Directors of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin for 10 years. Mr. Flucke is a certified League Cycling Instructor/Trainer for the League of American Bicyclists and a Police Cyclist certified by the International Police Mountain Bike Association. He is also a facilitator for the nationally recognized Walkable Communities and Bicycle-Friendly Communities Workshops.
John Rider
Bicycle Safety / Group Riding
John Rider is currently employed as the Bicycle Registration Coordinator for the City of Madison, Wisconsin. Mr. Rider is a certified League Cycling Instructor for the League of American Bicyclists (LCI #699) and Instructor for Teaching Safe Bicycling for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (primary instruction on organizing proper bicycle skills course or “bicycle rodeo” for children). John has been a volunteer for the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin since 1995 and was employed by the BFW from 2004-2006.
John has completed Leadership training courses for Adventure Cycling, Hostelling International, and Sierra Club National Outings and will co-lead a backpacking trip in the White Mountains for the Sierra Club in August 2008.
John has participated in 15 RAGBRAIs, one SAGBRAW and 3 Bike Northwoods Tours. He has completed a 7-day loop in the Colorado Rockies and one Assault on Mt Mitchell. John also participated in the Iowa 150 Sesquicentennial Expedition bike ride from Long Beach, CA, to Washington, D.C., in 1995.
David Vogt
Wisconsin Bicycle Advocacy
David Vogt is the current deputy director of the Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin.
He is active in all types of bicycling, including commuting, road and off-road racing and touring, and typically logs over 5000 miles per year on his collection of bicycles. When he is not working or riding, he likes to spend his free time repairing old bicycles in his home workshop.
Michael Martens
Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Michael Martens is an avid bicyclist and amateur radio operator. Oftentimes you can find him operating "bicycle mobile" as he tours the Wisconsin countryside. Martens is an experienced tour rider and has volunteered with the Bike Northwoods tour numerous times. Licensed since 1999, Martens currently holds an Amateur Extra license, the highest amateur license class offered by the FCC and serves as Emergency Coordinator for the local Amateur Radio Emergency Service group. This group provides emergency communications support to served agencies in times of natural disasters and other events. In 2007 Martens received the Emergency Coordinator of the Year award from the Wisconsin Amateur Radio Emergency Service. Michael Martens currently lives in Wausau, WI and works for the Boy Scouts of America.
Scott Jordan
Sports Massage
Scott Jordon is a Nationally Certified Therapist and Bodyworker – Wisconsin License #2010-046. Scott is a Reiki Master Teacher and has been doing bodywork for 28 years.
His work includes Reiki Energy work and various massage therapy techniques. Including Sports Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Stone Massage, Cranial Sacral and Myofacial Release. Scott currently Teaches at TIBIA Massage School. Scott also is a Massage Therapist for the University of Wisconsin Madison Track Teams and has worked with several NCAA Champions in the last 7 years. He also maintains a private massage therapy practice in Madison.
Scott's guiding philosophy in doing bodywork is that it is like a Dance, and it is his job to be guided by what his clients body is calling for in the moment.
Rolf Garthus
Hostel Shoppe, Stevens Point (Recumbent Specialist)
Rolf Garthus started the Hostel Shoppe in Stevens Point in the spring of 1974 and has owned and managed it since. Driven by a love for bicycling since he got his first 10-speed Gitane touring bike in 1968, he soon found himself in the business of selling bikes. Rolf rides about 4000 to 5000 miles per year commuting to and from work and touring. He has done both self supported touring and group tours. For two years in the late 1970s the Hostel Shoppe sponsored a week long ride called WRVT (Wisconsin River Valley Tour), which followed the Wisconsin River from source to mouth. Sound familiar?
Rolf started riding a recumbent in the late 1980s because of neck discomfort while on his upright bike. In a short time he was very comfortable and equally as fast on his recumbent as he had been on his upright bike. A short time later he started selling recumbents in the Hostel Shoppe. In 2003, with the help of Advanced Transportation Products (Vision Recumbents), Rolf designed and developed the Volae line of recumbent bicycles aimed at the serious road bike rider who is experiencing increased discomfort on an upright and wants a recumbent that is fast and climbs well. Rolf has fit thousands of riders and has a wealth of experience to draw on when helping people choose the right model and size of recumbent for their needs.
Cronometro – Madison, WI
Bicycle Fitting Specialists
Founded in 1989, Cronometro has developed a nationally renowned reputation for bike fitting. Amongst the bike industry’s fitting specialists, Crono is regarded as one of the top ten bike shops in the country for fitting services and expertise. Here in the mid-west, bike riders know Cronometro to be the best place to have your bike dialed-in to fit you. Colin, Craig and Mike do 300 – 400 fitting sessions per year with riders coming from all over the upper Midwest for their expertise. Riders commonly find that after a fitting session at Crono, they are both more comfortable and more efficient on their bike. Many riders talk of “going further for less effort.” Some choose to go faster while others are just happy to have fewer comfort issues on their longer rides.
Cronometro is a dealer for Serotta, Seven, Parlee and Cervelo bicycles. Over the years Crono has also become known as the best place in the Midwest to have a custom bike designed for you. Cronometro’s Biodynamic Fitting Method establishes the rider’s optimal position on the bike and then Crono uses the bike industry’s premier computer aided design software to refine new frame designs for Serotta, Seven, and Parlee. Dream bikes for all types of riding are the result.
