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The Longview Bicycle Club was formed in 1987. Early Officers were Ed Flemming, Charlie Bachtell, Susan Perez (Mike's wife). Here is a chart of officers of the LBC from 1987 to present:

Year	President	Ride Director	Treasurer	Secretary	Meeting Dir	Newsletter	Time Trial	Chainring Dir	Year
1987	Ed Fleming	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Ed Fleming	n/a		1987
1988	Ed Fleming	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Susan Perez	n/a		1988
1989	Ed Fleming	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Susan Perez	n/a		1989
1990	Ed Fleming	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Susan Perez	n/a	Charlie Bachtell	1990
1991	Charlie Bachtell	Pat Stephens/Roger	Tucy Elkins	Martha Duey	Tom Miliam	Monty Hudson	n/a	Charlie Bachtell	1991
1992	Barry Sutton	Tucy Elkins/Lee McCord	Sharon McCord	Sonya Stephens	Randy Maines	Monty Hudson	n/a	Gail Cummins	1992
1993	Mike Estes	Lee McCord	Sharon McCord	Lydia Berkau	Robert Smith	Mike Berkau	n/a	Gail Cummins	1993
1994	Mike McBride	Mike Ford	Kris Hanson	Faith Cupka	Ronnie Mitchell	Mike McBride	n/a	Jamie-newspaper	1994
1995	Mike Estes	Roger Vandeventer	Sharon McCord	Carla Monza	Mike Ford	Rick Callaway	n/a	Rick Callaway	1995
1996	David Plants	Martha Duey	Sharon McCord	Kriston Benton	Roger Vandeventer	Rick Callaway	n/a	Lee McCord	1996
1997	David Plants	Bruce Monroe	Michelle Callaway	Marianne McBride	Ed Gilmore	Mike Estes	n/a	Sharon McCord	1997
1998	Roger Vandeventer	Mitch Wilson	Michelle Callaway	Brenda Dietz	Ed Gilmore	Mike Estes	n/a	Sharon McCord	1998
1999	Roger Vandeventer	Joe Bruner	Michelle Callaway	Brenda Dietz	Rick Callaway	Lee McCord	Joe Bruner	Sharon McCord	1999
2000	Jimmy Calk	Joe Bruner	Regina Grilley	Pat Webb	Rick Callaway	Lee McCord	Joe Bruner	Sharon McCord	2000
2001	Jimmy Calk	John Richardson	Regina Grilley	Sharon McCord	Mike Ford	Lee McCord	Joe Bruner	Sharon McCord	2001
2002	Mike Ford	John Richardson	Debra Vandeventer	Nichole Calk	Roger Vandeventer	Lee McCord	Joe Bruner	Sharon McCord	2002
2003	Brandon Bowen	Sharon McCord	Lorna Garlough	Jennifer Calk	Mitch Wilson	Lee McCord	Pat Stephens	Took a year off	2003
2004	Brandon Bowen	Paul Szafran	Lorna Garlough	Jennifer Calk	John Richardson	Lee McCord	Pat Stephens	Sharon McCord	2004
2005	John Richardson	Paul Szafran	Sharon McCord	Brenda Dietz	Mark Lane	Lee McCord	Dwight Walden	Sharon McCord	2005
2006	John Richardson	Paul Szafran	Sharon McCord	Dennis Suiter	Ben Gallagher	Mark Lane	Dwight Walden	Discontinued	2006
2007	Lee McCord	Mark Lane	Sharon McCord	Dennis Suiter	Mike Ford	None	Ben Gallagher	Discontinued	2007
2008	Roger Vandeventer	Lee McCord	Sharon McCord	Brenda Dietz	David Plants	Ben Gallagher	Joe Bruner	Discontinued	2008
2009	Dave Kaufman	Clint Funderburk	Lee McCord	Brandon Bowen	Mike Laborde	None	Discontinued	Discontinued	2009
2010	Gina Bolton	Clint Bolton/Lee McCord	Lee McCord	Brenda Dietz	Mike Laborde	None	Discontinued	Discontinued	2010
2011	John Dietz	Mike Perez/Sharon McCord	Sharon McCord	Brenda Dietz	Kelly Carroll	Ben Gallagher	Discontinued	Discontinued	2011

The LBC Constitution and Bylaws state that the purpose of the club shall be:

1. Promotion of Cycling. Encourage recreational cycling activities and the need for safer cycling conditions

2. Encourage public facilities for cycling
3. Educate and encourage members to observe all traffic regulations
4. Provide association with national and statewide organizations such as the United States Cycling Federation, Texas Bicycle Coalition, League of American Bicyclist.

The LBC hosted a week long ride for all comers from 1990 until 2005. In the early years, the Longview Newspaper was largely responsible for the organization of the ride, but in 1995, they pulled out. A brash naive young man by the name of Ric Calloway stepped up and said "The LBC can do it alone" and that started the eleven years that the LBC sponsored the Texas Chainring Challenge. Ric was Ride Director that first year and we rode "To Hill and Back" in the Texas hill country. The next year we did the State Tour with Lee McCord as Ride Director and then in 1997, Sharon McCord began an eight year stint as Ride Director as we rode "Around the Bend" . Great ride and great memories, but eventually LBC members became burned out with the responsibility of a week long ride and the LBC discontinued the Texas Chainring Challenge in 2005. One of the great towns we visited often on the Chainring was Clarksville and they have continued to offer a 3 day tour on the same first week in June that was always the Chainrings date. The Clarksville "Gateway to Texas - Get-away Tour" is a great ride and a great continuation of the Texas Chainring tradition.