Next Club Meeting

Tuesday, September 16, 6pm
Fit, Posture, and the Biomechanics of Cycling

Do your body and your bicycle work well together? A casual approach to fit and posture can leave you performing poorly and possibly lead to all sorts of physical problems. Join us for our September program with Paul Levine of Signature Cycles. Paul is highly regarded as one of the top bike fitters in the area. He’ll discuss the importance of proper cycling posture, body alignment, and the biomechanics of cycling as it relates to getting the most enjoyment and performance out of your bike. He’ll also talk about the significance of flexibility and fitness in getting the proper fit, muscle firing sequences for an efficient pedaling technique, and how to accommodate biomechanical imbalances.

Paul will discuss how a properly fitted bicycle can alleviate common cycling discomforts such as neck pain, lower back, pain, knee pain, saddle soreness and tingling fingers and toes. A properly fitted bicycle will allow you to be more powerful, efficient, balanced and comfortable, which will ultimately enhance your cycling experience. Levine is the winner of Bicycling magazine’s inaugural “Excellence in Applied Science” award, and the program director and an instructor for Serotta Bicycles’ Institute of Professional Bike Fitters. His bike fit technicians are educated in the methodology of professional fitting and are regarded as the some of the best-trained professionals in the industry. Paul’s work with the Institute has led him to create a Performance Enhancement Team of orthopedic surgeons, podiatrists, chiropractic professionals, massage therapists, personal trainers, coaches, engineers, bicycle manufacturers and aerodynamic specialists to help refine his approach to efficient bike fit. He has extensive experience fitting new cyclists as well as elite athletes. So if you are experiencing problems that interfere with getting more out of your rides (distance, comfort), you don’t want to miss this program.

The September meeting is sponsored by Signature Cycles, of which Paul is president. Signature Cycles, “World's Premier Custom Bicycle Studios”®, is in Manhattan at 80 West End Avenue, 2nd floor; 212-706-0025, with additional locations in Central Valley, NY and Greenwich, CT.

Win a Free Fit From Signature! ($495 value!)
NYCC members who attend can enter a drawing to win a free bike fit from Signature (you must be a current NYCC member, and you must be present to win), and are eligible for some cool giveaways that night. Signature staff will also be around before and after the program to answer any questions. Now what are the chances we can talk Paul into a free drawing for a Serotta bike? Not an NYCC member yet? You can join that evening.

Annie Moore's Bar and Restaurant
50 E43rd Street between Madison and Vanderbilt

Happy Hour 6:00
Dinner 7:00
Program 8:00-9:00

Dinner: $23
Program only: no charge

NYCC Special Events

Wednesday September 24, 7:00pm
Take Me Out to the Ballgame - NY METS vs. CHICAGO CUBS, Shea Stadium

Your last chance to visit Shea as it stands. Be part of history! They're hot. Or not. Either way, the NYCC has arranged to get unbelievably good, cheap tickets behind home plate to see the Amazins beat the Cubs. Long a traditional battle, it will be a great game, just as the pennant race is heating up. Join us in the upper deck and kick back with a hot dog & a cold frosty one.

Like our sold out Yankees game in June, we have a limited number of tickets that will go fast. The price will be tiered as follows, based on your speed in responding: group 1: $13, group 2: $15. (The sooner you RSVP and pay for your tickets, the cheaper they will be. NYCC tickets for the June Yankees game sold out immediately. This is a popular event, so don't delay!) We will all be sitting together (but not in Wilpon's box.) The Mets will welcome the NYCC with an announcement on the centerfield scoreboard. (If we all wear our club jerseys, I bet we'll even be on TV!) Go Mets! Yesss, NYCC!

Please be advised that due to security concerns you may bring food. However, briefcases, backpacks and glass bottles are NOT permitted to be brought into Shea Stadium.

Tickets: available to members on a first-come, first-served basis. Send your request to Hal Eskenazi and you will receive a return e-mail asking you to send a check & self addressed, stamped, envelope within seven days to reserve your ticket.

Getting There:

1) With the group: meet Hal Eskenazi at 6pm sharp, at the Grand Central Station Information Booth to take the #7 train.

2) On your own. Subway: take the #7 to the Willets Point / Shea Stadium stop; we'll see you at our seats.

3) Bike it!! Shea has bike parking.

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