Want to Learn How to Ride?
Join One of Our Special Interest Groups (SIG)
Each spring, NYCC offers SIGs at C, B, and A levels. Each SIG consists of a series of progressive training rides that increase in speed and distance and teach cyclists to ride well in groups. Completing a SIG offers cyclists an ideal way to jumpstart their season. More >>
SIG stands for “Special Interest Group.”
Jump Start Your Season
Spring Training Series (STS)
The Spring Training Series (STS) are early-season rides for experienced cyclists who want to enhance their riding skills and improve their strength and endurance through a graduated training program.
STS rides offer no instruction. They are simply rides that offer the camaraderie and friendly support of like-minded riders in a series of organized group rides. In 2011, NYCC will offer the following Spring Training Series: A-STS, B-STS and C-STS.
For those considering joining the A-STS, it is highly recommended that you read NYCC's guidelines on Pacelines.
Leaders of the STS series may turn away riders that they find lack skills and/or pose a threat to the safety of the group.
Self-Test Table
Unsure which ride to try? Assess your cruising speed by timing yourself on a four-lap ride of the complete oval in Central Park (24.4 miles).
Ride at a comfortable, sustainable pace. Fewer than four laps will give a false assessment. Find your time on the chart below and note the cruising speed.
4-Lap Time = MPH
1:10 or less = 22
1:10 - 1:13 = 21
1:13 - 1:16 = 20
1:16 - 1:20 = 19
1:20 - 1:25 = 18
1:25 - 1:30 = 17
1:30 - 1:38 = 16
1:38 - 1:48 = 15
1:48 - 2:00 = 14
2:00 - 2:14 = 13
2:14 - 2:30 = 12
2:30 - 2:50 = 11
Pick an NYCC ride that lists a speed that matches your cruising speed. It's that easy!
Rides
NYCC Group Rides
The New York Cycle Club (NYCC) offers friendly group rides every weekend and some weekdays. Favorite destinations include Westchester, Connecticut, Long Island and across the Hudson to Bergen and Rockland counties.
No matter what pace you ride, you will usually find a ride to suit you. A complete listing of up-to-the-minute rides can be found in the Current Rides link (password protected) on the Rides page and a selection is also posted on the homepage of the website.
Club members also receive ride listings (those that have been approved before Sunday evening of the week prior to the ride) via a weekly NYCC news email. New members are automatically subscribed to the list upon joining the Club.
Safety is a priority at NYCC. We therefore do not allow participants in our group rides to use cell phones or to wear any sort of headset, earphones, earbuds, etc., while riding. Riding bicycles with aerobars (whether or not in use) is not permitted.
Your First Club Ride?
Be conservative. Choose a ride easier and shorter than you think you can ultimately handle. You will not enjoy struggling to keep up with a ride that is too fast for you, nor will the group enjoy waiting for you. It is a good idea to contact ahead of time the group leader on your first ride and to introduce yourself when signing in at the start.
Ride Classifications
Rides are classified according to level and cruising speed:
2012 Mileage Log
The Out of Bounds Calendar lists non-NYCC organized rides that take place throughout the year. Our Vice President of Rides maintains this calendar: vp-rides@nycc.org
Upcoming Rides
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Monday, May 13, 2013
A19 Recovery ride to Piermont "Bring a spare inner tube, means of inflation, and properly inflated... |
Sunday, September 9, 2012
I want to have fun at the Gran Fondo NJ the A-Classic way. Arrive organized and paceline away onto clear road in a... |
