Hey fellow NYCCers, just giving you the heads up on a contest I'm running at the bicycles site on Stack Exchange.

Ask a good bike question or leave a good bike answer to win a chance at $1,000 in bike goods at REI. (Maybe the new REI in SoHo?)

It'd be awesome if one of you won!

SB

Thanks to Carol, Richard, Rod, Peter, Rob and all our members who showed up at Police Plaza yesterday to lobby for traffic justice alongside Transportation Alternatives.

Erika Lefevre, mother of Mathieu Lefevre, killed in a hit and run while riding his bike in Brooklyn on October 18, spoke of her son's death and the shocking absence of help from the NYPD in obtaining information, not to mention charges against the driver of the truck that killed him and left the scene.

No hit and run charges were filed, nor even a charge of failure to exercise due care. 

6:00 AM from TOG. 

A paced laps.

Calm, relaxed, sun rise, single paceline, A20.

I won't be there if the temp is below 35 degrees at 5:30 AM on weather.com - other people might, not me  -  I sleep late below 35 degrees.

"A sudden car door,

Cyclist’s story rewritten

.Fractured narrative"

From the NYT;  story here

Central Park Precinct is offering to etch your bike with a serial number to make recovery more likely should it be stolen.

To schedule an appointment call the Precinct's Crime Prevention Officer: 212 570-4842

In addition to your bike, you'll need to bring proof of purchase and a valid government I.D.

NY1 had a story on it today, missing the start of the piece, I don't have their version of the full story. What I do know is that a group opposes the paving, preferring a crushed stone surface. The project engineers want to pave it, leaving gradually sloping transitions on either side. These should serve well for runners who would eshew asphalt. The old rail ties beneath the surface will be removed. The project is well planned.

I rented a car last year, drove one way to Rensellaer and cycled back because Amtrak doesn't allow bikes on most of their NY trains, either in the cars or as checked baggage. I looked through the club archives to see what the history was on this issue, as members have seemed to be very active in bikes on rail, but nothing popped up. Has anyone out there had a hopeful interaction with Amtrak that indicates this policy may change (at least become more like the local commuter railroads)? This would open up a lot of nice one-way routes upstate.

I always admired Luna Cycles as one of the few (only?) framebuilders who specialized in custom frames for women...and built by a woman, Margot Conover. Seem to recall seeing at least one Luna on an NYCC club ride (Carol, was that you?) and it was a beautiful bike.

But apparently Margot's decided to get out of the framebuilding business, and she's selling off all her tools.

http://lunabicycles.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-11-09T12:16:00-07:00&max-results=5

Our loss.

Just submitted CP laps ride for Tuesday, 6am from TOG - A20 pace.

Planning to ride three smooth laps in a rotating paceline. Good paceline skills and bright attitude in the early morning dark please.

HIgh 60's? Are you kidding? Really looking forward to riding tomorrow. Gonna start with A Classic Cue Sheet 1. Email if you want it--I'm not bringing a ton of them tomorrow. It's a "beginning" ride to a series if there ever was one. For those of you who will do the A classic Sig next spring, it'll feel like coming full circle in March except it'll be in November and probably warmer. We will absolutely hold the 19 speed so don't come all jacked up.

hw