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Bash Bish

Submitted by BMirell on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 4:50pm

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After one of the worst winters in Berkshires history, the battered and beaten Bash Bish has been mostly repaved. The worst part was the switch-backs and those were done first. Now it's as smooth as glass and sports freshly painted lane lines. Hitting one of the 4" deep potholes at 5 or so mph was like going over a speed-bump.

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Police Ticketing in Prospect Park

Submitted by mandiberg on Sat, 12/03/2011 - 3:45pm

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Gawker had a story this morning about police ticketing in Prospect Park:

Giant Recalls Forks on 2012 Defy and Defy Advanced Models

Submitted by edelk on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 9:13pm

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I just got a call from my not-so-LBS (they are in NJ) that the fork on my 2012 Giant Defy Advanced 2 (4 months old) has been recalled. The shop said there are no reports of cracks or fails but Giant feels the need to swap them out across-the-board. There is no ETA on a replacement but I am not supposed to ride it until the replacement has been fitted. As of now, the Giant website does not list this recall. I have no other bike and bought a Cycleops Jetfluid Pro indoor trainer last week. Guess IWBMATTKYT via TheSufferfest is off for the time being. http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/page/578/

Die Hards Week 2: squeezing out the last drops of Autumn sun and color.

Submitted by HWoods on Fri, 12/02/2011 - 4:58pm

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Weather.com says 38 degrees and super sunny at 9am tomorrow--it'll be a beautiful day but it is time to break out some, if not all, of the winter gear.

To take advantage of what Fall color is left, we've built a cue that starts with Alpine, then rolls along the Clark Rail Trail to Bradley for a little more climbing in the trees, then spin down into Nyack for a muffin, espresso, or egg sammy. Then we'll peel a layer and lay down a nice brisk run home in the sun on Stateline/9W (perhaps breaking into 2 squads based on relative speeds of the group.)

If you're signed up and want the cue sheet, email me.

See you tomorrow!