Hi All,

Does anyone else like to ride at night?  I like to do 2 laps at a 20-21 mph pace starting around 7:00-8:00, and think it'd be nice to go with two or three other people.  I prefer not to pace line in CP since every minute or so you have to slow down or swerve for some or another reason, but going with a little group to help each other keep the pace up and maybe chitchat a little would be great.  

I'm going tonight at 8:00, so if anyone interested reads this in time, write back and we'll work out a meeting point.  If not tonight, I do this pretty regularly.  

Bill and I decided to ride, to get in another century this season.  We're looking for people who would want to ride with us in a rotating paceline for the 100 miles.

The route is basically flat, easy to keep up speed.  Last year we avg'd 18 mph for the 100.

Please respond to this post or email me separately.

Can anyone tell me the average grade of a hill that goes on for 2.5 miles and gains 800 feet...?

Thanks in advance

This is on as planned. Departure from Grant's Tomb will happen as promptly after 8:30 AM as we can manage, and we will have a secondary meetup stop at the Woodlawn 4 train station (on Jerome a bit north of East 213th) at 9:15, for a few riders who have already reached out to me about it. Which is to say, don't casually switch to the Woodlawn meetup if you haven't already reached out. Also, we'll be collecting one more rider on the route in Yonkers.

If this note is uninspired, it accurately reflects the past two days

WTB: Long Cage  Shimano Rear Deraileur.

The bike is a 7 speed but I think most will work.

Thanks Rob

RSD north is being milled.  Starts about a block north of Sakura Park.  A small portion of RSD south is also being milled.

Weather looking great.  See you in the morning at the Grand Central Station.  Below is a link to the GPS profile for the ride. 

http://ridewithgps.com/users/36975/routes

Very last minute and cobbled together, because the approvals just came in 2 days ago... We're running a pop up bike service "park" on 27th and 2nd, today 9/16, now until dusk. More details here: http://tumblr.com/xz44q0kz25 Stop by to chat, or to mooch a few drops of chain lube off of us. Jay will be there until close, and I'm joining him as soon as I slip out of the office today.

Thanks to Bicycle Habitat for helping with equipment on short notice!

(Hey, does anyone have "grass" carpet we can borrow? Home Depot wasn't helpful. Ooof.)