On the 9th, members reported that a rockslide and/or a tree were blocking River Road.  Anyone know its present condition?

Just posted this new ride for Sunday. Sign up on the ride listings page - http://nycc.org/ride-detail/53521

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http://www.streetsblog.org/2011/09/15/dot-wants-your-help-to-decide-wher...

Btw, the bikes will have 3 speed internal hubs.

Pricing has not been decided yet. Ready or not, they'll be rolling by next summer.

I'm guessing this will be the end of all the bike rentals around CP and The Hudson waterfront. The cost would have to be less than a subway fare for the average ny'er to give it a try.

Car driver barrels through bike shop, injuring three  ... video here and story here 

I took the Road Repair class with Dave at Bicycle Habitat last night and just wanted to post that if you are considering taking a class this was an excellent, excellent experience.  Great instructor--made everything very easy to understand.  Small, casual, friendly forum.  Stuff every rider should know.

WTB : 30-32mm Combo Headset Wrench

Cheap orr even Free would be best as this is most likely a one time project.

Robert

English translation from the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel.

Guess drivers and cyclists fight for the roads over the world...like here in New York City. Wonder if there is a German Janette Sadik-Khan.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,786254,00.html

Excerpt:

"The balance of power on Germany's streets is changing, as an army of lone
fighters winds its way to the front of the lines of cars stuck in the
ubiquitous traffic jams. A new, wild social order is taking shape on the

Can anyone recommend a good mechanic / shop in the Astoria / LIC area?

Thanks.

Claire

If there's a whiter industry than the bike industry, I don't know it. There is one black working at one of the perhaps 1000 boths; there may be a second one. Mind you each booth has a number of people. So I'm saying maybe 1 out of, oh, let's say 5000 people is black. She is young and is in charge of marketing at Polar.

And the percent of black attendees is even smaller than that.

Nominations for the 2012 NYCC Board of Directors are open......