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Strawberry Shores Century
Please note that I have revised this ride to change the start time and location. We are now starting from the Statue of Civic Virtue in Queens at 6:30 AM. The mileage is also revised to 107 miles. There is one planned stop about mile 37. The Strawberry Festival site is about mile 85. The remaining miles are to the LIRR home.
We have a train to catch so our departure from the Strawberry Festival is accordingly scheduled for about 3PM or so. If we make good time on our ride out, we get to hang out and go on some rides and such. There are food vendors at the Festival.
Saturday port jerks ride - gamin file
FSA K-Force Drive side pedal Bolt has become loose, Need some help
My Friend's, FSA K-Force crank's drive side pedal bolt has become loose and there is some play.
The Crank is most likely 5 years old, but I will guess less than 6,000 miles on it.
Obviously out of warranty so that gives him no recourse.
Any idea if this can be fixed or re-glued?
I read about issues like this but no fixes on line.
Thanks
Rob
Kissena Riders' Harrowing Experience
I don't have permission to post Keith's, the Kissena rider's, contact information but I can certainly direct him to your responses to the situation he and his training partner encountered.
<Keith's Report>
Transportation Alternatives Declaration - encourage everyone to sign
If you haven't seen this:
The hilarious and painful cost of obeying "the law"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ&feature=player_embedded
It is quite possible that you may spit out your beverage of choice while viewing this. You have been warned. ;]
This is appalling!
The video Darren (dortsman) posted takes your breath away. Thank you, Darren.
The video linked to it of police videotaping cyclists while parked in a bike lane and, seemingly, ticketing cyclists for not riding in the very lane they are blocking, is upsetting.
But, this, THIS, is appalling! http://blog.ronconcocacola.com/2011/06/02/nyc-goes-three-ways.aspx Most appalling of all here: the cyclists!
See reference to it in this article from Crain's about traffic deaths: http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20110608/FREE/110609878
After Sig Series - Chaste Skirt Ride - CANCELLED
SUNDAY 6/12, B17/70, USTS #14 "Return to Stormville"
SUNDAY 6/12, B17/70, USTS #14 "Return to Stormville"
START: Meet 8:30AM at Grand Central Terminal
FINISH: 6:00PM-ish at Croton Harmon (trains every half-hour)
LEADERS: Michael Notaro, Neile Weissman
WHAT: Due north from Purdys through Upper Westchester and Putnam and nudging into Dutchess before turning south. Features nature preserves, reservoirs, farms and a section of the North County Trailways.
TERRAIN: Hilly. Estimate 4-5000' climbing.
BRING: Front/rear flashers, liquids, spare tubes/tire. Sunblock. Food/bail money. Maps, GPS - what ever you need to navigate.
Central Park usage study released
The Report on the Public Use of Central Park, the most ambitious and comprehensive scientific survey of visitor use in the Park's 150-year history, is now available for download from centralparknyc.org
Some highlights:
The names of the gates are on P55
Riders that didn't stop for interviews were counted.
85% of park users are engaged in passive recreation..
Bicycling is the 2nd most common form of active recreation.
5.8% of park users list bicycles as somthing they dislike about the park. 8% list traffic as a dislike.
