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Tuesday's Times had two letters to the editor about bike lanes. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/05/opinion/l05bikes.html?adxnnl=1&partner...

Contact me if you are interested in 2 spots for the TD Bank 5 Boro Bike tour on Sunday 5/1/11 ($160 total).

chuanp01 at yahoo.com

Sorry guys, gotta cancel this week, I want to ride but my thumb doesn't. Hopefully back soon.

hw

I'm giving away two old Thule fork-mount rails.  One of the mounting bolts is missing from the snout of the first, and one of the mounting bolts is rusted in place on the other.  Neither rail comes with a cylinder, nor do they come with the plastic placeholder to use in place of a cylinder.

Contact me via the message board if interested.

John F

I Challenge Myself (ICM), a non-competitive sports based youth development program, addresses the health and fitness epidemic in low income communities of NYC. Through its Cycling Smarts program ICM works with more than 120 students annually at four New York City public high schools, using fitness based challenges to help students develop physically, academically and socially.

I've been a devotee of Michelin Axial Carbons for the last seven years.  They weigh a touch more than some others, but they've been good for 3500 miles or more, and they've been quite good about flats.  

Unfortunately, I'm down to my last one, and recent production of the successor tire -- the Krylion -- is rumored to have a lot of production defects.  Does anyone have a strong recommendation for a "training" tire that lasts forever, doesn't flat much (without riding like it's armor-plated) and comes in 25-622?  In a perfect world, yellow stripes would be a nice touch, but non-essential.

Peter Storey

I reviewed the cycling rules on the PIP website, which state that when the gates are closed it applies to all users, and wrote to the general e-mail address enquiring about the Alpine Approach Road which is gated closed for the winter. I received the following helpful and reassuring reply which I post for the general reassurance of all:

This Thursday, there is an opportunity for those who went to Harvard Kennedy School or are members of the Harvard Club to meet Ray Kelly.  He is giving a private speech.  Usually, there is a Q and A after the speech.  A motivated person can usually talk to the speaker before of after the speech/Q&A privately.  I went to Harvard Kennedy School but have an event for my daughter thursday night and won't be able to attend.  If you fit into either of those categories, call me, and I'll tell you how to get on the list.  If you don't fall into those categories but are a Harvard alum, call me anyway.  There might be an opportunity for you to attened the event.  It would be nice if someone from the club could personally speak to Ray Kelly a