Does anyone else in the Club use 650c wheels? I have enough extra tires to last more than a lifetime. I would gladly give away 2 sets of unused Michelin Pros (650cx23), still in package. One pair is "Ironman Triathlon" (red stripes) the other is "Race" (black on black). Also several new 650c Presta tubes with extra long valve stems (60mm) - they're really too long for my only minimally-aero wheels.

Additionally, I have about a dozen unused compressed air cannisters and an adapter, if anyone would like these. I prefer a pump.

Contact me at biker-c at rcn dot com.

Carol

Congatulations to Rolando Felix, the winner of the jersey contest .I voted for your design and therefore I am very happy that it is the winner. Great creativity, and thank you for sharing it with the NYCC.

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/02/13/2011-02-13_bring_on_the_b...

Bring on Bike Lanes by Colin Beavan

Excerpts:

"Much of the heat in the bike war has been taken by Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, who is often portrayed as the mastermind behind the city's new protected bike lanes. From Columbus Avenue in Manhattan to Prospect Park West in Brooklyn, she has been demonized, with community activists claiming that her bike lanes are unwanted.

as of Saturday afternoon, and as a bonus, there was a pair of bald eagles at the foot of Alpine!

-Erica

... in Queens... I earned it, ran two lights at the same intersection... I won't mention the officers name, because he'd probably get into trouble for being courteous, professional and polite to a cyclist (or terrorist/anarchist if you prefer)... we talked for about 10 minutes... I knew what I did, and he wasn't delivering a lecture about how concerned with "safety" the NYPD is, though he DID tell me to stay safe as we parted company...

After having seen the message board debriefing from those who attended the Feb 1st meeting hosted by the CP Conservatory, I was wondering if the DOT has responded or begun addressing our concerns?

A friend insightfully pointed out recently that:

- the DOT is in the delicate position of not having cyclists take a unified position against their city cycling policy that is already under wider attack.
- the city has to be very careful about ticketing delivery guys on bikes as many are not legally in the country, and stopping them would burden the city with a much greater problem

I was wondering if these two considerations can be utilized to get the attention of the DOT to address our CP ticketing issue.

as of 7:45am, this is a cell phone text report from my friend who's already at nyack:

friend: road almost all dry, just patches of snow. mostly around the bridge pillars, underpasses and downhills into piermont.

almost about three bottles worth of broken glass between alpine police t intersection and kiku restaurant.

ash and tweed dry except for one false flat on tweed ice all the way through for about two feet.

me: so 9w overall safe?

friend: yeah except that glass and small patches of ice there are no hazards

plus it's warm as f all

if anyone has a report on the cops on riverside or any other info, please share with all.

thanks and be safe today.

p.s. what kind of html code uses "cite" and not "i" for italics?

I will be wearing the new club jersey this summer... proudly.

Although the jersey I voted for probably will not win, ALL the designs are great... OK, four of the designs are great... Anyway, right now, the leading jersey has around 80 or so votes. With around 2000+/- members, that means that 4% of the membership are deciding what jersey I will wear on Memorial Day. Only 4%... I'd rather have a much higher percentage of the club telling me how to dress!!

Please VOTE... today... BEFORE 6pm.

Thanks,
George

In case there was any doubt, the Wake Up and Smell the SIG ride is ON. See you at 9am sharp at Riverside Dr. and 72nd!

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