From the BikeNewYork web site:

"The Long Island Harbors Ride will be on hiatus in 2011."

Does anyone know what the reasoning is? I really enjoyed this ride the last two years.

I have a specialized road bike and love it dearly but need to stop using it for commuting.

My commute is from Queens to Manhattan so I need to spin up the 59th street bridge.

I"m looking for a good bike to commute up hills, over pot holes and even take it for a spin on trails. I'd love something that can be used for off road riding and aggressive city riding.
Any good suggestions for a model bike around $400 that can take a beating?

From the Metrotech BID:

Salsa Cycles Recalls Handlebar Stems Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Salsa Handlebar Stems

Units: About 6,500 units

Importer: Salsa Cycles, a subsidiary of Quality Bicycle Products, of Bloomington, Minn.

Hazard: The handlebar stems can crack or break, posing a fall hazard to the rider.

Incidents/Injuries: Salsa Cycles has received one report of a handlebar stem breaking that resulted in minor injuries.

If you click on the "Contact Us" link on this site and then try to send an email regarding membership, absolutely nothing happens. Same with the other links. So I'm resorting to the message board.... My question: I believe my membership expired on 12/31/10 and I'd like to renew. Shouldn't there be a place on this website where you can renew? Thanks and best, Laurie Cohen

Just a heads up - we have 5 participants signed up for the followup series beginning Monday Feb 7, 2011 - we're well on our way to covering the room rental :o)
Room for oh, 3-5 more. Details at http://yogapilatesnyc.com

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At the request of the NYCC president a while back, Karin Fantus (certified pilates teacher) and I (certified yoga teacher) have put together an introductory, 2-night Yoga/Pilates for Cyclists Sampler Class. For some reason it has only been advertised in the NYCC e-newsletter - so I'm pasting it here.

Here is a list of pedestrian and cyclist deaths in NYC for 2010. How much blood has to be shed before anything gets done?

http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/12/27/in-memoriam-2/

In my opinion we need punishment for those who kill with an automobile, technological improvements to cars to prevent speeding and record data at time of accident, and educate cyclists, pedestrians, and drivers on laws governing use of the road.

UPDATE: photos from the meeting on Facebook for posterity:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/NYcycleclub/permalink/10155275321105991/

Framebuilder Johnny Coast speaking at NYCC  https://nycc.org/ridesevents/2017julymeeting

How does one renew one's membership on the club website?

Worth checking out.

http://www.ride2recovery.com/

NYCC Oldtimer