Hello

As your (ALMOST) new VP of Programming, here's a cool event forwarded by NYCC club member and fellow cycling pal Stacy Young:

Join Cycle For Survival, the indoor team cycling fundraiser that benefits lifesaving cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The ride against cancer will be held at one of the Equinox locations in New York City or Roslyn, Long Island on Saturday, February 12th and Sunday, February 13th. Get a group of friends together to be part of almost 400 teams supporting this cause. To learn more drop by JackRabbit Sports for this informational session:

Tuesday, December 14th@6:30-8:00pm - Union Square Store

The location of the store is 42 West 14th Street.

I'll try to attend that night and urge any of you to come by as well.

Hey all,

Ride is still on for 9 AM. I edited the ride listing which seems to have moved its status from "Approved" to "Submitted" again; until it's reapproved, you won't see it in the ride listings, but rest assured we're still on. Still meeting at Grant's Tomb.

Thanks!
Matt

Hal wants one and all to know that there is no tour of the Woolworth Building lobby this year even though it does say somewhere on Active.com that there is one. The one...and the only...starting time for the Holiday Party in 2010 is 6:30 p.m. inside the restaurant. 

I'm repeating the ride info here because the ride didn't make it into this week's e-Bulletin.

This is not a technical ride, so strong C riders (and *MELLOW* A riders) are welcome too.

We'll take River Road, then come back down 9W and tackle Churchill and Walnut, regrouping after each climb. This ride is about fellowship and commiseration, not speed. The average speed for the day may be about 12-13. Your Leader is a B rider, but a SLOW climber (winter condition). Most of the time I'll be either warming up or recovering. So ... please be kind.

No lunch break; bring snacks and two water bottles. No cue sheet. Bring your own maps or directions if you like.

my water bottle froze this morning. nothing like this, though.

24 degrees, feels like 18. yikes. "not that bad." just frozen finger tips at the beginning and at end during my ride home. only 4 other cyclists in the park crazy enough to brave the cold.

just had to share about my frozen water. i thought i was funny (or sad).

hope to see everyone at the holiday party on saturday :-)

Hey all,

I have a request to move the start time for the Saturday B16-17 ride to Nyack back to 9:00 AM rather than 8:30 AM, in the interest of pushing the ride a half-hour further into the warm part of the day. Any strong feelings for or against?

Daytime high looks like it'll be 42 degrees F, partly cloudy, no precipitation. So, a little warmer than it has been. (Sunday will be warmer still but possibly rainy.)

Thanks!
Matt

Can't register 2 people for the party on one registration fee? That's petty. I'd rather pay at the door.

Does anyone have or know someone who has a pair of 3T Ergonova Pro 44 CM bars for sale? I'm keeping an eye on them online, but I'm hoping to get a better price and don't mind if they are used, as long as they are decent condition.

Very welcome changes. Background changed to black on white, and threads staggered properly.

NYCC Oldtimer

Last summer, my daughter, Avery, participated in a 28-day sailing adventure with Outward Bound and came back with new confidence and courage. She's looking for a new challenge and has expressed a strong interest in learning pace line riding skills. She loves riding her bike to school, to visit friends in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and in Central Park. She turns 17 in May; for Xmas, she will receive a proper road bike with clipless pedals (she already has them on her mountain bike).

It's literally been a few years since I've ridden with the NYCC (I got bitten by the racing bug in 2004; I now race with the SIDS team) but I’m delighted to see how much the club continued to grow, and the NYCC looks like the best possible place to introduce a teenager to wonderful sport.