Hi All

Jen Rudin here. I'm planning to visit my folks for my annual trip this Christmas down to Sanibel Island Florida. Every year I ride their beach cruisers which are huge and rusty and clunky. This year want to step it up and do some serious cycling there. Any tips on good bike stores/bike rental/routes would be appreciated from anyone who has done any cycling there. I would happily bring my pedals....

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Thanks, and fun to see so many folks at Runcible today!

Jen

i hope i bring the right gear for you weather!

40F temps on sunday? probably colder in the shade/wind... yeaow!

its mid 70s here in ft lauderdale... what am i thinkin!

Ride is on. Meet at 9:00 89 and Riverside. Due to increased interest we will likely split into 2 groups. 17 and 18. Sign up not required, just show up. If anyone needs to cancel, or decides to do the newly listed Climbathon insttead (which is a great ride) no need to email me. We will assume all who show up are riding. Thanks. Melanie and Jen

Start late so some of whatever warmth the day has will have arrived. No Sneden's Landing, no Bradley, no Tweed, no Tallman; but as an offset for not dong those hills, the route takes in both Eisenhower AND Speer, both 14%.

See route at: http://goo.gl/maps/2Px2

One other "no." No lunch stop.

I'm trying to find a member's contact info...where is the membership directory on the website? Thanks.

just a reminder that the price goes up after 11-23-10 so if you haven't registered.......

a few more notes:

if you're riding, notice that the start time is 11am. please bring pocket food b/c we most likely will not get to jacques torres in tribeca until 2pm. please also bring a lock. in the past, we've always brought our bikes into the entrance area, and i'm sure we can do it again. either way, we should lock our bikes in the entrance way and/or outside.

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The Famous Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookie Ride

Leaders: Maggie [email protected], 212-729-7298

sunday, 11am, soldiers and sailors (89th and riverside drive)

b17, 40ish miles

Everyone's favorite chocolate chip cookie ride is back.

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Weather for Sunday looks cool but sunny. We start at 7:30 a.m. in front of Starbucks on First and 60th. 60 flat or rolling miles to Eisenhower Park. The Westbury train station is about a mile from the venue, so if you've had enough riding at that point, it's a quick trip back to Penn Station, or if you want to continue, the ride back to Jamaice station in Queens is 15 miles.

The race is usually in Southampton (it was moved this year due to construction), so this may be the only chance that you get to see a national-level cyclocross race so close to the city.

http://benepesbikeblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/cyclo-cross-hits-long-island...

As seen in today's NY Times, the Big Apple Tweed bike event is a short ride that goes near Prospect Park, with an old British style theme (e.g. English type cycles, tweed clothing). Begins at 11AM at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn. Visit to a clothing bontique, a Dixieland concert and brunch included on the route. Looks tempting to go, but I have no tweed jacket. More info at www.bigappletweed.com. Note: I'm not in anyway connected to the event.