SUNDAY 11/21, B17/60, Social Climbers #9 “A Day at the Races”

START: Meet 9:15 AM at the Starbucks on 60th Street & First Avenue

FINISH: Before dark at Jamaica subway station

LEADERS: Michael Notaro, Neile Weissman

WHAT: Destination is the Whitmore's Landscaping CycloCross Race in Eisenhower Park. Ride out to Westbury. Pick up lunch. Head into the park to catch some of the Elite racers. Ride back to Queens. Simple. Flat. Fun.

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

BRING: A musette bag. Front/rear flashers. Spare tubes. LIRR-Metro North Bike Pass. Train-food money. Dress in layers.

RSVP: Message me and w/cell and emergency contact if you're on to soupstone-at-mindspring-dot-com

Danny MacAskill's ridiculous bike skills

thursday's bait and switch morning workout will be hill repeats since we didn't get them in on tuesday.

please check the message board by 6am if the weather or roads are questionably wet.

Just a headsup for gourmet opportunists who might even RIDE to a great cafe at Mt Kisco (50 trainride north of NYC from Grand Central) ...

I recently wrote a story for touring outfit Cicilsimo Classico (I believe founder Lauren Hefferon spoke at a NYCC meeting a while back) and they ran a little contest to win one of 5x $50 vouchers to Viavante - a nouveau Italian cafe run by cyclist and former Ciao Bella Gelato partner Carla Gambescia.

Unfortunately, the contest was buried so far down in my story I don't think anyone's seen it and snagged the 5x $50 vouchers!

Drua-ace 8speed chain and 13-23 cogset(new) $65
9speed dura-ace rear STI lever(new-$150
dura-ace 9speed chains-$25
Continental Sprinter tubular tires-pair-new $75
FORTE carbon reat derailleur(for 10 speed)-new $50
dura-ace rubber 8speed STI hoods-$10
dura-ace 9 speed STI shifter hoods-$10
dura-ace 9 speed pulleye wheelset-$15
3 sets used(but good) 8 sopeed dura-ace/ultegra rear cogsets-all 3 for $50
6 sets used(some almost new) 9 speed dura-ace/ultegra rear cogsets all 6 -$100 separate email
3Resnho 1982 steel specialized Allez 58cm campy super recoprd.dura-ace 8speed STI--$500
1996 FELT B@ road bike; aluminum with KESTREL fork 56cm dura-ace 7800 reaf derailleur and STI levers; rest older duira-ace-$1400.

A couple of new members (who have never done group rides) have contacted me about my ride this Saturday. I've referred them to the CP self test to make sure the ride was a good match for them, however, ,I can't seem to find the chart on this website. If someone knows where it is, could you please post a link? Or maybe someone with access to the old website could cut and paste to the message board.

Thanks.
Melanie

Today at 6:30pm at 134 West 24th Street, ZenBikes is having a free Winter Gear Seminar with Dan Hasselbauer from Descente USA . Free hot cider and pumpkin pie will be served.

I am not an employee of the store, just a satisfied customer who would like to see this new store prosper.

90% chance of rain tonight, so check the MB by 6am for go / no go. Rain or wet roads cancel.

Check 'em out here

http://www.bicycling.com/training-nutrition/injury-prevention/ride-smart

For all you fabulous female cyclists (or men who want to buy your SO something nice), use this coupon code for 20% off one full priced item from Team Estrogen: SAVE20

The promotion is good through Sunday, Nov. 21. More details here: http://www.teamestrogen.com/newsletter/newsletter20101115_static.html

Enjoy!

(p.s., I don't work for them or get anything out of it - I just like to shop)