If you are a paid, registered rider of Escape New York 2019 please join us on our group rides led by experienced New York Cycle Club ride leaders.  This is a wonderful chance to meet new people, socialize, have fun, and get expert advice on routes and pit stops.

Sign up on nycc.org just as you would for regular NYCC rides.  Look for the listings on September 21, 2019.

If any of your 2019 Escape New Your registered rider-friends need help activating the 3 month free membership granted with their registration email me at:  [email protected]. 

Escape New York 2019 team

Because of the weather forecast, we have moved the event to next week.

Bob Gilbert

Rode Saturday and noticed not only  Tweed getting chip-sealed but also the roads after the turnoff in West Haverstraw and before North Liberty. Not too bad but caution is always advised. The Tweed chip-seal is weird as they repaired the road earlier this spring. Rockland tax payer dollars hard at work I guess.

There will be no August Club Meeting.  We will resume our regularly schedule monthly club meetings in September where our very own Steve Vaccaro of the Law Office of Vaccaro & White will present:  "Urban Commuting for Road Cyclists".  His presentation will cover, what you need to start or to improve your urban bike commute, including: theft-proofing your street-locked commuter bike; avoiding tickets, collisions and injuries; fine-tuning your commute for maximum training benefit; and how to safely navigate NYC cycling infrastructure.  

Stay tuned for more information.  

Enjoy the rest of the summer and see you all at Connolly's in September!

 It seems that some of you either do not have complete emergency contact information or even put yourself as it.   We will be changing the system shortly that will require the next time you sign in to update and correct this information.    Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.

Bob Gilbert 

The June 2019 meeting minutes are now available in the Member's Archives section.

I ordered the new club jersey seven weeks ago and it arrived today. I was quite surprised that it's a "race cut" fit. Considering the fact that we are recreational cycling club and not race team ... and considering the typical phyique of our aging membership, I think "club cut" is markedly more appropriate. I incorrectly assumed that the fit would be comparable to my much-loved NYCC 75th Aniversary jersey and am sort of pissed-off that it does not. I hate tight, clinging jerseys and will return it unless someone want to take a size large off my hands for my cost of $60 - $5 = $55.

Kevin

https://abc7ny.com/man-dies-after-being-struck-by-hit-and-run-bicyclist-in-manhattan/5452406/

This has been in effect for over a year, yet I still get frequent requests for train reservations on the Harlem Line. 

Although individuals may take their bikes on these trains, Metro North will not grant us reservations on this line until further notice.

I am pleased to announce that Marc Simkin has agreed to join our Board as Content Editor following Gil Lavi’s resignation.