My helmet is getting on in years (as am I). I’ve often heard that a helmet in otherwise good condition should be junked after five years, and I have disposed of a bunch for that reason. But is it true? Or is this marketing (for new helmet purchases) dressed up as lore? Comments welcome, especially those more definitive than “I’ve heard that too!”

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Pop up ad on my FB feed. I’ve been waiting for a helmet that fits in my bag to have at the ready for Citibike rides. Does anyone know if they really work? How effective are they?

East Egg ride for tomorrow has been postponed to August 18 due to the crummy conditions forecast.

Joe Carasso

When: August 8 6:30 to 8

Where: Meet at the NE corner of 81 Street and Central Park West to enter the park with the group

Why: Families for Safe Streets invites all folks who have suffered a crash while cycling or have a family member who suffered such a crash to join for an evening of community building and to help create a coalition that will work to make New York's streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

RSVP: transalt.org/fassrsvp 

This weekend NYC Tri has been cancelled due to the weather.

See here https://www.nyctri.com/ for details.

Does anyone have any cue sheets/directions for a ride from Wassaic Train Station to Millerton area

-- trying to escape some of the heat in NYC

Thanks

Yes, there is a long climb, but the high speed descent is glorious.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-long-would-it-take-to-bicycle-to-the-moon/

Why wasn't NYCC a signatory to the letter about street safety that TA led?

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2019/07/18/cyclists-demands-include-more-bike-lanes-and-even-some-roads-of-their-own/

https://cyclingtips.com/2019/07/delta-airlines-eliminates-additional-fees-for-checked-bicycles/

Thanks, Chris Yerkes.

(I'm flying next week to sunny, seaside...Cleveland. For eight days. O, woe.)

Weather.  Wet roads.

Hope to see you next week.