Dear Members of the Board,

In light of so many posts in favor of retaining the Message Board on our new website, and the compelling arguments for doing so articulated by our members, many of whom are fellow volunteers, I can't imagine I am the only member who would ask the board at this point to engage with the membership and to ask for full transparency.  What are the specific points, both pro and con, that the board considered in reaching its decision?

And what are the numbers?  What is the additional cost to add the MB to the new website?  And what does that represent as a percentage of the original projected cost of the new website? 

Maybe Trek expanded in Manhattan too quickly but they are closing three stores: Upper West Side 96th st, Hells Kitchen 10th Ave & Bowery. Bikes, parts, accessories and apparel will be on sale. I think this will leave them with four locations. 

Hello,

Are any NYCC members joining the Farm Ride in August? Thanks.

How sdo I log into Discord?

My bike, like me, is old. 

It has a 9-speed (gasp!) Campy "Racing triple" crank set. Now the middle chain ring has worn out, and in need of replacement.

A quick google unearthed a few candidates. But some of those 42t rings were termed "inner" instead of "middle" ring. I understand that to mean the "inner" of a double instead of the middle of a triple.

Does anyone know if the early Campy (mid-90, Veloce) rings has ramps to help shifting down and up from the small ring? If not, I can freely use the double "inner" rings as a middle in a triple. Otherwise, I'd probably have to look specifically for the "middle ring". 

I would ask the Board to reconsider its decision to defunct the NYCC’s Legendary Message Board as we move towards a new website.  It has been the lifeblood of our community for so long, even with the advent of new social media platforms, and has a treasure trove of archived posts. 

I’m not sure if the database of the Message Board will be preserved for members to access or not, but would only caution if deletion of this datebase is being considered, that the history of the club from the time the MB was created is to be found in it. Trashing it is trashing the history of the club.

Further, on so many fronts the message board was and is an important reflection of our membership and their uniqueness and opinions and knowledge.   

I went to sign-up to the club site on Discord and find you have to surrender personal data, in this case your birthday. The claim is to protect young 'uns from receiving inapporpiate stuff. As if you couldn't lie about your age. And as if the club, itself, doesn't screen for inappropriate stuff.

The club president referred to moving to a new plaform to replace the MB as, among other benefits, being cost saving. ...Which led me to look for the club financials. I can't find them on the MB. Where are they? And how much is in the club bank account now?

George Kaplan, NYCC president in 1993, '94, and '95 is 93 today. To speak with him on the phone is to be speaking with a man in his 20s. Really. All the force, energy, speed, thought, vocabulary of a young man.

The restrooms at the Nature Center and along Broadway have been closed since July 12th.  

I received the below from the VCP Alliance this morning. If all members can reach out to the elected officals listed below it would be appreciated.  Otherwise, it sounds like these facilities will be closed for a significant amount of time.

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