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Cycling for Beginners

Submitted by NYCProsperity on Sat, 06/10/2023 - 11:11am
Hello NYCC Community,
 
I trust you're all doing great!
 
My name is Julius, and I'm just dipping my toes into the cycling world. Can you kindly suggest some rides that would suit a beginner like myself?
 
I am eagerly awaiting your guidance.
 
Take care,
Julius

Anyone driving to New Paltz weekend?

Submitted by SYoung on Fri, 06/09/2023 - 10:25pm

Is anyone driving to  New Paltz for weekend? I can't leave until 4:00 that Friday (darn work!) -- I will bike ride back on Sunday-

Can't drive - but willing to pay for gas and provide snacks-

Thanks-

Stacy Young 

Anyone have phone contact for Carol Wasser? Possible hack?

Submitted by isaacb on Fri, 06/09/2023 - 12:24pm

Hello:

I just got a suspicious email from Carol Wasser. I'd like to alert her by phone. Anyone have contact?

Thanks

Bicycle Film Festival - The Engine Inside

Submitted by LWintner on Thu, 06/08/2023 - 2:46pm

Hi.

This film, narrated by Phil Liggett, is being screened on July 12. 

Loved the Berkshires and Want More? Looking for a (Challenging) Century Ride?

Submitted by Jimbo1000 on Mon, 06/05/2023 - 5:11pm
Then please join Berkshire Velo on June 17, 2023 for the 

Congestion Pricing’s Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them, Curbed

Submitted by NWeissman on Fri, 06/02/2023 - 8:03am

One thing New Yorkers can agree on: There’s too much traffic, and it’s someone else’s fault.

Advocacy Alert - Idaho Stop: Ask Speaker Heastie to bring A3986 up for a vote!

Submitted by [email protected] on Thu, 06/01/2023 - 12:42pm

Update that A3986 (“Idaho Stop”) passed the NYS Assembly Transportation Committee last week, Codes yesterday and Rules today.  By legislative standards, this is light speed!  We now need cyclists to email Assembly Speaker Heastie to bring A3986 up for a vote in the current legislative session.  

Question: Clean/lube rear hub dust cap

Submitted by isaacb on Tue, 05/30/2023 - 8:28am

Questions. One of my current bikes has a rubber boot on the non-drive side of the rear hub. The boot is squealing. Its a 15 year old bike (2006) that was barely used by its original owner and getting moderate use by me. I brushed out the seam between the hub and the boot and applied some grease. That took care of the sound for a few weeks. Now it's back and the seam is a greasy mess. I'm thinking to clean and relube it.

  1. Does the boot just pop off, or do I need to disassemble the hub with tools?
  2. What lube is appropriate here?

Thanks.

 

Wallkill Valley Rail Trail resurfaced with crushed gravel from New Paltz to Gardiner

Submitted by HSchiffman on Mon, 05/29/2023 - 5:51pm

An excellent surface and a faster ride. A keeper.

No idea if it extends south of Gardiner.

Why are B Ride submissions being approved so late 30 minutes before the ride

Submitted by DChu on Sat, 05/27/2023 - 9:13pm

There are so few B Rides listed on the weekends. Why are the ones submitted bejng approved just minutes before the ride is to start?

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