It will be raining and the Marathon preparations will get in the way even if it doesn't rain. See you all on November 3 and Tuesday and Thursday mornings after then. My intention is to keep the rides going through the winter if the weather is decent.

Folks, 

There will be an email from both candidates ariving in your inbox some time tomorrow. If you'd like more information from the candidates prior to voting then please hold off on voting until you receive that email.

I believe with all my heart the NYCC is a social recreational cycling club and you joined the Club to make friends and have fun on your bike. 

If elected President, my energy, actions, decision making, leadership, will all be based on that premise.

My vision sees the NYCC as the most welcoming, warm and generously spirited social recreational cycling club it can be.   I am running for President because I feel that spirit has been diminished.

You have a clear choice for President this year

The two candidates could not be more different. 

Hey folks,

Since we're having a hard time coming up with reasonable suggestions to help address the late withdrawal issues, here's one to try on for size.

How about if we made it easier for people to withdraw from rides? Currently, we have a process that emails members 48 hours prior to a ride asking them to withdraw if they're not planning on attending. How about if members could just reply to that email with the word WITHDRAW  and have the system remove them from the ride.  Perhaps if we could remove some of the friction (need to open a browser, login to NYCC, find the ride, hit the withdraw button) we'd see some change in behavior.

I'm listed in a bike industry directory that is published by an organization exceedingly well informed about bike matters. My listing has been under the name Rosenthal Advertising. I added a new listing: Maglia Rosenthal, the name I use on my jerseys.

"Maglia" is the Italian word for "jersey," as in maglia rosa, the pink jersey awarded the winner of the Giro d'Italia. (Cf. mailliot jaune, French for the yellow jersey awarded the winner of the Tour de France.)

I just got a note back from the directory publisher confirming the name: MAGNOLIA Rosenthal!

And can this info be added to the "Vote" page?

I'm a fairly new member of the club who has done 5 or 6 rides with the club, including yesterday's open social ride.  I feel comfortable riding with a group and, to the extent it translates, I have a ton of experience leading and otherwise particpating in motorcycle/scooter rides around the tri-state area.  But I haven't done any of the SIGs.  Is there a limit to the kinds of rides I could reasonable sign up for?  I see rides I might be interested in, but I don't have any formal experience with bicycle pacelines and the like, so I don't know what the club protocol is.  I wouln't want to mess things up for the more experienced riders.

Brendan

I'm headed to Verona the first week of December, flying in to Milan. I'd also like to visit the Pegoretti workshop in Trento.

Any advice about road biking in the area? Specifically, where to rent a decent bike, routes, and road conditions? Can bikes go on trains?

I'd like to get out and ride, weather permitting.

Non-biking advice about the area (restaurants, places to see, etc) gratefully accepted, too.

Thanks,

-Erica