Has any one riden this - is it suitable for road bike? look like it would be a nice alternative to 9W between Nayack and Haverstraw.

Plenty of thunderstorm threats along our route north. Forecast substantially different in Manhattan. We will try some other weekend.

Dear C riders,

Hamptons weather for Saturday July 25th is looking perfect for both cycling and ocean swimming. While the weather in the tri-state area arches up to 90, in the Hamptons it will be in the low 80's, low wind, overcast. Please consider joining us as we take the LIRR to Bridgehampton, cycle to East Hampton Main Beach, swim in the ocean, shower, cycle to lunch at Clam Bar, then cycle up to the Montauk Lighthouse and back down for some Roasted Vegetable Pizza and Montauk Microbrewery beer. It's the best of the Hamptons in one day, this time including what looks like the perfect weather.

http://nycc.org/node/74211

Doppeldickend.

It means double butted.

This is not to be confused with "schmuck," which I yelled at a German driver in a Mercedes-Benz who ran me off the road on an Italian mountain, only to later realize he probably thought I was calling his car a jewel, which is what schmuck means in German.

177th street between Ft. Washington and Cabrini has been milled. It's pretty choppy and gravelly, bad even for a milled street. Proceed with caution! 

For the record, many of the streets in WaHi have been milled. In the long run this will be great, but it's taking a very long time for those streets to be paved.

So what should I buy, for under $40 or so.

I was looking at the Joe Blow Pro and the other Joe Blows, but they all have some negative reviews describing failures within the first year. A minority to be sure, but consistent with each other.

Do you love your Joe Blow pumps? How long have you had them?

What are some good moderately priced floor pumps that will last at least a couple of years?

Thanks.

ON UPDATE: Thanks for all your advice. You've given me a few possibilities to choose from.

Reg Johnson, who with wife Tonya Harroun was in my 2005 B SIG, has passed away. His last few months were a study in bravery. You can read his obit and leave respects here.

RIP

May all who loved him find comfort. 

Fun article from The New York Times about an exhibition at the Smithsonian.  It asks an interesting question, "The Bicycle, invention or discovery?"

"Tires and tubing, mass production and women’s suffrage, highways and gas stations all were influenced by the machine, the Bicycle,  featured in a new Smithsonian exhibit."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/14/science/the-bicycle-and-the-ride-to-modern-america.html?mwrsm=Email

"Theme rides" is a better sounding name I heard. Basically, rides that go to places of special (read: silly) interests only appeal to some subset of the membership population.

A side benefit of visiting out of way places, such routes would typically includes roads no one thought of riding. Sometimes nice, quiet country roads, other times scenic but unpaved sections with significant ascent/descent.