The road leading from the PIP at the top of Alpine climb to 9W has been repaved and is magnificent!  However, there is the equivalent of a speed bump (IN BLACK) where you turn right, going north, into the parking lot of the PIP.  It's difficult to see till you get right up on it.  It is going to remain as is, but will hopefully be painted yellow or white at some point.

Last few weeks there's been a great deal of crushed stone left on the road due to repaving. Anyone know if Rockland sweeps the roads to remove all the excess stone. It's making rides back from Motts Farm and Lake Toriati particularly unpleasant.

Due to the dodgy weather, I have cancelled tomorrow's ride and re-listed it for next Saturday, which, the forecasts tell us, will be an ideal riding day -- 74 degrees and no rain.

I will not be surprised if Norma Sax also re-lists her parallel ride; but that' her call.

Now watch tomorrow turn out to be a fine day!

Jerry Ross

Hiya folks,

After a number of conversations with the good Deputy Chief of Englewood Cliffs, he actually remonstrated with the county paving people and convinced them to postpone most of the milling and repaving until after Escape New York.

There will still be some work done on small problemed patches, but Deputy Chief McMorrow assured me that Hudson Terrace would be smooth and passable by ENY on September 20.

So while crews will be working on the roads until then, those riding in ENY need not take those labyrinthine (and precarious) detours around Hudson Terrace....

I am out in Portland, Oregon and two days away from the start of week-long Cycle Oregon ride. Are there any other NYCC members riding? 

Also, congrats to those who did the Yellowstone ride.

It seems Sig practices are spreading outside the club.

I opened Backroads, a motorcycling magazine, this morning and this is what I found.

Sorry link is not working. Anyway it was a link to a motorcycle safety arcticle called.........you guess it...........RideSMART.

Saturday is predicted to reach 90º with afternoon thundershowers or thunder storms (whatever that difference is). Therefore, I'm pushing back the start 24 hours.

Sunday, 9:15, Boathouse.

I hope you can make it and if you can't, I am sorry if I'm screwing up your weekend plans but you must understand, were I to get my bike all gunky, it would be YOUR responsibility to clean it.

Richard

I tested the theory today that there's a viable alternative to climbing one of the nuts (Walnut, Chestnut, etc.) or Churchill, also avoiding Hudson Terrace.  I went down Palisades to Jones Road and headed south.  It's a beautiful route...nice homes, not too many cars.  However, the turn onto Grandview was 11-12% grade, and the ride through Ft. Lee on Main St. was, well, not loads of fun.  I'd personally rather climb Speer and ride on Lemoine Ave. than take this route!

http://observer.com/2014/09/bucking-wfp-nycc-backs-walker-over-boozer-in-boyland-battle/

A-Classic graduate and ride leader Andrew Madoff passed away Wednesday.  

Our condolences to his friends and family.

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From Time/CNBC:

Andrew Madoff, the last surviving son of jailed financier Bernie Madoff, died Wednesday, his lawyer said. He was 48 and had been suffering from lymphoma, CNBC reports.