As we're boarding the 3:30 train from Montauk today, my wife and I are told by a conductor standing on the platform as we're walking up to the open cars that we should go all the way to the front.

He also comments that bikes aren't really allowed on this train, and that the crew is being nice by allowing us on at all.

I say, just in inquisitve tone, "Oh, really? Trains are on a Saturday schedule, and I thought that Saturday rules would apply. Okay [as in, I guess I was wrong]." But at this point, I don't want to elaborate "hey, we're only going back as far as Speonk -- which train car should we use?" We board our train, in the 2nd car of what turns out to be an 8-car train.

Wonderful ride today on the Golden Apple (Westchester Cycle Club's annual ride). The 60 mile route was gorgeous- green and serene, and beautiful leafy rest stops. The route was well marked, directional and caution signs were perfect. Marshals and Uniformed cops did a great job assisting with trickier turns.

The route really took advantage of the best of Westchester's roads (not an easy task after last winter's beating), the pavement was great and the scenery beautiful. And the Sunday of Labor Day weekend- no cars. After riding in Westchester for more than ten years, I was on roads I'd never been on. 

Thanks to all NYCC people who made the trip up, and hope everyone will think about it for next year. 

I would like to organize a member trip to the Catskills.  My idea is that we carpool to Saugerties on Friday night.  Spend the night in a hotel, ride the same route as the Tour de Catskills on Saturday morning, returning to NYC on Saturday night.  Does anyone have experience with the route, the idea, the hotels in the area, or anything else I should know before taking further steps?  

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4286790

to all  --

i have just registered for "Escape NY " and  now see i cannot be there

i do have  a race the next day,  and dont have enuf'  extra training time to prep for  both.

Are  those entries transferrable ?   Anyone need one ?   Just ignore the whole topic and keep rolling ?

i noticed the fee paid is non-refundable.

Tim B.

relatively new to the NYCC

Hey folks,

Thanks for all the feedback on the Badges display. We've shrunken the badges a bit so that we can fit 2 across. However, to do that we had to make them rather small. Thoughts/feedback on the new layout? Should we keep this or go back to the larger badges?

Thanks!

I'm a riding marshal on the 100 mile route this year (previous years I've done sweep; I decided to change it up this year) starting in Central Park. If anyone is interested in riding along, I'm happy to organize/lead. The caveats are that since I'm a marshal on the 100, I have to stop to help riders on the 100 mile route who require assistance and that this group  has to be open to any registered NYC Century rider on the 100 mile route.

100 mile riders depart Central Park between 6AM and 6:30 AM. I expect to leave close to 6AM. I expect to keep at least a 17 mph cruise most of the way; other than the Brooklyn Bridge and the RFK Bridge, it's pretty flat until you get near Van Cortlandt Park (not completely flat, that's the part in the Rockaways).

I witnessed 4 cyclists getting ticketed this morning at about 9:00 am. They were stopped just south of the 72nd street transverse on the west drive. I passed very slowly and heard one cyclist saying "we didn't go thru until the green "walk" sign came on". The cop said "you are not a pedestrian and cannot proceed until the red traffic designation turns green".

Seems that there's a lag of a few seconds between the time that the icon of the pedestrian turns green and until the red hand (traffic) turns green.

Technically correct but c'mon.

So this morning I see tha the East End Epic has gone from 5 riders with 2 on wait list to 3 riders. The weather forecast looks pretty good: Yes, there is a 30 - 50%% chance of rain Sunday after 3PM. Looking, however, at the details on  the NWS forecast shows that the accumulated rain from 2PM to 8PM is .02 inches.  8PM (when we supposed to be on a train) to 2AM is .06 inches.  Temperatures in low 80s the whole day.

(I agree)                                      2. Chicago 3. Mpls 4 Portland OR--------Babylon LI the "worst"

warning to fellow cyclists, there is one water gutter on south bound 9w just a few miles south of nyack hospital (9w cross with treeline drive) has no cross bars, and is aligned on the same direction of road traffic, placed right on the side of the road, my front wheel was caught in there and I landed on my face, badly injured with stiches and broken teeth. the water gutter can cost life for riders.