for an excellent ride this morning.

http://on.aol.com/video/supreme-court-ruling-means-trouble-for-federal-bike-trails-518152681

(The only one to vote to keep them is some Hispanic lady from the Bronx.)

Title says it.. Ok so lots of used trainers out there on Ebay and CL.. How to choose.. want to spend less than 200 but want something quiet.. er yeah well relatively quiet.  

So any opinions on what to avoid and inexpensive successes.. Who is really happy with their trainer..

Yeh I know it's going to get warm any day now any day.. but I am coming off a lengthy stint warming the DL bench and need that extra availability.

And away we go....

  I was riding in Prospect Park today and passed a woman on the left.  She called me out and castiigated me for passing on her left.  She said that that is very dangerous.  I responded that as far as I know that passing on the left is the accepted way pf passing and in fourty years of riding that has always been the proper side.  I said even mirrors are on the riders left so that they can see upcoming traffic from there left.  She then insisted to me that the "rule" in the park is to pass on the right.  Am I missing something?   

Ron

For those of you who go straight to the message board, bypassing the home page, you are cordially invited to attend this coming Tuesday's club meeting. You will be treated to a presentation by Paul Levine, owner and founder of Signature Cycles, New York's premier custom bike fit studio.  Paul has refined and taught the art of bike fit all over the world. The program is entitled: " Key Elements of a Great Bike Fit". Signature Cycles has generously argeed to sponsor our meeting's raffle. For more on the meeting,  program and the items to be raffled off, please go to our home page, "click "on the meeting and then check out the "read more" page.

We hope to see you there.

Eden J. Weiss

the wonderful story of Alfonsina Strada, who rode the Giro in 1924 officially with the men, came dead last but was celebrated by the Italian spectators every step of the way.

http://road.cc/content/news/113175-piazza-italy-named-after-alfonsina-strada-only-woman-ride-giro

The link under About Us to Club Gear page still shows the old kit no pics of people wearing the new shirt or the shirt itself.

Is there any chance that we can get an NYCC cycling cap ??

Tomorrow is going to be GLORIOUS! Gorgeous! Wonderful! It will be such a great day...for a race!

Just a reminder that the Grant's Tomb criterium is tomorrow, meaning you won't be able to get up Riverside Drive. Or, swing by and cheer for all the Kissenas (and boo all those Dave Jordan people* ;)) and then head over the bridge. The races last all morning, but you should be fine coming home.

*Given that it seems like Jordan is populated almost entirely by A Siggies, you could maaaaybe cheer for them, too... ;)

The NYC Dept. of Transportation has proposed a redesign for Morningside Avenue in Harlem. (Note: Morningside Avenue is on the east side of Morningside Park; it should not be confused with Morningside Drive which is on the west side.)

The redesign has been approved by Manhattan Community Board 9 and is under consideration by CB10. It reduces 2 lanes of traffic to 1 lane each way and adds a median strip for left turns. Curiously, it does not include bike lanes, although there is enough room for a 5 ft. bike lane in each direction without reducing parking spaces and without reducing the width of vehicle travel lanes.