I'm the designer of the colorful jersey with the large NYCC logo and gears & sprockets on it that seems to have generated some controversy. I have not spoken out before on this since the design authorship is supposed to be anonymous. However now that the voting has closed, it was time for me to respond to some comments.

Coming back from Piermont via Snedens Landing last Sunday around 1 pm, I stopped to converse with a local who was calling out to passing cyclists that soon we wouldn't be permitted to ride there. What she said should be concerning to members who, like me, prefer the quiet, serpentine climb into Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory to grinding, numbing 9W.

She had stationed herself on the north side of Washington Springs Road, which, as everyone knows, is the gentle residential two-lane road that runs for a third of a mile or so east from 9W before splitting into a Y whose right fork, Ludlow Lane, climbs another little bit before reaching the unmarked turnoff into Lamont.

From today's NYT-

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/21/cyclists-drivers-and-the-rules-of-the-road

Came across this article about the frequency of bicycle accidents. It points out the difficulty of determining the actual frequency of accidents.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/21/how-safe-is-cycling-its-hard-to-say/?hpw

Has anyone posted about this yet?  Yikes! "According to the Port Authority, in 2015 and for six to eight years following, the path to bicycle across the bridge will be closed or rerouted...Now, a coalition of bicycling advocates from New York City and New Jersey have teamed up to ensure this necessary maintenance work effects this bicycling route as little as possible."  The Port Authority foresees the south path closing for 3-4 years.  The GWB Project is working on solutions for the north path and its 171 stairs.  Here's the link:  http://www.njbwc.org/cycling-advocates-take-on-george-washington-bridge-...

Little Chris Horner, sat in the corner...until Usada paid a visit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/22/sports/cycling/anti-doping-agency-exposed-armstrong-but-what-about-everybody-else.html?pagewanted=1&hp

If you want something more uplifting from today's NYT, there's this, from the Metropolitan Diary column:

I have been a member for about 20 years (hard to believe, but true) and now my younger son (10 years) is getting into cycling (his older brother prefers soccer).

We have been riding together a little (last week on the Kissena track) and a few weeks ago we completed 30 miles of the Twin Lights Bike Ride. Quite an effort with his 20” bike.

I would like to know what options do kids have in NYC for cycling.

Are there clubs or groups?

Any information will be helpful.

Alberto Zonca

[email protected]

No, we're not recruiting for the USMC... we're recruiting for "Your First 'A' Ride".

I know there are women in the club who are considering making a transition to 'A' rides... before anyone jumps on me, I also know there are men considering the same thing... but to the women, I point out that there are four (4) 'A' rides this Saturday. These rides are being led by eleven (11) leaders, eight (8) of whom are women. Q: where did these women come from? A: from the A- and A-Classic SIGs.

Just a little something to think about...

As of this posting, there are nine (9) spots remaining.

george