Hello Everyone!  I just became a member of NYCC and I'm eager to sign up for a group ride, particularly in Central Park in the morning....5:45am.  I ride there frequently and can avg 20+ mph, over (4) laps, with ease.  However, I've never truly rode in a group before, so I don't know all the proper etiquette or cycling lingo.  I believe my bike handling skills are up to par though.  So question is, should I choose a B level ride, just to get the ball rolling, and learn basic group etiquette?  Or should I choose an A level ride, and learn on the fly?  Thanks in advance for the help.  -Willis

I was thinking of renting a road bike in SF, and cycling north for 3 days, stopping at motels. Anyone done this ? Any advice ?Credit card touring, just a big front bag, and seatpost bag, no panniers. Feasable ?

I was hit by a car on my bicycle on 7/16 just before Bleeker street on 7th ave.

lots of people helped me and I believe a fellow biker went after the driver that ran the red light and kept going.

they caught up with her and called the cops. I am looking for any witnesses and the biker that caught the hit and run ddriver thank you

rob

http://bikecultshow.com

A good answer to the question: "What bike should I buy?"

The ride signup/ride leader/volunteer thread has become quite interesting.   

I am fond of the notion, in an idealistic way, that there "should" be a moral obligation strongly felt by all members to "give back to the club", but I won't hang my hat on it, because it's a road to frustration and disappointment.   It's also a little naive.  

A minor fall did unlucky major damage to my Scott CR-1 team over the weekend. I am heartbroken.

However I was thinking of getting a frame on eBay and wondering how much flexibility I have in transferring components to other brands of frame ? I was thinking of trying to find a decent steel or aluminium frame, move over the Ritchey head, seat and the 105s and make that a stiff bike for laps. Or should I just try to hunt for another Scott ?

Any advice to someone who wants to learn some mechanics ? What am I getting myself into ?

We rode by there today: a sign outside says that someone else (forgot the name) is taking over "soon" but not clear when and what it will be.

Yehudit

Schedule Change Details available at mta.info/mnr and posted at all train stations. More specifically at: 

http://web.mta.info/mnr/html/planning/schedules/schedules.htm

Printed timetables will be available after Labor Day.

The schedules for trains on the Hudson, Harlem and New Haven Lines will be adjusted between two and ten minutes to more accurately reflect travel times.

http://www.parkwaypolice.org/news-media/news-events/88-injured-cyclist-flown-to-hospital.html

I am guessing that, since we didn't hear about this from other sources yet, it wasn't a prominent club member, but I wonder if a name will be released. Very terrible news.

There's no indication that it was anything but a loss of control by the cyclist, as she ran off the road and suffered a severe injury that required a Medevac. 

There was another injury today, this one involving a car hitting a cyclist - quoted from Twitter: