Hi all, I have an event on Saturday at a vineyard in Peconic. Thought it would be nice to ride out there and try a little bike camping. Problem is, I'm striking out on camp grounds. Me and google couldn't find anything east of Indian Island (Riverhead) except for the Eastern Long Island Kampground, which got terrible reviews. (Plus I don't like to support institutions that abuse the letter "K.")

Any suggestions? Something in the Mattituck/Cutchogue/Southold area would be ideal.

Excellent cross view of a failed spoke at the nipple junction using an electron microscope.

http://home.jtan.com/~joe/bicycle/spoke.htm

I had a spoke break like this today on the rear 32 spoke Mavic open pro wheel and had to decide to rebuild or replace the spoke.  I replaced the spoke trued the wheel and checked to make sure the spoke tension of each spoke was in +/- 15% of the average for the drive and non-drive side.  The spoke tension was in range and since the wheel only had 14,449 miles I attributed the break to a manufacturing defect.  

Should another spoke break on that wheel I will rebuild.

This ride has some good scenery and some quiet country roads as well. We'll pass vineyards and ride through a rare maritime forest. Lots of long stretches with no turns on this ride make it excellent for a rotating paceline. Bring lunch or buy it in Riverhead and take it with you to our beach-side picnic stop. This is an excellent opportunity for fast B riders with paceline skills to move to A-ride. There are no major climbs, this ride is more endurance and pleasant scenery with some mild rolling terrain in the Pine Barrens.

Along our route is a quick stop at a unique roadside feature: the Grumman memorial at the site of Grumman's  Calverton facility, where there is an A-6 and an F-14 on display.

We've added the route details to the Ride Listing.  We'll ride the 2012 A-19 SIG route.  Here's the cue sheet:  http://nycc.org/node/55933

Please bring a copy, two bottles, pocket food, etc.

I'm a reporter for the science news website LiveScience, and I'm looking for bikers to interview for an article I'm writing. The article is on how the GPS tracking app Strava (and other technologies that allow people to collect data about themselves/compete with others) may possibly increase the risk for injuries. I'd like to ask bikers who use Strava whether they feel that they've ever taken extra risks to beat a record, or pushed themselves too hard because of the app. If you have a story, I'd like to speak with you! I can be reached at [email protected] . Thank you

I have friends who don't cycle who ask how I can get caught up in the "nonsense" of the Grand Tours (and no, they don't refer to the major stage races as Grand Tours)... I guess they can now ask how I can get caught up in the "nonsense" of the World Series...

June 3, 1993, he's the number 1 pick in all of MLB, Seattle's selection... in 1994 at the age of 18, he's the Mariner's starting shortstop, the first 18 year-old to start since 1978, no other 18 year-old has started since. A once in a generation (or more) player... that's how good he is.

This weekend, I did a long ride that included several long miles of extremely broken pavement at the end. My wrists were very fatigued from the endless shocks, but not actually painful. Now, my left hand is having serious problems. It is still not at all painful and not visibly swollen, but it is extremely weak. I can't push with my fingers or thumb at all, I cannot type properly, I can't flick my fingers out (like shaking off water). If I were left-handed, I couldn't write with a pencil. Basically, if it involves pushing or pulling with my fingers or thumb, it's out. When I say I can't, I mean quite literally can not do it - my hand is too weak to move the way it should.

All,

I know quite a few members ride Serotta's and it's very sad that one of the better known small builders is going out of business.

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/serotta-to-go-out-of-business-38029/

http://www.bicycleretailer.com/north-america/2013/07/31/ben-serotta-i-will-build-bikes-another-day#.Uf_hF9LD9p4

Mark

If you lost one Kool Kovers model SL (looks like it fits a Look cleat) at the beach during the All Class Ride, I have it. Contact me via [email protected] 

A big shout-out to all the ride leaders who volunteered for the All Class Ride today...special thanks to the volunteer team for all your help this morning (and the excellent riding to/fro), and an especialy big hand to Jade and Hal for coordinating with the caterers and parks department. Good times, a veritable pantload of fun. Well done everybody!