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Velosurance

Submitted by NWeissman on Wed, 07/17/2013 - 6:37pm

"As the name would indicate, they specialize in providing insurance coverage to cyclists and their bikes. The A-Rated insurance company was founded last year by Dave Williams. He is a lifelong cyclist and got the idea after spending 20 years in the insurance industry watching customer after customer be disappointed with their home owner’s or renter’s insurance when it came to bicycle coverage."

Bike Law Attorney

Submitted by David Hanna on Wed, 07/17/2013 - 3:09pm

Does anyone have any recommendations for an attorney with some bicycle law experience?

 

Thanks

"On the Dole" canceled

Submitted by egstillman on Wed, 07/17/2013 - 8:54am

Hiya, 

Thursday morning's 'On the Dole' ride has been canceled due to the extraordinary heat. I'll be at a city cooling center after cashing my unemplyment check...

Endurance sport Endocrinologist?

Submitted by brettalbright on Tue, 07/16/2013 - 6:58pm

Can anyone recommend a good endocrinologist who is familiar with endurance athletes?

Hi - I'm riding up to Wingdale, NY in Dutchess County to my kid's summer camp and am looking for some route advice.

I live on W 100th street so my plan is to take the 1 train up to Van Cortland park and ride the saw mill river parkway bike path (south county trailway) to the North County Trailway to the putnam trailway and eventually on to a variety of roads that get me up into dutchess.

My naive attempt is here:

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2872204

Any suggestions/alternatives apreciated. 

Also, anyone interested in heading up the same direction is welcome company.  I ride 18-20.  You can take the train home from wingdale.

Thanks,

Josh

Should I Ride Today or Not? How Hot is Too Hot.

Submitted by SkipRalph on Tue, 07/16/2013 - 1:44pm

(Thanks to Charlie Collins for bringing this to our attention)

If you're a leader and somewhat responsible for encouraging (or discouraging) riding on a given day by proceeding with a ride, or cancelling it there is a good, objective criteria for deciding how much heat is possibly too much.  NOAA/NWS publishes a heat index chart.  The Heat Index is a measure of how hot it really feels when relative humidity is factored in with the actual air temperature.

How many clichés can you stuff into two sentences in a banal bike review?

Submitted by RRosenthal on Mon, 07/15/2013 - 10:23pm

What great satire! But it's not. My singleing this out has nothing to do with the bike being reviewed, just the writing: The Onion couldn't/wouldn't write it any differently.

"It’s a full carbon steed with oversized, thin-wall tubing that makes it stiff without being harsh, and compliant without feeling noodly. Indeed, it’s a solid all-around rig that could be raced for a furious hour at a Wednesday night criterium, and then ridden all day on a weekend epic into the mountains.

http://reviews.roadbikereview.com/review-diamondback-podium-7-campy-super-record

You know, Iride Italian Bicycles was asked to participate in "A Brunch with Bentley" event this weekend, and we would like more bicyclists to attend.

 

It will be a rather swanky event.

http://theluxuryreview.com/2013/06/16/a-private-brunch-with-bentley-motors-in-the-hamptons/

The brunch event will take place on the grounds of a large estate near Bridgehampton, NY. There will be Bentleys, jet services, exclusive clothing designers, Cohiba cigars, rare scotch, and exotic high performance bicycles by Iride.

 

Here is last year's event:

Things NOT to say on a ride....

Submitted by jpiven on Mon, 07/15/2013 - 3:17pm

I'm sure everyone has a fascinating anecdote become deontological maxim here, but a recent ride reminded me that people shouldn't shout "ANDALE!!! ANDALE!!!" when approaching intersections with stop signs.... :-)

Credit Cards on Bear Mountain

Submitted by jpiven on Mon, 07/15/2013 - 3:15pm

Just FYI folks, the water/soda machines on top of Bear Mountain now take credit and debit cards.

(And they only charge an extra 10 cents for using your plastic....) 

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