It looks pretty certain that we are getting rain tonight so I am canceling the ride.

Hey all,

Anyone with local knowledge care to comment on the differences between this route:

http://goo.gl/maps/ZDc5s

and this one:

http://goo.gl/maps/klDL5

between Smithtown, NY and Greenport? The latter hews very closely to NYS bicycle route 25, the former sticks with Sound Avenue and Suffolk County 48 instead. IME, Sound Avenue/48 is less trafficky, but contrariwise there're more towns and services along route 25. Enough wineries on either if we want to choose one to stop at.

Hi All,

  I'm looking for a ride to the Berkshires on Friday, May 24th- only looking for a 1 way trip.  Unfortunately I have to work that day and probably can't leave until 4 or 5pm in the afternoon at the earliest.  My bike and bag already have transportation up to the Berks so this is simply a request to transport myself from Manhattan to the Berkshires on Friday evening.

Please let me know if you have any space available.

You can contact me at: [email protected]

Thanks,

  Rachel

Do any of you occasionally “loose” two miles while riding along 9W?  Sometimes, when I got out for a 50 mile ride, my CatEye wireless computer will show 48.  Other times I’ll go out for a 60 and it will show 58.  This occurs on known routes which routinely come up as 50 and 60 milers.  I don’t expect the distance shown on screen to be exactly equal and consistent for every ride of 50 or 60 miles, but an occasional two mile difference seems odd to me.  I don’t recall this happening on shorter rides, so I think whatever may be causing the interference is located north of Nyack.  Any ideas?

Iride will be exhibiting at the NYC Bike Expo, associated with the Gran Fondo ride, May 17 and 18, 11am-6pm, Free admission. Midtown Manhattan at the Penn Pavilion 401 Seventh Avenue, NY, NY. The new Monello single speed roadster bicycle will debut to the public there.

http://granfondony.com/expo/

http://irideusa.com

Asking for a friend:

Does anyone have experience with bike trailers? Trying to find a good double (for 2-year old twins) that can also fold down and store into a closet. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!!!

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-minute-workout/?src=recg

...which essentially combines a long run and a visit to the weight room into about seven minutes of steady discomfort — all of it based on science.

Why is the WEstside bike path closed at 135th street until Nov??