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CANCELLED ... B15 Lucky 13 - Sunday Feb 10 2013

Submitted by dianegoodwin on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 1:14pm

Due to storm, I am cancelling the ride for Sunday.

It's Friday and noon. The roads are slippery and wet hail is falling. It's suppose to increase.
The City of Englewood had alerted the residents of the possible impact and is working with PSE&G, on-call volunteers and local parking garages to prepare residents.

I do not expect the roads to be safe by Sunday.

Best,
Diane

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When it sleets then snowstorms and we can't ride our bikes outdoors . . . let's XC ski!

Should be 5+ inches by Saturday morning.  Anyone want to join me?  Would like an early start, say, 8:30ish.

Meet at north entrance to Sheeps Meadow at the cafe/rest rooms.

RSVP to confirm (if no one's in by (10PM this evening, then I reserve the right to XC ski in a diff part of the park; either the Great Lawn, or some XC in the north end of the park).

 

UPDATE. Switching to meetup 9am at closest part of Great Lawn to Shakespeare Delacorte theater (SW corner)

B15 Saturday ride to Market via Tappan is cancelled

Submitted by GRoss on Fri, 02/08/2013 - 7:24am

The weather forecast is too grim for safe riding tomorrow. I will re-post when the weather is more promising.

Jerry Ross

Guns for Bikes

Submitted by YehuditS on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 7:47pm

Thinking out of the box!

How is it rated? Assault rifle = carbon bike, a one-barrel shotgun = a danish cargo bike, Israeli Uzi = folding bike?

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/uruguay-offers-trade-guns-laptops-bikes-article-1.1251985

An argument in support of wearing headphones while cycling?

Submitted by RRosenthal on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 6:31am

My Subject name is just me being my usual, ol' provocative self. Don't. But might this article have meaning for/application to cycling? http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/getting-into-your-exercise-groove/

Columbia University Journalism, Cycling safety in Brooklyn

Submitted by RMB2199 on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 12:46am

 

Hey everybody,

My name is Ryan Book and I'm a reporter with Columbia University's journalism program, and I'm working on a story on bicycle safety in Brooklyn. As you may have heard, preliminary numbers from the Dept. of Transportation show the most deaths and injuries among cyclists during 2012 in Brooklyn over other boroughs. 

I'm looking for comments from Brooklynites on the issue, either on what factors might make Brooklyn a scarier place to ride, or what cyclists can do to deter such tragedies from taking place.

Blind bike racer beats obstacles in path

Submitted by TMcCarthy on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 6:43pm
cycling trips