Safe Riding for Bicycle Messengers - Breakaway Couriers

"Bicycle safety is Breakaway’s number one concern; our goal is to have no accidents at all.  It’s true that being a messenger can be a dangerous job, but if you’re careful, know what you’re doing and follow some simple rules you should be able to avoid most, if not all, accidents. 

Statistically speaking, most accidents happen to messengers who have been working less than 8 weeks.  It doesn’t matter how much time you’ve spent on your bike; the only way to prepare for being a messenger in Manhattan is to be a messenger in Manhattan.  If you have no experience with this kind of riding, it’s all the more important to be extremely cautious." 

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In case.

I live in Elmhurst, Queens.  I am amazed at how may people I have seen on bikes today in the snow, ice, and slush.  Unfortunately, most of the bikes I observed are ill equipped for these conditions.  I may be showing my age, but I hope there are few accidents. 

SUNDAY 2/10, MTB/35, Winter Training and Fun! #6 "Frozen Apple"

Hello all,

We've recently introduced a new filter on the Ride Listing page (http://nycc.org/upcoming-rides). In additionl to filtering by Ride Level (A/B/C) you can now filter by Ride Type (Cue Sheet or Training Ride). 

The usage should be pretty straight forward but feel free to post any feedback/questions to this thread.

http://youtu.be/vYafu3QlZsU

We've one car seat available for a snowed-out bicyclist.

If you have (or can rent) snowshoes AND MicroSpikes/Stabilicers AND boots/gaiters...AND want to spend much of Sunday on the Harriman trails, contact Marilyn or Ken.

... because of weather. 

I know, you're all shocked, but the path is closed.