Here's the weather call early.

Damon and Mikel are going to bag the Old Croton Aqueduct off road ride and move it to next week. It'll be too muddy tomorrow. 

I listed a Piermont ride this Saturday and because 30 people have signed up, I asked for and received volunteers to co-lead (we'll probably divide ourselves into a couple or three groups if everyone shows up).

I discovered that when one is listed as a leader, his or her name remains on the ride list, which if full, blocks others from signing on. At first I thought this was a bug, but there is a good reason: The leaders' names don't have emergency contact information; that is on the ride list. Therefore, if one is "promoting" a participant to co-leader, also add a couple new spots on the list. It beats having to write somone's name in with frozen fingers!

http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Home

A colleague introduced me to this new site. It is now my go to site for weather forecasts. 

www.weatherspark.com

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/for-athletes-risks-from-ibuprof...

this just in from Cyclists International, tacks scattered on Route 9W

http://cyclistsinternational.com/?p=3913

Jen Benepe

If you don't carry liability insurance, here is some interesting information regarding the topic:

http://303cycling.com/what-cyclists-should-know-about-insurance

http://303cycling.com/colorado-bike-law-with-megan-hottman