No I'm not talking about snot rockets while in a tight pace line - unless you're in the rear - no I'm not talking about treating CP like a personal race track on a busy weekend afternoon. What bugs the hell out of me are commuters who zoom by on shared paths ringing their darn bells. Rule #1, faster vehicles (doesn't matter if you're in a car, riding a bike, or running) approaching from behind always has the responsibility to safely pass a slower person in front. That doesn't mean honk your horn (car) or ring your bell (bike). It mean slow down, pass, then speed up again. The operative words being "slow down". 

Sorry for the rant but I'm getting sick of ring, ring, ring - zoom, especially when I'm with my kid.  

descending Tweed today, found saddle bag w/ ... describe contents to retrive from me.

Just a quick note to say a BIG THANK YOU to NYCC and everyone who came to the meeting on Tuesday evening.  It was lovely to see so many of you and we hope to get to meet you all again in sunny Mallorca!

We have really enjoyed our visit to New York and have had the chance to fit in some great cycling.  Today we rode from Brooklyn, up 9W to Piermont and back.  We enjoyed our visit to Strictly Bicycles and the Piermont Bicycle Connection. 

CLEAR -  entrance to top of Ross Dock hill

TREACHEROUS - top of Ross Dock hill to Alpine Hill roundabout.  Lots of leaves and twigs and small branches.   Negotiable, but if you are not an expert bike handler then don't try it, yet.

CLEAR - Alpine Hill roundabout to police station

After pulling the trigger on a beautiful new bike earlier this week, last night I ventured down to Shawn Powell's SPCarbon shop in Brooklyn to pick up a Garmin 500 he generously sells us NYCC folks at a discount. And I'm just saying... sometimes you're happy with service, and sometimes you're blown away by it. This was most definitely the latter. He tweaked a few things on the bike, adjusted the saddle, installed the Garmin and set up the computer. Crazy generosity. It felt like a new new bike on the ride home. :) Anyway, just wanted to share. Definitely worth checking him out.

Would anybody be up for a ride on thanksgiving day in the morning? 

Im thinking a quick ride to piermont and back (possibly nyack).  Other routes encouraged.  Probably a B16-18 ride level.

If enough people are interested, ill post.

Thanks

Sorry it took me so long to post these. Thanks for the fun party!

http://bobcowin.smugmug.com/New-York-Cycle-Club/NYCC-ENY-Thank-You-Party-2012

Bob

You could have seen this Monday (Nov. 12); you won't see it now. I just (Friday 11/16, 4:30PM) spoke with someone in the PIPC office at Alpine who said he drove the road two days ago...meaning it's clear!

I'm planning to do a ride in Cape Town, South Africa (Argus Cycle Tour, http://www.cycletour.co.za/) in March 2013 and am looking to borrow or rent a sturdy bike box (preferably not cardboad) for a little over two weeks, starting in early March.  Does the NYCC have a bike box (or boxes) for members' use?  If not, suggestions are welcome!

Thanks in advance.

Clive

A sincere note of thanks to David and Tracey Williams, our November meeting's presenters, and of course, the Stephen Roche Camp, our generous meeting's sponsor, for "flying across the pond" to spend a wonderful evening with us to discuss "the joys" of climbing and descending, and to inform us of the beautifully revitalized Stephen Roche Camp, in the gorgeous "Cycling Disneyland" of Majorca, Spain.