The Oxymoron Ride - Easy, but Hilly

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I am wait listed for two rides, but would be just as happy (happier?) going with a smaller group, for 50+ miles.

Looking to leave Brooklyn around 8:30 from Pros.Park area, but am flexible. 

Purchased for relative and need to ship to the Midwest. Lovely frame, needs plenty of TLC. Anyone have good experience with a (hopefully lower) Manhattan LBS? Thanks in advance.

With family coming in to town, I'm missing out on all sorts of good rides this weekend. In an attempt to burn off at least a few calories and make sure my bike doesn't call in a complaint of neglect, I'm doing a quick spin of River Road. Meet me on the NYC side of the GWB before 7:30 (email for a NJ pickup) for a B17 spin through the woods. All the details and sign up at http://nycc.org/node/58879.

REALITY CHECK TIME  !!!  An 18 year old male from Pennsylvania came to New York 4 days ago to attend Columbia University.(mostly on a scholarship !)  He was ticketed today(Thursday Aug 30th) after 10am for reckless riding !!  The COP took approximatley 15 minutes to write the ticket.  It said "riding recklessly".  The cyclist was pulled over just past the boat house,  He doesn't remember going thru a red light nor anybody that he road "close" to.  He did not have a speedometer on his SPECIALIZED cross bike; he is NOT a racer nor a triathlete.  He seemed pleasant, educated and during the next lap which we road together he was anything but safety oriented.  I did not see the COP pull him over, but this poor kid thou

Because of a bike crash, I will not be riding ENY and want to sell my spot. The cost was $43.95 (now it's $53.95), and you get a pair of socks as well since I registered early. Anyone interested, please contact me.

So, I put together my own ride starting from my place in Queens and ending at Orient Point all in the north 'shore' of Long Island. It totals out to about a Century. 

I was surprised to find that there were quite a few bike paths along the way, which makes me think that maybe some NYCC people have already done this ride. I have spent a total of zero hours scouting the route, which i'm sure i will regret, so i'm looking for any advice on the ride; recommended stops, good routes, really any experience at all.

There were hopes that the Kingsbridge Armory could house an indoor cycling track. Given that it was used for track racing in the 20's and 40's, and the popularity of cycling today, it seemed like a feasible idea, but was apparently shot down by the community. Instead, it may end up housing 9 hockey rinks.

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120823/kingsbridge/bronx-borough-president-backs-ice-rink-plan-for-kingsbridge-armory

Mark Messier, New York Rangers Legend, was present for the announcement last week.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/1397853fc9a5fae4

Turn-by-turn instructions for Android only.

It is with great satisfaction to announce that the web team released the rider waitlist functionality last night.  Upfront I want state that there are some rough edges, I hope to smooth them out in the coming weeks.  More on that below.

What does that mean for you?