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"Rolling Coal"
For those who have not experienced this or know what it is - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHmJSsRLgj4&t=27s
This post is in response to "16-Year-Old Texas Truck Driver Who Hit Six Cyclists Charged With Felonies" - https://www.bicycling.com/news/a37808647/texas-driver-assaults-six-cyclists/?utm_campaign=socialflowFBBI
Chuck Schumer infrastructure press conference tomorrow at the Manhattan side of the Queensboro
You are all invited to a press conference tomorrow morning with Senator Schumer to push for wise implementation of the billions of dollars from the recently-passed Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Law that can be used for bike infrastructure.
Fitter
Any recommendations for a good bike fitter in Brooklyn?
Eastern Bergen County's Magnificent Alpine Hills rarely seen on NYCC rides
I have done over 1,000 NYCC rides and have never seen them until today when our daughter, Mindy showed them to us! Some hills appear to have 10% climbs. Get to see it soon during gorgeous foliage !
paved: Closter Dock downhill from 9W, R on Anderson, R on Buckingham, L on Old Quarry, R on Autumn.
Unpaved: Straight on Anderson which ends onto unpaved path, continue Boy Scout camp, to 9W
Mark Gelles
There is an obit in today's Times for Mark Gelles age 72 which mentioned bicycling. I assume he was our former club member and officer.
He exemplified the term "nice guy" Some years ago my daughter was on a NYCC ride and couldn't keep up. He dropped back to ride with her and to give her encouragement
Learning to ride a bike in NYC:
The article is more whimsical than instructive for our members.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/nyregion/bike-riding-coach-therapy.html?
A bike instructor is referred to but not named who has the chutspah to charge $475 for a 90 min. class. Shame on her! And on anyone who would pay her that.
The Readers' Comments speak of an org., Trips for Kids, that seems to parallel in Manhattan Ed Fishkin's Kids Ride Club and which the NYCC might well want to acquaint itself with.
Rent My Alan Premium Bike Box
As people start to travel more, maybe people want to travel more with bikes!?
I should think so. Don't buy a bike box if you don't have to - use mine! It's located in Park Slope.
For rent: Alan Premium Bike Box - $25 for a weekend or $50 for a week.
I'm 6'3" and my Look 595 fit just fine (integrated seat post). A taller gent with a Parlee (disc brakes, even) used the box to get to and from another country. Believe it. My landlord uses it to get out to Los Angeles and he's not yet evicted me. You may know him. He's a pretty active NYCC guy. He'll tell you. It's a box for bikes!
Features of the Premium bike box
Trek bike discounts for Club members?
Just checking, is the mentioned 10% off for club members mentioned here https://nycc.org/raceteam/sponsorsandperks still valid?
Trek (which used to be Danny's a couple years ago or so) doesn't appear in the pdf list reached here: https://nycc.org/member-content/member-discounts
At $2M Median, Alpine’s 07620 Leads New Jersey Real Estate for 5th Consecutive Year
At $2M Median, Alpine’s 07620 Leads New Jersey Real Estate for 5th Consecutive Year
While the Mid-Atlantic region was, as expected, dominated by exclusive New York locations, three New Jersey zip codes also represented the region — the highest number New Jersey has ever
NYCC Logo and Kit redesign
It’s taken a while, but I think our Club has woken up from Covid-19. Not that we’ve put it entirely behind us, but we’ve learned to live with it while going about (most of) our daily lives. To continue the waking up metaphor, we’ve stumbled into the shower, maybe shaved, tended to our teeth and are staring into the closet.