Today I parked my bike on the street, on a street sign in front of a hotel.  I always park my bike on the street, and I try to be coutreous by not blocking driveways, doors, chaining to private property, etc.  So, once I had parked the bike and began walking away, I had 2 hotel staff come out and tell me I couldn't park there.  I told them that this is a street sign on the curb and it's not their property.  Of course they insisted I unlock it and move it or they would move it for me.  I told them if they did that, I would go straight to the police and report the bike stolen.  Finally I ended up moving it just because I didn't want to deal with the headache if they actually followed through and took my bike. 

anybody read the artile in AMNY this morning?  i coundt help but sense a tinge of negativity despite its attempt to bring cycling safety to the forefront. am i the only one?

article

Tomorrow night—Tuesday—there will be a meeting held at the Orangetown Town Hall about the crash on Route 9W that killed Janet Martinez.

It is expected that the reaction of some people at the meeting will be to ban bicycles from the section of 9W that stretches from Sparkill to Nyack, NY. (I had several people say this to me when I conducted interviews just after her death.)

Other residents will be asking to reduce the speed limit to 30 mph, and reduce or eliminate truck traffic.

The public is invited to attend.

The family and friends of Ms. Martinez asked for the meeting, and will be in attendance. They encourage cyclists to attend so they can make their voices heard, and help make that section of roadway safer.

DATE: Tuesday June 26th

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Can anyone explain this California ride listing:

"This ride is flat .... This is a great ride to practice pack riding and pace lines.  This group is very fast and windy which makes this ride technical. Please buddy up with someone prior to doing this ride."

1/ What is the reason for the "buddy up" requirement and how would that work? 

2/ What makes a group "windy," and is that something they should be bragging about?

The Fort Lee Police have asked that cyclists returning to Manhattan approach the George Washington Bridge as follows:

Continue south after the underpass where we normally would turn, getting into the left turn lane at the light at Bruce Reynolds Boulevard.

Make that left turn onto the sidewalk/bike path by the entrance to Fort Lee Historic Park and proceed to the Bridge pathway.

Since I have burned out my dear club friends (and wonderful wife) at the front greeting and merchandise tables, at our monthly meetings, I now desperately need 4 energetic and upbeat volunteers to assist me with these very easy and fun jobs for our July 10th meeting and subsequent monthly meetings. This is the perfect time for those of you who know that you should help out and have been looking for a really easy and fun job to do , so that you can fulfill your (and our) need to help out your terrific club, that has given you so very much.

I am hoping to ride out to the south fork later this week.  In the ride library I found the 146 mile GCT - Montauk cue sheet, but it seems to be somewhat of a scenic route with a lot of turns.  

Does anyone know what the most direct, safe route out there is?  I don't mind major/high traffic roads as long as it is legal and the shoulders are sufficient.  Specific destination is Watermill.

Thanks in advance for any replies.

- ADS 

As of today, there are no rides listed leaving from Brooklyn in 9:00am-10:00am range. Would anyone care to join an "unofficial" 40-50 mile (+/-) ride? (of course, should someone wish to lead this from a NYCC vantage point, I would gladly join!)

Route / distance is flexible, but I do have some ideas. If interested, please reply.