I rode Seven Lakes Dr in Harriman today, just after the traffic circle where Seven Lakes/Rte 6 converge  there is an improvised ?memorial with flowers stuck in a water bottle, a bike tire and candles.  Anyone know if there was an accident there?

http://nycc.org/node/55305

Probably the library's longest and most confusing ride description. The cue sheet is more like a treasure hunt than directions. Paradoxically, this point to point ride is nebulous, a metaphor for the journey of life itself.

Should you do this ride, pack a lunch; you will need it.

"German inventor Dirk Strothmann has created what he claims is a small, no-contact, self-contained dynamo bike light.  According to Strothmann, his fork- or brake caliper-mounted Magnic Light works with any type of metallic wheel rims. While other contactless dynamos do exist, those incorporate wheel-mounted magnets. Dirk's product, however, has the magnets in the dynamo, and utilizes eddy currents. In a nutshell, these are electrical currents that are induced in a conductor, when that conductor is exposed to a changing magnetic field."

Most of you have probably read about products containing brown rice syrup having relatively high levels of arsenic.  Cliff bars and gel bloks use brown rice syrup.  I just got off the phone with their customer service and their position is quite disappointing.  They basically suggested they are confident in their product despite the fact that they could not say that they have tested for levels of arsenic in their brown rice syrup since this study was published.

How is the surface on the Joseph B. Clarke rail trail between Ash Street and Oak Tree Road? Is it manageable on 23 tires?

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/02/17/sports/cycling/17reuters-cycling-hour-1.html?_r=1&src=me&ref=sports

Saw this tucked in another thread. 

http://www.velojoy.com/2012/02/16/bold-new-direction-for-new-york-cycle-club/

Very cool.

A wonderful article about Ellen was buried in another thread where it might not  be as well seen as it would in its own thread. So, credit to N. Davis who posted it at:  http://nycc.org/message-board/our-testimony-city-council-we-need-police-..., but I've lifted the link to the article so it's here: http://www.velojoy.com/2012/02/16/bold-new-direction-for-new-york-cycle-club/

this is a test.  this is only a test.

I've got  the day off from work and some time to ride. I need to be in Queens in the afternoon so I've put together a fast B-ride for winter Monday.: Bagels and Grist. Weather looks promising with actual sunshine. We'll depart from the Upper West Side at 9AM and end our ride at the Forest Hills - 71st Ave subway station.

I have limited this to 6 riders since I don't have a 2nd leader. If there is demand for spots and a 2nd leader, I've no objection to raising that to 15.

Bagels: lunch at Bagel Boss

Grist: a peek at the Roslyn Grist Mill