I will go to Pierment/Nyack via River Road this morning.  If you are interested contact me right away.  B17-B18.  Home phone is 212-222-1212.

Bring a rim, hub, and spokes. Go home 3-4 hours later with a perfectly built wheel that you'll have built yourself.

What: Learn how to build a wheel--and do it.

When: A Saturday in January or February, 9:30 - 1:30 (or later as required). Date to be determined by a consensus of class members.

Where: The basement of a church on 62nd Street between Third and Second. Nearby trains: 4,5,6,Q,N,R,F

Who: NYCC members only. Class is very limited in size, depending on number of truing stands. Can you bring one?

Anyone interested for 54 miles ride? B16+ pace, hilly but how bad Long Island hill could be!

drop me an email if interested  "shuiwm at hotmail dot com"

here is my planed route

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/862302

I noticed a lit up sign at the south end of Centrral Park with info about cars being allowed mid-day during holidays, but dont remember the exact info. Does anyone know?

thanks

Piermont the Hilly Way

Monday, December 26, 2011 09:45 AM

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Does anyone else use Continental Grand Prix "black chili pepper" tires?  I was checking mine for glass tonight when I noticed what I would call stress tears.  There are very fine lines on the riding surface, most less than 1/8th inch long, where the rubber seems to be splitting.  The splits are not at all deep - just on the surface - and run mostly parallel with the riding surface.  They are consistent around the entire circumference of the tire, in some places as many as 3 or 4 across the tire surface.  It's a relatively new front tire still with good tread. 

Has anyone else experienced this?

Hip-hip-hooray for the Bergen County road crew that was out today clipping and clearing the overhanging branches on the north-bound side of Hudson Terrace.  I also saw a crew on the north-bound shoulder of 9W.  It looked like they were clearing brush.

A Queens-based group is working to create a greenway along an abandoned LIRR line from Rego Park to Ozone Park (paralleling Woodhaven Blvd.).

Please sign their petition to be submitted to the city council (linked below).  Even if you hate Queens and don't think you'd ever use it, consider the recreational opportunities it would provide for residents in this area of Queens that have no bike lanes nearby.

Petition is here.