Would greatly appreciate any recommedations for a NJ lawyer with expreience in traffic court, particularly in Montvale...

I'm finally buying  new road bike (online). Anyone want to recommend a place for getting it fit? Inexpensive would be nice. -- Jud

The ride is still on, despite the disruption caused by Marathon preparations. I will be at Engineer's Gate at 5:45, as advertised. We will wait a few minutes to make sure that everyone who intends to come gets there. If the bottom of the park is closed or too difficult to navigate, we will make a decision tomorrow whether to do a few hill repeats or cut across at 72nd street rather than go around the southern section of the park.

Jerry Ross

I have been finding life's absurdities a little more difficult to laugh at recently. Hopefully it does not come across as pointed at you. If it ever does, my humble apologies.

This is pretty cool:

http://www.youtube.com/user/theOlympianist

Morning in the Park – whoa – it’s an obstacle course.  The lower loop on the West Side – 72^nd street south past Tavern on the Green – be careful - go slow - lots of bleachers being set up for the marathon, finish line being built, painting on the roadway, people, lots and lots of people.   Then, for significant stretches of the entire roadway in the Park, a lane is closed filled with debris from Saturday’s storm.  At the bottom of the hill nearby Lasker Pool was that familiar family of raccoons.  Runners all over getting ready for the big day Sunday.   My group started at 6:00 AM in the dark of night.  3 laps later, it was still pitch black out.  Then, on the Upper East Side, there

The Park drive was interrupted -- so that cyclists had to get off the drive altogether and circle around -- at three places. One is at the former Tavern on the Green site (for the Marathon) and the other two are in connection with tree pruning, either on account of the storm or for the marathon. They are currently at the south-east corner of the park drive and a little further north on the east side of the drive, aboiut 65th street.

Is River Road open?

SUNDAY 11/6, B16/17+/75, Social Climbers #7 "The Orchards of Concklin”

START: Meet 9:15 AM in Fort Lee - Note the start of Daylights Savings Time.

FINISH: 5PM at George Washington Bridge

LEADERS: Ellen Jaffe, Neile Weissman - B16, Fred Harris - B17+

WHAT: An excursion up to the historic Orchards of Concklin to pick up some seasonal treats, then down the Hudson past Nyack Beach back to the GWB.

http://www.theorchardsofconcklin.com/html/home.html

TERRAIN: One climb up South Mountain Road and another at the Palisades.  Rolling otherwise.  Couple miles hardback.

BRING: Liquids.  Layers.  Tubes.  Lights -- the sun sets before 5PM

Does anyone have an update on 9W or 501? I'm thinking of riding tomorrow, supposed to be 57 and sunny. (And if anyone wants to join me, send me a message).