SUNDAY, 6/25, B17+/60-75-100, USTS #16 “Belle Terre”

START: Penn Station

FINISH: 4PM-ish at Ronkonkoma -- with options to continue to Babylon (75) or Jamaica (100)

LEADERS: Michael Notaro, Neile Weissman

WHAT: A picturesque, historic loop out of Ronkonkoma.

- Head southeast to pick up the pre-automotive Medford Bicycle Path to Port Jefferson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_Path

- A climb up East Broadway in Port Jefferson

http://tinyurl.com/68sjcz6

http://www.northshoreoflongisland.com/pdf/al_071510w.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xm2iQ0FSeE

- A tour through the gated community of Belle Terre.

http://www.belleterre.us/History/tabid/58/Default.aspx

Updated info for the Central New Jersey Crossing ride, on 6/25/11:

As of Thursday, weather looks good.  Check this topic for any cancellations due to rain or thunderstorms or any additional info.

Unfortunately, NJ Transit has gotten a bit more strict with bicycles in the last few weeks.  As a result, allowing a bicycle group of our size on the train will be at the discretion of the conductors.  They may limit us to 2 bikes per car, and possibly even bounce riders if there isn't enough room.  Fortunately all of our stops are handicap-accessible, so we will not have any problems  in that respect.

Please carefully review the NJ Transit instructions for bicycles:  http://www.njtransit.com/rg/rg_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BikeProgramTo

Mike Green, past president of CRCA and Jack Simes, third generation racer in his family, former Olympian, and successful velodrome developer took a group of interested community stakeholders on a tour of the immense and unused Kingsbridge Armory on June 22.

Their plan....to turn this vast structure into a velodrome that is both spark to engage city youth and impetus for local economic growth.

In the photo, Jack holds the 1948 program from the 68th International Six Day Race held at the Kingsbridge Armory!

If you have registered (and paid) for West Point 2011, you should have received your first e-mail from [email protected] today.  If you have not received the e-mail, please check your spam folders.  I will be sending important information regarding the trip, including itinerary, ride listings, roommate information, etc. over the next week, so please do keep an eye out for those e-mails.  

Thank you!

Sorry for the inconvenience 

It's foggy out and possible T storms.  Ride is cancelled.  Sorry!! hope for better weather next week

I would like to take a minute to tell everyone that ROAD ID it's awesome not just for the product itself but how they stand behind it. A couple weeks ago I had an accident. I landed on my right hand and my ROAD ID ripped apart. By the time I realized my ROAD ID was missing, I was in the ambulance hospital bound. 

I wanted to get my ID replaced so I checked their website for their warranty and it’s not covered. I sent an email requesting the price for a replacement. Mike from customer service responded in less than 24hrs offering me a replacement at no charge.  I was amazed by it. Edward Wimmer the company’s co-owner sent the order confirmation. I am triple amazed by it.

I would like to take a minute to tell everyone that ROAD ID it's awesome not just for the product itself but how they stand behind it. A couple weeks ago I had an accident. I landed on my right hand and my ROAD ID ripped apart. By the time I realized my ROAD ID was missing, I was in the ambulance hospital bound. 

I wanted to get my ID replaced so I checked their website for their warranty and it’s not covered. I sent an email requesting the price for a replacement. Mike from customer service responded in less than 24hrs offering me a replacement at no charge.  I was amazed by it. Edward Wimmer the company’s co-owner sent the order confirmation. I am triple amazed by it.

     Thanks to Mr. McCarthy, the most recent cue sheet for the ride has been uploaded to the Ride Library. You can access it by pasting the following address into your browser if the website doesn't automatically turn it into a link (as it seems to suggest that it will in the documentation).

     http://nycc.org/node/49224

A map is available there as well. Let's hope the potential isolated T-Storms fail to manifest or remain, at worst, very isolated.