Manhattan bike riders face a host of obstacles using the borough's bike lanes, from double-parked livery cabs and delivery trucks, to oblivious pedestrians, to NYPD vehicles using them as parking spaces, a recent survey by DNAinfo found.

DNAinfo reporter Ben Fractenberg rode many of the city's bike lanes starting downtown and traveling north all the way to Washington Heights, and tracing his way from the east to the west side. One of the worst stretches, he found, was directly behind an NYPD precinct in Harlem.

Twenty seven out of 44 marked and unmarked NYPD vehicles parked behind the 28 Precinct on St. Nicholas Ave. between 122nd and 123rd Streets on a recent Monday jutted into a stretch of bike lane on both sides of the two-way street.

Please join us for this fun and different ride on Saturday-  sign up on-line please.  You can email me with any questions at [email protected]

For sale: white Selle Italia SLR saddle. Carbon shell, titanium rails, 135grams. Used for ~3 years on my backup bike so it has maybe 4,000 miles on it. Some minor scuff marks on the edges, otherwise in Very Good condition.

$45.00

CRCA is offering to all women cyclists for the next two Wedneday mornings, a skills clinic oriented to the skills necessary for racing. This includes bumping, bunny hopping, close riding, wheel touching and recovery, cornering techniques and other assertive riding skills. This clinic is funded by a grant that allows CRCA to offer this course to non-members. The information regarding attendance is at: http://www.crca.net/coaching/coaching-schedule/. Of course, a CRCA jersey is not required.

and the specifics of the clinics are at: http://www.crca.net/coaching/coaching-schedule/#jun

We hope you will take advantage of this offer, as racing skills are also applicable to group riding.

Scot Willingham - NYCC member and VP of Rider Development, CRCA

Frame set, Cannondale '09 Synapse Fem 5, 48 cm

Includes fork, crank set, and bottom bracket.

Aside from small dent on the top tube, the frame is in perfect condition. No scratches, shiny like new!

Click on the link below for photos from the craigslist ad.

https://post.craigslist.org/u/xLVf-TGW4BG0w__t9qSPcA/uq9xi

GREAT PRICE, contact me for more information.

West Point will likely sell out this week, so if you planned on registering, do it now!  A few single rooms are available for a fee of $165 and members may participate in the Saturday night Boat Cruise and/or the Sunday night BBQ even if they are not joining us for the entire weekend (subject to availability) for $32 per event.  Please contact [email protected] with any questions or to request to sign up for one of the items above.

An important petition from our friends at TA at a time when Bike Share, NYC cycling infrastructure needs our support...........

Transportation Alternatives’ Bicycle Ambassadors are building support for safe cycling, and advocating for more bike lanes and a NYC public bike share program!  Can you take one second to sign their petition, and declare yourself a New Yorker for Bicycling?  Follow this link to sign up: