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Truck Bed Bike Rack for Ford F150 - rent or borrow
Anyone have a truck bed bike rack with minimum 4 slots suitable for Ford F150 standard bed or similar? For rent or borrow weekend of July 21-22. If yes, email me.
New ride listed for Sunday, July 8, to Brighton Beach
Please join us. Sign up at https://nycc.org/node/88437.
Christopher Jacobs
Many of us knew Chris and also that he's been battling cancer in recent times. Sadly he succumbed to the disease some days ago so we send our love and condolences to his wife Claire and family.
In a time of extreme mixed emotions, Claire gave birth to their baby girl around the same time.
I'm light on any further details but thought his many friends in NYCC and A-SIG in particular would like to be able to extend their sympathies to Claire and family.
Hotfoot and numb toes
Dear Message Boarders,
I got hotfoot right over the (SPD) cleat plate in both feet on the final stretch of the NJ 600k last weekend. I've never gotten it remotely this bad, but it was a long, hot, and climby route. Fast forward to today, and toes 3 and 4 are still numb and swollen.
The shoes have plenty of room in the toe box and I unclip and wiggle regularly. I tried moving the cleats back, which bought me ~20 pain-free minutes. The soles are not particularly stiff.
What to do? Stiffer soles? More flexible soles? Those funky-looking cycling sandals? Go back to toe clips? Custom insoles? Metatarsal thingies? Consult foot expert-- if so, which?
Useful advice gratefully accepted,
-Erica
Found
ICE CREAM SOCIAL EARLY THIS YEAR!!!
Nothing wrong with that, but this year it’s in July, not August. Specifically, JULY 17th. See the carousel and the members’ FB page.
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Useful new app
There's a new app called PicNick that will show the location of picnic tables, and may include useful info such as whether there's shade or restrooms & water at the location. This is a user-updated app and will only be as good or useful as the info that's added by users. Many of us do rides where finding a shaded picnic table is a wonderful thing. If we all get this app and start adding to it and verifying tables that have been added by others, it will become a real boon. (It's free.) Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, you have to be at the table location to add it to the app, so you can't just sit at home and add tables you know about.
Taxi hits Citi Bike rider
I was shaken when I saw a Citi bike commuter down on 5th Avenue today around 3pm, with an ambulance on the way. Looks like he was hit by a taxi. I pray he is ok. If anyone has information on his condition, please post.
Tenefly Bicycle Workshop gravel ride July 14
TOUR DE GUNKS
JULY 14TH, 2018
Viewing the Tour De France
I am not able to tape the Tour (for a number of reasons) and cannot watch it in the mornings. I am wondering if there is a way to see it in the evenings or use my Ipad to stream it at some time during the day. Thanks for any information.