A friend of mine was badly hurt while riding in Central Park on Thursday evening, and is scheduled for surgery tommorow to address a spinal cord issue. (Although he is in a lot of pain, prognosis seems to be good).  He was cut off by a kid riding a BMX bike, and went over his bars trying to avoid a crash.  The BMX rider left the scene.  Coincidentaly, the only other crashes I have personnaly witnessed in the Park involved the same kind of thing: kids on BMX bikes cutting across the paths of other riders. Curious to hear whether others have had experiences with the same behavior.

Around 1:30 Sunday. Heading towards NJ. Riding with both hands off the bar, both hands holding his cell phone, looking down at this cell phone, typing a text with both hands as he rode! And you can well imagine the urgency of his text since it was going to be another 40 seconds, or less, before he reached the other side. And you can imagine the content of this urgent text: something like: How'd the Yankees do? Or: There's a rider coming at me who's going to think I'm an asshole.

Ride cancelled

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Route 9 Active Transportation Plan meet up - 6/17 in Tarrytown

see: New NY Bridge Updates [[email protected]] for a survey on projected use of the pedestrian/bike path on the new Tappan Zee Bridge, currently under construction.

Suggest that you take the survey asap!

N.B.URL for the survey is posted by Jim Finder, infra.

Dear Members,

Hi,

Could someone post the password to join the NYCC team for the Grand Fondo NJ? I'd like to register.

Thank you!

Nuria

NYCC members, especially SIG graduates make great ride Marshals.  There are some great charity rides in the area and Marshaling is a great way to ride for free, help a charity, and promote safe cycling.  I am the fast-group captain this year and encurrige NYCC members to volunteer and ride.