Two cyclists are out late when they get caught in a thunderstorm. So they pull up to a farm and to ask if they could spend the night.  And older woman answers the door.  

Hi,

Anybody interested in a ride to Nyack tomorrow? Nice weather, blow off work.

We are middle B riders.

Meet @ Eleanor Roosevelt @ 9:30 AM for a 65 mile ride.

Here is the link to the course. Email me for the Garmin route if interested.

https://www.strava.com/activities/760992347

Bill

I was going downhill and got a ticket by the officer. I do not own a license.

Anybody ever experienced a speeding ticket on the bicycle that says $0 in penalties ?

Seems it's mandatory to show up at the court and I can't pay anything online.

I'm a bit confused with the situation as I was told by the officer that I could pay online. 

Also, the ticket says doing 46mi on a 25mi limit. My strava log says I never went over 38mi. Should I bring this up when I go to the court ?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I am bit in shock with this incident. 

Thanks,

Just north of Grant's tomb there's a freshly cut trough going across Riverside Dr. northbound. (I don't know if it also extends across the southbound side.) It's right at the bottom of the little hill, just before you go onto the bridge over Fairway, so you tend to be going fast at that point. The trough is about 12" wide and 3-4" deep and has sharp edges. It gave me a pinch flat this morning and could cause a bad crash. BE CAREFUL! It's not marked in any way, so you don't see it until you're almost on it.

Apparently the Carroll Gardens eatery is opening in the long vacant large restaurant space  south of the library on the east side of the street.  Hopefully the menu will be cycling friendly and it will have outdoor seating and more than one small rest room!

Among many new locations opening nationwide over the next year or so.  These are being opened by our daughter , Abbey Braverman.  More info go to: cyclebar.com

I was recently asked about what I think ENY will look like in the future. I love that question. I think it is important that there needs to be a long term strategic plant to ensure that ENY can grow in a sustainable way.

Let’s start with Sakura:

Long term Sakura Park is too small to handle the type of crowds we want at the Start and Finish Line Festival. The promenade and plaza in front of Grant’s Tomb would enable us to grow larger without moving too far from the historical Start/Finish location.

Here is a concept:https://www.dropbox.com/s/9u37cjtedx7y8n3/2016%20Concepts_Layout%201.pdf?dl=0

...And maybe the club treasury would contribute something. And, hey, even you, yes, YOU, dear reader....

Think of it as a Remember Irv observance. Say what? You don't remember our longtime member, 75 year old Irv Schacter, or how he was killed? Uh, by a cyclist. In the park. While training to run in the marathon. But this does more than remember Irv. It goes to TA. In other words, a few steps removed, it goes to you.

https://nycc.org/message-board/help-team-transalt-cross-finish-line-honor-irv-shachter/81130

Accuweather predicts that rain will arrive in NYC at 4:30pm, and posted at 1pm that thunderstorms could be locally damaging.

Radar: http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-york-ny/10016/weather-radar/3711_pc

I hope all of our riders will be safely indoors before anything dangerous begins!

Call it re-branding, or call it a re-boot, that is what we have been doing for all of 2016.

When it comes to marketing in the modern marketplace Bill Gates said it best "Content is King". We have spent the last ENY cycle building the portfolio of imagery and brand looks that ENY needs to compete in the modern marketplace. This is something that did not exists when I first accepted the position of Ride Director.

We also have been re-structuring the backbone of the event so that it is sustainable and robust year over year using cloud based tools and not dependent on paper and pencil.

With the work we have done, we could open ENY 2017 for both Volunteer and Rider Registration tomorrow.