The following is excerpted from an article in NJ.COM headlined: Build wider bike lanes on the George Washington Bridge, riders say

Join us! For the 8th year in a row the CRCA B cup winning team NYC Velo will be leading an "A" ride for Escape New York. All strong NYCC riders are welcome; not just those that are interested in racing next year. We will meet at around 6:45 AM at Sakura park and congregate right outside on the fence just south of the entrance, at 7:15 we ride, you will spot us easily by our NYC VELO red and blue jerseys. The pace will be steady and we will try to keep everyone together. It may get a bit more selective on the longer climbs, but we always regroup at the top. We’ll stop for all mechanicals, etc. 

Amazing accomplishment of climbing the highest pass in the Alps this summer. While the photos were not chosen as POW you can see them here http://imgur.com/a/UHoIo and one is below.

Even more amazing is that Richard apparently climbed the pass with his Bowling Ball!

May you never spend more time bowling than riding Richard!

Dear Fellow Members,

Listed below are the current positions and the names of those who've been nominated to date.

NOTE THAT EVERY POSITION IS "OPEN" IN THAT MORE THAN ONE CANDIDATE CAN RUN FOR ANY POSITION.

Many of you may have seen me on the NJ side of the GW bridge-just before Hudson Terrace-this past Sunday(9/11)-I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.  A rider on a black Cannondale with Shimano 105 components-passed me in a very UNSAFE MANNER in mid-span-after calling him a common derogatory name(starts with letter A) I passed him yelling loudly-on your left-which he had NOT done.  I then stayed ahead of him hoping to prevent him from doing anything else really STOOOOOPID.  As we approached NJ side; I pulled ove before the narrow section.  He passed me and 10-15 seconds later crashed head-on into a cyclist coming the other way!  The cyclist coming from NJ was on the correct side-not "MY Cannondale rider"--I called the police as this Cannondale Cyclist jus

Disc brakes, they used to be cable activated. Now they are generally purely hydraulic, or cable to hydraulic at the brake site. The technology has been working its way down from mtn bikes, to xc bikes, to road bikes. Personally, the only first hand experience I have with it is on mtn bikes.

A problem with hydraulic activated brakes is loss of braking due to air bubbles that get into the closed system. [if that is not an oxymoron, nothing is] When you press the brake lever all the way to the handlebar and you get minimal to no braking, there is a real problem. The system then needs to be bled or burped. Granted, you can lose braking due to brake pad wear, but that is not the problem I am addressing here. 

http://www.mtv.com/news/2926797/kim-kardashian-bike-shorts/?xrs=_s.web_aol

Don't stop before taking in the entirety of the photo--study it!--and the text to it.

Location:250 West 87th Street

Time:  7:00 p.m.

Date:  Tuesday September 13, 2016

CB7 Transportation Committee Meeting

Agenda Item #4:  The installation of a CitiBike stand on the SW corner of West 87th Street and West End Avenue over the objections of block residents and a request for its immediate removal.

It is expected that many neighborhood residents will show up to object to the station.  If you are able to attend....  

http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb7/html/agendas/committee_agendas.shtml