The cleanup of our stretch of 9W (1 mile of the roadsides starting just south of the Market and extending to the point where 9W heads over the overpass to Nyack and another branch goes downhill to meet with 340 at Sparkill Creek) went very smoothly. As it happened most of the folks who volunteered and rode there on a chilly day arrived early so the work was done by 12:30. The cleanup would not have been possible without the support of the rider leaders: Michael Bernstein, Sam Lunetta and David Beckley. In addition to those 3 leaders, the following persons helped with the work:

Jay Jacobson and Joan Jacobson

Joanne McGarry

John Herman

Karen Ard

Robert Matson

Val Petrov

Alan Resnick and friend

Allen Lum

Claudia Furlan

"Thank you for Joining Fall Foliage Ride #2: 5 Reservoirs and a Lake" Usually a welcome message, but when you get it at 11:21 PM the night before a ride with a 7am meetup, marginal.

I checked the ride board 6:30pm, gave up finding myself No.15 on the waitlist and downed a few glasses of wine with a huge dinner. Had I gotten the email a few hours earlier, I might have taken down my bike, given it a once over and prepped my gear. Instead some strange dude, three sheets to the wind tossed my bike around, pulled out some mismatched unseasonal garb and filled my water bottles with strange blue stuff.

If you have had a good experience w a cycling att'y please send me their referral info

Thank you

Charlie Collins

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Wheel-

Infrequently used "City" lockup bike.
700x 32 Bontrager tire and wheel, Kenda tube 80psi. Sch. valve. Ritchey rim tape.

Leak-

Pumped up tire two week ago for use. Later at home, bike leaning against wall. Tire loses air with sound and goes flat in less than a min. Valve stem/w tube connection/ contact with rim hole abrasion caused the tube to fail at a time when bike not in use. Somewhat odd.

Replace with NEW Kenda tube. Fill with air, used bike one more time, no problems. Check in basement 2 weeks later. Totally flat.

The following is the final list of candidates for the 2016 Board of Directors

NYCC State of the Club, 2015

Board

Going into 2015, we had six freshmen, including the Rides team, Public Relations and Events Coordinator. Because the Board vastly simplified the task of Incentives, the position of Merchandise Manager was retired. 

Going into 2016, all but one board member is returning.

Rides

Ride count in 2015 was down 5% from 2014.  Proximate cause was the extended winter.  To date A's slightly down.  B's slightly up.  The drop off was in C-rides. 

Neile’s  summary at the Club meeting Tuesday, our 'State of the Union Address' was so very disheartening to listen to for this devoted NYCC member of 33 years.

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I'm not sure who to address this question to, so I'm throwing it to the masses: what, if any, forum will there be for the candidates, especially for club president, to present their "platform" for 2016? Over the past several years, the election dialogue has been relegated to MB posts and a few rushed minutes at the November meeting (perhaps my memory is faulty but I believe the November club meeting was once devoted exclusively or mostly to the candidates). I see a program unrelated to the election has been announced for November. Although the topic looks interesting, with a contested election for president and to give those running unopposed a chance to speak with the membership, I think a more substantial dialogue would be welcome.

I am running for the office of President of the New York Cycle Club.  I understand my opponent and I will have an opportunity to post a kind of “platform statement” on the Club website.  Furthermore, each of us will have the opportunity to send one mailing to each of our fellow Club members.  In the meantime, I felt it might be helpful to share with you some of my values and opinions as they pertain to topical NYCC issues.