Rooftop Films (I love these guys) is screening a film that is surely of interest to a great many of our members in Brooklyn tomorrow.

 www.rooftopfilms.com

live music, beer, outdoors and free!

I went to pick up my new bike -but having a bit of an issue with fit - When I took the bike for test run - I felt the handlebars were too far away and I was stretching my back/arms. But the bike salesperson felt that when we changed the stem to a smaller size i was scrunching my upper back - and actually took a picture to show me -- It does appear i'm pulling more from my upper back than my core/lower bacck - but this is the way I've been riding for years --

Do I have the bike fit to my riding style or to one that might improve my riding and back?

It's pouring.  I wish I hadn't eaten peanut butter and had coffee before I looked outside!  See you Thursday.

Hi all,

Jen Benepe writes about a DOT app for reporting parking violations. It's not clear if anyone will act on the reports -- but hey give it a shot! It creates a record and should be easy enough (if you have the smartphone, that is).

“Report illegal parking in progress to: @NYC311 http://on.nyc.gov/1heZLqI  or with App: http://on.nyc.gov/GL73rg ,” tweeted the NYC Department of Transportation.

http://cyclistsinternational.com/parking-in-the-bike-lane-theres-an-app-for-that/

 I was ticketed on the last day of the month while riding a bike slowly through a stop sign  ( violation 1110AB) the two police officers were stationed obviously looking to ticket cyclists. While being written up I noticed 4-6 cars out of 8? rolling through the same stop( Violation 1110 A is a failure to stop) I informed the cops of this and he stated " we are not here for that", I am wondering if my case could be a prejudicial ticketing on the part of the NYPD. I am thinking if I were to go to court I could find out if any cars were given a failure to stop, if none were ( which I believe) then It could be seen as a form of harassment.

Any thoughts?

My friend and colleague, Patrick Wanninkhof, was leading a group from Bike and Build on a trip from Maine to Santa Barbara this summer.  On Thursday, while riding through Oklahoma, he was run down by a driver who, according to the police report "Was distracted while looking at her phone..."  His riding companion, Bridget Anderson, had to be airlifted to a hospital because of serious leg injuries.

Patrick was a bright, enthusiastic and dedicated physics teacher who was looking forward to this trip all year.  This is a tragic loss for his family and our community.

Howard

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-teacher-killed-texting-d...

Tour de Pancake - Beat The Heat Edition (B17)

Doesn't quite seem like the right kind of day for a ride to the Orchards or for a trek up to Cold Spring... but we can zip out in the morning to my favorite bike-lunch place and keep cool in the shade on the way home.

Perhaps a weird question, but for good reason...

I posted in the marketplace section of our message board ISO someone to take my friend's spot on a bike cruise . No interest yet, but I wanted to reach out to other biking communities. But, since said person would be rooming with me, I have concerns about posting something on Craigslist.  Any thoughts on where else I can post my search? Is Reddit's biking sections better or worse than posting on Craigslist? Any other suggestions?

Thanks!