I believe that NYCC should take a more active role in training club members for ride leadership.

The reason to encourage and train more leaders (beyond our established traditions of training riders) is to have a broader selection of rides all of the time, and to have more variety in the rides. And, on average, the rides will be higher-quality in the way they are planned and run, because well-trained leaders have skills to plan and lead rides better than most untrained leaders. 

(And it isn't just about teaching skills, but it's also about finding ways to use teamwork to make things possible in cases where solitary efforts are insufficient or difficult. We are a social organization, our values should include using teamwork as much as we can!)

As an FYI, you now have to call Ifixbyx for any info or to set up an appointment.  EnduranceWERX has taken over their webpage.  Kind of frustrating.

The message board may be used by members to express their views on the upcoming Club elections. I ask (with the consent and approval of the Board of Directors) that, in doing so, members respect the following guidelines:

1-Be respectful, civil and decent. Ad hominem, profane or otherwise offensive postings will not be tolerated and will be removed.

2- Seek to educate, not obfuscate.

3- Keep strong feelings and emotions in check. It is more effective to be passionate without anger. In the last analysis, this is a cycling club, and many of us have more in common than we do in difference.

For those who like both long rides and climbing, you have till November 6 to decide whether you want to ride the Etape du Tour on July 19, 2015. You can find information at http://www.letapedutour.com/ET1/us/homepage.html but according to what that website says to secure a place from the USA you must contact French Cycling Holidays (their Website has not been updated and is about the 2014 Etape du Tour).

and/or, "Don't Flip the Bird."

http://www.streetsblog.org/2014/10/22/da-cy-vance-250-fine-for-motorist-...

Everyone is entitled to safety.  

Coming soon to the listing: http://nycc.org/node/73038 an A19 fall foliage ride departing GCT at 7:47 AM this Sunday.

Tomorrow morning's B15 ride is cancelled; let's hope for better weather next week.

Jerry Ross

Last year's pre-marathon ride was really delightful, but I'm surprised there isn't one listed for this year, and it's less than two weeks away.  Will there not be one?

Please find the Candidate Statements for the nominees of the 2015 NYCC Election at this link:

http://nycc.org/board-candidates2015

Reminder:

Online voting opens on October 28th, a week from today, and closes on Tuesday, November 11 at noon. Those who choose not to vote online will have the opportunity to vote in-person at the November club meeting, on November 11, from 6:00pm until 8:20pm.