To NYCC Community...

It's time to vote.  Click here to access the ballot: http://nycc.org/nycc-elect-ballot

Please note:

- You cannot change your vote once it's cast.
- Voting ends Nov 8th at 12noon.

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Big thanks to George, Grace and Ellen for helping me test this new system out.

Does anyone know the status of the Marathon ride?  Yesterday morning the ride was listed, but it was listed on the wrong date.  By last night the listing was pulled and not replaced with one on the correct date.

"People wanted abandoned rail tracks removed, pave-ment between the rails and reduction of the height of the slot. They wanted Market Street sidewalks reduced and over- head wires put underground when streets were re-built— common practices in eastern cities. Cyclists risked crashing upon the raised steel slot in the roadbed through which cable cars gripped the cable, or slipping on the unpaved trackways. Most cyclists hated “the slot” and the street railways that ran on it. Companies were killing old franchises to maintain their monopolies but leaving the tracks in place."

"I didn’t come across a single cranky or mean-spirited person in a bike shop or on a bicycle until I got back to New York City, where snarling speeders across the George Washington Bridge walkway were nastily indignant that their ride to New Jersey might be delayed by half a dozen or so seconds by those celebrating my arrival."

http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/24/crossing-the-finish-line/

I have a menu from the deli we are stopping at to pick up our lunches.  If you are signed up for this ride, please email me if you could possibly let me know your order in advance.  This will save on some time buying lunch and give us more time to eat and relax.  I will email you a scan of the menu options and you can decide by Friday.
Thanks!

P.S.  I can email you the cue sheet for printing prior to the ride.  Please email me.

Kudos to Adrienne for organizing the rides and ultimately getting the bar car on the return train; to all the ride leaders for making it a safe ride this year; to Gary for the pizza; to Karin the banker; and to Morene for handling the raffle...wait, the raffle?...was there a raffle?...what happened to the raffle?

Raffle or not, it was a great ride and a wonderful social gathering.  If only the weather had been as forecast, it would have been perfect.

NYCC is a wonderful organization and worth multiples of the current dues.  The question is not what the club can charge but what should it charge.

I believe the club should be inclusive and price its membership the same to encourage more to join.  With more than $45,000 in annual dues and a cash cushion of over $10,000, NYCC can continue fulfilling its wonderful mission.  Missing will be increased or new subsidies for events which should be self-funding.   Starting to pay volunteers with recognition awards may have unattended consequences.   The Board should focus on increasing revenues by growing membership, not raising dues.  

Article on baked goods from Piermont Farmers Market.  Apparently, there's some good stuff there.

goo.gl/O5gqw

[IMG]http://dessertbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Ciboust-Bakery7.jpg[/IMG]

On Sunday morning , about 11:00 am, I was riding up Riverside and met three women who had just been stopped and ticketed for going through the red light at 116 & Riverside.  The officer was in an unmarked car, a black Ford Crown Victoria with "DPL" license plates, I think it was "DPL 8620".  After ticketing the women, the officer drove north on Riverside and turned right at the north end of Sakura park.

David Wilson, Westchester Cycle Club's Advocacy Director, forwarded notice of two exploratory meetings concerning possible repurposing of the 'old' Tappan Zee Bridge at which cyclist attendance will be a plus......