I came in at 7:15 this morning (Sunday).  The sign at the top is the one that says cyclists must dismount.  There was no one in sight, no dogs, nothing.  I coasted down slowly.  At the bottom, there were two metal gates with red signs oriented for people going up, which said cyclists must yield to pedestrians.  I continued to the right towards the restrooms and behind the restroom was a parks enforcement vehicle and one officer standing on the path.  He signaled me to stop.  He clearly saw me ride all the way down.  So I stop and very politely said Hi or what's up or something like that.  He asks me, "Do you usually ride or or walk from Riverside Drive?"  So I told him, "Honestly, when no one is around like today I rid

Had a friend get a summons last summer for "riding on a sidewalk".  He failed to appear for his court date.  

The other evening he was stopped on his bike by a patrol car. Then they ran his license and took him in on the outstanding warrant. 

It was 9PM on a Friday night, he didn't get taken down to Night Court till midnight and they closed at 1AM .

So he had to spend the night and next day in city jail.  In the end, the police "declined to prosecute" the original charge -- probably figuring what the guy went through already was overkill.

All for what would have been a $50 fine.

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Anyone know how to get fresh tar of my bike.????     

If you need a 650c tire for your trainer, I have an old Gatorskin for you. It has tread but is too old to be roadworthy IMO.

If no one claims this in one week, it goes in the trash.

(Gatorskins never flat but they are a beach to install.)

I know: the quality of my freebies has declined drastically. But my housekeeping has improved.

I have a powertap and I am confuzzled - when riding in a group, I am averaging 250-300 watts, yet when I am riding solo, I am averaging 150-200 watts.  Everythign else is more or less the same - average speed, distance, amount of climbing, perceived effort exerted.  I come home about the same amount of tired.  But when I look at the stats, I see a big discrepancy in average watts, and the only variable is solo/group.

Any pointers/tips?  (I thought it would be the opposite, if anything, since I am drafting behind people)

On the auto-generated signup sheet there is a 6th column which is cut off labeled looks like Em. I, for one, would appreciate having people's e-mail address on the signup form or otherwise available. I do not know if the cut-off column is attempting to provide this but ran out of width or its an erroneous repeat of Emergency contact.

Does anyone have a ticket they are looking to sell for the Sunday night dinner? Please call or text me at 917-536-5400

Thanks, Mark

you can probably hear it as a podcast, or re-broadcast tonight.

It's on now:
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2011/may/27/bike-ticket-update/