I read somewhere that our Hudson River Greenway is the most crowded bike path in America. At times I would think it might be so, but in the dead of winter not. Traffic is picking back up these past few days, and with it new challenges to make it home safely. The number of motor-driven bikes, scooters and unicycles are up. I sense that their average speed is up as well. 

Which brings us to a new challenge. When all users had the same limitations of neuromuscular power, relative speed on the Greenway stayed within a certain range. Yes, I am amazed at how fast a young, strong and dedicated cyclist on a road bike can go when I am lumbering along well past my sell by date, but motors make it a whole different ballgame.

These are dual pedals, so I assume power readings are for right and left feet so you can ...adjust your training....  Not cheap at over $1K.  I have 2 bikes.  Can I simply put one pedal on each, so I always have power readings?  Maybe it will be a bit uneven/unbalanced with my right foot readings on my road bike and my left (weaker?) on the tri bike?  But it's cheaper than spending 2K, or buying 2 one-sided sets?

Opinions?

Here's a link: https://nycc.org/events/Berkshires2021 to our information on the Berkshires Weekend. It's now on the home page. The signup list is active so please sign up to receive updates on the weekend. Questions to [email protected].

I live in Riverdale. These two shops seem like the best candidates to be my new LBS. They both seem friendly, well-stocked and well-equipped.

However, I've only been in there for minor things, like flats and Gu. Can anybody comment on how reliable they are on major projects, which for me would be a full tune-up, brake repairs, new gears, adjusting my electronic shifting,...?  Thanks.

I'm a B-SIG 17 grad, filled in as a leader in 2019's B-SIG, have done the climbathon twice with the great R. Rosenthal and have done four multi-day rides in Israel.

I've been riding and leading a variety of hilly rides on Long Island that feature what I'd call "short, punchy climbs". 45-60 miles with 55-70 feet per mile of climbing.

Thanks to advice from a prior post I will be replacing a tire that got a nail through the sidewall.  My prior tires were Continental 4000 (700 x 25c) and I was very happy with them. There was a big difference in roll resistance from my prior tires when I first switched to the 4000 a while back.  I believe I was running the Conti gators prior.  Felt like a whole new bike and ride.  4000 are now discontinued and can only find the 5000 on the market. The issue is they run smaller than the 4000 so a 25 is smaller than the typical 25.  I'm thinking of ordering up a size to 28 for this reason and wondering if others have any experience with the tires that they can share.

I got a bad flat the other day that involved a nail going through the tire and sidewall.  I fixed the inner tube flat, but now I'm wondering if I need a new outer tire.  The tire is fairly new and would not otherwise need to be changed, but due to the sidewall puncture wondering if others have recommendation of absolute fails that should prompt a change.  I'm planning on patching the  tires themselves (inside of the tire, but not the inner tube).  Alternatively, I've seen tire liners on sale.  Has anyone had experience with those?  The side wall puncture is right at the rim thread of the tire, where the tire hooks on to the rim.  There is  some torn fibers, but does not look too bad

Bicycle Film Festival Program 2 goes live this Friday. Like Program 1, we'll be showing a number of shorts, this time introduced by cinéaste and film critic extraordinaire (me). Click on the pink "poster" on the home page.

As before, you'll need a ticket (free). The passcode is BFF2NYCC. I hope you'll check it out!

Peter Storey

your President

Anyone do tours with VivaVelo?  https://www.vivavelo.uk/  Seem very reasonable.

Bob