From this week's Road Bike Rider:

“Frontier is removing the flat fee for checked bicycles and will now include them in the standard baggage allowance, meaning customers traveling on Classic or Classic Plus fares can include their bike as one of their two complimentary checked bags and Economy passengers would pay $20 if the bike is one of their first two checked bags. Bikes will be exempt from any oversize fees, but subject to overweight fees and excess bag fees, if applicable.”

On sunday, June 5th (starting around 8am, cleaning up around 5pm), we'll be riding 100 miles to ... well... nowhere!  Our route will take us through 403 laps on the Kissena Velodrome.  Water and some bike food will be available.

Why are we doing this you ask?  Because we can!  Oh, and because cancer sucks!  We've raised a few thousand dollars already for LIVESTRONG, and hope to raise a few more bucks at the ride.  We'll have a computer with internet access for you to use, or you can give us cash and we'll make the donation on your behalf (right there in front of you!).  

Don't believe this is for real?  Check out our very real flyer: http://imgur.com/fqN0p

Hi All,

For those that have done the Montauk Century and used their transport there and back -- did you bubble wrap your bike for protection?  If so, any tips on how much to get, how to do it quickly/efficiently, etc?  Thanks!  Feel free to post here or email me at [email protected]

Craig

Selling my bike that is less than 6 months old for $2000 even.   It's bullet fast. 

For inquiries please email me at: [email protected]

(re: climbing back up to Englewood Cliffs)

I can only recall riding up Walnut on club rides. Obviously, that hill is not easy (for B-level riders) after a long day of riding. It seems Churchill is not any easier, though. 

http://www.nycc.org/rides/regional-hill-grades

So, for anyone who's done both, what do you think? Which one do you best recommend for riders who need granny gears to get up to the cliff top?

(I'm assuming that, among the many other options, these two are the most viable for group ride climbs)

For the club getaway on Memorial Day weekend at Sheffiled, I stumble upon a vacation house at Sheffield for rent by the owner. The house look pretty good... ;)

http://images.vrbo.com/vrbo/images/20a77c

http://images.vrbo.com/vrbo/images/20a787

http://images.vrbo.com/vrbo/images/20a78b

The house has 3 bedrooms, each having either queen or double bed. There're currently me and Leslie. So we're looking for one more person/couple to fill the house.

The cost for the 3 nights would work out to be around $250 (plus tax and a 5% CC fee) for each bedroom. (that's for the whole weekend, not per night) That actually works out to be a lot less than most B&B charge for the 3 night weekend.

....a flea market and bike show.

from their site.....

New York's only bi-annual cycling flea market.

If you are headed up Broadway and find yourself in need of a bike shop, as I did on Saturday, there is a new shop right at Broadway and 242nd Street called United Spokes (a few doors in on 242nd St), right across the street from Van Cortlandt Park and just underneath the 242nd St stop on the #1 Train.  Ian is helpful, knows his craft and says he would be glad to welcome NYCC members to his shop! 

Bike industry sales are up 37% this year.  Company is doing $500 million sales annually and apparently sees Trek as prime competitor--Cannondale isn't mentioned.

Bay area company appears to be the Google of the bike industry--hippie cult of people, etc.