It appears I can take a few turns and go over a bridge to get to Jones Beach from Rockaway Beach.
Does anyone know if this is true? TYVM

Just a shout-out to Betsy Hafkin and Bob Ross for leading an awesomely cohesive, fun, beautifully planned ride today. It's the hardest I've personally pushed in quite awhile, and with the head wind seeming to follow us whichever way we rode, the cooperation and skill set of those on the ride was enjoyable. I really liked the route, the company, and the exhaustion my body feels tonight! Sorry I bailed on you guys on the way back, but I just needed to take it down a notch for the last leg home. Let's do it again soon!
Morene

Good ride yesterday, thank you everyone. Even though I went down whippoorwill and my hollowpin chain broke coming back up, I had a great ride.

Wanted to thank County Cycle Center for taking care of us on such short notice--may not have ultra high end bikes hanging on the wall but those guys are the real deal, I know the owner has donated bikes to kids and helped out the local kids in a few different ways. I wish we had more community-oriented guys running shops around here--kind of glad that they dont even have a website.

After my escapade with the broken chain I had to ride back south on 22 with my newly too-short chain and saw the road crew patching the north side of rt 22 so hopefully gimbals this morning had it a little better than we did yersterday around the kensico.

If you were ticketed when there was no vehicular traffic in Central Park, please email the specific violation you were ticketed for.....

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thanks.

Ellen

I joined the club about a month ago and have enjoyed commenting and conversing on the message boards. I have run into a couple of members in CP too, and you all seem such nice folk..... BUT... I apparently missed the boat on SIG signup and waiting list and seem to be out in the cold... I did a self test and wound up with a 15.4 average MPH but there don't seem to be any C rides on Saturdays, except for SIG rides which apparently I can't be part of because I wasn't signed up in time.

Are there going to be any non exclusive Saturday rides.. I am new to the club but feel like I am some sort of junior member as I can't get into the rides I signed up for. And there don't seem to be any rides on Saturdays for less that B 16 ..

Here are a few from this morning's B-SIG 2011:

http://tinyurl.com/4hw2l2u

Thanks Team Pink leaders - Carol, Deb, Monica and Paul - for guiding us today. I'm sure all riders will agree it was a great ride.

When you have mild spring weather and the sun is out and you're on your bike, you can't help but be thankful that you had a chance to get out there today. I had a great "gold coasting" ride today that was led by Pat Mullen - he's not just a nice guy, but a great leader who knows the routes of Long Island since he's also a member of Long Island Bike Club.

Unless something drastically changes we'll see you at 10am at the NJ side of the GWB. Route is slightly over 40 RT from the bridge. We'll head NW a bit before circling back around and climbing Bradley into Nyack where we'll stop for lunch. We'll head home via PIermont > 9W. Please be self-suffiicient in case you fly off the front or fall off the back.

Don't forget to set your clocks ahead 1 hour before you go to sleep tonight. Yay! We'll have an extra hour of sunlight.

When I ride my trainer, I need a strong head wind to blow the sweat off my face. But I haven't been able to find an adequate fan. What kind of fan do people recommend?