this may be of interest to some: www.letapeducalifornia.com

Happy Holidays!

9:00 Jersey side of the GWB

May shorten ride to avoid those first few flakes of snow.

Looks like we might get lucky again this weekend and avoid the predicted snow. As of now, the ride is still on, but check back here for confirmation Saturday night and/or Sunday morning. If we get this one in that'll be 8 out of 9 weekends so far. Not too shabby, but of course I just jinxed myself and everyone else.

RAAM has published what they are calling a list of the largest clubs in the US, and we are not on it. Baloney!

I've heard the number 2,000 floated as a NYCC membership estimate. Dunno what it really is, but surely we are bigger than some of these puny orgs:

http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raam/raam2.php?N_extra_id=2777&N_webcat...

1 Cascade Bicycle Club Seattle, WA 13,500
2 Potomac Pedalers Washington, DC 3,500
3 Central Indiana Bicycle Association (CIBA) Indianapolis, IN 2,000
4 Team Evergreen Evergreen, CO 2,000
5 Charles River Wheelmen Boston, MA 1,100
6 Cincinnati Cycle Club Cincinnati, OH 1,000
7 Los Angeles Wheelmen Los Angeles, CA 1,000
8 Quad Cities Bike Club Moline, IL 1,000
9 Gainesville Cycling Club Gainesville, FL 800
10 Davis Bike Club Davis, CA 600

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2010/12/21/are-new-yorks-bike-lanes...

Click on the blocks of the writers to the left to read their essays. And read the letters at the bottom

Just wanted to thank the cyclist from the Major Taylor club who helped me with a flat tire on the west side path today after I had run out of CO2 cartridges. You saved me a long, cold walk home, and I have sworn never to depend on C02 cartridges again! Will pay it forward.

Selling my first road bike...22K miles, never crashed, well maintained. All carbon Specialized Tarmac Expert. Mavic Ksyrium Equipe wheels, red Conti 4000 tires. Dura Ace Compact (50/34), Ultegra cassette/chain, Ultegra shifters/brakes. Make me a reasonable offer and I'll consider it. Feel free to contact me for more specs if necessary at [email protected]

Hi,

Does anyone have a 110 mm bcd chainring, just sitting around collecting dust? I need one to see if it will fix a shifting issue I have, but I don't need a good one or a new one, so if anyone has an old one around, please get in touch. I will pick it up from you, and I'll pay you some rapidly deflating American dollars for it.

Regards,
Jim

jim (at) nachlin . com

Kreitler Challenger 4.5 Rollers with Killer Headwind Fan for sale for $150. The rollers were purchased in 2005 and used for two seasons, while the fan unit was purchased in 2007 and used for one season. This set retails new for over $500 (see listing at Performance Bicycle: http://www.performancebike.com/bikes/Product_10052_10551_1083126_-1_4000....)

Photo is posted on Craigslist:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/bik/2124874797.html

Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

SUNDAY, 12/26, B17+ 29-46, Winter Training and Fun! #1 - "Yerkes"

NOTE: Co-listed with Westchester Cycle Club.

START: Meet 8:30AM at Grand Central Terminal for the 8:45AM to Mt. Kisco

FINISH: 2:00PM-ish at Mt. Kisco (29 miles) ... or 4PM-ish at Croton Harmon (46 miles)

LEADERS: Deborah Ramsey, Bill O'Connell (WCC); Michael Notaro, Neile Weissman (NYCC).

WHAT: We've got the dirt, so bring all those toys you were so good for all year, because we're going to play! A to-die-for 29 mile hard pack loop out of Mt. Kisco running past Westchester preserves and estates. A nosh with our WCC hosts in Mt. Kisco before we make our way past the Croton Dam and down the Old Croton Aqueduct to Croton Harmon Metro North.

TERRAIN: Hilly. 3500-4000' ft climbing.

For those interested in randoneuring:

http://www.rusa.org/award_p12.html

I posted this link to 5BBC message board as well and am planning some permanent routes.
This is the link to read what a permanent is: http://www.rusa.org/perminfo.html

This is one of the ways I plan to train over the winter. If anyone wants to help me plan some routes and/or
ride any, let me know. I will post scouts on NYCC as well. :)

diane goodwin