Hi All,

I was at a party with fellow cyclists recently and we were discussing the helmet that saved one of our fellow member’s life (see Oct. 27th Facebook post on the NYCC site-it preserved her brain during a harrowing crash). We all agreed that we wanted to buy one. Since there were six of us present, it struck me that we could get a discount from a local bike shop if there were enough requests. I contacted Sun and Air to see if we could get a discount if we ordered in bulk and they were amenable, so I’m reaching out to see how many would be interested. The more buyers, the deeper the discount. Please let me know if you’d be interested by posting below so I can get an idea.

Please sign up for our holiday party on November 9th:

https://nycc.org/2019-Holiday-Party

http://ashokanrailtrail.com/

It promises some spectacular views and should provide a nice little "rest" (read: flat section) on an otherwise hilly ride.

I used to pass winter by hibernating in some snowy places (aka, skiing). 

That WAS sufficient exercise that I can pick it back up in spring time when I got back on the bike. But as the weather keep getting warmer and snow less frequent, I'm no longer getting exercise regularly enough to maintain my fitness. Now I have a really hard time in spring, highway overpass feels like Bear Mountain! Getting older also adds insult to injury.

I also mentioned this in Pat's post. 

There still appears to be work going on, and the security man didn't know if this was permanent or temporary, but for now it's gone.  

Hi,

Has anyone done this route recently? Are there any issues with this route right now? 

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/7175324

Thank you for any tips or suggestions.

Tim

There is a new sign by the entrance to the plastic jersey barriers on the NJ side of the GWB instructing cyclists to dismount and walk their bikes.  A construction worker today advised that police will be issuing tickets starting in a week for failure to do so, presumably to allow time for word to get out.  Apparently there was a pedestrian/bicycle incident.  It is narrow, as we all know, and the walk requirement is only for the length of the jersey barriers.  Just a heads up to all.

as a bit of trivia, we also learned today that that stretch is used overnight by oversized trucks to get onto the GWB and the jersey barriers are placed to provide the minimum width for such trucks.

Last year there was a contested election: the name of the winner was, obviously, announced; the actual vote was not. Why not? To spare feelings? We're adults. When we put ourselves forward, we can do so without being mortally wounded if we learn we aren't favored and even if we're overwhelmingly disfavored. That comes with the candidacy.

Neile has created the NYCC SIG/STS Train Request shared Google document for 2020. 

2 leaders have already contacted us for access to it. Coincidence that type A people would be in charge of A rides?

Contact me to get access to this document. I know, it isn't even Thanksgiving and we are dealing with Spring.

Looks like it will be 2 years befire the north walkway fo the GWB will be finished. This from the Palisades Park website