I love the new format of the ride listings!  It's great to show the distance and the leaders in the e-mail. It saves time looking up the mileage and makes it easier to chose among rides. 
 

thanks for making the change!

Is there anyone in the club riding in the MI to KW bike ride Dec 8th. 

After Cyclists Deaths, City Adjusts Lights to Slow Cars 

     https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/23/nyregion/nyc-bike-commute-green-lights.html

Am thinking this change would be perfect for the entire city,

I hope she is correct!

Based on the postings in Marketplace forum, I guess the regular cycling season is sadly winding down...

I'm fixing to buy a new bike for the first time in 10 years. One of the biggest changes is that disc brakes are nearly universal on most new bikes. Setting aside the obvious advantages, I've personally performed about 95% of my bicycle setup/maintenance on my various bikes (including rim replacement, wheel building, bottom bracket installation, etc.) so I went to the Shimano website to look at some manuals to see what I'm in for. The consumer manual for the Ultregra hydraulic disc brake had absolutely new information about installation. The "dealer" manual explained a lengthy, sophisticated process that looks like a version of setting up miniature motorcycle brakes--more complex than the rest of the bike components combined (assuming mechanical shifting is used).