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Delta joins American: bikes now fly without an additional fee*

Submitted by RRosenthal on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 9:13pm

https://cyclingtips.com/2019/07/delta-airlines-eliminates-additional-fees-for-checked-bicycles/

Thanks, Chris Yerkes.

(I'm flying next week to sunny, seaside...Cleveland. For eight days. O, woe.)

B16 Morning Laps in Central Park - Thursday - canceled

Submitted by LWintner on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 8:36pm

Weather.  Wet roads.

Hope to see you next week.

It’s Too Darn Hot!

Submitted by PStorey on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 8:36pm

Just a reminder that the forecast is for brutally hot weather this weekend, with temperatures close to 100.

 

Sean Avery - Former NFL Hockey Star also a Proctector of Bike Lanes

Submitted by JBlackburn on Tue, 07/16/2019 - 6:05pm

As reported by NY Post, Sean Avery, former NFL hockey star rejected a plea deal in a criminal mischief case.  He was riding his scooter in a bike lane in Greenwich Village and hit a car that blocked the bike lane and caused damage.  Manhattan prosecutors told him that if he paid $3000 in restitution and stayed out of trouble for 6 months they would dismiss the charges.  He declined and said this:

Sean Avery - Former NFL Hockey Star also a Proctector of Bike Lanes

Submitted by JBlackburn on Tue, 07/16/2019 - 6:05pm

As reported by NY Post, Sean Avery, former NFL hockey star rejected a plea deal in a criminal mischief case.  He was riding his scooter in a bike lane in Greenwich Village and hit a car that blocked the bike lane and caused damage.  Manhattan prosecutors told him that if he paid $3000 in restitution and stayed out of trouble for 6 months they would dismiss the charges.  He declined and said this:

c ride weekend =labor day

Submitted by JuneR on Mon, 07/15/2019 - 10:24pm

Im curious what the c ride weekend over Labor day is but there is no information listed anywhere.

Orangetown: Dangerous Route 303 crossing tamed by bypass - LoHud

Submitted by NWeissman on Mon, 07/15/2019 - 10:00am

BLAUVELT - A dangerous crossing for bicyclists and pedestrians on Route 303 has been replaced by a smoothly paved, scenic, gently sloping trail on the edge of a lush state park. A handful of cyclists, town and state officials gathered today to christen the quarter-mile "Blauvelt bypass" that connects two pieces of Greenbush Road, allowing users to avoid a short but heavily trafficked stretch of the four-lane state ro

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