both are flooded. if temperatures drop there will inevitabvly be some slippery ice conditions.

NJ Transit:

Bicycles are not permitted on trains (with the exception of the Atlantic City Line) on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Metro North:

No bicycles will be carried on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day.

AMNY had an article yesterday on DOTs plan for reconstruction

http://www.westsidespirit.com/local-news/20181218/bikers-pan-rotunda-pla...

It's supposed to be rainy on Friday, but warm, with a fairly serious wind from the south, especially early.

I usually take a day off from work in the run-up to Christmas if the weather's good and go ride instead. Friday's weather qualifies in my book. Anyone want to come with? Reply on the message board here, or e-mail me directly and we can coordinate.

Are there any non-profit groups in NY that take bike clothes donations?

Okay, first off, I might not even try this. I could easily punk out just past Grant’s Tomb on mile 15, so don’t stalk my Strava.

That said, the idea is appealing as a nice challenge. But I’d need flatness. A great amount of flatness. So no 6 consecutive days of Nyack. No 9W (or very little). More like one Montauk Century (perhaps the NYC Century route) and a few other lengthy (walnut free) rides. 

Any non-climbers try this before or have suggestions? Oh, and I don’t have Zwift or a strong interest in 310 miles of stationary activity. Great Outdoors and all that...

Seriously, I’m open to and appreciative of suggestions (and encouragement)!

Hi,

Apologies if this topic has already been raised.

Any advice on carbon road bike hire in Manhattan (Upper/Upper West Side) would be hugely appreciated.

A friend and i are planning to register for the ENY2019 and not travel to NYC with bikes.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Jason

Sunday's New York Times Review had an opinion column by David Barash about behavioral evolution in animals. The title of lthe column: "Survival of the Sneakiest." The rubric:  "Stealth can win out over speed and strength in the arms race of evolution."

This brought to mind a quotation I mistakenly said was close to one written by a bike racer. I originally asked in this post: What was the quote and who said it?

I mitakenly recalled it was said by a bike racer from the Golden Age. It wasn't. It is by playwright David Mamet. The quote:

Old age and treachery will always beat youth and exhuberance.

I may soon be moving from NYC to Arlington/Alexandria Virginia just outside of DC.  One thing that I know I will miss is my now standard weekly ride over the GWB and up 9W to Nyack, with occasional sojurns to Haverstraw and Bear.  It's the combination of 9W camaraderie, spectacular Hudson Valley scenery, and cyclist-friendly pit stops along the way (Strictly, the Market, the Spoon etc.) where one can park without having to lock one's bike.  And the hills.  I've come to love the hills.

Is there anything comparable in the DC area, especially starting out from Arlington or Alexandria?  The region looks pretty flat to me.  And boring.  Hopefully, someone here is familar with the DC cycling scene and can point out how wrong I am. 

The rain forecast for tomorrow is miserable so we're canceling.

We will be rescheduling to January 6 and we hope you can join us then.

Regards, Linda and Claire