Dear Members,

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenbeg will our featured guest speaker our next club meeting on September 11th at Connolly's Pub & Restaurant, 121 W. 45th St. (3rd fl.) (bet. 6th Ave. - B'way). The Commissioner plans to make some brief opening remarks, but prefers to leave most of the time fielding your questions in what I am certain will be a lively Q & A session. So start thinking of what you would like to ask the Commissioner! The meeting will be sponsored by our friends at Lucarelli & Castaldi. The featured raffle prize will be a Montecci folding bike! Here is the schedule:

Event: Monthly club meeting

Date: September 11, 2018

Location: Connolly's Pub & Restaurant, 121 W. 45th St. (3rd fl.)(bet. 6th Away)

I noticed that the 100 mile route is the same as the 75 mile route, but with an added 25-mile loop added at the north end to go into Harriman.

Is there any reason or discouragement, if we 'think' we want to attempt the 100-miler, to register (get the wristband for) for the 100-miler, but when we get to the turn-off up to Harriman, change our minds and keep to the 75-miler if we don't then think we're up for it?

..just asking

At this point in time, all volunteer marshals riding the 50 mile route should have received an email asking that that they sign up for our scouting rides. If you have not, please contact Alan West at [email protected].  

Regardless, please sign up either this Saturday, September 1 or next Saturday, September 8 for our last two ENY 50 Mile Marshal scouting rides. Scouting the route on your own is not an option!! This year’s ENY 50 miler is a new route, so if you have volunteered to marshal and do not sign up shortly to scout either of these two rides, we will remove your name from our marshal volunteer list.

If you feel you cannot marshal this year, please contact Alan as soon as possible.

Hey,

I am planning to drive up the stage race Thursday aftnoon and I am looking for someone to split gas and keep company.  I will have room for one bike and 1 or 2 passengers.  I would also be open to riding with another group that is going up.  Txt if interested.

Elliott

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Hi. Newbie here. I’ve been thinking about joining my first C-ride — possibly this one on Sunday

https://nycc.org/node/89590

... that start in Manhattan but haven’t worked out the logistics of traveling with my bike from Flushing, Queens to the start in Manhattan via public transportation.

Any tips or pointers? Thanks in advance! 

I'm trying to sell what is essentially a brand new Bike Friday. Other than the message board here, where I just posted, is there anyplace else I should look to advertise? Because it's a BF, it's not an easy sell, and would probably have a very small audience.

Thanks in advance.

I'm out East (in the Springs part of East Hampton) if anyone is up for a ride. I know the area well and can put together a nice ride in the 25-75 mile range (18-21 avg speed) if there's interest. We would probably start and end somewhere in the East Hampton area. Drop me a line at [email protected] if you're interested.

I have a NJ Grand Fondo ticket available (for Gran Fondo 107 miles route), and won't be able to ride myself.  Asking for $100 + $85 transfer fee = $185 (compare to current ticket price of $250+registration fee).

After many years of patting myself on the back for managing a 15 mile ride on level ground in perfect weather, I've been amping things up to where I can now ride considerably further.  I'm at the point where I suspect that my ancient and very heavy steel road bike might be a hindrance to further efforts (e.g., Bear Mountain).  And so, for the first time in over 30 years, I'm shopping for a new bike.   I'd like to keep things (well) under $2,000, so I'm open to an aluminum frame and less than state of the art components. 

This Thursday, August 30, will be my last day of morning laps till March.

I plan to go for coffee after my 4th lap at Le Pain Quotidien in Central Park near Fifth Avenue and 72d Street.  It's near the Conservatory Waters and the Alice in Wonderland statue.

I'd love company - it's a lovely spot to relax, enjoy the scenery etc.  I hope to see you there.