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Rode the Trailways from VC Park to Millwood today: sections are in terrible shape
Potenially the Trailways is a great resource.
The new Elmsford section is lovely. Pavement in some sections are holding up well. The Mile Square/Tuckahoe Rd section one.
But other sections are deteriorating rapidly. Sections are rippling and tearing. One cannot use these parts on a bike at any reasonable speed. Some sections are just plain unsafe. That is too bad as it is so direct a route going north/south.
A reminder of timing for reserving trains on Metro North
Metro North protocol dictates that we cannot reserve train passage past Tuesday afternoon prior to the current weekend.
Escape New York Bib Shorts Now Available
Bib Shorts Now Available
in Women and Men Versions
Order Before August 1st to ensure size availability
Who might carry Mavic Aksium bladed spokes in Manhattan?
Broke a spoke this morning and neither Sid's or Bicycle Habitat have any in stock. Those two are my go-to shops so I am now clueless. 298mm straight pull ('rear right'), bladed, and hopefully silver. Thanks in advance!
Bike lock?
I need to buy a new bike lock. Any recommendations? Not sure what size? 4ft? 6ft?
thanks
You're not still riding slow, skinny tires, are you?
Still riding 23 or 25 mm tires? I switched to 42 mm Grand Bois Extra Leger on my main bike - a Boulder All Road 650B - a few years ago. Faster, smoother and decidedly more comfortable! Particularly on the roads typically found within 100 miles of here. Think about going wider if you haven't already:
https://janheine.wordpress.com/2018/07/19/how-wide-a-tire-should-i-ride/
Chrusty Guzzetta injured in bike crash
Christy Guzzetta suffered a fall and was injured in a crash in Central Park. My understanding is that a pothole was responsible. He won't be able to ride for much of this summer. The good news is he apparently won't require surgery.
Get Well Soon Christy!
The most uplifting sentence I've ever read about cycling is in tomorrow's NY Times report on the Tour de France
" Cavendish smoothly pedaled his orange shoes but his pace was stately, sometimes below six miles per hour."
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/sports/cycling/tour-de-france.html?
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Garmin has another GPS/computer option for people like us: the Edge 130
https://www.active.com/cycling/articles/a-review-of-garmin-s-new-edge-130-cycling-computer
In short: light, relatively cheap, a little stripped down in functionality, but looks good for following the kind of rides we have in our ride library. Supposedly 15 hour battery life, a thing that matters a little more than you'd think (if the battery life is 8-10 hours and it comes up a little short on that, you'll find it drained before the end of some of our longer rides)
Not meant to be commercial, just helpful - nobody NEEDS one of these, but it is probably one of the more useful additions one can buy for doing frequent long rides.
ENY jersey sizing question
I wear a L or XL in Primal (I don’t like a tight jersey). Does anyone know what would be the corresponding size with the 2018 ENY jersey?