Rain.  

Readers may recall last week a passenger in a car on the GWB yelled at me, "Nice pink bike!"

So there I am today, motoring down Riverside, around 140th St. and some cretin on the sidewalk, possibly headed back into the woods where he lives, yells out, "Get your pink ass outta here, boy!" His remark defines "gratuitous": obviously, as I rolled by him, I was in the process of getting my white ass outta there. What most upsets me about this is his vote counts as much as mine does. Nah, on second thought, to a certainty, Mr. Gay Basher, although in his mid-30s, likely has yet to cast a vote and likely never will.

Anyone going to RAGBRAI?  My wife Nancy and I are going .... let us know if u will be there ...

I put in a search for Lake CX301 wide cycling shoes. There was just one review on Amazon.   Here it is in its totality https://www.amazon.com/Lake-CX301-Cycling-Shoe-Wide/dp/B06XHNM63H#customerReviews

So far, these fit my feet very well. I've struggled to find cycling shoes to fit my wide feet, and these seem to be very comfortable. I've yet to actually take a ride with these, but so far, so good.

Wet roads and small storm cells croping up here and there. 

It just started raining (5am) so I'm canceling.  I hope to see you next week.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/09/well/hydration-thirst-water.html?

the kilometer markers on french climbs. 

Is the gradient listed an average or max? Couldn't find it on line. But if I looked at my Garmin seems to confirm its an average.

Dear Members,

I just wanted to inform you that Steve Vacarro, long-time NYCC member, prominent cyclist advocate and attorney, will be our featured speaker at tomorrow's club meeting at Connolly's Pub and Restaurant, 121 W. 45th St., (3rd fl.) (bet. 6th Ave. - Bway), from 6:00 - 9:00PM. The topic of the program will be: "Bike Law 201: Forewarned is Forearmed!". The meeting is being sponsored by Light & Motion.

We hope to see you there!

Eden