On the New Jersey side of the GWB bike path, the sidewalk now has jersey barriers running down the middle, making the usable path very narrow - probably too narrow for cyclists going opposite directions to pass each other safely. There's room on the outside of the barriers for westbound cyclists to proceed safely (slowly), but only a narrow opening to get back through to the gate and out onto Hudson Terrace. Don't know if they will still be there over the weekend, but exercise caution.

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There are many different ways to come to an end on a bicycle, this has to be one of the least expected ways to go.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/03/06/bike-collision-...

Webmath Wind Chill Calculator

If you can to adjust your route, ride with the wind.

Just in time for the start of the cycling season, found a good deal on cyclist's mirror at Buydig.com for $7, normally $13 with free shipping. Deal ends Fridday, 3/10.

http://www.buydig.com/shop/product/BKPDMI1000/Bike-Peddler-Take-a-Look-C...

Your CSIG qualifactions ride begins on 3/11/17. However the weather for NY is taking a turn for the worst. 

Saturday's temps will drop into the very low 20's with winds at 23mph these temps are very dangerous for riding a bike.

Please keep me posted. Thanks Rodney B.

I have been watching Paris-Nice on the NBC Sports Gold App. Who is doing the commentating on the race? Sounds like an Aussie acccent.

"We're anticipating 2017 to be a particularly risky year for Lyme," Ostfeld says.

Keesing and Ostfeld, who have studied Lyme for more than 20 years, have come up with an early warning system for the disease. They can predict how many cases there will be a year in advance by looking at one key measurement: Count the mice the year before.

The number of critters scampering around the forest in the summer correlates to the Lyme cases the following summer, they've reported.

The year: 1957

The race: Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The racer: Gérard Saint

What he did: Stopped in the snow to piss on his hands to bring them back to life.*

"Cycling's  50 Craziest Stories" by Les Woodland, p. 122

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*That's a quotation from the book. I would have used a slightly more euphemistic verb, reluctant as I am to be thought as being foul-mouthed.

Norbert Phillipps has announced that the medium-speed rides in this series will be led at a B18 pace rather than a B17 pace as originally announced. The ride listings have been revised accordingly. Please consider whether this revision is important to you and if so, please consider withdrawing, or switching to the corresponding B16 rides.

Does anyone know if the helmet law applies on playgrounds?