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NYCC Tour de France night at Blondies Sports on July 20th
Dear NYCC Tour de France fans,
Please join us at Blondies Sports for our annual club viewing of a key mountain stage (#17) of The Tour de France. We have reserved their rear room for our private viewing of this exciting stage of the Tour. You can check out Blondies Sports' menu on their website: blondiessports.com. Group checks of 5 or more will be the manner in which we will be paying, based on the group of friends with whom you will be sitting at your table. The food/drink order "expectation" minimum is $10.00 per person. The details of the event are as follows:
Event: NYCC Tour de France viewing and dinner
Date: July 20, 2016
Time: 7:30 - 11:00PM
NJ roads held hostage to politics
In case you haven't been following the news, New Jersey's transportation fund will run out of money in August. It's funded by the gasoline tax, which of course is very low in NJ. The legislature has been trying to raise the gas tax in order to fully fund transportation projects...you know, roads and bridges. Gov. Christie has refused. He finally agreed to raise the gas tax, but only if the legislature agreed to lower the sales tax. The legislature has refused. Instead of continuing to negotiate, Christie has ordered almost all NJ transportation projects halted.
Hit by Bicycle Delivery Man - suggestions please!
I was hit by a bicyclist from a nearby restaurant in Union Square. My left knee is a mess. I didn't call 911, but called the restaurant to report it when I got back to my office. I also called two police precincts to see about filling out an accident report. Both told me instead that I should fill out an Motor Vehicle Accident Report (MV-104). I went to my orthopedist that afternoon. X-rays didn't show much, and I have an MRI on Saturday.
If anyone has any other suggestions on next steps, I'd very much appreciate hearing them. Thank you!
EPIC RIDE, Saturday, July 23, place for sale, early-bird rate
Read this statement by the head of TA re: police failure
After Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Cyclist, Outrageous Victim-Blaming from NYPD
"Cycling and the Law 102" at our next NYCC meeting on July 12th
Dear Members,
No one wants to be stopped by the police and certainly we all dread getting into a crash with a motor vehicle. However, we need to know what to do to protect ourselves and our friends, should either of these unfortunate events happen. Everyone in this club knows you're supposed to ride with traffic and put lights on at night, that's Cycling Law 101. This presentation on Cycling and the Law 102 is going to provide state-of-the-art, advanced legal advice in five areas of cycling law as listed below:
Road Bike Rental in Manhattan?
From the Club mailbag. Can anyone help, either directly or through me? I'm assuming he wants a road bike.
thanks in advance,
Peter Storey, Secretary
NY Times Well: The Surprising Health Benefits of an Electric Bike
I wonder if the distant future will see the use of electric bikes in the NYCC.
This article implies that they might be a gateway into purely human powered cycling, as well as a means of minimal exercise for those who can do no more. The NYCC is a big tent. The question is, how big?
Evening CP Laps
Would anyone be interested in joining a B18/A19 riders for evenings laps in CP?
We will depart from 75th/5th at 8pm sharp.
Ideally we would limit this group to 4-5 as we'd be sharing the roads with runners, walkers, and strollers.
Pesticides on RR this morning - when will it be clear?
They were spraying for pesticides on RR this morning. Lots of cyclists just carried on even though the road was closed (not just a barricade but an actual sign that said No Bicycles or pedestrians). RR isn't my normal training grounds - so I just turned around.
How long do they close RR for spraying? Should it be ok tomorrow morning?
