Dear members,

I ask first and foremost that you vote in this election cycle; however you choose to vote is up to you, but I ask that you exercise that power as the responsibility of using your vote is important to the ongoing management of the club.

I will below state my endorsements of the relevant items on the ballot.

For the Presidential Term Limits line item: 

Although I see no logical threat to the well-being of the club if this item were to be approved, this item contradicts the wishes of far too many longtime club contributors to make sense in this context, and thus I recommend you DO NOT approve this change.

For the Voting line item: 

At the September Board meeting I, and most of the Board, declared that we intended to continue on the Board through 2016 and prepared a State of the Club on behalf of the Board because I felt that it was proper to be held accountable, whether I was facing re-election or not.   

You, OTOH, declared you candidacy on the night of October meeting. Too late to schedule debates and afford members and the other candidate an opportunity to draw you out on your views.  

Then you misstated two elements of my platform on the mass mailing that you knew would go out unchallenged.

Is this the sort of accountability and openness we should expect from you as President?

Your Candidate's Statement significantly mischaracterized two of my positions.  

Programs will be wholeheartedly supported and not 'have to stand on their own as my opponent proposes'

It will be raining and the Marathon preparations will get in the way even if it doesn't rain. See you all on November 3 and Tuesday and Thursday mornings after then. My intention is to keep the rides going through the winter if the weather is decent.

Folks, 

There will be an email from both candidates ariving in your inbox some time tomorrow. If you'd like more information from the candidates prior to voting then please hold off on voting until you receive that email.

I believe with all my heart the NYCC is a social recreational cycling club and you joined the Club to make friends and have fun on your bike. 

If elected President, my energy, actions, decision making, leadership, will all be based on that premise.

My vision sees the NYCC as the most welcoming, warm and generously spirited social recreational cycling club it can be.   I am running for President because I feel that spirit has been diminished.

You have a clear choice for President this year

The two candidates could not be more different. 

Hey folks,

Since we're having a hard time coming up with reasonable suggestions to help address the late withdrawal issues, here's one to try on for size.

How about if we made it easier for people to withdraw from rides? Currently, we have a process that emails members 48 hours prior to a ride asking them to withdraw if they're not planning on attending. How about if members could just reply to that email with the word WITHDRAW  and have the system remove them from the ride.  Perhaps if we could remove some of the friction (need to open a browser, login to NYCC, find the ride, hit the withdraw button) we'd see some change in behavior.

I'm listed in a bike industry directory that is published by an organization exceedingly well informed about bike matters. My listing has been under the name Rosenthal Advertising. I added a new listing: Maglia Rosenthal, the name I use on my jerseys.

"Maglia" is the Italian word for "jersey," as in maglia rosa, the pink jersey awarded the winner of the Giro d'Italia. (Cf. mailliot jaune, French for the yellow jersey awarded the winner of the Tour de France.)

I just got a note back from the directory publisher confirming the name: MAGNOLIA Rosenthal!