Rain.  Unfortunately.  

On the eve of my Backroads Stockholm-Copenhagen bike tour I had a gettogether with her in Stockholm. She seems to be very happy as  the first female chief rabbi  of Sweden.  I told her that when she returns to New York for a visit I would arrange a NYCC  group ride in her honor.

The DOT recently painted a new southbound bike lane on Frederick Douglass Blvd from 121st st to Central Park North and put a fresh coat of paint on the existing northbound lane that covers the same streets. Both connect with the St Niicholas Ave bike lane. It makes riding to and from the northern end of Central Park easier. 

The couple of three times I have ridden from GWB up Bear and back I have taken the RR > Alpine > Piermont through Nyack and up onto 9W at Toga. Then at Haverstraw done the squirly road down and gone through Haverstraw and then back up to 9W.

If I Just stay on 9W after Toga Bikes is that safe or do I need to do the Haverstraw stroll..??

Jen Benepe published my latest misadventure. I have been more careful since then.

http://cyclistsinternational.com/adventures-in-urban-biking-ch-375-the-grocery-store-schlep/

Also see her post about the women who ran 21 miles in the heat for fun.

http://cyclistsinternational.com/running-from-the-gw-to-state-line/

http://goo.gl/u75GTL

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There has been a trend in recent years towards wheels with wider internal rims (17+mm).  There has also been a trend towards wider tires.  I had switched to 25mm tires on my wider rims for a smoother ride.  What I didn't realize until I changed tires today and saw a new warning included with the new tires was that 23mm tires should not be used with the wider rims for safety reasons.  If you have the wider rims you should use a minimum of 25mm.  (note you can use 25mm tires on narrow rims)  The table below was referenced:

European Tire and Rim Technical Organization Standards Manual

Hi All!

SELF Magzine is doing a Fitness and Wellness event on 6/27 and 6/28 where you can take classes from multiple studios but all under one roof. Coworkers are helping put it together and I wanted to share in case anyone might be interested. Will also let you know if I get a discount code. Just wanted to share since it seems pretty cool! All those who buy tickets to go get to go home with an awesome gift bag of goodies as well. 

Studios include: Barry’s Bootcamp, CityRow, CPX, Flywheel, Jetset Miami, Kettlebell Kickboxing, Mile High Run Club, Plojam, Pure Barre, Shift by Dana Perri, and 305 Fitness

Are the 9 speed ST6500 shifter hoods the same or very close to the 10 speed ST-6600?

I am thinking of just swapping the right shifter to bring the set-up to 10 speed.

Yes I know the 6600 shifters are pretty cheap online, but I have a line on just the right shifter at a bargain.

Thanks

Robert