At 9am, Marilyn and Ken are leaving the uws for an easy 45-50 miler, mostly on Brooklyn Streets, plus the Belt Parkway bike path, more streets, then under the Verizano, and back home. For details, email via the site.

Does anyone have grey and/or yellow cycling clothing they're looking to trash?  I'm in need of pieces to patch holes.

Thanks 

This from the Club mailbag.  Does anyone have any suggestions?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/08/1383482/-All-white-upstate-NY-police-force-pull-over-draw-guns-on-four-big-scary-black-officers?detail=email

To be fair, motorhead (imo) cyclists using the pedestrian lane as a passing lane has been a growing pet peeve of mine ever since DOT last reconfigured the lanes on the drives. Maybe not everyone feels as strongly about this as I do.

http://www.strava.com/activities/302383532#comments

Hello Everybody, My name is Richard and I'm new to the message board. 

I was just curious how everybody here would feel safety wise about riding on Rt 340 from Peirmont to the Joseph B Clark Rail Trail.

May 12 - Be one of the first to greet newly minted B-SIG graduates as a front door greeter helping people check-in, find a place to sit, answer any questions they may have, etc... 

Its not really any work and you get to join in the festivities of cheering on the new grads!

We need just one more volunteer for the evening. Let me know if you are available. 

Spring has sprung, the leaves have finally unfurled, and the cyclists flit insouciantly about....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxV4Ds1Sv7Y

The drop-out rate of those who sign-up for my rides before they show up for them this year is close to 50%. I don't take personal umbrage since most don't even know me. (It would be understandable if they did...in which case the question would be why they signed up in the first place.) Proposal: A 99¢ (or 1¢) fine payable to the club treasury for dropping out after signing up.

Nah, here's a better idea: A $10 fine but reducible to 99¢ (or 1¢) if the malingerer writes the ride leader(s) when s/he drops out explaining why.

May 16th, starting at 7:00 a.m. the run will block Prospect Park, Ocean Parkway, and parts of Ocean, Parkside, Flatbush, Washington and Surf Aves. You will not be able to cycle on the course or cross over it. The Ocean Parkway greenway will probably be crowded with spectators, too. The event should be over by noon.

Course map:

www.nyrr.org/download/file/47017

Event site:

http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2015/airbnb-brooklyn-half