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YouTube video: Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU&t=622s
Unexpected fact: "there is almost no correlationship between winter tempertures and the amount of cycling."
LIRR and GCT
Torque spec?
I want to change the stem bolts on my handlebar clamp. They are very old, rusted, I assume from salt and sweat. (I try to put in a good effort). How tight should I make them? I have a Newton meter/Nm torque wrench. The stem is a very old Ritchey Pro, probably aluminum, as is the handlebar? The link below suggests 11.3 - 13.6 Nm. Opinions?
Bicycle Insurance
I insure my coop with Allstate. They refuse to cover my bikes (4 bikes, avg cost 5k) for more than 1k per bike. Please share if you have an insurer that covers bikes as a scheduled item.
Rockland Plans 21-mile trail!
Palisades-Stony Point along the Hudson from federal funds
In my liftime?
Does the club still send out regular emails about news, events, meetings etc?
I haven't received any club emails in months.
under my my account/edit/profile: "receive nycc email communications" is checked. Is there another way to sign up.
I contacted several members of the board on this topic and haven't heard back.
thanks
Honored by one's peers
Last evening, at the annual Holiday Party, I had shared the honor of being a poster boy with Jim Finder, Peter Storey for volunteering service to the NYCC cycling community.
New ride listing for tomorrow, Saturday, Dec 10, 2022
Because of the rain forecast, we have moved up our Shopping Ride to Piermont Bicycle Connection, https://nycc.org/node/172605 from Sunday to TOMORROW, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10.
New meeting place and time: J Hood Wright Park, entrance at 173rd & Ft. Washington Ave, at 10am, near the #1 and A trains.
VC Park, restroom on VC East has reopened
No change to the restroom as far as I could see. They removed the concrete and put in grass between the restroom and the fence, so you can no longer make a sharp left as soon as you enter the park to park your bike between the restroom and the fence.