9AM temps in the high teens predicted. Though winds are listed as light the wind-chill will still be in the low teens and that is just too darn cold. Will try agian. sorry!

I've come to look forward to cycling in warm weather locales during the winter to kick start my season. This year I'm going to Girona Cycing, about 90 mins north of Barcelona, in the foothills of the Pyrenees. The camp is run by an ex-pat Brit couple and they cater to cyclists & triahletes from their base in the Mas Pelegri sports hotel.

 www.maspelegri.com

995 euro gets you a full week of incomparble cycling, meals (wine included!), coaching, even a massage. After the camp, I plan to stay on a few days in beautiful Barcelona to soak up the Gaudi, Picasso, Dali, Miro, etc

The more the merrier . . . .  

I thought that NYC's speed limit dropped to 25 mph throughout the city, and so I reported to 311 that 30 mph speed limit signs on the Riverside Drive viaduct should be corrected. I was told that the limit is still 30 mph on Riverside Drive above W 104 Street. Just thought I'd share. 

Is anyone doing the vuelta next week?

Indoor training can be very boring.. this year I was going to grit my teeth and ride outside more... I sold my rollers at the end of last winter..

Then I ran into one of the cycleops reps at Strictly Bs and over a cup of coffee he showed me VirtualTraining on a lap top and it looked so cool I had to give it a try.

My setup.  Kurt Kinetic Road Machine  (Fluid Trainer 150 sh on cl)  Ipad sitting on a music stand with a wahoo fitness key and adapter plugged in. The Ipad can then read my cadence speed and HR sensors.

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2014/12/cannondale-teramo-bike-helmet-fails-consumer-reports-safety-test/index.htm?EXTKEY=NS0S01501

Hi: I'm back in the NYCC and on the board after a hiatus. It's good to see old faces and new. Is there a FAQ for the message board? For instance, I notice that some folks have "badges", like that they've done SIG. Whom do I speak with to get mine up? Thanks.

Hi: I'm back in the NYCC and on the board after a hiatus. It's good to see old faces and new. Is there a FAQ for the message board? For instance, I notice that some folks have "badges", like that they've done SIG. Whom do I speak with to get mine up? Thanks.

... and I was there to witness it.

At tonight's club meeting, Richard Rosenthal was "given" Lifetime Membership by the New York Cycle Club. I place "given" in quotation marks because there can be no doubt on anyone's part that the honor was earned. Earned through years of service, and more than a certain amount of devotion to the furtherance of the core goals of the NYCC. Any attempt on my part to enumerate or speak to any of these accomplishments would be reductive as well as foolish.

Congratulations Richard... I am honored to call you friend.

Yah, sure, why not, donca know. Go Packers.

http://wisconsinbikefed.org/2015/01/05/how-low-can-you-go-commuting-at-6...