While doing laps this morning, a guy in front of me had a nasty fall just after the high speed descent where the road levels out next to the lake (this is on the West Side, just north of the 72nd street access road to the park.  Seems that his tire caught the crack in the asphalt which caused his bike to go down and slide sideways for several feet.  Very fortunately, he got up on his own and walked away with no visible injuries and only a flat tire.  Just a reminder to be careful in this area!

Anyone else happen to catch the 2nd episode of the new HBO series "The Leftovers"?

IMHO it's a pretty awful show but you might be interested to know that the club's home away from home, The Runcible Spoon, made an appearance in the fictional town of Mapleton, NY.

Know you know.

No official confirmation yet, but be careful and prepare for a closure:

https://twitter.com/lvlewitinn/status/488255788079906816

Any one know if TSA will allow bicycle pedals in a carry-on bag for an international flight?

Thanks!

In a rush to fix my flat, I wound up with a lot of bike grease on my snazzy new bike jersey.  Any suggestions on how to remove the grease?  

the conditions were appaling and altough Froome crashed out of the tour before he came to cobble section this onboard footage just shows how miserable the conditions were.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgyVR6CmuZo

Two days in a row on training rides I had encountered areas of River Rd that were officially closed due to pesticide spraying.  Yesterday it was at the bottom of Alpine/Top of Boat Basin hill and this morning it was at the top of Dyckman.  So just a heads up for anyone who is planning to ride that today.

I am trying to connect with bikers who have fallen on the cooking oil on West 181^st Street to include in our law suit for money damages against the restaurants etc.  Please contact me ASAP at [email protected]. Or call 212-953-6060. Thanks.

With apologies to Ms. Austen…

See if you can determine which is which.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/bicyclist-bullies-try-to-rule-the-road-in-dc/2014/07/08/f7843560-06e3-11e4-bbf1-cc51275e7f8f_story.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/its-time-to-tone-down-the-tirades-against-bicyclists/2014/07/09/950a98b4-077b-11e4-8a6a-19355c7e870a_story.html

Cheers,

George

Any exercise is better than no exercise. However, to really improve your fitness level, you have to exercise intensely. If you do not feel burning in your muscles and shortness of breath at least two or three times a week when you exercise, you are not getting a strong enough stimulus to make yourself significantly faster, stronger and have greater endurance.