Trying to map out a ride to Montclair, NJ from NYC but am unfamiliar with that area.  Looking for suggestions for any solid (or just passable) roads going in that general direction from the GW Bridge.

Dismount and slow step away from your bike

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2684947/Men-cycling-nine-hours-week-six-times-likely-develop-prostate-cancer-study-finds.html

I'd like to buy a spare one. Do I just look on Amazon for "Ultegra rear derailleur hanger" or is it more specific than that?  Is it different for each model year, or for 9 vs. 10 speeds?  Please tell me how to shop on line for the item I need.

Today's my day for lame questions on the Message Board.  Thanks for your help.

I'm riding on Alexrims, AS-1 (700cc) and discovered  a crack in the rim (as though something pushed its way to the surface).

My last time out was Thursday night, and this morning, I found the crack, and a flat to boot.

Several questions:

1) How common is this? (They have about 4500 miles on them)

2) Was the flat a result of the cracked rim, or the cracked rim a result of the flat? (It was pouring that night, so its hard to tell when in the ride my wheel got clobbered)

3) 99% of my riding is on city streets. Should I consider getting different rims (more sutable to NYC streets)  

If a club ride is "no-drop," you can just say that and all will be clear. The sweep rider and everybody will wait for everybody.

However, what's the best way to say "no-drop policy is not in effect" in normal English?  

"We will drop you" would be a little harsh, and sounds like a Queen lyric.

On the heels of their "How to change a flat video" check out long time NYC/CRCA cyclists and lawyers Phil Castaldi and Tom Lucarelli race Greg LeMond in their TV spot in this years tour:

https://vimeo.com/99693331

A friend of mine needs to borrow a bike for a ride on July 12th.  Preferbly a 52 frame road bike.  Please contact me if you are willing to lend or rent for the day. 

http://www.amny.com/news/officers-injured-by-thrown-bike-in-brooklyn-1.8692116

Note one officer required a "stable" be put in his head.

Not having been on the GW Bridge bike/pedestrian path for some time, I was on the south path this afternoon with my wife, an infrequent cyclist. She handled it well, but the experience from my point of view, is one of embarrassment that this is what is passes for currency on the only bike crossing south of the Bear Mtn Bridge.

Getting up close and personal on this narrow obstacle course, shared with passage in both directions and traffic density far beyond its carrying capacity is a reality check. Has there been an incremental creep of usage that I hadn't noticed? Has there been a sudden jump in traffic of late? Are users just getting ruder?