Anyone been up to Bear or across the Bear Mtn bridge recently?  I'm curious how bad the roads are.  I know Perkins was technically "closed" but still passable by bike a few weeks ago, though we've had quite a lot of snow since then.  How about Orchards/little tor/etc?

"Breaking Away," perhaps the best cycling film yet made, is playing at Film Forum, 7:30pm Monday, 2/24: http://www.filmforum.org/movies/more/breaking_away

"(1979, Peter Yates) Great, we’ve graduated, so now what?, gripe Dennis Christopher, Dennis Quaid, Jackie Earle Haley, and Daniel Stern (in his debut), as they hang around an abandoned quarry — but then Christopher discovers Italian-accented bicycle racing, to the befuddlement of his ex-stonecutter dad Paul Dooley. Shot in Bloomington, Indiana and based on a true story by Oscar-winning scripter Steve Tesich. Approx. 101 min. DCP.

Does this M.B.   have a spellcheck feature ??  if so where can I find it .. ( For those of us not born in this country .. )

Ciao , 

Tony

Just saw this on the NYC&co website ..  "Bikeman a 9/11 play. " 

at BMCC Tribeca Performance Arts Center  . 199 Chambers St.  

It looks like BMCC is Boro of Manhattan Comunity College .. 

Have fun .. 

Ciao. 

Tony

Was hoping to hear if it's passable on a road bike. Hoping to head out on Saturday after being stuck in doors since Feb 2nd.

Also is 9W clear?

Call it a conceit or whatever you like, a recurring thought I've pondered pounding out miles on some long runs and rides is just this: what is the essential CV for the consummate NYC roadie? Yes, this can be parsed into C, B and A type rides. And you may break it down to these categories. But having the floor, I'm looking at what the limits of a fairly strong rider in his/her prime would consider.

Conditions this morning from 59th and up were for skating, not for riding (even walking the bike was a challange). Saw a couple of people take a fall or two.  Below 59th was wet, but no ice.

Please reply with updates.

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What do the streets look like today (Thursday)?

I would like to ride downtown to meet friends and maybe pick up some groceries from Chinatown. I'm most interested in the east to west travel back to the Hudson greenway. The Prince street bike path is pretty hairy when the conditions are good. Are there big snow piles on the bike lane?

Maybe the NYCC could budget a drone (w/camera) for the future to check out area road/bridge conditions.

Thanks in advance.

It is 7:30 PM and no one has signed up for morning laps tomorrow morning. The ride is cancelled for lack of interest or perhaps epidemic levels of common sense.

Jerry Ross

I just came accross this page and thought I would share it with everyone.

Its interesting to see how auto production has levelled a bit and bike production has continued to rise.

http://www.worldometers.info/bicycles/