To all our friends, Please come and join us at the Special Fundraiser for the 2014 Kids Ride Club.The Kids Ride Club was founded and is managed by Dr. Ed Fishkin, a NYCC Lifetime Member(our Hall of Fame)18 years ago and is still going strong. This club takes kids ,approximately 7-20, on rides every Friday throughout the summer months, on weekend days in the spring and fall,throughout the city. Each ride has a "cultural destination" (e.g. a museum, Coney Island, Gracie Mansion).The graduation ride is ENY. The Kids Ride Club is in partnership with Recycle-A-Bicycle. Bikes and helmets, etc. are provided for the kids.

As I was driving across yesterday, traffic nearly came to a halt in the right 2 lanes. This is an assumption so take it for what it's worth, however, it seems a lone cyclist really wanted to get across the bridge and discovered that the bike path was closed.

Tapping his sense of daring and adventure, he proceeded to ride his bike across in the right lane. He made it all the way across the bridge with one caveat. For the first third of a mile or so he was on his bike and the remainder in the back of a NJ State trooper's SUV. I passed him as they were loading his bike into the back of their car.

The moral of this story is...

Don't dwell on a problem getting in the way of your dream...just cross that bridge when you come to it.

sATURDAY AROUND 1-2PM THE ROAD SURFACE IN CENTRAL PARK WASALMOST COMPLETELY DRY; WITH SOME MINOR SALT IN SPOTS.  EITHER SIDE OFF OF THE ROAD WAS TONS OF SNOW. THE PARK WAS WHITE EVERYWHERE(VERY PRETTY)

aS LONG AS YOU RIDE IN THE PARK TOMORROW-SUNDAY WITH TEMPS BELOEW FREEZING THE ROAD SHOULD BE FINE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HB-DKO1Xmk&sns=em

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2014/02/05/faster-cyclists-are-more-handsome/#.UvZe9kDBhQY

looks like you need to get off the couch if you want to get into bed

Fascinating study on how P/W ratios play a role in survival of the fittest for birds - in a way similar to the obsession with losing weight Tyler Hamilton describes in his book.

We'll try next week...

George 

The GWB bikeway remains closed so the ride is changing to a winters slide up the trailway. We will try and make it to Pleasantville and train it back to Grand Central - further if everything goes well. Studded tires required. Bring your train pass, ticket money and the usual food, liquids and sense of adventure. No idea what the pace will be but everyone (with studs) welcome.

Meet at 242 and Broadway at the end of the #1 train at 8:30. Please try and email [email protected] if you plan to ride.

Just a heads-up to the ride leaders for tomorrow...

Thanks.