Just got a pair at the Ridge Hill store for under $50.

A great little infographic on staying warm without sweating in the winter.

Unfortunately, as those on my ride today will attest, no matter how many times you've done it before, you're gonna get it wrong sometimes. *sigh*

If you have some holiday shopping to do -- or just some time to kill -- take a stroll through the holiday craft fair set up by the central 42nd Street exit.

http://www.grandcentralterminal.com/event/the-centennial-holiday-fair-pr...

I cut through the station after my run this morning (yes, I was walking slowly), and took a side trip to see the craft fair. It ended up taking at least an hour as I gazed at all the beautiful handwrought items and spoke with the designers or reps.

As a lifelong artist and seamstress, and once-upon-a-time craft museum administrator, I was impressed by everything that I saw -- even though I have no money to spend at present.

I like to buy my CO2 cartridges in bulk, which saves plenty of money and time.  I just bought what I hope will be something like 5 years worth of cartridges.  I've found that food service companies will sell CO2 cartridges for lower prices than bike parts vendors.  

I got my 60 cartridges for $60 from an ebay seller:  whipcreamfactory

This stinks, and I don't even want to name the company:

http://blogs.calgaryherald.com/2013/12/07/war-veteran-forced-to-change-b...

And this, too:

http://bikeportland.org/2011/03/10/epic-wheel-works-will-change-name-due...

 

Hey folks, Ciel, the LBS near me, is having an event on Tuesday, December 10th.

Some folks from Giant are going to be talking about women's bike fit. There will also be a presentation on stretching for cyclists. It will be from 6:00-8:00 pm, and there'll be refreshments.

-Erica

See you at 8:30.  Dress in layers.

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Train collided with truck near Western highway in West Nyack this morning.

http://www.lohud.com/article/20131206/NEWS02/312060041/

If training with the professionals is on your bucket list, we have the perfect opportunity for you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wv_Px4MoSM

I undersand the climb to bear is cat.2. Wondering if we have any cat.1 climbs. Tried googling and could not find...