Roads will be wet and leader is under the weather

I have recently found a white crusty deposit around where the spoke nipples attach to the rim on my Mavic Ksyrium SLs.

I had been thinking that it was just residue from water left over from rides and washings that was caught in the threads. But I have now begun to suspect that there is water inside the rim in the channel containing the nipples which is separated from the channel holding the tire and tube.

Just wondering if anyone has an explanation/solution for this and is it anything I should be worried about.

The answer: 381. 

Pretty good for a club membership around, I think, 2100.

As for my having bestirred myself to count all the names, this comes from the same skewed mindset that counted all the  stairs on the north side of the GWB. (That was years ago. I don't recall the count but I think it was around 165. Or 156.)

In view of the projected temperature of 26F and the residual snow and ice on the streets, I am cancelling the ride for tomorrow.

I have a workout that is much better done outside than in, and it looks like the temps and real feel today are going to be a bit better than predicted. Main concern right now is ice. I was thinking of riding from Grant's Tomb to 9w very carefully, but don't know if the GWB bridge walk is closed. 

Or I could drive to 9w and ride then. But has anyone ridden on 9w and seen whether there is a ridable, non-iced area for cyclists right now? I'm asking Sunday morning, Jan. 27.  

I have the stuff to ride in cold, but just don't want to hurt myself or my bike by going down on ice: warm long bibs and jacket, megamits that look like tennis rackets, a balaklava, and neoprene socks (FWIW). I'll be fine in terms of cold, maybe hot. 

David Carr

WTF!1304 - "Ride Michael Home".  A loop around Croton Reservoir, down the OCA, finishing up with the dirt portion of the South County Trailway through Van Cortlandt Park.  7 riders.  38 miles.  1800'.  80% dirt.  2" snow cover. Sunny and crisp.  Will never-ever have better conditions for this route. 

At 4:40 on a 28-degree January morning, Christian Edstrom readied for his commute from Chappaqua, N.Y., to downtown Manhattan.

Sorry in advance for the length of this post.  Over the next year or so I plan to do quite a bit more travel for cycling than I have in the past.  I'm beginning to realize the limitations of my carbon fiber race bike, both in terms of portability and the ability to mount tires larger than 25c.  Therefore I'm beginning to look into building up a travel bike that can both fold into an airline-compliant case and can fit tires up to 32 or 34c.  Ideally this bike would be for traveling for training camps, visiting family out west, participating in off road/gravel events like D2R2, winter training, and possibly racing events like Battenkill. 

Guys,

As you know most energy bars are either high in fat, sugar or some other ingredient you want to avoid.  and the good ones are usually low in carbs or do not have enough protein..  plus do they really taste good? 

so if you can't find the perfect bar why not create your own?

I came across this site which allows you to do just that..  during the build process there is a table on the right that shows how each added component affects the amount of sugar, protein, carbs, etc that will be in your bar..  

when you're finished you give it a name, select the packaging, and have a box of your newly created bars shipped to your door..  pretty cool isn't it?