Hi NYers! Get those reels and wheels moving - professional and aspiring filmmakers are invited to enter the 4th Annual Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival!

The Festival is a highlight of Bike Month 2013, and is the ONLY film festival in the USA that focuses specifically on bicycle travel.  Although the Festival will be held in Massachusetts, anyone is eligible to enter a film.  And it's just a short road-trip, and there's a Ciclismo Classico cycling vacation for the main raffle prize!

CALL FOR ENTRIES INFORMATION
The 4th Annual Ciclismo Classico Bike Travel Film Festival invites professional and amateur filmmakers to submit for consideration films ranging from 3 to 60 minutes.

is anyone else thinking of doing this?  Rapha's weeklong challenge to fit 500k in between xmas and ny eve (that's 311 miles).  i've wanted to do it in past years but have remembered too late.

more information here: http://www.rapha.cc/the-festive-500--2012

Signature Cycles seems to be Rapha's local partner.  They have a CT ride supporting this the week after xmas:  http://roadjournal.signaturecycles.com/2012/12/festive-500-with-rapha-and-signature-cycles/

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/19/business/alex-moulton-creator-of-quirky-small-wheeled-bike-dies-at-92.html?ref=obituaries

(I would paste the paragraph here, but I really want you to read the whole thing.)

Sure you can wear layers, drink whiskey, and grow a sweet beard to stay warm.  But this question was posted on one of my favorite sites.

I bike to class sometimes.  It's annoying biking in the wintertime, because it's so cold.  How fast would I have to bike for my skin to warm up the way a spacecraft heats up during reentry?

I'm planning to post a ride soon, and the temp may be below 40.  There will be an indoor lunch stop.  What's the best way to avoid getting chilled when we go outside again? 

First, of course, we should keep the lunch stop short.

Second, I would think we should take off some layers when we're indoors in order to air-dry a bit and remove some moisture.  But, on the other hand, if we keep our jackets on, the moisture inside might stay warm and keep us from getting chilled when we go back outside.  So, which is best?

http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/national/keith-kirk-accused-bike-thief-gets-street-justice-bloody-beatdown

I thought I signed up for the 9AM ride starting from Eleanor's statue this coming Saturday December 22nd.  Now, it is not on the ride list; ?????

Did I get the date wrong??

Short message (short info)

To be as concrete as possible, I need your insights on biking conditions in your city (whatever the context).

·        Use twitter hashtag #cyclediary to submit an entry of yours.

·        If you like paper more, please use a paper form (link is in the end of the post) which I made for you to fill in. You may fold it and keep it in your back pocket.

I need your insights in order to understand what I can do in order to improve the quality of cycle in urban areas. At first in New York City and hopefully after that – all over the world!

Hello,

Bike Snob has an interesting story re the above on today's webpage. I am too inept to post the link and too lazy to transcribe it. So if you wish to view it, which I recommend, you will have to visit BikeSnob's blog.

Cheers.

I have to ask if anyone knows this guy, or if you've witnessed the juggernaut of insanity that seems to be his daily commute.