Please join us at the next NYCC meeting on November 13th at Annie Moore's Resaurant and Pub, 50 E. 43rd St., and receive a gorgeous FREE "vintage" NYCC water bottle for the first dinner purchasers (while the supply lasts). You cannot purchase dinners prior to the meeting. This vintage water bottle matches the beautiful red/white/blue NYCC jersey with the royal blue image of the Statue of Liberty. Oh yes....

The local running clubs like the NY Flyers (Go FLyers!) and other local athletic organizations are getting organized to help.  Here's some info. below.  Please continue to post opportunities below.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/state-senator-liz-krueger/volunteer-today...

We regret the NYC Marathon (and consequently the NYC Marathon Ride and all pick-up rides to start) have been cancelled.

http://nycc.org/message-board/canceled-11042012-nyc-marathon-ride/59879

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This thread is dedicated to organizing PICK-UP rides to start of NYC Marathon ride.

On behalf of Alfredo, myself and other leaders..........while our thoughts go out to those who are suffering at the hands of Sandy, we are not entering any debates on this thread about whether or not NYC Marathon and/or this ride should take place.

maybe this information has been posted before but I can't find it.  can I use a folding bike for the C SIG?  Thanks.

Any riders interested in meeting in front of Whole Foods at Union Square at 5:00am to ride to Bay Ridge for NYC Marathon Ride this Sunday?   C 11/12. [email protected]; 917-291-0484. Coming from the UWS. Could meet a subgroup at Columbus Circle at Statue of Columbus at 4:30am. 

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We should vote against this proposition, since it has just showed up on the ballot with no prior explanation or discussion.  What will its consequences be?  Who will benefit?  Who will be hurt or disappointed?

Does this proposition target a specific problem that for some reason cannot be mentioned publicly?

Why no more junior members?  What does this mean for under-18's coming on club rides with their member-parents?  What does this mean for athletic 17-year-old NYCC members coming on the Newcomers Ride?

I will be glad to change my opinion if someone explains why this is good for all members of the club.

The following is reproduced without any kind of permission or license or knowledge or approval from anybody whatsoever. It is extracted from Graham Healy's biography of Shay Elliott. Elliott was the first Irishman to wear the Yellow Jersey, and also won stages in the Giro and the Vuelta and wore the leader's jersey in the latter. I think he was the first non continental to win stages in all three grand tours. I just put down the book. I should remember that. For some strange reason my short term memory is shot to pieces. Anyway.

Hello,

I'm a freelance reporter affiliated with the Columbia Journalism School writing about some of the bicyclists who did not let the hurricane interrupt their riding schedules. I would like to talk with anyone who has experience riding in bad weather or knows someone who decided to go biking during Sandy. Better yet, please contact me if you were out riding yourself.

I just received this word from the Central Park Conservancy:

"We are working very hard to clean up Central Park in the wake of the hurricane. The damage is widespread and has included the loss of 250 mature trees. Our first priority was to attend to the perimeter where there is a public sidewalk,  and then we focused on the marathon route. We are now moving into the mid-Park and north-Park areas to clean debris, prune limbs and remove downed trees. There are also numerous benches and fences to repair.