Rain. 

Considering between two clincher wheelsets:

2012 Mavic Cosmic Carbone SL vs. R-Sys Clincher Wheelset.

SL a bit heavier and thus slightly behind R-Sys on steep climbs. Whereas extremely well on flats, downhill and said to be excellent on turns and on breaking power.

Anybody can reflect from their own experience describing pro & cons of the above wheelsets?

This went live on Tuesday night, but that's certainly well after the weekly e-mail goes out. ;-)

http://nycc.org/node/59390

The route actually starts in Tarrytown, and winds around a bit, so total distance to Croton Falls is about 45 miles. Some version will go rain or shine, barring really horrible rain, though moderate rain will prompt a shorter version of the route.

This also goes over the Croton Dam, but in the early going, likely earlier than the A-19 riders hit it.

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Also, if numbers are low, I may ask the group about whether it'd be convenient to meet up at 125th Street Metro-North instead; just be advised.

We just submitted a C ride to Old Tappan, lunch at the Market and return home either by 9W or County Road. Look for the listing after  it is approved.

Jerry Ross & Jim Olson

Join us for a redux of the A19 SIG Ride 11, only we'll be starting and ending in the Bronx to eliminate the junk miles.

For the seventh year in a row we would like to invite all "A" riders interested in taking the next step to become racers to a ride this Sat that leaves from 122nd and Riverside at 8:30 AM- and the same time on Sunday.

http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/09/26/bicycle-uprising-celebration-ride-and-community-forum-this-friday/

I ride less than I used to on city streets and avenues, perferring bike paths, hard pack and off road trails. But yesterday, a weekday, I took 6th Avenue to Penn Station around 7:30 am to catch a train to cycle the Delaware canal tow paths north of Trenton. I just got through 23rd Street as the light was changing but ran 24th. As I approached the intersection I could see a pedestrian jaywalking across on the up traffic side of the intersection, a very good indication the coast was clear. In a moment I could see it was clear, and I was not impinging upon foot traffic. 6th goes up a mild grade here and preservation of momentum is dear to my heart either running or on a bike. In the bike lane the whole way, I was pulled over by a policeman in a Cushman.

- too wet

It's raining at 5:35 AM; the ride is cancelled