Rockland Bicycling Club
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May 2008
Upcoming Group Rides
Saturday, May 17th 8:00 AM
Organized, although unsupported ride through the eastern Finger Lakes region. Time limit of 13.5 hours, which allows for an overall average including stops as leisurely as ten miles per hour.
Saturday, May 17th 9:00 AM
Spread the joy - give gently used bikes to kids & adults who need them for happiness and for transportation. Spruce 'em up, pass 'em on, help the operation go smoothly. Recipients will be given helmets, of course! Spend the whole morning or any part of it, between 9 am and noon. Bring your pals. Heck, you can even start the day as A Doer of Good Deeds, then ride from People To People to the start of Jenni's Suffern-Ridgewood loop! Or plan your route to bring you to PTP and ride over to the "work detail".
Saturday, May 17th 11:00 AM
20-ish miles, a few climbs, to Ridgewood and back, stop in R'wood for bathrooms/water. C level, 14-17 mph
Sunday, May 18th 9:00 AM
Join David and Foster for a ride on the North County Trailway in Westchester. We are going to begin the ride with a scenic alternative that will take us up one hill and past some beautiful farms. Then we will meet up with the paved, mostly flat, rail-to-trail path for a total of around 40 miles.
Similar rides have averaged between 13mph and 15mph, depending on how crowded the trailway is. Click 'details' for directions and more info.
Monday, May 19th 5:30 PM
Monday Night All Levels Ride Rockland Lake at 5:30 PM. We meet in the South Parking Lot of Rockland Lake.
All Levels Ride. Two laps around Lake at D to C speeds. This ride is a NO DROP ride. After two laps ride splits. Ride continues around lake others may ride outer road. Early Spring and Fall Rides may require lights near rides end. (Head light and tail lihgt).
Thursday, May 22nd 5:30 PM
Monday Night All Levels Ride Rockland Lake at 5:30 PM. We meet in the South Parking Lot of Rockland Lake.
All Levels Ride. Two laps around Lake at D to C speeds. This ride is a NO DROP ride.
The Rockland Bicycling Club is a group of cyclists in and around Rockland County, New York. The Club is open to any and all cyclists and to anyone interested in learning more about cycling and bicycle advocacy.
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Recent Message Board Posts
posted by jim061 on May 14th | Comment | Read 24 Comments
Hi All. I'm Mary, jim061's wife. He was badly injured this evening in a cycling collision at the intersection of Rte. 45 and Rte 202 in Mt. Ivy. He is in the Intensive Care Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital, but he is stable and his injuries are not life threatening. He is talking and he wanted me to let you all know that you had a man down.
Evidently, some schools in the county organized or didn't dissuade their charges from riding to school! I caught it on News 12 after in the last hour or so. North Rockland High on 5/14, and Clarkstown (which one?) planned for 5/17. Except for one or two, nary a helmet in sight. Can somebody please inquire of the Clarkstown high schools tomorrow, find out how it's being promoted, and remind them they must wear helmets? Please. I won't be able to make such a call or 2 on 5/15.
It seems the demand for bicycles is going through the roof as a consequence of rising oil prices.
Does anyone have an opinion on this "cyclocomputer"? I'm looking at buying the version with the data/street map card. I'm hoping it will help me explore the bikeways of NY and NJ. Easy to use? Good directions? Have you tried Garmin Connect?
Well, as much as I love Toga and Piermont, I'm not sure I'm ever looking at them the same again. Mellow Johnny's, Lance Armstrong's new store in Austin just opened, and I got a chance to go buy a lot of things there and gawk.
posted by davidjschloss on May 09th | Comment | Read 13 Comments
Know what's awesome? Lance Armsrong's new bike store, Mellow Johnny's is going to open May 10 in Austin. Know what's more awesome? I'm teaching a class in Austin May 14-15. And brining my bike. Awwww yeah.
posted by jim061 on May 14th | Comment | Read 2 Comments
Hi All. I'm Mary, jim061's wife. He was badly injured this evening in a cycling collision at the intersection of Rte. 45 and Rte 202 in Mt. Ivy. He is in the Intensive Care Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital, but he is stable and his injuries are not life threatening. He is talking and he wanted me to let you all know that you had a man down.
I just wanted to let everyone know that Sheryl Turk-Palacio and Bruce Burns were competing in the TOGA Biathalon this past Sunday May 11th! (Mother's Day)
Recent Ride Reports
Ciao. The group started off from Ostuna and rambled about 15 miles to Ostuna. Everyone except Barbara and I stopped to eat -- Barbara, of course, insisted on pushing me on. We rambled about 35 more miles, much of it in the rain, back to Ostuna for a tour of an 11th century (no Jen I was not born yet) church.
Tonights ride started off on a rainy note but the clouds parted and the sun came out. It was absolutely gorgeous out there tonight. Cheryl and I started off the ride with a nice and easy jaunt around the lake. After a lap we came back to the South Lot and found Lloyd in business attire waiting to say hi!
posted by bjbyrnes on May 14th | Comment | Read 1 Comment
We had a 100% increase in ridership this morning as I pedaled up to Congers Elementary and found Foster waiting for me. Thanks for coming out Foster! Beautiful morning and a nice hour long ride around Lake DeForest. Sun is up now, so lights no longer required.
I got up to do my 5:30am Wake Up Ride this morning and was very excited to see SUNLIGHT! For the first time the ride didn't start in the dark. It was also reasonably warm (in the 50's). But it just kept getting better. Tons of wildlife out at Rockland Lake this morning, including flocks of turkey, duck, and plenty of deer and rabbits. AND I actually saw EIGHT other bikers at the Lake this morning.