March 2012
17 posts
http://www.newyorkfamily.com/newyork/article-972-ne... →
Cycling and The City! Don’t Anna and Zoe Look Bike-Tastic?
Part 2: Red Hook Criterium Race Report
photo courtesy James Brosnan
Fear and fatigue plagued me from the start horn. Sure, I clipped in fine, but we were barely into the first turn before I was being shoved to the barriers and passed like a mile marker. The leg torque required to push my 200 pounds into and out of the tight corners tied a knot of nausea in my gut.
I saw two racers crash through the orange cones that lined the...
juicyjoe asked: Hey Paul it was a pleasure riding with you at the RHC last weekend. I can't believe it was only your 6th race. I tried to catch up with you after the party to chat about the race. Talk to you soon, Joe M
http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/03/race-report/... →
Wow. I never thought I would see my own corn-fed chunky thighs grace Velo
News!
Red Hook Criterium Race Report (Part 1 of 2)
photo courtesy Harry Zernike, 9W magazine
3/25/2012
Red Hook Criterium Race Report Part 1 of 2
Almost five years ago, I went down in a tight left turn and shattered my hip. I was riding my Dave Perry-built track bike on a wet, cobbled street along the north Brooklyn waterfront after a late evening of kielbasa...
the bike-time continuum is gonna warp and woof, with B. Snob & G. Petersen in the same building at the New Am Bike Show. It’s SOLD OUT to exhibitors, but Bike Lovers can still get tix . Git some!
http://www.streetsblog.org/2012/03/20/memo-to-chris... →
Is Quinn running for mayor of NYC or Houston ?
http://www.observer.com/2012/03/chuck-schumer-rides... →
Come out of the closet, Chuck!
http://redhookcrit.com/competitor/paul-steely-white... →
David Trimble is nothing if not a supremely talented huckster. believe the
hype!
20 mph is Best for the Upper West! Lisa Sladkus is very convincing in this awesome TV spot from yesterday http://www.wpix.com/videogallery/68842086/News/Manhattan-Gets-Slow-Zone-For-Pedestrian-Safety#gl-0
http://www.change.org/petitions/gov-andrew-cuomo-st... →
here we go, folks. your fare has increased FOUR times over the past five years. during that same period, the city and state have gutted support for mass transit. are you going to take the next hike sitting down?
MUST-READ — ‘rigorous’ survey shows voters favor bikes and mass transit to cars: http://bit.ly/wV1Zrc
Lovable Bike Grouches Unite! →
Both Bike Snob AND Grant Petersen (the original retro-grouch, of Rivendell fame) will be present at this must-go event for NYC COGnoscenti. please join me in trying to make them smile.
