--------------------------------------------------------------------->

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Day Ride

TRAINING RIDE #12: LLOYD NECK

8:00 AM, Cunningham Park , 85 miles

Not for beginners. This ride is hilly and technical and you must be able to keep a good pace. No Point/Drop/Sweep today. Pack some snacks for the trip, in case you need the extra energy, and plenty of water so you don't get leg cramps. Warning, not for beginners. Leaders: Ira Najowitz & Dennis Griffin (One Group, Cue sheet only)

Day Ride

SHAD BAKE AT MRS. KEARNEY'S TAVERN

10:30 AM, GWB Bus Terminal (W 178th & Ft. Washington Ave) , 20 miles

Our destination is an 18th-Century house that was a tavern run by the Kearney family and possibly a Revolutionary War British army headquarters. The Kearneys are having an open house and shad bake with live music, good food, and good fun. Admission $3. Relaxed, easy ride pace. Leader: Jim Zisfein.

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Day Ride

BIKE NEW YORK: The Five Boro Bike Tour

Note: registration has closed for this event.

Day Ride

MEET AT THE GUNKS

8:30 AM, Grand Central Terminal , 8:30 AM, Grand Central Terminal, 55 miles, 15 mph pace, rolling hills

When thirty thousand cyclists descend on NYC, it's time to leave the city and head for a quiet ride in the country. Let's take Metro North up to Poughkeepsie for a nice quiet ride on back roads through part of the Shawangunk Mountains. We'll bike across the Mid-Hudson Bridge, then up and west. Along the way we'll ride the Highland Rail Trail. After a brief rest stop in New Paltz, we'll ride on the oldest street in America and continue on for a quick peek at the Delaware and Hudson Canal Museum. No formal lunch stop. We will picnic at a suitable spot. We will return to Poughkeepsie and take the 5:30 PM train back to Grand Central. Triples are recommended. Bring MTA bike permit; $26 for round-trip rail fare from GCT bag lunch. Contact info: email dhudes@hudes.org, cell 646 642 2203 and/or email jessefbrown@yahoo.com. Leaders Dana Hudes & Jesse Brown

Wednesday, May 6, 2009 (Rain Date: May 13, 2009)

Day Ride

MANHATTAN EVENING RIDE

7PM, NW Corner of 5th Ave & E. 60th St. , 18 miles

Annual leisurely evening ride in celebration of Bike Month NYC. Join us for this fun ride on Manhattan's Greenways/Pathways. We plan to go through Central Park, down the West Side Greenway to Battery Park, through South Street Seaport and up the East Side and back to the start. Bring pocket food, a good working bicycle with your tires inflated to the appropriate psi, bike pump, front & rear lights, spare tube, water, helmet (and wear it), and a smile. Approx. 18 miles. Rain at the start cancels the ride. Rain date is May 13. Co-listed with The Weekday Cyclists, Times Up! and New York Cycle Club. Leaders Trudy Hutter and John Chiarella.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Day Ride

TRAINING RIDE #13: EATON'S NECK

8:00 AM, Cunningham Park , 90 miles

OK, you've done the rest - now finish the job! The scenery of the North Shore expands on this beautiful trip and the main century event is just one week away. If you're ready for this 90 miler you'll have no problem with the full century coming up. No point-drop-sweep on this final training ride. Leaders: Ira Najowitz & Dennis Griffin (One Group Only, Cue sheet only)

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Day Ride

METRIC TRAINING RIDE #4: PIERMONT

9:00 AM, Columbus Circle , 50 miles

Our metric series concludes with an old standard - Piermont, NY. Enjoy the hills, green pastures and river views. We'll visit the pier that extends nearly a mile into the mighty Hudson. Bring lunch money and a camera. Leaders: Marina Bekkerman & Ken Williams.

Day Ride

OFF ROAD VISTAS: RIDE THE OLD PUT AND OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT

9:30 AM, Van Cortlandt Park - Broadway & W. 242st St. , 40 miles

Description: Off Road Vistas ride. It's May 10th, the perfect day to honor a railroad that belongs to history. Take ride on the Old Put Railroad and see what was. Lunch is at a waterfall spilling from a lake over a dam. After we go far enough north, we'll turn around and take the original NYC water supply, the Old Croton Aqueduct, back south. There's nothing like wheeling through the woods. Leaders: Ed Defreitas & TBA

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Day Ride

MONTAUK CENTURY

Saturday, May 23, 2009

Day Ride

WANDERING TO WAVE HILL

9:00 AM, Columbus Circle , 30 miles w/ a few hills

Enjoy an extended spring visit to a treasure in the Riverdale section of the Bronx: Wave Hill. Once a private estate, it is an oasis that overlooks the Hudson and the Palisades (See www.wavehill.org). To and fro, we'll enjoy riding through a few picturesque parks in Manhattan and the Bronx. Bring a bike lock and lunch money. Leader: Brian Hoberman & TBA.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Day Ride

HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM

9:30 AM, Plaza Hotel , 30 miles

We'll ride through Central Park and up the center spine of Manhattan. We'll cross the Harlem river into The Bronx, follow Broadway through Yonkers & spend a little time on the Old Croton Aqueduct till we reach the Hudson River Museum. This is not just a museum. It's also a Mansion and a planetarium. So, bring your inquisitiveness, $6.00 for admission, lunch or money to buy it, lock and MTA Bike Permit in case you have to bag-it on Metro North. Some hills, road bikes OK).. Maybe a bonus additional museum. Leaders: Ed DeFreitas and TBA.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Day Ride

GREENWOOD HISTORIC CEMETERY RIDE

10:00 AM, Popeye's Restaurant , 17 miles

You know how famous people lived. Now, get a look at how they spent eternity. Leonard Bernstein, Boss Tweed, Tiffany, Greeley, Ebbets. The inspiration for Central Park. Brooklyn is a great place. Bring a camera and binoculars for bird spotting. Leaders: Terry Chin and Ed DeFreitas.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Day Ride

HOOKEY DAY RIDE TO ROCKAWAY

9:30 AM, Kew Gardens , 30 miles

A moderately fast ride to/from Kew Gardens & Rockaway. We will travel through Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Howard Beach and Broad Channel. Bring two spare tubes and money for lunch. This is somewhat of a repeat from last year. Please note it's a weekday ride. Leader: Dennis Griffin, John Chiarella.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Day Ride

QUEENS TREASURES

10:00 AM, Cunningham Park , 30 miles

More a tour than a ride through Queens, hitting some of the boroughs unusual or forgotten places. Many stops. Bring money for lunch. We plan to visit the botanical gardens, a 2,000 year-old Roman column, a Kung Fu temple, the Lemon Ice King of Corona and more. Back around 4 PM. Leaders: Randy Horowitz and others.

Day Ride

GOING SOMEWHERE?

9:30 AM, Bridgemarket , 15-20 miles, rain or shine

If you're taking your bike with you on a trip, or planning on shipping it to your vacation destination, here is an opportunity to learn how to pack it into either a cardboard bike carton or a bike travel case. We'll show you how to remove the pedals, loosen and turn around your handlebars, and fit your bike into that small case. (We will be arriving back by 2, so no lunch necessary.) Leaders: Stephen Jackel, Dan Finton.

Sunday, May 31, 2009

Day Ride

PRESIDENTS' SHADOWS

10:00 AM, City Hall , approx. 10 miles

We all know that Washington slept here. But, where did his VP sleep? How did a Brooklyn Community honor a fallen President (not JFK, Lincoln or one of those famous ones)? Bring lock, money for lunch. Leaders: Ed DeFreitas & TBA.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Day Ride

UP, UP AND AWAY

8:20 AM, Grand Central Station and 9:30 AM (previously 9:50), Croton-Harmon Station, Grand Central Station, Croton-Harmon Station , 45 hilly miles

Join us for our semi-annual beautiful, hilly 45-mile ride through northern Westchester. While enjoying the ups and downs, we can look forward to ice cream at the Blue Pig near the end. Bring a MTA bike permit, snacks and $15 train fare. Added bonus: A lunch stop at a surprise leader's house! End Time: Approx. 5-6 pm. Leaders: Brian Hoberman & Susan Levine.

Day Ride

A RIDE WITH STRINGS ATTACHED

9:30 AM, Prospect Park, Grand Army Plaza ,Approx. 12 miles

When we're talking "strings" we're talking "guitar strings." Join us for this ride to Carmine Street Guitars in Greenwich Village and see how Rick makes world famous electric guitars right in his own shop. He's demo is truly vibrant (or is it vibrating?) Don't expect a long ride, but expect a true Village experience! Bring lock and money for lunch at a local eatery. Rain at start cancels. Leaders: Richard Sanford and David Balzer.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Day Ride

THE OLD PUT CENTURY

8:00 AM, Woodlawn (Jerome and Bainbridge Aves) , 92 miles, Quick-Spin

The New York and Putnam Railroad, a/k/a "The Old Put", was a dismal failure as a commercial rail line and was finally put out of its misery circa 1980. Fortunately, the right-of-way was preserved, and the rail barons' loss became our gain when Westchester and Putnam Counties built a rail trail for recreational use. You can now bicycle most of the way from Bronx to Carmel (and back) on a path that is paved, level, and car-free. Hooray! Riders should be able to maintain a "B" pace (15 mph). Bring water, snacks, lunch or $ for it, plus $ and a MTA Bike Permit for Metro-North in case you need to leave early. Travel note: this ride begins at the last stop on the Bronx-bound #4 subway, not the Metro-North station of the same name. Leaders: Jim Zisfein and Brian Hoberman.

Day Ride

RESIDENTIAL BROOKLYN TOUR

10:00 AM, Prospect Park, Picnic House (2 blocks from 3rd St. entrance) , 25 miles

Explore some of the quieter sections of Brooklyn. We'll ride through the Borough and Sunset Parks, Bay Ridge and others. Bring an American Flag! Bring a lock, snack and money for lunch. Terry Chin and TBA.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Day Ride

CLEARWATER HUDSON RIVER REVIVAL (Part 1)

7:30 AM sharp!, Grand Central Terminal , 25 miles, flat to rolling with one big hill

Our 21st annual day-long summer retreat to this classic folk music festival returns with rides both days of the festival (Saturday June 20 and Sunday June 21)! Come celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Sloop Clearwater's launch plus Pete's 90th birthday! We'll board Metro North for a jump start to White Plains, then cycle to Croton Park (with return trip to NYC via train). Enjoy 5 stages of music, non-stop dancing, crafts, activists, stories, souvenirs, and of course, food. Scheduled performers include Richie Havens, Susan Tedeschi, Mike and Ruthie, Allison Moorer, Alejandro Escovedo, and the Nobel Peace Prize candidate himself, Pete Seeger. Special Note: because of Clearwater fundraising efforts, prices for festival tickets have almost doubled; ride participants are strongly urged to purchase their own tickets in advance; see www.clearwater.org or visit www.mta.info/mnr/html/getaways/outbound_clearwater.htm for train plus festival package deals. A very limited number of tickets may be available via leader. Festival and bike ride are rain or shine; free valet bike parking available via our friends at Times Up (http://times-up.org/)! And who will be the recipient of this year's ride dedication ceremony? Bring $20 for train fare plus Metro North permit, sunscreen. Leaders: Ted M. Kushner and Brian Hoberman

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Day Ride

CLEARWATER HUDSON RIVER REVIVAL (Part 2)

8:30 AM sharp!, Grand Central Terminal , 25 miles, flat to rolling with one big hill

We'll once again "retreat" to this classic folk music festival, but with a later start/return time! We'll board Metro North for a jump start to White Plains, then cycle to Croton Park (with late return to NYC via train). Enjoy 5 stages of music, non-stop dancing, crafts, activists, stories, souvenirs, and of course, food. Scheduled performers include Arlo Guthrie, the Persuasions, Pete and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, Jay & Molly, Rick Nestler and more! Special Note: because of Clearwater fundraising efforts, prices for festival tickets have almost doubled; ride participants are strongly urged to purchase their own tickets in advance; see www.clearwater.org or visit www.mta.info/mnr/html/getaways/outbound_clearwater.htm for train/festival package deals. A very limited number of tickets may be available via leader. Festival and bike ride are rain or shine; free valet bike parking available via our friends at Times Up (http://times-up.org/)! Bring $20 for train fare plus Metro North permit, sunscreen. Leaders: Ted M. Kushner, Brian Hoberman and Bike 21