Documents released this week by the state Department of Transportation show that Paleen Construction Corp. in Somers was paid over $40,000 for two days work to gouge out four miles of rumble strips on Route 100 in Yorktown and Somers. The questionable highway “safety†project has created dangers for cyclists… Read More →
This past Sunday I enjoyed leading a WCC B level ride from Fort Montgomery North to the Newburgh-Beacon bridge and South on Route 9D through Cold Springs and back to Fort Montgomery. It was a busy weekend for rides and only two other’s joined me. Wayne Palladino from New Rochelle,... Read More →
This just came across my desk from the NY Bicycle Coalition – After seven long years, the Bicycle Commuter Tax Provision has finally passed both the House and Senate as part of the financial bailout package. President Bush has said that he is eager to sign the legislation. “We are… Read More →
Organizers of the Rochester Twilight Omnium recently announced that the event would expand into a six-day, UCI-ranked 2.2 event for 2009. The race, which was three-days this year, will cover six stages next year through the Western New York and Finger Lakes regions of upstate New York from August 8th… Read More →
Leave it to the folks at MIT to come up with ways for cyclists to connect through the Internet using digital technology. The program, called “SmartBiking,†reportedly lets riders interact in innovative ways including through a Facebook application called “I crossed your path.†Also, MIT reportedly is developing a “Smart… Read More →
I spent the Columbus Day weekend cycling with my club through Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley. Brandywine is in southern Chester County, just north of Delaware, about two hours and change from the NY metro area. Although the main arteries are cluttered with the usual suburban commercialism, once you turn off onto… Read More →
Lance – what’s up with the bunny ears, don’t they slow you down? By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer He’s the kid who taught a world of youngsters how to spell “aardvark” — and that’s not all. He’s Arthur, the 8-year-old aardvark with Philip Johnson glasses, who’s back for a… Read More →
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) _ Lance Armstrong agreed Monday to ride in next year’s Giro d’Italia and suggested the Italian race — not the Tour de France — will be the main target in his comeback season. The American has never competed in the three-week Giro,... Read More →
Here are the remarks I made at the rumble strip rally on Route 100. Welcome to all the cyclists who came out in today’s wet weather to protest the state Department of Transportation’s installation of rumble strips on Route 100, which used to be one of the region’s safest state… Read More →
Do real men wear bibs? And if they do, why do they wear them? That’s the question I was asking this week after I tried a pair of Primal Wear’s latest bib shorts. When I arrived in Albany to write a profile on cross-country cyclists Pearson and Pete Constantino, they… Read More →