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David Schloss

David SchlossDavid Schloss is the co-founder and president of the Rockland Bicycling Club. A lifelong cyclist and self-described bicycling addict, Schloss is also a professional writer, photographer and educator, he is also the director of a group that supports photographers, which allows him to travel the globe, sneaking in rides.

E-mail David Schloss at david@rocklandbike.org

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Win For Susan Day

August
7

I’ve been thinking about[ the passing of Susan Nelson all day, and about the countless other people who have died this year from cancer who weren’t lucky enough to have someone sharing their message.

So I’ve got an idea, and I need your help. Let’s declare Saturday (correction) Sunday August 23rd as Win For Susan [...]

Posted by David Schloss on August 7th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Petition available to ensure bike access to new TZ Bridge

August
7

The East Coast Greenway Alliance just passed along an online petition, which is extremely important for the local region’s cyclists and pedestrians. The petition aims to ensure that if the TZ Bridge plans get altered, the plans will still call for a bike and pedestrian path on both the North and the South sides of [...]

Posted by David Schloss on August 7th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

In Memoriam – Susan Nelson

August
6

This posting was original run on the website BikeHugger.com, where I am an editor.

I never met Susan, nor did most of the thousands and thousands of people who were touched by her. Susan, wife of Elden Nelson, the blogger behind the incredible FatCyclist.com, passed away yesterday surrounded by friends and family.

Elden was kind enough, [...]

Posted by David Schloss on August 6th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Get a free membership in the Rockland Bicycling club

July
27

Looking to ride with a great group of people this summer? You can’t find a nicer group than the gang of the Rockland Bicycling Club, and thanks to our partners at Piermont Bicycle Connection and Toga Bikes (in Upper Nyack) we’re offering a special deal—buy a bike and get a free membership in the Club. [...]

Posted by David Schloss on July 27th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Follow along on the Mount Ventoux penultimate stage

July
25

If you’re watching the Ventox climb today (and if you’re not, you’d better be doing something important like watching an elephant walking down Main Street) head over to the Live Chat I’m moderating over at BikeHugger. Chat with other cyclists, vote on polls and comment on the most important stage of the race.

Posted by David Schloss on July 25th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Chat with Cyclists Today

July
17

Stuck at work, wishing you could talk to someone about Le Tour? Head to hub.bikehugger.com where I’m running a Live Chat during today’s stage.

Posted by David Schloss on July 17th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Lance and the Old Man Gambit

July
7

Lance and Johan are lying.

But before I explain what I mean I just want to mention that because of the excellent ending of Stage 4 of the Tour de France, I’ll be live chatting Stage 5 over at hub.bikehugger.com. After that I’ll take a day off and then cover Stage 7, the first mountain [...]

Posted by David Schloss on July 7th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Chat Live about the Tour

July
4

Over at BikeHugger.com (where I’m an editor) we’re doing a live chat during today’s and tomorrow’s stage of the Tour de France. Come visit us at hub.bikehugger.com to chat about the Tour, live.

Posted by David Schloss on July 4th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Yoga for cycling

February
24

Want a bit more flexibility on the bike? Try yoga, it’s great for loosening up muscles and joints to help prevent and recover from the stresses of cycling. There are tons of free podcasts about yoga, with tons of great content, but one particular cycling-specific podcast is here on the iTunes store.

Posted by David Schloss on February 24th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

Skipping TV for the Tour of California

February
13

Versus TV is doing daily coverage of the Tour of California, but that’s so 2008, and it doesn’t really help anyone stuck at work while the world’s heavyweights-of-cycling take to the road.

Instead, try these great sites.

Amgen Tour Tracker Site – This site is an interactive streaming-video site for the Tour. Follow the peloton, [...]

Posted by David Schloss on February 13th, 2009 | Post a Comment »

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Randall Wolf Randall Wolf is Director of Photography at The Journal News/LoHud.com, and has ridden more than 80,000 miles on a bike during the past 35 years. Some of these miles include a three-week touring trip from Suburban Philadelphia to Nova Scotia and back at age 16 and a few years later a solo two-week trip to Montreal. In 1985, he photographed the first U.S.-based team in the Vuelta a Espana, a three-week professional cycling race throughout Spain. He has participated in professional teams and races throughout the U.S. including the national championship in Philadelphia, and Tour of Georgia. In the mid-Ô90s he competed as an amateur racer throughout the Northeast. Bike commuting was his choice of transportation while working in Baltimore and Toronto. He is a ride leader and member of the Westchester Cycling Club and Rockland Bike Club, and lives in Garrison with his wife.
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Robert Brum Robert Brum, an assistant metro editor for The Journal News/LoHud.com and The Rockland Express, grew up cycling the roads of Rockland County. He now lives in Queens and rides with the Long Island Bicycle Club. Brum logs between 2,000 and 3,000 miles a year cycling throughout the Northeast.
David Schloss David Schloss is the co-founder and president of the Rockland Bicycling Club. A lifelong cyclist and self-described bicycling addict, Schloss is also a professional writer, photographer and educator, he is also the director of a group that supports photographers, which allows him to travel the globe, sneaking in rides.
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