Is it ok to attend rides without team kit? Should I wait to order?

 If anyone selling, I can buy.
medium or large.

@Joshua Wilson
I have a large race cut lightweight summer hearses new with tags you can have for free
and a winter jacket
347 865 6586 text me 
 

The gale warnings sent me to Cunningham
#firstdayinblue

@Mark Taylor great decision. It was cold and the winds were brutal. The hot coffee @ Piermont was my single motivation to complete my intended ride. 

Btw, thank you for gear!

Solo venture into a wormhole.

Youse missed a good one.

https://www.strava.com/activities/1919714151/segments/48418066733

Looks like I missed a load of fun over the weekend.  Picked up some man-flu on way back to NY, so was gutted to miss out.  That blue kit is looking good above!!  Roll on the next order.  

"He-bola"

Is anyone planning on riding the NYC Marathon route this year? I keep hearing that this is a thing, but haven't done it myself.

its a lot of fun, you have to roll out real early though

Riding up 6th Avenue when it’s completely car-free and empty is an incredible thing. It’s worth the early morning wake up. Do it once while you live in NYC

You had me at car-free.

Never heard of it, but I too like the car-free idea. 

@Joshua Wilson I've never done it, but I've heard it's basically an annual tradition in which local cyclists jump out on the NYC Marathon course right after it's closed to traffic and before the race starts. Everyone sees how far they can make it before all traffic is removed from the route. Unless the weather is dreadful, I think I'm going to do it this year.

A few quick comments, as I have lived by or on the NYC Marathon route since 2001.

Riding the course is not allowed, duh.

There's enough activity and crap happening that usually police wont care to bother you, if you ride a portion. That said, they have kicked me out on previous years. If that happens, have a general sense on how you would exit and how to get back home without getting back on course. The wheelchairs and para divisions start early -- like 7:30 am early. Don't be on the course once they are racing. Also, once the marathon proper starts you will not be able to cross the course for hours, again: plan for this.

After today's unfortunate mail pipe bombs, expect marathon security to be brutal.

Most years, I ride along 4th ave for a bit until I get asked to leave, reach the Verrazano, the start of the Wheelchairs, or run into Phil and/or JP and other NYC cyclists preparing to escort marathon athletes. And then ride back home on 5th ave (not on course)

Also, worth mention: this will be a-stupid-slow-full-o-stops ride. You will have to cater to all the volunteer setting gatorade stands (every mile) and musicians/band, etc, etc... take pictures, smile lots. 8 mph avg. Forget about crossing the marathon bridges.

Most important: Best way to ride the route: Volunteer and be one of the bike escorts -- too late for 2018, but keep eyes open for the chance.

[monster truck announcer voice] SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY

8am BB/9am GWB be there!

I’m in!

I'm in for a Sunday ride. Saturday looks like it'll be very very damp.

Sorry, I am out for Saturday ride. Will be there Sunday.

Sunday!

That video btw, “be there or be...” WTF! 

if i'm honest, i didn't watch the video until the end. but wtf indeed....deleted!

I'm in.

Will be rolling tomorrow as well.

Dress for 7 degrees.

Stuck at work. Have to abandon today’s ride. Have a safe and fun ride!

Nice group at the Bridge.  Most turned for Piermont at Sparkill.  Ricky and Scott came with up to the Orchard.

I wouldn't say we were killing it, but there was no dawdling.  There were only a few long climbs, but I still managed to get 4,000' of climbing according to Wahoo (3,900' according to Strava).  All the more impressive was that Ricky hung on; he did a half-marathon on Wednesday with no prep.  I probably should have urged him to shelter behind me and scott most of the way. 

Here's the ride.  No 9W at all.  Getting a group to do the route would be even funner.  

https://www.strava.com/activities/1932920882/segments/48747696545

Great catching up with all.  Wasn't planning on trip out to the Orchards, but have never been and tough to resist a quality wormholing session with JPGPS.   And not sure where Ricky found his legs after that 1/2 marathon - huge kudos!!

Didn't realise there was so much fun to be had off the 9W.  Also, haven't felt so topographically discombobulated in my life.  Left, right, north, south, east, west.  I'm pretty sure at some point Ricky and I thought we were heading north, alas, south.....

Some great sprinting opportunities for the master OG (you know who you are) to surreptitiously exploit.

The week ahead looks relatively warm, with Weds and Thurs topping out in the high 60's and sunny.  I'll more than likely be heading out one of those afternoons for a 100km ride, likely more wormholing and a hill or three.....

It'll depend a little bit on rain and weather, but I am considering heading to Cunningham (Saturday) tomorrow on my cyclocross bike.

Probably getting there around 9:30ish am. Will ride for 2:30~3 hours or so.

Text me or let me know here if interested: 347.225.1058 --- if I don't hear from you, I might completely change my plans.

who is in for a saturday? 9W to somewhere and back...

I'm keen if it's not too damp.  If damp in morning, then may look to a afternoon spin, or Sunday morning.  Touch base in the morning.

If it's not wet Saturday morning, I'm in for a Piermont ride. If it's raining, I'll do a Piermont ride Sunday instead.