Probably not gonna make it, Achilles still giving me some issues.

Nice turnout.  Blake, Dave, Kevin, Max, Lennart, Patrick, myself, & and Marc B.

Pea soup fog.  Not only were the towers of the GWB obscured, but we had maybe 100' visibility on 9W, which feels a bit freaky thanks to the 45mph speed limit, and something I'd try to avoid if riding solo.  

We did 1m pulls on the way north, hoping to have enough visibility for the 9W stateline sprint.  We didn't.  

We dropped to the low road to do that stateline sprint.  I think that went a bit better.  

Blake and I turned back at Palisades, NY, riding the low road to Cresskill, where we started to stair-step out way back to Englewood Cliffs.

Dave took pictures and video. 

Hope the rest of the ride went well.  

Good times - after JP left we extended a bit further up to Nyack, had coffee at the Nyack Bike Shop Collado.live (I think that's their official name). Riding along River Rd from Piermont to Nyack you couldn't see the river, it was just a blank white canvas with bits of dock posts and their reflections off in the distance. Pat and Marc B. decided to get some more miles so the cat4/5 crew went in to have some coffee and pastries and talk tactics for Verge coming up.

Weather felt both cold and warm - the microclimate temp shift from pocket to pocket was extreme - one minute it was way too warm and the next I was glad I had winter arm warmers under my fleeced long sleeve jersey.

We kept a steady rotation up to Market and after the state line climb we practiced getting a real world feel of breaking and bridging, focusing on the "snap" needed to create the initial separation and then putting in the work to bridge up to the rider ahead. Everyone nailed it! It was a reality check on how difficult it is to bridge and to feel the agony of closing the last 5-10m to the wheel ahead. Hoping to utilize the learning into some moves this coming weekend.

I misjudged the red light before gas station sprint and went for the sprint thinking it would turn green by the time we reached it. Nope, was about 2 seconds too early and it wasn't my favorite that I did that - sorry fellas. Final sprint on Hudson Terrace, I pushed the tempo downhill and watched as Kevin and Max duked it out for the hilltop.

Ran into former KCC Mike C. hanging at the bridge and it was nice catching up for a min. We headed down Riverside together and split at 79th where Max headed to Wburg and Lennart and I headed toward the west side for the QBB. The half marathon really did a number on midtown, but we somehow wormed our way through Central Park South and cut across to 5th Ave and to the bridge on 57th.

Side note: I coated my new bike frame with this pseudo-ceramic coating and a light rinse washed the muck from the ride right off. Same with the waxed chain - zero grease and mess, still nice and quiet. The cassette is proper clean too.

awesome recap! @KevinWomack i love the new bike...is it a Melee?

I’ll be out for some Z2 fun this Saturday, 9 am at GWB

I’ll join tomorrow, 9am GWB 👍🏽

What are folks thinking for tomorrow? I’d be willing to do a straight out and train back if anyone interested. 

I think some are racing tomorrow, then we have the coffee ride after. 

It’s supposed to be 75 degrees on Saturday. River road 9W loop anyone?

It's a maybe from me.

I’ll be riding Saturday, probably something spicy if others are up for it 

I'm down, medium spice.

i'm kind of considering doing this instead of racing on Sunday. my fitness is not really where i thought it was. So i'm a maybe as well.

Is river road rideable ?

Seeya tomorrow. 8am BB, 9am GWB

i think i'm out. i felt a sharp pain in my upper hamstring sprinting during a zwift race today (i think i tore my butt) so probably just gonna do some easy park laps if i feel better

Random, but I'm hitting the velodrome this morning for a few laps (have to stay brief and local). Join me if you're also randomly around!

Saw some friends of KCC do this route the last few months and looking to give it a go to mix things up one of these weekends. I hear there are some gravely/dirt bits we can deviate to so that might be fun as well:

https://www.strava.com/routes/3341762259703667630

I did this very similar route with JP et al a while back, it’s great! https://strava.app.link/XDvhcw3DbSb

I’d love to do this soon , 

Next few Sundays in April are race days, but I can swing a Saturday if that works for people.

Will do an early GWB to Piermont n back tomorrow, 8am at GWB I’m thinking if anyone wants to join.

Update:looks like it might rain so will just do some CP laps.

This Saturday

https://kissenacycling.vanillacommunity.com/discussion/comment/126098#Comment_126098

**IMPORTANT**

Due to tonight's/tomorrow's rain we're postponing the skills and drills  to next week. More info to follow!

quick question: does anyone ever park their car in Fort Lee and ride 9W from there? Was thinking of meeting some friends up there after a ride either this weekend or next weekend and was wondering if anyone had any tips on where to park? Does Strictly Bicycles have a lot that can be used?

@PatrickGrehan does!

I think you need an app for the meters , sometimes i know patrick parks in a side street just past strictly

Is there a Sunday long ride after racing?

RyanCollins said:

Is there a Sunday long ride after racing?

It's usually an either/or kind of thing.

Typically, once May rolls around, the NYC races are on Saturdays, meaning race Saturday morning and ride long Sunday morning.