Dec 07, 2018 at 08:24 PM
Super sad. Also, monstrous.
Sandbox - Trash Talk, Tall Tales & Flotsam... It's a mess in here!
Jan 23, 2019 at 09:51 PM
2.25 million after cops pulled him off his bike; 3 surgeries.
This is a Choose Your Own Lesson story:
Don't ride near cops, Practice bike skillz so you don't fall, Always have video, Don't ride near cops.
Jan 25, 2019 at 04:25 AM
Also, don't ride near cops.
Feb 11, 2019 at 03:16 PM
THe route on teh Keith Super Bowl Century was tweaked because the old route took in about a half-mile of highway riding. That half-mile is the subject of a petition to create a protected bike means for going from Seven Lakes Drive across the Palisades Parkway to Perkins drive (aka Bear mtn.)
https://www.change.org/p/jhall-njpalisades-org-please-support-a-bike-path-at-the-route-6-traffic-circle-on-seven-lakes-drive?signed=true
https://www.change.org/p/jhall-njpalisades-org-please-support-a-bike-path-at-the-route-6-traffic-circle-on-seven-lakes-drive?signed=true
Feb 11, 2019 at 05:55 PM
Signed. Thanks for posting.
Mar 19, 2019 at 07:40 PM
This petition to widen the GWB path just crossed my inbox
From: Neile Weissman <neileweissman@gmail.com>Subject: Fund expansion of GWB paths as extension of Empire State TrailDate: March 19, 2019 at 2:45:43 PM EDTPlease take a moment to reach out to the Governor, Assembly, Senateand City Council to“fund expansion of the George Washington Bridge paths as an extension of the Empire State Trail.” See letter below for reasons.Thanks!BridgeWalk: The Port Authority promises adequate capacity for all users, but its sign over the cyclists’ pathsays otherwise. The entrance may appear spacious, but the mile-long path quickly narrows to 7 foot. Source, Restoring the George, P. 5.Letter of Support (online version)Dear Governor Cuomo, Speaker Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie,In 2017, the Legislature approved $200 million to fund the Empire State Trail, a 750 mile mixed-use path stretching from Manhattan to Canada and Buffalo to Albany.1In 2019, advocates will ask an additional $114 million to extend the EST across Long Island.2However, neither appropriation addresses the imminent threat to cycling across NYC and the Mid-Hudson posed by the failure of the Port Authority to widen the bike paths on the George Washington Bridge as part of its $1.9 billion restoration.We therefore support funding expansion of the GWB paths as an extension of the Empire State Trail. Here are the reasons:• The GWB is the sole bikeable Hudson crossing out of New York City. It connects to the EST at Hudson Greenway.• Its 7 foot wide paths are already seriously overcrowded at 3700 cyclists a day on weekends and growing at 10% per year.3• Despite the pressing need, the PA’s plan is to restore the paths to 7 foot, half as wide as needed to comply with current national standards.4• The PA's assertions of adequate capacity are contradicted by design drawings indicatingthat cyclists will have to walk the one mile span.5• This will hobble the growth of cycling across the region for generations, impacting durable enhancements to public health, property taxes, sustainability and resilience annually worth hundreds of millions of dollars.6• It will also cause a drop in cycle tourism, a key justification for the EST.7• A “complete” GWB, in tandem with the Mario M. Cuomo would form a 40 mile loop, drawing thousands of cyclists per day past tourist and food stopsin Rockland, Westchester, the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.8• To this end, NYC DOT will expand bike access across six Harlem River Bridges, connecting the Bronx and upper Manhattan; and Bergen, NJ will connect its parks with bikeways, providing off-road access to Rockland.9• NYC's 828,000 cyclists represent a huge potential market for tourism statewide.10But unless they're afforded access to roads outside the city, their potential will be limited by facilitiesincreasingly crowded with pedestrians and runners.• A realistic plan to upgrade the GWB paths, is on the table. Complete George would cantilever a pair of 10-foot bikeways off the main span, below the existing 7 foot walkways. These would remain in use for pedestrians and runners.11• The Complete George configuration of anti-suicide barriers will preserve historic views of NY-NJ skylines and Palisades.• Together, these improvements form a “linear park,” comparable to Walkway Over the Hudson, projected to attract 290,000 tourists, spending $42 million and sustaining 675 jobs.12• The argument for remaking the George as a great public space is supported by early use projections and design drawings showing 16 foot wide paths extending past the cables.13• 200 organizations, businesses, communities and electeds have already called on the PA to widen the GWB paths to comply with national standards.14Accordingly, we support funding GWB path expansion as an extension of the Empire State Trail.15The Port Authority may balk at doing the job, but a mandate, and funding, should get it done.Complete George: (2) 10 foot paths for cyclists plus (2) 7 foot paths for peds-runners. 9 foot high barriers below sightlines of walkways. Rendering Joe Lertola.
Notes1Empire State Trail, NYGOV, https://tinyurl.com/y6s8bm4z2The Long Island Extension to the Empire State Trail, New York Bicycle Coalition-Trust for Public Land, https://tinyurl.com/y333fkxl3Capacity and Demand, Complete George, http://tinyurl.com/jpcfphq4National Standards, Ibid,http://tinyurl.com/gotz6r35Eight Ways the PA’s GWB Plan Gets it Wrong, Complete George,http://tinyurl.com/ybeo524b6Summary, Ibid, https://tinyurl.com/zt3pnc97Cycle Tourism, Complete George, https://tinyurl.com/yxkwbk4a8“Mario-George” loops, Ride with GPS, https://tinyurl.com/y5mpo3zw9Tributaries, Complete George, https://tinyurl.com/ycj4ujuf10NYC DOT defines “active cyclists” as adults who bike four or more times per month, Cycling the City, NYC 2018, NACTO, https://tinyurl.com/hcu5yaz11Complete George, https://tinyurl.com/zt3pnc912Linear Park, Ibid, https://tinyurl.com/y9ehkmvm13 What Would Othmar Do?,Ibid, https://tinyurl.com/y8zu5m6q14Manhattan Community Boards 4, 7, 9, 12; Bronx 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12; City of Yonkers; NYC Council Members Cohen, Dromm, Kallos, Koslowitz, Levine, Powers, Rivera, Rodriguez, Rosenthal, Vallone, Ulrich;Representatives Clarke, Engel, Lowey, C. Maloney, S. Maloney, Rice, Serrano, Velazquez; Executives of Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Westchester, Manhattan Borough President; 60 bike shops, 40 cycling organizations; Transportation Alternatives, NYC Roadrunners, StreetsPAC, WEACT-Harlem, Regional Plan Association,Supporters Complete George, https://tinyurl.com/yc8x3ypu15The PA has put the cost path expansion at $90 million, or $45 million per side., PANYNJ, p.13, https://tinyurl.com/y6b7vbr4
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Apr 25, 2019 at 11:59 PM
Got a red light ticket this morning commuting on the little Brompton. 57th btwn 5th and 6th has a mid-block crossing point and traffic signal. Completely empty street and crosswalk, no hyperbole. Patrol car zoomed out in front of me and stopped me and a messenger behind me. While I was waiting for the summons, a doorman from the building we were in front of came out and said a lady got hit by a car last night at that crosswalk so they're cracking down today.
So this is no surprise to anyone who's lived in NYC for any amount of time, but the NYPD enforcement logic goes: Car smashes into pedestrian, ticket cyclists.
So this is no surprise to anyone who's lived in NYC for any amount of time, but the NYPD enforcement logic goes: Car smashes into pedestrian, ticket cyclists.
Apr 26, 2019 at 01:31 AM
I dont get it either. People get so heated and angry about cyclists going through red lights or whatever but say nothing about cars that do the same or inch through a crosswalk or stop in a crosswalk, etc. I guess we are just easy targets for everyone. Scapegoats. So frustrating.
Sorry to hear about your ticket.
Sorry to hear about your ticket.
Apr 26, 2019 at 02:06 AM
On a brompton??? Insult added to injury
Apr 26, 2019 at 03:36 AM
Seriously I wasn't even in my sweet new Kissena blue kit, just my stupid sport coat and slacks.
Apr 26, 2019 at 11:20 AM
It wasn’t a car but a cyclist that ran a red light at that location, hitting a woman and putting her in the hospital with a fractured skull. Understandable that they’d be watching that area more closely after an incident like that.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.com/new-york/midtown-nyc/amp/28039011/woman-seriously-injured-bicyclist-midtown-police-say
https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.com/new-york/midtown-nyc/amp/28039011/woman-seriously-injured-bicyclist-midtown-police-say
Apr 26, 2019 at 02:01 PM
This was spray painted on the pavement at the high point of my ride yesterday.
Apr 26, 2019 at 02:11 PM
^ it’s easy to forget how fortunate we are to be able to enjoy riding (and suffering) on our bikes
Apr 27, 2019 at 10:56 AM
It’s that time of the month , I saw two guys get tickets for not approaching the Manhattan bridge in the bike lane ,
cops need to get their numbers in , cyclist are easy prey
cops need to get their numbers in , cyclist are easy prey
Apr 27, 2019 at 02:00 PM
^aka "back on their bullshit?"
Apr 29, 2019 at 10:40 PM
I stand corrected. I still say that ticketing people/cyclists indiscriminately is still a bullshit move.JohnPowell said:It wasn’t a car but a cyclist that ran a red light at that location, hitting a woman and putting her in the hospital with a fractured skull. Understandable that they’d be watching that area more closely after an incident like that.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch.com/new-york/midtown-nyc/amp/28039011/woman-seriously-injured-bicyclist-midtown-police-say
May 04, 2019 at 01:34 AM
I’ve been watching Netflix’s Formula 1 documentary series. It is awesome. I’ve never followed F1 before, but this series does a great job of conveying the tension, thrill, personalities and drama in the sport. It’s a lot like pro cycling but with WAY more money. Okay, there are only 10 teams of two drivers and they go over 200 miles an hour, so that is also different than our sport, but shit, the LEAST competitive teams spend about 140 million a year. Already many multiples of team Sky/Ineos. Blows my mind that those teams struggle to compete with the Mercedes and Ferraris of the world that spend over 300 million a year.
Anyways, maybe you know all this already, but it’s still a captivating series. It has a behind the scenes feel like some of the best videos we’ve seen from some of the world tour teams, but damn, it would be good for cycling if we had professionally produced documentaries like this on major distribution channels other than YouTube
Anyways, maybe you know all this already, but it’s still a captivating series. It has a behind the scenes feel like some of the best videos we’ve seen from some of the world tour teams, but damn, it would be good for cycling if we had professionally produced documentaries like this on major distribution channels other than YouTube
May 04, 2019 at 01:52 AM
Hmmm.
Well, it's really really really kind of different. F1 has effectively only one product, entertainment. One can argue that certain manufacturers derive a publicity benefit from their participation (ferrari comes to mind) that have a product to sell, but it's not grounded in a tangible product that has many kinds of uses like cycling is.
F1 has also gone to great lengths to protect the product, being f1 racing. The UCI kiiinda does that, but not in the same manner. The real issue is how the two products are promoted at the market end of the sport. Cycling is in a huge race to the bottom atmo, with companies seemingly relying on "influencers" and "ambassadors" to do heavy lifting for free socks. As a result the market really isn't developing the way it could have. This mentality trickles down to a lot of different areas in the sporting side of things, like "elite cat 3" fully sponsored (ish) teams here domestically. Or domestic pro teams that don't pay salaries, or domestic teams that can't get sponsorship because there simply is no product here (eg viewership of an event) to sponsor.
But you are right, the market needs to develop or the industry will continue to just eat itself.
But you are right, the market needs to develop or the industry will continue to just eat itself.
May 04, 2019 at 02:33 PM
Yeah, but #freesocks
May 04, 2019 at 02:49 PM
Throw the dogs a few scraps and they'll forget about a meal.
May 04, 2019 at 09:03 PM
@Myles I wasn’t suggesting that cycling should be more like F1. If there was a good reason for people with F1 money to throw it at cycling, they would be doing so.
If anything, the contrast between “real” pro sports like F1 and cycling accentuates what’s wrong with pro cycling.
My takeaway was simply that F1 (as presented in this series) was pretty cool and compelling. The series told a story that was different than a race recap or watching a race as it unfolded.
it would be cool if the race footage, on board video, video from behind the scenes could be edited into compelling narratives. It would be entertaining and might even build more of a fan base
If anything, the contrast between “real” pro sports like F1 and cycling accentuates what’s wrong with pro cycling.
My takeaway was simply that F1 (as presented in this series) was pretty cool and compelling. The series told a story that was different than a race recap or watching a race as it unfolded.
it would be cool if the race footage, on board video, video from behind the scenes could be edited into compelling narratives. It would be entertaining and might even build more of a fan base
May 04, 2019 at 11:34 PM
I gather Velon is going to give live data (HR, power, etc) for the upcoming races which should be pretty interesting for the already-a-cyclist fan and I think that idea came from F1.
That said, NBC gives some irrelevant data when covering the NYC marathon and I hope they don’t do that with Velon. My favorite was “breathing rate”, as in “breaths per minute”.
That said, NBC gives some irrelevant data when covering the NYC marathon and I hope they don’t do that with Velon. My favorite was “breathing rate”, as in “breaths per minute”.
May 06, 2019 at 12:05 AM
Don't be too certain of this. Salaries and funding are often about expectations and tradition as much as anything else. When it comes to sports, oligarchs with hobbies are often more important than marketing goals and interests.PatrickGrehan said:If there was a good reason for people with F1 money to throw it at cycling, they would be doing so.
And companies with luxury products are often trying to seem expensive, exclusive, and rare, which means a small circuit that's ridiculously expensive to compete in is a good fit for them.
I often think, as per Myles, that trying to sell your services as a bargain or 'great bang for the buck' hurts as much as it helps.
May 06, 2019 at 02:15 AM
https://youtu.be/hJMITfnM1N8
May 09, 2019 at 07:56 PM
JohnPowell said:It wasn’t a car but a cyclist that ran a red light at that location, hitting a woman and putting her in the hospital with a fractured skull. Understandable that they’d be watching that area more closely after an incident like that.
The woman passed away.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-woman-struck-by-cyclist-midtown-dies-20190509-js32kl2darhkdbo44loc2k5nxq-story.html
May 10, 2019 at 02:27 PM
@PatrickGrehan
I've followed F1 for 40 years and showing the technical data from within a bike race, as per F1 would be an asset, but primarily only for us cycling fans. I am not sure it would mean too much to the uninitiated.
IMO there are two significant differences between F1 and "the sport of professional cycling". The first of which can be fixed, the second cannot.
1) Revenue sharing. The owners of F1 share the money they receive from race organizers (yes the F1 circuits pay $$$$ to be on the calendar) and TV revenue. The numbers are huge. Ferrari get the most, which is in excess of $30M a year.
2) F1 is glamorous to an extent that non-fans find enticing.
a) both F1 drivers and the pro peloton are physically fit. But only F1 drivers look good with their shirts off.
b) To the casual observer it is obvious that F1 drivers have a great combination of nerve, driving skill and intelligence (they have to be able to explain to engineers what they feel the car is doing and how to change the set-up to improve it).
c) The noise
d) All of the ancillary people involved are doing something impressive:
- the engineers have rows of monitors and machines that beep and fancy high-tech offices
- the pit crew have to practice their roles. When they get it right they change all 4 wheels in under 3 seconds. When they get it wrong - high drama.
- the WAGs all look chic and stunning
e) The sheer scale and money involved people find intoxicating
F1 is far from being the most interesting motorsport to watch. Single series racing (everyone drives the same car - so it is close racing and driving skill counts for everything), is far better, but it doesn't have an audience. Yet F1 attracts millions of viewers to events and to the TV.
I've followed F1 for 40 years and showing the technical data from within a bike race, as per F1 would be an asset, but primarily only for us cycling fans. I am not sure it would mean too much to the uninitiated.
IMO there are two significant differences between F1 and "the sport of professional cycling". The first of which can be fixed, the second cannot.
1) Revenue sharing. The owners of F1 share the money they receive from race organizers (yes the F1 circuits pay $$$$ to be on the calendar) and TV revenue. The numbers are huge. Ferrari get the most, which is in excess of $30M a year.
2) F1 is glamorous to an extent that non-fans find enticing.
a) both F1 drivers and the pro peloton are physically fit. But only F1 drivers look good with their shirts off.
b) To the casual observer it is obvious that F1 drivers have a great combination of nerve, driving skill and intelligence (they have to be able to explain to engineers what they feel the car is doing and how to change the set-up to improve it).
c) The noise
d) All of the ancillary people involved are doing something impressive:
- the engineers have rows of monitors and machines that beep and fancy high-tech offices
- the pit crew have to practice their roles. When they get it right they change all 4 wheels in under 3 seconds. When they get it wrong - high drama.
- the WAGs all look chic and stunning
e) The sheer scale and money involved people find intoxicating
F1 is far from being the most interesting motorsport to watch. Single series racing (everyone drives the same car - so it is close racing and driving skill counts for everything), is far better, but it doesn't have an audience. Yet F1 attracts millions of viewers to events and to the TV.
May 10, 2019 at 03:10 PM
F1 is a complete enigma to me. Why would people cheer for Bond villains playing with their supercars? I understand that people do it just confuses me. That and the whole natzi orgy thing.
May 10, 2019 at 05:50 PM
I have a friend with ONE surplus ticket to Rigoletto at the Met tonight.
Holler if interested.
Holler if interested.
May 13, 2019 at 02:48 PM
Say what you will about doping in Track & Field, this dude really wanted it
May 14, 2019 at 01:47 PM
@eloy are you related to Mollema? https://www.flobikes.com/events/6251309-2019-giro-ditalia/videos?limit=27&playing=6485660