If anyone is going and would like some company on the drive, and to split travel costs, I'm looking for a ride for me and my bike. I live near the thruway...
Hello WCC Chatters: Would you like to do some more sophisticated chatting: in complete sentences and paragraphs with actually fully developed ideas? The job...
Hi everybody! It's Bruce "wear your helmet, but don't require it" Wells here with another request for photos!!!! Yea!!!!!! Please send me your photos of WCC...
Silly question perhaps, but I thought it would be nice if members could discuss downhill skiing plans as well as Cross Country Skiing. If there is enough...
Bill, Because sliding down a hill on boards is for wimps! All kidding aside, I do both, depending on the weather and snow conditions, and how lazy I feel. You...
Bill, The club has an established e-group for cross country skiing which you can easily join into. You can find info about it on the club website. On the...
Hi, This is my first year trying to cycle in cold weather. While it is cold I would like to work on hill training, (I am very slow going up them). I am using a...
I am adding another group for members who have an interest in Alpine Skiing (in addition to or instead of X-C) to share information, ask questions or set up...
I think you'll definitely benefit from it. It's strength training, after all. Are you planning on doing intervals, hill repeats, etc? Remember that it's all...
James, I dance. Two hours of swing dancing to live music builds the quads. With swing, your knees are slightly bent, so you settle down in your quads, and you ...
I would predict that you would be much better in the spring if you rode that old clunker in the hills this winter. It's akin to what baseball hitters do when...
On the topic of winter training and also getting stronger on hills: A friend suggested walking up stairs (2 at a time, on your toes) to strengthen quads for...
I don't know "Ride for the Daffodils" this is the route I did today: http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=5869 I did two, one with a 10 pound backpack on, and...
The Ride for the Daffodils was a multi-level club ride we did this year in early April from the Hilltop REstaurant in Purchase, where we came back for a nice...
Yeah, once the temp drops to the mid 50's, I hang up my road bike. That is why I have "refurbished" my old hybrid. Mittens and a facemask, and I am good to go....
I have been debating it. I like riding solo, but cool rides like that are tempting. You guys do touring up in new england right? ... year in ... back for a ......
While I am hesitant to be the first to speak (some of you all did not appreciate the lengthy discussion of a helmet rule I initiated, although, in case you...
Folks, This is a letter to the editor of the Plain Spoken that I thought shed light on the issues involved in this year's contested presidential election. I...
I would like to pose a question for Adrienne and David to consider-- as a member of the Board, I know that we struggled with getting people to volunteer to...
Shelly, We've got several things in motion to fill up the schedule. First, we've just revised our policy concerning when you can sign up online to lead a...
Dave, Great idea of multi-level D and C rides. You can count on me on leading at least four rides in the Spring of 2008. Please sign me up. I have several...
Shelly, As a way to recognize our Ride Leaders, I'd like to have a monthly feature in our newsletter, called Ride Leader of the Month. It would be a way to ...
Dave, I appreciate the recent policy change on signing up for rides. I have far too often gone for weekend rides thinking " Damm - I should have put this ride...
Dear Shelly and all who are subscribed to Chat: As I mentioned in my platform letter posted on this site just the other day, it is our ride leaders who are the...
As long as we are on the topic of the ride schedule, let me present myself as someone the club might want to encourage to ride with the club. I have never...
Okay, I suppose I was a bit over-critical about cycle club presidents having to exhibit fortitude when it comes to wearing a bathing suit in November, crossing...
I would love to go hiking this weekend, probably in Harriman State Park. Anyone interested-- Sat or Sun would work for me. Send me an email, or post here. ...
