[Bent] Bike New York in the Rain?

[Clay Mikolasy]

This is great! I'll be there in a black Catrike with a green & black flag 
with a 700 on it. Have been told by those who've been there to take the 
first ferry (5AM), but that seems a long time to hang out in Manhattan 
waiting for the 8AM start. Will play it by ear...
Clay
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jules D. Zalon" <jzalon at zalonoffice.com>
To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)" 
<bent at list.marsride.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 10:34 AM
Subject: [Bent] Bike New York in the Rain?


> Just to give you my two cents, I rode the 5-Boro ride on a Greenspeed
> Trike in 2005, and for much of the early ride, it was pouring. However,
> it wasn't cold, so I just got wet. But frankly it was a hoot, anyway;
> and I would have done it again this year if I hadn't missed the
> registration cut-off.
>
> The only uncomfortable time was sitting around waiting for the ride to
> resume, after the forced rest stop. My body started to get chilled,
> which happens after you have been hammering for an hour or so and then
> come to a dead stop. So I would encourage you to bring along a windproof
> wrapper to retain your body heat, perhaps something you could easily
> wrap up and store -- or toss -- once the ride gets back on the road.
>
> Have fun. . . . and get there early enough to get into the front
> recumbent pack, if they still allow that. Otherwise, you could be
> walking for the first couple of miles.
>
> Jules
>
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>
> Don Jacobus wrote:
>> If the weather remains reasonable I will be there. I plan on catching
>> the 6 o'clock ferry to battery park. I will be on a yellow lwb
>> lowracer. If pooring down rain, will not be there. This one will be a
>> tough call. Last year the weather was a bit sketchy be turned out to
>> be a great day. Glad I recently bought a front fender for my bent.  Don
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Dan Kinch <mailto:martin_grau98 at yahoo.com>
>>     *To:* NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)
>>     <mailto:bent at list.marsride.org>
>>     *Sent:* Friday, May 01, 2009 9:50 PM
>>     *Subject:* Re: [Bent] 5-boro Sunday May 3
>>
>>     I'll be on a Rans vrex as part of the New York Sports Club
>>     contingent--supposedly we get to ditch the line at the front.
>>
>>     I'm trying to decide whether to fly the Jolly Roger on my tailpack...
>>
>>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     *From:* Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com <mailto:clay at njsouth.com>>
>>     *To:* NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)
>>     <bent at list.marsride.org <mailto:bent at list.marsride.org>>
>>     *Sent:* Friday, May 1, 2009 4:29:56 PM
>>     *Subject:* [Bent] 5-boro Sunday May 3
>>
>>     Anyone going to be doing the 5-boro this Sunday? My first--there
>>     will be at least 2-3 Catrikers there. Weather or not!! ;-)
>>     Clay
>>
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