[Bent] 5 boro ride.
Don Jacobus
sk8dj at embarqmail.com
Tue Mar 30 17:21:06 EDT 2010
I will hopefully be riding the 5 boro this year also. I say hopefully as I was signed up last year but chickened out cause it rained. The year before was the first time I had ever ridden the event on a recumbent. It was a blast and I really enjoyed talking to people about my bent. I started ridng the 5 boro on and off starting from the second year they ran it. I think it was the early 70's. That year I sent The American Youth Hostels a check for ONE DOLLAR. As Shoookie has said parking in Staten Island is your best bet. So when the rides over you just jump in your car and head home. The security goons have been out there since 911. I have seen them physically escort people off the course who were not registered. Shoookie I meet you on the Heritage Tail last year. If you like we could meet somewhere for the 5 boro. I will be riding the trail after work Thursday or Friday to try and get in some miles. Email me. I will be riding my latest project a mbb lowracer. Don
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From: Shoookie at aol.com
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Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro ride.
I rode in the 5 Boro last year on my V-Rex after not having ridden it in a about 10 years and it was a lot of fun. What I did was park on Staten Island, and take the ferry across. I was meeting friends up at 18th street, so I rode up the Greenway on the west side and jumped in from there. We must have been somewhere in the middle because we never came to a bottleneck as we usually do just before Central Park, and the ride was really fun. I plan on doing the same thing this year on my TRICE QNT!
The other thing is I was surprised how many people were "kicked off" the ride once we got to the 59th St Bridge, if you didn't have a bib you weren't allowed to cross, as it was at all the bridge crossings, there were people from DHS, that was a big change. It's a far cry for the 80's when everyone would just go and do the ride without even registering.
Hope I see you guys there, if you want to meet up let me know.
Ashok 'Shoookie' Singh
www.shoookie.com
(845) 248-0923
In a message dated 3/29/2010 11:10:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, spiff188 at hotmail.com writes:
I am am member of NYSC and have done their ride before. This year me and my Catrike got a front line pass. I called the 5 BBC people and told them about my bike and then asked if the MARS frontline policy was still in place. It wasn't but they worked out a way to get me up front anyway.
Riding in the back is ok but I agree tthat there are too many people. If you're low to the ground it just feels more dangerous.
See everyone there.
-Adam Payne Catrike "Road" 2004
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> Hi Lloyd,
> Sorry to hear about the attack! I remember how strong and fast you are on that vision!
> Take it slow you'll get your legs back! I remember way back I stopped riding for a year or two.I lived in Rockland at the time. On my first get back in shape ride I bonked also on the first hill! I remember getting faint and things going dark!
> There I was sitting on the side of the road in dis-belief !
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> Well of course I swore that will never happen again,that one of the reasons I won't get off my bike no matter what!
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> Stay well
> Shelly
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> From: Lloyd Abrams <lbabrams at hoflink.com>
> To: Bent list <bent at list.marsride.org>
> Sent: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 12:31 am
> Subject: [Bent] 5-boro
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> Hi all,
>
> I intend to ride as a front-line marshal once again. I missed it lastyear because I suffered a mild heart attack. The weather was crappyanyway, so I don't feel so bad.
>
> The bummer is that they're not having the pre-ride for marshals this year-- city budget problems are the apparent culprit. As you probably know,we'd ride the whole 42+ miles the Sunday before, and this took placeevery year that I was a marshal. In fact, some people would ride thepre-ride and not bother to show up the subsequent Sunday. The pre-rideswere almost the best part of doing the ride.
>
> I'm rather glad that I had suffered the heart attack when I did, lastApril 16. If my coronary event had waited to occur and if I HAD gone onthe pre-ride on April 26, which was an unseasonably warm (hot?) Sunday,then I fear what might have happened chugging up that first Central Parkhill or the 59th St Bridge or the VZ.
>
> I'm fine now, but with the crappy weather we've been having, I haven'tbeen out all that much and find it a bit difficult getting my biker'slegs back this year. In fact, I bonked leaving Long Beach going north,facing a very stiff head wind the first ride of the season.
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> Anyway, I hope to see yuz all on May 2.
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> -Lloyd
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> From: Dan Kinch <martin_grau98 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
> To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society \(MARS\)"
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> I'm not sure of the rate for civilians. My DW gets a corporate rate for both of us. My old gym was almost twice that, even with a corporate discount
>
> --- On Sat, 3/27/10, Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com> wrote:
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> From: Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
> To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)" <bent at list.marsride.org>
> Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 2:20 PM
>
> ?
>
>
> Just did a google--Is that the same NYSportsClub
> that costs $64+ per month?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> Dan
> Kinch
> To: NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society
> (MARS)
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 1:26
> PM
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike
> ride
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> I like being up front because the majority of the people
> up there are not first-timers--they can handle a bike and steering in a
> crowd. In the back, people are packed too close together and one person
> making a minor adjustment can put a bunch of people on the street.
>
>
> Last year I was one of the first 200 finishers, even with the
> rain.
>
> --- On Sat, 3/27/10, Clay Mikolasy
> <clay at njsouth.com> wrote:
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>
> From:
> Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro
> bike ride
> To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)"
> <bent at list.marsride.org>
> Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 1:11
> PM
>
>
> ?
> Sounds interesting! Is the object to keep
> up a good speed to not get overtaken by the crowd (and not be in the
> way of the fast riders), or just to go whatever speed you wish but
> avoid some of the slowdowns?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> Dan Kinch
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> To: NY/NJ/CT/PA
> Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010
> 1:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike
> ride
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> I will be there--finally getting back from my
> fabulous tib-fib injury. Will be there on the V Rex. I will be
> up front in a group from NY Sports Club (if you're a member,
> you can ride in the first group for an extra $10 including
> lunch).
>
> --- On Sat, 3/27/10, Clay Mikolasy
> <clay at njsouth.com>
> wrote:
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> From:
> Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com>
> Subject:
> Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
> To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area
> Recumbent Society (MARS)"
> <bent at list.marsride.org>
> Date: Saturday, March 27,
> 2010, 12:35 PM
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> Me and two other Catrikes. And it's
> NOT going to rain like it did last year!??
> :-)
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> 27, 2010 11:36 AM
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> I'm riding in the 5 boro bike ride in
> May.? Is anyone else?
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> From: "Clay Mikolasy" <clay at njsouth.com>
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> I bought my wheels to 'get out of gym', but this winter's snows put a real crimp in that--was able to pedal outdoors pretty much year-round last winter.
> ----- Original Message -----
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> To: NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 9:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
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> I'm not sure of the rate for civilians. My DW gets a corporate rate for both of us. My old gym was almost twice that, even with a corporate discount
>
> --- On Sat, 3/27/10, Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
> To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)" <bent at list.marsride.org>
> Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 2:20 PM
>
>
> ?
> Just did a google--Is that the same NYSportsClub that costs $64+ per month?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Kinch
> To: NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
>
>
> I like being up front because the majority of the people up there are not first-timers--they can handle a bike and steering in a crowd. In the back, people are packed too close together and one person making a minor adjustment can put a bunch of people on the street.
>
> Last year I was one of the first 200 finishers, even with the rain.
>
> --- On Sat, 3/27/10, Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
> To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)" <bent at list.marsride.org>
> Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 1:11 PM
>
>
> ?
> Sounds interesting! Is the object to keep up a good speed to not get overtaken by the crowd (and not be in the way of the fast riders), or just to go whatever speed you wish but avoid some of the slowdowns?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Kinch
> To: NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 1:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
>
>
> I will be there--finally getting back from my fabulous tib-fib injury. Will be there on the V Rex. I will be up front in a group from NY Sports Club (if you're a member, you can ride in the first group for an extra $10 including lunch).
>
> --- On Sat, 3/27/10, Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: Clay Mikolasy <clay at njsouth.com>
> Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
> To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)" <bent at list.marsride.org>
> Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 12:35 PM
>
>
> Me and two other Catrikes. And it's NOT going to rain like it did last year! :-)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Adam Payne
> To: bent at list.marsride.org
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:36 AM
> Subject: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride
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> I'm riding in the 5 boro bike ride in May. Is anyone else?
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