<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I am a newbie recumbent rider who has done the 5 boro before, I'm trying to get in enough riding to be ready for this year. I look forward to seeing a bunch of bents out there! <br><div><div>On Mar 27, 2010, at 2:20 PM, Clay Mikolasy wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div bgcolor="#ffffff"><div><font size="2" face="Arial">Just did a google--Is that the same NYSportsClub that costs $64+ per month?</font></div><blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; "><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); background-position: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="martin_grau98@yahoo.com" href="mailto:martin_grau98@yahoo.com">Dan Kinch</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="bent@list.marsride.org" href="mailto:bent@list.marsride.org">NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday, March 27, 2010 1:26 PM</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride</div><div><br></div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">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.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>Last year I was one of the first 200 finishers, even with the rain.<br><br>--- On<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Sat, 3/27/10, Clay Mikolasy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i><<a href="mailto:clay@njsouth.com">clay@njsouth.com</a>></i></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(16, 16, 255); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; "><br>From: Clay Mikolasy <<a href="mailto:clay@njsouth.com">clay@njsouth.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride<br>To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)" <<a href="mailto:bent@list.marsride.org">bent@list.marsride.org</a>><br>Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 1:11 PM<br><br><div id="yiv1700145490"><div><font size="2" face="Arial">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?</font></div><blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; "><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); background-position: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="martin_grau98@yahoo.com" href="/mc/compose?to=martin_grau98@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:martin_grau98@yahoo.com">Dan Kinch</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="bent@list.marsride.org" href="/mc/compose?to=bent@list.marsride.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:bent@list.marsride.org">NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday, March 27, 2010 1:04 PM</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride</div><div><br></div><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top">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).<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>--- On<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Sat, 3/27/10, Clay Mikolasy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i><<a href="/mc/compose?to=clay@njsouth.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:clay@njsouth.com">clay@njsouth.com</a>></i></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(16, 16, 255); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; "><br>From: Clay Mikolasy <<a href="/mc/compose?to=clay@njsouth.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" ymailto="mailto:clay@njsouth.com">clay@njsouth.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [Bent] 5 boro bike ride<br>To: "NY/NJ/CT/PA Metro Area Recumbent Society (MARS)" <<a href="mailto:bent@list.marsride.org">bent@list.marsride.org</a>><br>Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 12:35 PM<br><br><div id="yiv680885127"><div><font face="Arial">Me and two other Catrikes. And it's NOT going to rain like it did last year! :-)</font></div><blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; "><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message -----</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(228, 228, 228); background-position: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="spiff188@hotmail.com" rel="nofollow">Adam Payne</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>To:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a title="bent@list.marsride.org" rel="nofollow">bent@list.marsride.org</a></div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Sent:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Saturday, March 27, 2010 11:36 AM</div><div style="font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>Subject:</b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[Bent] 5 boro bike ride</div><div><br></div>I'm riding in the 5 boro bike ride in May. 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