GOLD COASTING MAY A monthly publication of the Long Island Bicycle Club The Unknown Bike Club. Club Roster.

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1 MAY 2010 Club Roster Members can receive a copy of the club roster by sending a SASE to Maria Torres, 5-14C 115 Street, College Point, NY (or her at torresm at coned.com). List If you are not getting club s, add your name to the list by sending a message to torresm at coned.com The Standard Ride The club rides every Saturday, Sunday and holiday throughout the year from Westbury High School. Between March-May rides leave promptly at 9:30 a.m., and between June September rides leave promptly at 9:00 a.m. Directions: Take the Northern State Parkway to exit 32 north. Go north on Post Ave. The school is on the right just after Jericho Turnpike. Park by the tennis courts. Club Jerseys! To buy one, contact Bill Selsky at or bselsky at juno.com or see him at the lot. May July Sept Oct - LIBC Events Calendar 2010 LIBC s Memorial Day Weekend LIBC s 4 th of July Weekend LIBC s Labor Day, Weekend LIBC s Columbus Day, Weekend Welcome New Members April 2010 Calabrese, Diana, New Hyde Park, NY Cantalupo, Pat & Peter, Westbury, NY Eng, Catherine, East Meadow, NY Hershco, Galit, Oceanside, NY Horowitz, Sandy & Norm, Holliswood, NY Morgikian, Marina & Mauricio, Roslyn Hts, NY Ozgercian, Kevin, Brooklyn, NY Ricetto, Vittorio, Queens Village, NY Visvonti, Valerie, Flushing, NY Wilk, Scott, New Hyde Park, NY Chan, Peter, Syossett, NY Kuchar, Theresa, Freeport, NY Schaffer, Marvin & Barbara, Glen Head, NY Sparacino, Dave, Mineola, NY Stazzone, Philip, Valley Stream, NY New Members / Renewals Membership dues are $20.00 for an individual, or $25.00 for a family. If you haven t all ready, it s time to renew!. Members receive our monthly newsletter, which includes detailed information on all upcoming rides and club activities, along with articles of interest to Long Island cyclists and discounts from bike shops. Mail the completed application located on the back of the Newsletter to the address indicated on the form, with your check. If you experience difficulty printing the application, please send an to: Maria Torres / torresm at coned.com GOLD COASTING A monthly publication of the Long Island Bicycle Club The Unknown Bike Club By Bill Selsky, LIBC President Do a search on any search engine under biking on Long Island and LIBC pops right up. Look every year for the past several years in the Long Island Fun Book under bike clubs, and there we are. Read Newsday s list of Long Island bike clubs feature story and there we aren t. But we are now! What the heck happened? It was Tuesday and I was headed out for vacation and was reading Newsday at breakfast before I left, and an article on bike clubs on Long Island made no mention of us. I called the section editor and left a message and also called the reporter and left a message, registering a complaint and leaving my cell. A few days later in our nation s capitol, my cell phone rings, and a somewhat apologetic reporter explains she probably missed several clubs but will take the information and get it inserted into the online version. Before answering her questions, I explain that I was interviewed not too long along by Newsday for their annual Fun Book and that I have been called by other Newsday reporters for other bike-related stories. I ask how could we possibly be excluded from this current story. I was told that Newsday is a big company and it seems that Part 2 may not keep track of the Fun Book staff or the news staff or anyone else. None of this makes any sense to me, and I say so. After all, if any business should have great communications in-house and out, it should be a newspaper company, including one owned by a Long-Island-HQed cable company. Apparently, though, that s wrong. I then answer some questions about the club and go about my DC stroll, but shortly after I begin, another phone call from the reporter. She needs more info, like the towns we ride to. I had said mostly north shore and given distances, though also occasional south and awayweekends, generally on holiday weekends. Not explicit enough. Name some towns, and I do, but explain we can and do head all over, generally from the same high school start, but with occasional remote starts. I also again give our web site, saying it includes our monthly ride schedule in each newsletter. Another call a bit later, still not quite getting it, and also what do we charge for membership. Another call will come a bit later from someone else, who is checking what the reporter has against the Fun Book records, where it seems to me this could have both begun and ended. Sure enough, we do get listed on the online version, where I expect we will remain until the next time this has to be written and someone else is assigned to it. Fame, I suppose, such as it is for us, is fleeting. At least for now, though, we are in the public eye again. Addendum: Okay, Newsday reran the same listing in a subsequent article and we were not in it. I have contacted the section editor, and this continues. RENEW YOUR 2010 MEMBERSHIP YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF LIBC TO PARTICIPATES IN OUR WEEKEND TRIPS

2 LIBC President Bill Selsky / bselsky at juno.com Treasurer John Konz /johnkonz at msn.com Membership Maria Torres / torresm at coned.com Publicity Eric Bertrand-Loesch / ebloesch at yahoo.com Recording Secretary TBA / bselsky at juno.com Away Weekend Planner Domenick Creaco / dcreaco at ix.netcom.com A Ride Chair Phil Ayvazian / biketurn74 at yahoo.com B Ride Chair Patrick Cuvilly / patrickcuvilly at yahoo.com B- Ride Chair Ken Schack / ken at schackre.com C+ Ride Chair Leonard Kirsch / Counselak at aol.com C Ride Chair Irma Klein / ijklein8760 at gmail.com Bulletin Editor Modesta Kraemer th Ave College Point, NY / Msuardy at aol.com Web Page Editor Walter Costanza / libike-admin at libike.org 10% Discount for Members At: Bicycle Planet Syosset Bikeworks Greenvale Brands Wantagh Carl Hart Middle Island Cycles Plus Huntington Mineola Bike Peak Cycles Douglaston Pt Washington Cycles RoadWorx Syosset Tulip Bikes Floral Park Visentin Oyster Bay Guidelines Bicycle Safety is promoted on all club rides, but riders must assume responsibility for their own personal safety. HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! Club rides are graded according to the degree of difficulty: A For very strong cyclists, mph avg, miles, few stops, hills likely. B For strong riders, mph avg, miles, few stops, hills likely. The group will try to wait for slower riders. B mph avg, miles, stops as needed, hills likely. The group will try to wait for slower riders. C mph avg, miles, stops as needed, hills likely. The group will wait for slower riders C mph avg, miles, stops as needed, some hills to be expected. The group will wait for slower riders and assist those having minor mechanical problems If you are in doubt, try out a ride with a slower group and work your way up. Rules to Ride By 1. Arrive 15 minutes early and be ready to leave on time. 2. Make sure your bike is in good working order. 3. Carry a spare tube, patch kit, pump, and water bottle. 4. Practice safety and obey all traffic laws. 5. Leaders are not responsible for those who ride ahead of the group. A Rides Schedule - September from the Westbury High School Parking Lot. LIBC Weekend in Lakeville, Connecticut. My predictions for the weekend are that no one actually went up Dibble and that the motor on George's tandem was discovered on Saturday morning, and I don't mean Mary. No bike can go that fast on human power alone. Those predictions may prompt people to attempt Dibble and for George to remove the motor from the bottle cage. We will see. Saturday, MAY 8 TJ's Ride- 60 miles -TJ Lepore TJ is an acknowledged Weather Sissy, but it hasn't hurt his riding. He promises hills and I know he is not lying. He has led last year, but the rules have been amended to make him buy lunch this year also. Raymond's Rainout Ride-55 miles-raymond Genao Raymond is strong this year. He has been doing the mid-week rides and came back from doing a charity ride in Texas. He will take us to Bayville and then figure out something from there. Lunch stop? Bring food just in case. An off-island ride. The ride may be from Golden's Bridge or from Westport. It may be led by Phil or Mike. Specifics will be posted in the alll groups forum the week of the ride. Maybe Dr. E's Ride-50 miles of recovery- Shi-wen Lee Dr E may be working or he may be off on this Mother's Day and if his legs are still working after yesterday's ride he will lead us around Long Island with his greatly improved geographical knowledge. Dr E. also did an away ride so he now considers overpasses to be hills (Guess where he did his charity ride). Joyce's Indian Food Ride-50 miles non-stop-phil. Yes, Joyce (Paul's better half) this one has been scheduled so you can make it. The C+ will join us for lunch at Diwan in Hicksville (info in forum on the week of the ride). Last time we had a pretty good turn-out. Obviously all club members are invited. Bring clothes to change into after the ride.. Dr X's Ride-56 miles-jim Badia Yes, Susan, Dr X. is leading, but there is no need to worry for we will all just follow him around until... Always a good leader and stronger than ever. LIBC Memorial Day Weekend. For those who are not going the lot will still be open. Upcoming 1. The A group Time Trial at the College of Old Westbury-probably 3 or 4 loops. Practice now. 2. Some sort of New Paltz ride led by the Mayor of New Paltz-Vinnie Rocchio. Rides leave promptly at 9:30 A. M. Ride Schedule time is 9:30 from October - May and 9:00 from June RENEW YOUR 2010 MEMBERSHIP YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF LIBC TO PARTICIPATES IN OUR WEEKEND TRIPS MAY 2010 GOLD COASTING PAGE 2

3 B Rides Schedule LIBC Weekend in Lakeville, Connecticut. Roll your own from the lot. Satruday, MAY 8 Daniel Goldschmidt, (516) A "North Of The Lot" ramble. About 60 miles, with some hills. Lunch in Oyster Bay. Patrick Cuvilly, (917) Destination : Bethpage. This being Mothers Day, we will vote to decide if we stop for lunch in Bayville, or hurry home to go wait in line later at some restaurant. Gerry Widen, (516) His ride will have plenty of water views that will include Bayville, Center Island, Cold Spring Harbor and lunch in Huntington. About miles. Larry Levy ( ) will take this one. As for the details, he says he ll figure something out. Since his bike is equipped with a Garmin computer, I m OK with that. Joel Weeble Gorinsky. For him, it s a mystery ride, as usual. Hamid Alaie, (718) This time around, he s taking us to Lake Ronkonkoma. A smidge under 60 miles roundtrip. LIBC Memorial Day weekend, Somerset Co., NJ - Roll your own from the lot. Monday, MAY 31 - Memorial Day Susan Mrwik, (516) To Target Rock and beyond, depending upon the groups plans for Memorial Day BBQ's. League Certified Cycling Instructor Course Can you please distribute the below to your officers and members - you probably already know that it s rare for the LCI seminar to be offered on Long Island, so this is a great opportunity for anyone who wants to become a League Certified Instructor to take the class close to home. If applicants have not taken Traffic Skills 101 (which is a prerequisite, no matter how experienced the cyclist) can take a last-minute course in Southampton May 15th or arrange to take it through Bike New York. Please feel free to call or me with any questions, Jen Keller The League of American Bicyclists will be conducting a League Certified Instructor course at Southampton High School the weekend of June 4,5 & 6. If you have ever thought about becoming a cycling instructor, this is a great opportunity to take this course close to home with other Long Island cyclists. Contact jen.keller.1@gmail.com for more info, or you can get the application directly from the League at B- Rides Schedule LIBC Weekend in Lakeville, Connecticut. Roll your own at the lot. Satruday, MAY 8 Bill Dinner ( ) 45 or so miles over hill and dale. Port Washington with Beacon guaranteed. Lunch at or near the water. Andy Warhol (Unlisted) Andy promises that the ride will get back early so everyone can celebrate their mothers. Kenny Schack ( ) 50 miles. Target Rock (and beyond). Marty Unger ( ) miles. Huntington. Glenn Abelson ( ) miles. Plainview. Hilly and more. Lunch at about 35 miles. No hills after lunch, maybe. Bloomin Metric Roll your own at the lot. LIBC Memorial Day Weekend trip Roll your own at the lot. Great Neck Before and After Work Weekday Bike Rides Area bicyclists meet for friendly rides at Fredericks Luncheonette located at the intersection of Bond St. and Grace Ave. The ride lasts approximately 1hour and 15 minutes and is geared for riders who can AVERAGE about 13 M.P.H. When finished you would have covered about 16 miles. Routes and speeds vary on the group. Start times vary according to the time of the year so call for current start time. Wet roads and temperatures below 40 degrees cancel the ride. Parking is free on the street until 9:00 A.M. and after 6: P.M. Come and meet others, who are interested in your sport, you may even pick up a pointer or two from one of the veteran cyclists. Call David (Speedy) Emanuel for schedule and to confirm your participation. Day Phone: , Home Phone: before 9:45 P.M. Helmets mandatory. April - November. MAY 2010 GOLD COASTING PAGE 3

4 C+ Rides Schedule New Group I strongly recommend that whoever can get away Memorial Day join the C s in New Jersey. Sometimes it s nice to just ride at a moderate pace and smell the roses, especially since Dominic knows how to pick the right roads. Wish I was able to come. LIBC Weekend in Lakeville, Connecticut. Roll your own from the lot. Satruday, MAY 8 Maria Torres (718) Northport 55 miles. Rolling to moderately hilly. Either Charles M, Morris G or Lenny K. Just show up at the lot. Bill and Lynne Dinner Bill ( ) - Familiar roads with familiar hills. 40 to 45 miles. Pat Mullen H (718) C (212) Pat will take us on one of his no-nonsense perfect rides. Some hills, steady speed. slipstream1@verizon.net Maria Torres (718) miles. Hilly. Initially rolling to firehouse, flat through Bethpage, then hilly to Dix Hills. Minimum stops so bring extra water and pocket food. Lunch at Umberto's on Jericho. Choose a leader at the lot. - LIBC Memorial Day Weekend- Somerset Co., NJ Memorial Day Weekend Saturday 29 th Pick a leader or join the B-. Sunday 30th Len Kirsch (516) Short flat ride at quick pace. Will practice paceline riding and other tricks learned from the SIG. Monday 31st Pick a leader or join the B-. Be back in time for Memorial Day festivities. UPCOMING In June we will be joining the B- on a ride to show them what we are made of. So May is the time to get ready, strengthen the legs, practice those hills and we will be ready.. C Rides Schedule LIBC Weekend in Lakeville, Connecticut. Saturday, MAY 1 Clare Schwartz (516) The flowers that bloom in the spring tra-la; what better way to see them than by bike riding through Oyster Bay via the Berries. 35 miles. Sunday, MAY 2 Unless someone steps forward before this date it is ROLL YOUR OWN! Saturday, MAY 8 Clara Meyerson (516) It s the same old ride with the same old rider. We can still have fun being together. Choose the chatty, coordinated, convivial, cherubic, cheerful, confident, cantankerous, CLARAfied C group miles. Gerry Regan (718) 917) & Mary Grady (516) "The "Standard LIBC Ride goes through Syosset (with a stop at the firehouse), Oyster Bay and Mill Neck. The lunch stop is in Bayville (eat at Mario's). Then it's back to the lot through Locust Valley and Old Brookville. Bob Steinberg (516) Have you been to Pribles Beach or Morgan s Island lately? Now is your chance 35 miles Harvey Miller (516) Forest Hills Gardens, Barry Gloger, a resident in Forest Hills Gardens will conduct a bicycle tour of this incredibly beautiful and sheltered neighborhood in Queens. Meet at the lot for a ride on the "Greenway" to Forest Hills Gardens, a path made for bicycles: safe, filled with parks, and beautiful beyond poetry! A wide choice of foods found in local eateries. This ride is 45 miles with an option to take the train back, cutting off about 20 miles. If you chose this option, you will need a LIRR bicycle pass (a one time $5 fee via the internet). for more information and to print out the form. Irma Klein (718) We will go to Sagamore Hill with lunch in Locust Valley miles. Mike Wolach (917) It s a Heartbreak(er)! We haven t done Heartbreak Hill in quite a while so I guess it is time! Alternate route for those that don t want to suffer will be provided miles. PLEASE RENEW YOUR 2010 MEMBERSHIP Memorial Day Weekend - Domenick Creaco is in charge (516) Friday MAY 28 th thru Monday MAY 31 st - Hotel Sierra in Branchburg, NJ MAY 2010 GOLD COASTING PAGE 4

5 BICYCLING EVENTS CALENDAR LIBC MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED IN OREDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIBC WEEKENDS. M AY 02 5 BORO BIKE TOUR 23 Wounded Warrior Ride-info (@) ridetoheal.org 31 LIBC s MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AWAY JUNE 4 SBRA s BIKE BOAT BIKE Cycle South Carolina 27 LIBC s ALL CLUB RIDE JULY 2 LIBC s 4 TH OF JULY WEEKEND AWAY 11 HBC GOLD COAST HIV/AIDS Services Ride - info (@) ridetoheal.org AUGUST MORE TO COME SEPTEMBER 3 LIBC s LONDENDERRY, VT WEEKEND 19 Hunger Relief/Project H.O.P.E. Rideinfo (@) ridetoheal.org 26 MPBC s TOUR OF THE HAMPTON S OCTOBER 8 LIBC s COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND NOVEMBER MORE TO COME DECEMBER MORE TO COME TRY THIS ON YOUR NEXT RIDE Create Riding Opportunities During a Road Trip It's fun to take a long drive to new places. But how can you fit in daily rides while traveling? ---Shorten driving hours. If you drive for 12 hours a day, there's no time or energy left for a ride. But if you drive for 6 or 7 hours, you'll have time to unwind and explore new roads at the end of the day. ---Switch with your partner. If you're driving with another person, take off early on your bike with plans to meet miles (48-64 km) down the road. Your friend sleeps in, eats breakfast and catches up. Then he rides a similar distance while you clean up, change clothes and get some grub. ---Scout routes. On a recent trip, Coach Fred and his wife Deb stayed overnight in Boise, Idaho. They chose a motel close to the town's excellent 30-mile bike path along the Boise River. Local bike shops are a great resource for routes if you don't know the area. ---Keep gear accessible. Sometimes a great ride possibility materializes in the midst of a driving day. Hey, how about this 2-hour back-road roundtrip to an interesting historic site? It's easy to change and grab your bike if your clothes are in a dedicated pocket of your luggage. If you carry the bike inside your vehicle, don't block it in. The less time you need to get ready, the more chances you'll have to ride. LIBC's Memorial Day Weekend Away 2010 May 28 May 31, 2010 LIBC MEMBERS ONLY Plan to join us for three nights in a pleasant, easy to get to Somerset County in New Jersey. On our fun packed day we will ramble through scenic county roads, pedal along the historic river and canal roads and re-live history. Places and rides include Princeton, Hunterdon, Mercer and Morris Counties. Scenic rides and ride sheets prepared by Domenick for all levels. The Hotel Sierra - Branchburg is conveniently situated in central New Jersey just one hour south of New York City and an hour and a half north of Philadelphia. Near Bridgewater at the Route 22 intersection and Readington Road.; Hotel Sierra Branchburg is also surrounded by great shopping, including Bridgewater Commons Mall, Flemington Outlets, and Short Hills Mall. Room block will be released on April 28, Hotel will take your booking after that date if they still have availability. Rates: $79.00 per night /per room plus 15% tax (Queen Bed plus Sofa Bed, Fridge, Micro Wave and Coffee Maker in every room) Hot and Gold Breakfast included. Make Reservation at by April 28 for LIBC Group Rate. Hotel Sierra Branchburg 3141 Route 22 E Branchburg, New Jersey Domenick Sharp Corners Here's the Coach's help: ---Lean, lean, lean! Generally, it's better to increase your cornering angle even though you may lose traction and fall to the inside. Consider the options: Either slide down or ride off the outside of the road and hit things like guardrails, trees or big air (for a while) -- assuming a motor vehicle doesn't stop you first. Of course, if the shoulder is smooth and carpeted in plush grass, running off the road makes good sense. But you'll rarely have time to check and decide. In most cases, the normal reaction -- to stay upright for as long as possible -- can lead to worse injuries. Lean more and you might make it through. ---Stand hard. Give your tires the best chance of maintaining their grip by standing heavily on your outside pedal. Put virtually all of your weight on it. Press hard and push your bike into the turn. When you're doing it right, the machinery will be angled more than your body. ---Brake, then don't. Take off as much speed as you can before the turn, then release the levers. This is another technique that goes against instinct. But braking in a turn makes a bike want to straighten, the opposite of what you need it to do. That said, you can usually feather the rear brake in a turn without dire consequences. It may slow you just enough to make it through. But be ready to let up if the wheel grabs, chatters and threatens your control. In the same vein, the day's only available riding time may coincide with the day's only rain shower. This won't stop you if you have a rain jacket and clip-on fenders handy. Don't forget an old towel to dry your bike before sticking it back in the car. Caution! Don't use the front brake while turning. This goes for normal cornering, too, not just panic conditions. Front braking when the bike is leaning will point you anywhere but where you're aiming. It can even cause the front wheel to wash out abruptly -- and down you go. MAY 2010 GOLD COASTING PAGE 5

6 Long Island Bicycle Club First Class Mail 5-14C 115 Street Forwarding and Address College Point, NY Correction Requested Information for the next bulletin needed by: MAY 15, 2010 HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP LONG ISLAND BICYCLE CLUB MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Membership in the LIBC includes a 10% discount at selected bicycle shops, access to club rides and events, and the monthly bulletin. The cost of membership is $20. Each additional member of the household can join for $5. Name(s): Address: City: State: Zip: Phone: Please print your address very carefully Signature(s): Each member must sign LIBC membership: $20.00 additional 5.00 each: Total amount enclosed: Make check payable to: Long Island Bicycle Club Send this form and your payment to: LIBC, c/o Maria Torres 5-14C 115 Street College Point, NY In signing this release for myself or a member of my family who is under the age of 18, I acknowledge that I understand the intent hereof, and I hereby agree to and will absolve and hold harmless the Long Island Bicycle Club and its officers and members and any other parties connected with clubsponsored rides or activities associated herewith. I also consent to and permit emergency medical treatment in the event of injury or illness. I shall abide by traffic laws and regulations and practice courtesy and safe cycling. I also understand that the Long Island Bicycle Club requires the use of helmets when participating in all club rides.