GOLD COASTING SEPT A monthly publication of the Long Island Bicycle Club On LIBC s Picnic, Riding & Eating.

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1 SEPT 2011 Club Roster Members can receive a copy of the club roster by sending a SASE to Susan Mrwik, 101 Raff Ave., Floral Park, NY (or her at smrwik at gmail.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 October- 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. LIBC Events Calendar 2011 Sept Oct - LIBC s Labor Day, Weekend LIBC s Columbus Day, Weekend Welcome New Members AUGUST 2011 Hoeting, Natalie, Warrenton, VA Herman, Lloyd Port Washington, NY Mordas, Claire, Astoria, 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: Susan Mrwik / smrwik at gmail.com GOLD COASTING A monthly publication of the Long Island Bicycle Club On LIBC s Picnic, Riding & Eating By Bill Selsky, LIBC President With very few exceptions, all cyclists and certainly most everyone I know in LIBC loves to eat, especially after a hard ride, and, okay, even after a not so hard ride. So, the perfect day includes a ride and eats. Can you say club picnic? First, the rides: all levels. Phil tortured the A s, and himself, riding as fast as he can, making turns that only he knows about and still getting everyone back to our Eisenhower Park picnic spot in plenty of time to pig out. Larry Levy led the Bs over hill and dale (which turns out to be some place in and on the way to Huntington). This was a big group, because the Bs have a big group of riders, and they like to eat. In fact, the Bs do some rides of their own that culminate in bbqs at someone s house (a few times a year: to backyards and to cabannas). When Rich Suttenberg leads a ride, be it local or towards Montauk, you can count on a very good lunch, and, with Montauk, dinner. And there are dinner get-togethers also. Ken Schack s Tour de France parties are well attended every year, and not just by B- riders. The C+s went towards the beach, I believe, before heading back to Eisenhower Park to picnic. The Cs and C+ groups sometimes meet for dinner. Irma Klein, recovering from a stroke, has often gotten groups together for breakfasts if riding conditions did not permit riding, and the group also has coordinated dinners, celebrating birthdays and just celebrated over a meal. Irma also has been one of George s helpers at the picnic. This year, though, it was great just to see her. She sounded great. She said she had just resumed driving again, and she had a cane with her, but did not seem to have to rely on it. Plus, she had such a positive outlook that she was downright inspiring. Every year for the past several years, though, George Cymbalsky pulls together the club picnic and tons of LIBCers show up, and maybe they weigh tons when they waddle home. George is assisted by some volunteers from the club (Irma in past years, as I mentioned, Susan Mrwik, and others) and his family and friends, and I m sure he is grateful, but he does a lot of work for this. He shops, pre-prepares some dishes (pasta this year), along with the standards of burgers and franks and fixings and salads and drinks (both soft and not so soft), and deserts. There are some additional contributors here. My wife prepared brownies for the guestimated number of people George came up with, and they were scarfed down. George also had a chocolate cake, and for the health conscious among us, there was fruit. It was all great. George, once again, did it again. And I m sure you all join me in thanking him for a job well done, and the hope that he will do it next year too. A hard ride may be no picnic, but if George is involved we get one anyway. HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP

2 LIBC President Bill Selsky / bselsky at juno.com Treasurer John Konz /johnkonz at msn.com Membership Susan Mrwik / smrwik at gmail.com Publicity Eric Bertrand-Loesch / embloesch 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 Clara Meyerson , Travelwholiday at webtv.net 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 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 Labor Day Weekend in Vermont, Hot tub, beer naked Windham and new recipes. Paul's Ride- 61miles-Paul Block Paul has gotten funnier, or is that the people around him have just gotten stupider? Paul will take us around the North Shore and wind up in Huntington where he promises a sumptuous picnic basket (which he is carrying) lunch for all. Jim's Ride-56 miles-jim Badia Jim led an interesting ride to Sayville last month. Totally flat. It is hard to say what is on his mind for this month, but he is always a good leader TJ's Seven Hills of the Apocalypse Ride-58 miles-tj Lepore TJ tied six nasty hills together for a smoothly flowing, but hilly ride. This month he is going to add the one that he always seems to threaten us with. If you were on his last ride you will be able to figure it out, otherwise just come along. Now if he would only come out in the winter. Dr E's Ride-58 miles-shiwen Lee Dr E. took his first real lead last month and did a real good job. By leading this ride he is providing himself with another excuse not to study for some important test. He has finally put bicycle riding above medicine, family and livelihood. This man knows his priorities. There will be an off-island ride and hopefully we can coax Mike into leading one of his Connecticut rides. An will be sent out and it will be posted in the forums. Susan's Ride-54 miles-susan Mrwik Susan has not lead for a while and has probably forgotten the power that she can wield over the A's. The moratorium on insulting her may still be on. YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF LIBC TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR WEEKEND TRIPS SEPTEMBER 2011 GOLD COASTING PAGE 2

3 B Ride Schedule from the Westbury High School Parking Lot LIBC s Labor Day Weekend in Londonderry, VT. However, from the huddled masses at the lot yearning to put in a good ride, a leader will inevitably emerge. Rich Suttenberg, (516) miles to Lake Ronkonkoma. Lunch at Nick's Clam Bar. Patrick Cuvilly, (917) Caumsett State Park is his destination. Up to 60 miles, with lunch in Huntington. Rich Suttenberg s ( ). Bethpage to Bayville via Huntington. About miles. Daniel Goldschmidt, (516) For your riding pleasure (yeah, right!), we give you the Po Boy Century! Well go to the North Shore, the South Shore, in Nassau and Suffolk, all in one day. Don t miss it. Joel Gorinsky. Stay tuned for the details. Hamid Alaie, (718) Destination Kings Park. Be there or be square. B- Ride Schedule LIBC Labor Day Weekend in Vermont Roll your own at the lot. Glenn Abelson ( ) 57 miles. Holtsville. Includes significant mileage through the Pine Barrens. Late lunch at approximately 37 miles. Anticipated finish at 2:30 P.M. REMOTE START FROM HOLTSVILLE ECOLOGY PARK STARTING AT 9:00 A.M. Directions: From L.I.E. Eastbound - Take Exit 62 to Route 97. First Exit onto Union Avenue Eastbound. At the end left onto Waverly. 2nd Left onto Barretts Ave. 1st Right onto Blue Point Rd. 3rd Left onto Buckley. Left into Park. From S. State Eastbound - Continue on Sunrise Highway Eastbound. Take Exit 52 Service Road. Left onto Waverly. Cross Over Sunrise. In about 1/3 mile bear right onto Buckley. Go about 1 mile and Park is on right. If you get lost call Glenn on his cell Gary Rauch ( ) 57 miles. Northport. Northport without hills (just a small one to get out of Northport). Kenny Schack ( ) 50 miles. Great Neck. Jay Dennett ( ) 50 miles. Bayville & Morgan Island. Ride includes a category climb and "juice" stop in celebration of Lance's Birthday. Optional Lunch stop in Locust Valley. Marvin Bzura ( ) 57 miles. Crab Meadow Beach. Tour of the Hamptons Roll your own at the lot. Renew your membership now in order to participate Renew your membershipnow in order to participate SEPTEMBER 2011 GOLD COASTING PAGE 3

4 C+ Ride Schedule Labor Day Away trip. We will pick a leader at the lot or ride with others. Wurtzel (516) Through Alaska to Oyster Bay and Back--40 miles. Roger Mellon (631) From the lot to the Syosset Fire Station, then Berry Hill & Sandy Hill, Cove Rd to Sagamore Hill. We will then take Moores Hill Rd, and later Snake Hill on our way to Caumsett State Park (bathroom brake & pause). Huntington for lunch, then back to the Westbury via Woodbury Road & the local of the LIE. Total distance will be roughly 50 miles. Leonard Kirsch (516) Queens Ride. Meet at Alley Pond Park on Union Turnpike and Winchester Blvd. We will travel to Alley Pond Park to Cross Island Bike Path to Fort Totten and then Flushing Meadow Park and back. 45 miles. Morris Getz H, or C - Ridgefield, CT to Bethel, CT and Back. Remote start in Ridgefield CT. 10:00 AM start. 30 very hilly miles. You heard about the hilly ride from hell that was 60 miles long. I've cut it down to half the length so non super-heroes can do it. We will start in Ridgefield, CT, about 45 miles from the Throgs Neck Bridge. We will bike 15 miles to Bethel, CT for lunch and back 15 miles back to Ridgefield. Yes, it's hilly, but we will take our time and enjoy the numerous downhill s we worked so hard for. No one gets left behind. I will with the driving directions and exact starting place in Ridgefield during the week before the ride on the libc-c and libc-all sites of YAHOO groups or you can call me at H, or C or mget@optonline.net. I would appreciate an RSVP by Saturday evening September 17 so I know that you are coming and won't leave without you should you be a little late. This will be a ride to remember and be proud of. Pre-Columbus Day Trip We will pick a leader at the lot UPCOMING: RSVP IS MANDATORY FOR THIS RIDE. Saturday, OCTOBER 1 The Mansion Tour / 43 hilly miles / 9:30am. Doug Beards & Pat Mullen, slipstream1@verizon.net, (H) C (212) Remote staging from the Greenwich Commuter Parking Lot. Hilly with climbing at a moderate pace. We will cycle past miles of estates on scenic secondary roads that are mostly tree shaded and lightly traveled. There will be ups and downs on roller coaster roads with exhilarating downhills throughout the ride. This is a fun ride on challenging terrain. Lunch in Bedford. Joint listing with NYCC. Mandatory RSVP. Driving directions: Throgs Neck or Whitestone bridge to I-95 North. After crossing into Connecticut, take exit # 3 (Arch Street). Right at end of ramp and quick left into Greenwich Commuter Parking lot. Approx. 35 minutes from the bridge. C Ride Schedule SAVE the C's! Some people have stepped up in September to lead some interesting rides for The C Group. Many thanks to them in advance. Happy Biking Saturday, SEPTEMBER 3 Erline and Bob ( ) - will decide on a ride at the lot and who will lead. Sunday, SEPTEMBER 4 Clara ( ) - (leads a Ride to the Beach, 5 towns, Long Beach, Lido Beach and points South. Lunch in the Boat Basin at Point Lookout. Flat ride about 40 miles Monday, SEPTEMBER 5 Mike Woloch ( ) - famous for leading the original rides, sure to include Factory Pond, Millneck and some heartbreakingly beautiful roads. Geri Verola Fast and furious and inventive with Jim sweeping to make sure everyone keeps up with the new areas. Gerry Regan- ( ) - Visit some of the last remaining working farms in Nassau. Sample some of the fall local Harvest. 40 miles Mary Grady ( ) - Bayville, Cleft, Horse shoe, Feeks, the beautiful North Shore Roads in fall 35 miles Debbie Gross ( ) - Her favorite rides on her favorite roads and her favorite lunch STOP. Friday- Monday, SEPTEMBER Away Weekend in beautiful Branchburg, N.J. Join with B and C riders. Roll your own from the lot. Renew your membership now in order to participate SEPTEMBER 2011 GOLD COASTING PAGE 4

5 LIBC Jersey & LIBC Jacket You may see some wearing LIBC Wind Jackets. They will cost $59, not bad, huh? Some neat features: foldable into themselves and with back pockets too. The design is the same as the LIC jersey: blue background, Nassau County and our usual ride destinations on the front and western Suffolk and ride destinations on the back. Want one (or two)? I have a sample version that I carry in my car me (bselsky@juno.com). Of course, we also get request for jerseys. I need a minimum order of ten before I contact the vendor. Before I place an order for them, let me know if you want one also. Jersey prices: $53 standard short sleeve, $51 for sleeveless, long sleeve, $63. They are available in women s cuts, but not everyone cares. Let me know if you have a preference. BICYCLING EVENTS CALENDAR LIBC MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LIBC WEEKENDS HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP SEPTEMBER -MPBC Tour of the Hamptons Sept. 25 (pending permits) -LIBC s B group is talking about doing a 200-mile ride to Montauk and back, probably in August And from further afield: NYCC-Escape New York September 24, 2011 details at nycc.org LIBC Group Sign-up Sheet Welcome! Want an official LIBC t-shirt. I heard at the club picnic some of you do. So, I'm organizing the order for our group. Here is a link to the online signup sheet: The cost is $12.55 per t-shirt. I will get back to you on where to send a check (probably to me). Send me an if you have any questions. Bill Selsky (bselsky@juno.com) Bicycle Riding Safely In A Group Remember, you are not riding your bike, you are DRIVING YOUR BICYCLE. You need to pay attention, all the time, and resist the tendency to zone out 1... Passing CRITICAL: You should NOT pass someone on the right. It is a blind spot and they cannot see you. However, if you need to do this anyway it is imperative that you let them know you are there. LIBC Vermont 9/2-5 Labor Day Weekend FOR MEMBERS ONLY The rides and maybe the hot tub are the draw here, and okay, maybe the breakfasts and dinners, both greatly expanded this year, and included. The Blue Gentian, where we stay, is charming. The cue sheets are accurate. The rides can be challenging, but we have had all levels (A-C) on the weekend, and no one has complained (too tired!). Again, there s a hot tub. Dates: August 29 to Sept. 1. Price per person double occupancy (meaning you share): $285. Includes; Saturday and Sunday dinners. - Saturday, Sunday, and Monday breakfasts. Only 13 rooms and they will go. Send a check, payable to Bill Selsky, 795 Truman Avenue, East Meadow, NY Directions: 95 North to 91 North to US-5 (exit 6) becomes VT-103. Stay straight to go onto South Main Street/VT-11. Turn left on Magic Mountain Access Road. LIBC's Pre - Columbus Day Weekend Away September 23, 24, & 25, 2011 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. Rates: Two Double Beds $ plus 15% tax per night for 2 people to share King Size Bed $ plus 15% tax per night for one or 2 people to share plus tax (Queen Bed plus Sofa Bed, Fridge, Micro Wave and Coffee Maker in every room) Hot and Gold Breakfast included. IMPORTANT: You should call out all passing on the left as well, even though the riders you are passing, theoretically, can see you in their mirror. Practically, few us pay that close attention. You may be in control, but that does not mean the rider you are passing won t pull out to the left without looking. COURTEOUS:: Less critical to call out is a left pass that is more than six feet away from the rider on the right. Hotel Sierra Branchburg 3141 Route 22 E Branchburg, New Jersey CALL CLARA FOR RESERVATION AT Domenick SEPTEMBER 2011 GOLD COASTING PAGE 5

6 Long Island Bicycle Club First Class Mail 101 Raff Avenuet Forwarding and Address Floral Park, NY Correction Requested Information for the next bulletin needed by: SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 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 Susan Mrwik 101 Raff Avenue Floral Park, 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.