GOLD COASTING MAY A monthly publication of the Long Island Bicycle Club

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1 MAY 2004 GOLD COASTING A monthly publication of the Long Island Bicycle Club Club Roster Members can receive a copy of the club roster by sending a SASE to Mike Friedlander, 323 Frost Pond Road, Glen Head, NY (or him at MikeFriedlander@hotmail.com). List If you are not getting club s, please add your name to the list by sending a message to MikeFriedlander@hotmail.com. The Standard Ride The club rides every Saturday, Sunday and holiday throughout the year from the Westbury High School. Rides leave promptly at 9:30 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. Rides usually pause at the Syosset firehouse at about 10:15. Club Jerseys! To buy one, contact Bill Selsky at or bselsky@juno.com or see him at the lot. LIBC Events Calendar May Lenox, MA Weekend Welcome New Members Tobie Accardi - Roslyn Heights Howard Feirman - Lynbrook Judy Knie - Brooklyn Ed Spiegel - Port Washington Web Site of the Month Bike Fan Club ( contains discussion forums and picture galleries for road bikes of different manufacturers (mostly high end). Forums include Calfee, Trek, Litespeed, De Rosa, Look, Merlin, Colnago, Seven, Sprectrum, and Cannondale. There are also forums for Campagnolo and Shimano and a General Discussion forum. Any can view the posts - you have to register only if you want to start new discussion threads or reply to existing threads. The Perfect Weather Weekend By Bill Selsky, LIBC President Okay, it finally happened. It has been sunny and warm a whole weekend, and I mean from Friday through Sunday. Best of all, though, it was in Lakeville, CT, at the club s first away weekend. That hasn t been the case most of this year, so far, and the past two-year s at least at Lakeville, it has rained at least one day. Is Lakeville an indication of what s ahead? If so, it means: Warm weather. Pull out the sunscreen and enjoy the sun. We re stronger than we think, or at least I am. I haven t been riding as much as in previous years, and I was a little concerned about those Connecticut hills. But, George and I came back over Route 4, with a wonderful 4-mile climb and some rollers afterwards, and we did fine. George mentioned some sitting pains, but, heck, those will go away. Charles Elioseff and Carolyn Lettieri joined us on the ride and really enjoyed it too. Bring on the hills. I didn t do Bish Bash this year. I have become a soccer dad and had a game to go to, but the boys Phil, Mike, John, Haroldo, Jim McGhie, Jo(honorary)) did and after doing around 80 miles the day before. Friday! Some of us rode Friday too. (I did my own ride. The boys rode. Ross and Morissa rode June, Doug and Roz, probably others.) I started late and just had time to go a little past Salsbury for around 12 to 15 miles, but it was great. Roads are named after us. Well, a road is named McGee, which is close enough to McGhie, and it is a steep, steep climb that everyone except McGhie enjoyed (because they rode it Friday, and he came up Saturday morning). Only Haroldo and Phil saw the flock of sheep, though. We don t need no stinking cue sheets, but we ll use them. Majority rules. Some can take a map and just go. Others are happier with our ancient (but Mike-reformatted) cues. Nancy is strong! Nancy Cymbalsky pushed a stroller with Gabrielle into Salsbury and back, quite a significant walk, and then she rode with June, Morissa, Maria, Charlie, Lynn on Sunday. At least that was the group I heard about as I hurried off to soccer. (By the way, my step daughter, Maggie and her New Paltz team, won the championship.) It s time to eat too much. We get buffets at the Interlaken Inn in Lakeville. It is always fun trying to please everyone s tastes, which I think I did for the most part, but on Sunday, as we had three deserts, I ate too much, way too much. We had an early celebration of Nancy s birthday to come. (She s 21 all over again.) The inn prepared a special cake, we were told their best cake, in her behalf, but they also brought out bread pudding, which they were not supposed to do, at least not in the quantity they did, and something called a chocolate trifle. I sampled them all. They were all delicious, and kept me company into the wee hours. But we all had a great time. Now will this no-rain trend continue on over Memorial Day Weekend and our Lenox, MA, weekend? Yes! And, if I m right, remember you heard it here first.

2 LIBC President Bill Selsky / Vice President Mike Friedlander / MikeFriedlander@hotmail.com Treasurer Glenn Collins /AverageJoe61@aol.com Membership Maria Torres / torresm@coned.com Publicity Bob Maziarski / Recording Secretary Patrick Cuvilly / patrickcuvilly@yahoo.com A Ride Chair Phil Ayvazian / bike74@surfbest.net B Ride Chair Daniel Goldschmidt / dgp51@yahoo.com C+ Ride Chair Ken Schack / ken@schackre.com C Ride Chair Irma Klein iklein@bear.com Bulletin Editor Modesta Kraemer th Ave College Point, NY / MSuardy@aol.com Web Page Editor Walter Costanza / wjc@retsambew.com 10% Discount for Members At: Bicycle Planet Syosset Bikeworks Greenvale Brands Wantagh Carl Hart Middle Island Cycles Plus Huntington Danny s Levittown Peak Cycles Douglaston Peckham Cycles Wantagh Pt Washington Cycles 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. The use of helmets is mandatory! 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. Ride leader will try to wait for slower riders. C mph avg, miles, stops as needed, hills likely. Ride leader 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. GOLD COAST TOUR SUNDAY JULY 11,2004 TOUR STARTS: All routes begin at BAE Systems (formally Hazeltine Corporation) in Greenlawn. DIRECTIONS: Long Island Expressway to Northern State Parkway to Deer Park Av (Rte 231) north. Bear left at the fork and continue for 3.5 miles. Turn right on Pulaski Road; go 1 mile to BAE. PROVIDED: Food and beverages at rest stops, SAG wagons on all routes, clearly marked routes and cue sheets, free T-Shirts for all who are pre-registered by June 23, 2004 HELMETS: ANSI or SNELL approved helmets and strict adherence to all cycling safety rules are required. SUGGESTED START TIMES: (Tour closes at 5:00 pm) 100 miles - 7:00 am 65 miles - 7:30 am 55 miles - 8:00 am 25 miles - 8:30 am 12 miles - 9:00 am FEES: REGISTRATION by mail must be received before July 7 - $20.00 for all routes except $15.00 for 12 mile Trial Tour ON-SITE REGISTRATION FEE on July 11, $25.00 for all routes except $20.00 for 12 mile Trial Tour FROM Coach Fred Here are his five tips for pacelining with strangers: Announce your presence. Don't latch onto the end of the line without telling the others you're there. Otherwise the rider coming back after a pull may veer into you as he moves behind the rider who used to last. In some cases you should ask permission to join. The paceline may be a team training together. Similar jerseys are a tip-off. Ask how the paceline operates. Is it single or double? How long are the pulls? You can figure this out, but it's better to ask and get it right from the beginning. It makes the others confident in you, too. Blend in. Don't try to impress riders with your strength by pulling harder or longer. Take steady pulls and make no abrupt moves. Look for dangerous riders. There may be herky-jerky bike handlers in the paceline. It won't take you long to spot them by their nervous braking and inability to ride a steady line. Ideally, you can position yourself so a squirrel isn't on your wheel or, more important, you're not on his. Bail if you're uncomfortable. If you're getting a cold reception from riders, their pace is too hard or the situation seems dangerous, bid a cheery goodbye, back out and continue by yourself. In a century or other event, a more compatible paceline may soon come along. Bike From Vienna to Prague - Guided Tour A bike tour from Vienna Prague Wednesday, Sept 1 Monday, September 13. Average daily distances: miles, 4-6 hours. The scenery and history of the area plus 2 nights in both Vienna and Prague make this trip irresistible. The cost is $2,551 per person based on double occupancy and includes airfare, bicycle rental, transfers, all breakfasts, 7 dinners, a riding guide and luggage transfer. Learn more about this trip. Call Clara Meyerson: (516) or travelwholiday@webtv.net Welcome Maria Torres as New Membership Chair Maria Torres has graciously volunteered to be our new membership chair. We thank Elaine Mangini for all of her dedication and hard work in this position. Best of luck to Maria! MAY 2004 GOLD COASTING PAGE 2

3 A Rides Schedule The season is almost in full swing and along with the usual ride leaders we now have The Beacon (Chuck Gleason) as a leader. Haroldo will be leading a ride from Bedford at an ungodly hour, but it is guaranteed to be beautiful with some new roads. Don't let the hour dissuade you; it will be worth it. Also, Ernest is back. The Bedford Ride-75 miles-haroldo Hahn Haroldo knows some beautiful roads on the way to Kent, Conn. and he promises a very reasonable pace. If the 75 miles isn't enough he can make it between 85 and 90. He's serious. It leaves at an early hour, but you'll also get home early. Try to make it. Leaves at 8 A.M. from Bedford. Rt. 684, exit 4. Right at light, left at 22 into Bedford. Right at little store and down the hill to park at school. Call Haroldo or Phil for directions if you aren't sure. John's Recovery Ride-50 miles-john Howe If John is alive he'll lead us to Northport (probably) with lunch at the gazebo. Strong B's invited for it won't be fast. Lake Ronkonkoma - 65 miles - Mike Friedlander Another long 'death march' ride. Bring food. Don't Show Up-It Will Be Raining Ride-52 miles-jo Vlastaris Well its gotten to be a joke about how when Jo leads it always rains. Farmers love Jo. If by some strange freak of nature it doesn't rain Jo will be at the lot. She has refined her ride and has even taken some of the hills out. If she doesn't take a yoga class the day before she will be fine. If she does it is hard to tell what to expect. No birds (other than carrion eaters ) will be on the ride. 5 The Chuck Will Get Us Arrested Ride-50 miles-chuck Gleason Chuck is a brand new leader and has scouted out some pretty roads. He does have a strange goal on this ride: he plans on getting one of us arrested for riding on private roads. Since the leader is usually up front my bet is that The Beacon, himself, will be the one to be arrested. It's good to have a new leader so join him and as usual new leaders will treat the entire group to lunch. The Pace-Line Ride-52 flat miles-phil Last month we tried this one on a windy day. It was tough. Hopefully we'll have a good turn-out and everyone will take a turn at the front. Not a ride for the faint of heart or habitual wheel-suckers (wsd's). Dr Jim's Ride-55 miles-jim Rand I have used up most of my descriptions and insults for Jim's rides. He is no longer a new leader, just a good leader. Guaranteed steady pace and a workout. Save some for the Bloomin' Metric. 3 The Bloomin' Metric Century. Information in the bulletin and we usually push off around 9 am. Friday, MAY 28,29,30,31 Memorial Day Weekend In Lexox, Mass. There will definitely be people at the lot if you aren't going. B Rides Schedule May is here, with better weather and many good rides, on and off the Island. Join us as we finally shed tights, jackets, and long-sleeve jerseys. Daniel Goldschmidt ( ). Get ready for some U-turns as we explore the dead ends in Lloyd Neck. About 50 miles, with lunch. Patrick Cuvilly ( ). Some will do Bike NY. Others will join the C+ group for a combined C+/B ride. For details please see the C+ schedule. Rich Suttenberg ( ). Rich has been training intensively and he promises a challenging ride to the East. And lunch. About 55 miles. David Junowitz ( ). This is a REMOTE ride in Putnam County. About 45 miles. David will reward us with pizza to atone for the hills he will force us to climb. Please David at junowitz@optonline.net for directions. 5 David Emanuel ( ) Speedy will take us to Kings Point and Great Neck. Lunch will be at the Village Green in Great Neck. About 42 miles, with nice views. Ross Selinger ( ). To the beach again: Crab Meadow Beach this time, about 55 miles. Lunch with a view. John Konz ( ). Douglaston, Little Neck, Kings Point. Lots of water views. About 45 miles. Lunch. 3 Eric Bertrand-Loesch ( ). We will visit beautiful San Remo with lunch at Subway in Kings Park. Then we will draft all the way back. About 65 miles. Saturday, MAY 29 Bill Dinner ( ). A new tour of the truly golden coast. About 45 miles. And lunch. Sunday, MAY 30 Patrick Cuvilly ( ). The Bayville backwards ride, with lunch in Oyster Bay. About 48 miles. Monday, MAY 31 Eric Bertrand-Loesch ( ). A short but fast ride to develop a deep hunger for that Memorial Day BBQ. We will be back by noon. No lunch. 40 miles. SPIN BIKE FOR SALE STAR TRAC V-BIKE SPINNER - I've got two. One that I ride regularly and one that my wife thought she would ride regularly (but only rode once). $700 new, but I'll let it go for $500. If you're unsure, give it a test ride (my garage is open nightly). Call Chris ( ). BIKE RACK FOR SALE Allen Bikes - Fits 1 1/4 hitch. New. $ Contact Joe Ruggero, or joeruggero2aol.com. MAY 2004 GOLD COASTING PAGE 3

4 C+ Rides Schedule Mark Mandell ( ) 37 miles. Oyster Bay Patrick Cuvilly ( ) About 45 miles. Little Neck with lunch in Mineola. This will be a combined C+/B ride at a strong C+ pace. Glenn Abelson ( ) 40 miles or so. We'll wander around Glenn Cove and have lunch in Glenn Head with Glenn. Somewhat hilly in sections. Batteries are not included. Bill Dinner ( ) 40 miles. Center Island or bust with alternative routes for hardy mates. 5 Kenny Schack ( ) 46 miles. What s the Point? Sands Point and Kings Point with lunch in Great Neck. And did I mention Beacon Hill? This is my ride that was rained out in April. Today we go west and tomorrow Kenny Schack ( ) 50 miles. Target Rock - and beyond. Lunch will be in Cold Spring Harbor at about 38 miles, so bring a snack we go east. June Robins ( ) miles. The typical June ride, hills and all, and whatever else thrown in. 3 Bloomin Metric. Roll your own at the lot. Saturday, MAY 29 Steve Klein ( ) miles. Sea Cliff Sunday, MAY 30 Charley Elioseff ( ) 45 miles. Caumsett. Lunch. This is Charley s April ride that was rained out. Monday, MAY 31 Mark Blatt ( ) miles. Destination to be determined by how Mark feels. Back in time for your holiday barbeque. SUNRISE CYCLING BEFORE WORK The tradition continues: 6:15 7:30 Monday Friday A, B, & C+ categories average speed 14-17mph Starts from Fredericks Coffee Shop, Grace Ave & Bond St, Great Neck Park in the lot across the street (free until 9:00 am) The route varies depending on the group. Call Dave Emanuel at the night before to confirm (weekdays before 9:45pm, weekends anytime) C Rides Schedule Rose Fishbein (718) The I Have No Idea ride. But Rose will have some idea by the time May 1 comes around. Probably miles. Irwin Koppel (516) Perhaps Roslyn and Glen Cove. Mileage miles. Clara Meyerson (516) Some of the prettiest roads on Long Island, Dick Pond, Chicken Valley, Feeks Lane, Mill River, Lattingtown Road and the Secret Garden. 35 miles. Larry Shoots (718) Bethpage State Park, a good ride with few hills. Mileage about 42 miles. Point and drop system will be used. 5 Al Rutsky (516) Ride to Morgan s Island for 40+ miles. We ve not yet been up Applegreen this two thousand and four season. I know that we should, to see if we could, Lest objectors deny us a reason. As a matter of fact, I think I ll redact, What is written in the lead sentence. Just save your oy veys, we ll do it BOTH ways, Cause it s the climb that justifies the descendence. George Cutler (516) We go to Long Beach with mileage of approximately 40 miles. Beaches open in a few weeks and the traffic will begin so let s go now and avoid the rush. Maria Altamuro (516) Maria has led some beautiful rides in the Oyster Bay area involving several different routes. We never know which one she will pick but each and every one is a great ride you will enjoy. 40 miles. 3 Larry Shoots (718) The Some Even Al Doesn t Know ride. About 40 miles. Al may not have known this ride when Domenick introduced it but he sure knows the ride by now and the name has not changed. Point and Drop method will be used. Friday, MAY 28,29,30,31 Our Memorial Day weekend at the Yankee Inn. For those staying home, come on out to the lot and we will ride as usual. Ride leaders not designated yet. (718) "Easy Rider" Group Schedule May 2004 Irma Klein (718) I am back and ready to ride! Perhaps we will go to Locust Valley. 25 miles. Debbie Gross (631) Bayville Oyster Bay area miles. 5 Debbie Gross (631) Bayville Oyster Bay area miles. Sunday MAY 23 Clare Schwartz (516) A relaxed and beautiful ride to the village of Oyster Bay via Syosset and then Berryhill. And, should all be willing, we ll continue on to Bayville. MAY 2004 GOLD COASTING PAGE 4

5 Lenox, MA, Memorial Day Weekend at the Yankee Inn May 28 to May 31. Second year at this inn, and it was definitely okay The Yankee Inn has rooms with terraces, Jacuzzis, an indoor heated pool, an outdoor ice cold pool, 7 ½ acres, plus a breakfast of cereals, juice, coffee, bagels and pastries. Price for the weekend: $ per person double occupancy (two in a room, each) This is another of our popular weekends, probably to be even more popular this year. For one thing, we should have shower rooms on Monday for those of us who want to do one more ride before heading home. (It s a long story, but this was a problem last year at another place, whose rates went up for this year.) If you need a roommate, or want more info., contact me and I ll see what I can do. Call me (your prez) at , on weekends or after 6 pm, or bselsky@cmp.com. We have a limited number of rooms. Don t wait. They will fill. Say you re with the Long Island Bicycle Club and reserve now. The Yankee Inn 461 Pittsfield Road,Lenox, MA Directions: Taconic State Parkway North to I-90 East. Exit 2 on Massachussets Turnpike. Right at ramp exit. Route 20 West for 7 miles. The Yankee Inn will be on the left. It's approximately a 2.5 hour drive. BICYCLING EVENTS CALENDAR MAY 1-31 NYC Bike Month Bike NY (5 Borough Bike Tour) Montauk Century 5 Borough Bike Club 5bbc.org 22 - Ride to Remember LI Alzaheimer Fndtn Bloomin Metric see page 4 JUNE 6 - Bike-Boat-Bike Suffolk Bicycle Riders 6 - Tour De Cure Ny City Ride for Autism Hat City Cyclists Cyclefest Tour De Cure Riverhead Tour De Cure Westchester JULY 11 Gold Coast Tour Harlem Valley Rail Ride 25 Good Sam Ice Cream Ride Thrwslikeagrl@aol.com Great Big Cycling Championship 31 Bronx River Cycling Championship 31 Aug 1 Empire State Games Bloomin' Metric - Sunday, May 23 Sound Cyclists Bicycle Club's 27th Annual Bloomin' Metric bicycle tour will once again be offering three great rides - 25 miles, 75 kilometers and 100 kilometers - along beautiful scenic roads of Fairfield County Connecticut. As in the past, a portion of the proceeds from the entry fee for Bloomin' Metric 2004 will be donated to help support Fairfield County Safe Kids, a non-profit agency designed to reduce the incidences of unintentional childhood injuries and accidents the number one killer of children. Start Time: 7:00 am - 9:30 am (for all routes - rain or shine) Fee: $20.00 (non-refundable & pre-registered by May 16, 2004) - $28.00 (after May 16, 2004 and day of event) For printable registration form or to register online see All riders receive a map and cue sheet. Route will be marked and patrolled with sag wagon services. Plenty of food and water and restroom available. The first 1,800 registrants will also receive a choice of a free quality T-shirt. Directions: Take I-95 to Exit 16 - East Ave. Turn right off the exit at traffic light onto East Ave. From East Avenue proceed straight through a series of traffic lights until passing under the Metro North train tracks in East Norwalk. Continue straight but move to the left lane as you approach a rotary/cemetary. Bear left around the rotary, briefly onto Cemetery Road and then immediately bear right onto Gregory Blvd. Follow Gregory Blvd. until you reach a second rotary at Marvin St. Turn left onto Marvin St. and then immediately turn right onto Calf Pasture Beach Rd. Follow Calf Pasture Beach Rd. to its end at the beach. Follow signs to the event area from there. Bike-Boat-Bike - Sunday, June 6 Suffolk Bicycle Riders Association presents the 24th Annual Bike-Boat-Bike Tour of Eastern Long Island. SBRA invites you to cycle through the woodlands, fields, and shoreline of the North and South Forks. Take the ferry to Shelter Island. Cycle through the scenic coves and byways of beautiful Shelter Island. Ride with your friends, family or join a group and make new friends. Bike-Boat- Bike has flat to gently rolling routes, along with some hills on Shelter Island. There will be maps, cue sheets, and marked roads. There are rest stops along each route providing food and refreshments and SAG support vehicles to assist riders until 6 PM. Mileage, Routes, and Approximate Departure Times (rain or shine): 25 miles Easy Flat/North Fork/Horton Pt. Lighthouse 9:30 *25 miles Remote Start/Shelter Island (Hilly) 9:00 *40 miles Easy Flat/North Fork/Horton Pt. Lighthouse 8:45 *50 miles North Fork/Extended Shelter Island 8:30 *65 miles North & South Forks/Shelter Island 8:00 *100 miles North & South Forks/Shelter Island/Hamptons 7:30 *125 miles North & South Forks/Shelter Island/Montauk Point 7:00 Pre-registration fee postmarked before May 3rd is $18.00 to receive an event T- shirt. Registration after May 3rd is $18.00 (No T-shirt), Day of event is $25.00 (No T-shirt). Register at Active.com. Or, mail in application form available at *Registration does not include ferry fare. Please bring $10 in singles, exact ferry fares will be posted at registration table. Children under 12 are half-price, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Register at Mattituck, pickup T-shirt, registration bracelet, and cue sheets. Riders doing the remote start 25 mile Shelter Island ride will then drive to the Greenport High School starting point. All others will start/finish at Mattituck. Directions: Starts from North Fork Bank Corp. headquarters in Mattituck.Take the Long Island Expressway (Route 495) East to the end. Follow the signs to Orient Point. Stay on Route 25 to Mattituck, North Fork Bank Corp. will be on the left side of the road. MAY 2004 GOLD COASTING PAGE 5

6 Long Island Bicycle Club First Class Mail 323 Frost Pond Road Forwarding and Address Glen Head, NY Correction Requested Information for the next bulletin needed by MAY 15th. 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 Mike Friedlander 323 Frost Pond Road Glen Head, 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.