Thursday, December 25, 2008

Day Ride

TEANECK LUNCH

10:30 AM, Riverside Drive at W. 72nd Street (by “Eleanor Roosevelt” Statue) , 30 miles

Everyone's got the day off so let's take a ride down tree-lined suburban streets over to Teaneck for lunch at a tasty kosher restaurant. We'll keep a moderate pace and on the way back we'll break the climb up over the ridge to the bridge into shorter pieces to make it easier.  Afterward, everyone is cordially invited back to Dana's home for a Chanukah celebration with hot drinks and fresh hot homemade goodies. Bring lock, lunch money. Leaders: Dana Hudes and Jim Zisfein

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Day Ride

FROSTBITE SERIES #4: XMAS LITES IN DYKER HEIGHTS AND DIM SUM

12:30 PM, City Hall , 20 miles

Brooklyn's Chinatown is no longer a secret. But, it's still a great destination when Dim Sum is desired. We'll have lunch at a popular Chinese restaurant. Then, we'll check out the Xmas lights atop Dyker Heights then. swing around back to Seventh Ave. On the way back, we'll take in the Manhattan skyline from Sunset Park. Leaders: Ed DeFreitas and others

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Day Ride

POLAR PANCAKE RIDE

9:30AM, City Hall10-12 mph, 25 miles

Cold enough for you? Let's take a ride through Brooklyn to join the Coney Island Polar Club for their traditional New Year's Day celebration in Coney Island benefiting Camp Sunshine for children with serious illnesses and their families. Along the way we'll stop for brunch at a kosher restaurant in Flatbush for scrumptious pancakes and waffles then head down to the boardwalk in time for us to watch the Polar Bears to take their swim at 1 PM. We'll return to City Hall Park before 3:30 PM. More about the Polar Bears at www.polarbearclub.org/ More about Camp Sunshine at www.campsunshine.org/ Bring brunch money, a lock and dress for the weather. (Advance cue sheet may be available to 5BBC members upon request by email to dhudes@hudes.org after Dec. 27) Leaders: Dana Hudes and Ed Defreitas

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Day Ride

4TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL RIDE

9:30AM, HI/AYH to join with the Bronx ride. Leaders: Alfredo Garcia and Jim Zisfein

10:00AM, Kew Gardens to join with the Queens ride. Leaders: Liz Baum and Ed Pino

10:00AM, City Hall, to join with the Brooklyn ride. Leaders: Terry Chin, Ed Defreitas and Dana Hudes

9:00AM, Grand Concourse at Fordham Rd, to join the Bronx ride. Leaders Jesse Brown and Rodney Millard

Today marks the 4th Annual Memorial Ride for cyclists and pedestrians killed by cars in New York City. Riders will start from locations in the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn and converge in Lower Manhattan for a gathering of cyclists, pedestrians, families and friends. The complete Memorial Ride schedule is posted here: www.ghostbikes.org/events 5BBC strongly supports the Memorial Ride and encourages everyone to participate in lieu of our regular schedule. The 5BBC has organized the above Feeder rides to join with spokes of the Memorial Ride.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Day Ride

CONCRETE IDEAS RIDE

Cancelled due to weather.

We've got some concrete ideas to help our new President cement relationships with world leaders. How about an extra eagle on the White House lawn to show our strength? Maybe, a concrete lion to welcome Chinese leaders? Why not give a Greek column to an up and coming leader to show that we too started from humble beginnings? We'll visit Andre's Pre-Cast baluster factory in Jamaica, Queens to see how any American home can end up looking like a national treasure. Bring lock and money for lunch at a local eatery. NOTE: BRING METRO-CARD in case we combine a train ride to jump start some distance in cold weather. Rain, ice or snow at start cancels. Leaders: Richard Sanford and Phil Goldberg

Sunday, January. 11, 2009

Day Ride

FROSTBITE SERIES #5: NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDENS

10:00AM, Plaza Hotel 30 miles

Elly Spangenberg's perennial ride. Smell fresh roses at one of the foremost American public gardens. Take a look at the Holiday Train Show. Go to the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory for "A World of Plants" in a warm environment. Bring a digital camera, lock, $ for lunch, $6 admission to the grounds, $20 for the show and grounds; some discounts available. See www.nybg.org for details. Leaders: Ed DeFreitas and others

Day Ride

The Temperature Regulator Ride

8:30AM White Plains Rd. on the southeast corner at Pelham Pkwy. ( Pelham Pkwy stop on the #2 subway line). Quick Spin 16.5 plus mph, 40 + miles

This is a series of Quick Spin rides through February. We will be using several different routes to White Plains N.Y. in Westchester County a particularly bike friendly community with lots to offer; you'll eat well and enjoy yourself given the diversity available. The round trip will generally be about 40 plus miles and experience teaches you won't feel a thing that isn't beneficial (get in shape /stay in shape). There are plenty of bailout options available Leaders: Rodney Millard and Jesse Brown

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Day Ride

A WINTER'S RIDE TO FILLMORE'S

Ride is Cancelled due to weather but not LUNCH

Due to popular demand Lunch is on. 12:15 P.M. tomorrow 1/17/09 The address is Fillmore's Tavern 166-02 65th Ave Fresh Meadow NY 11365 e-mail me or call 646-734-7114 before 10AM so I can get a count. There are a few spots available for pick up at 71st street station or you can take the Q88 bus to 165th st. Ed and Liz

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Day Ride

Frostbite Series # 6 RIDE TO GARIBALDI/ALICE AUSTIN (SI)

9:45AM, City Hall 30 miles

10:15AM, South Ferry

11:00, St George

Get transported again on the Staten Island Ferry for scenic riding. Visit the home of famed photographer Alice Austen, with gleaming views of New York Bay. She won't be home, but appreciates you coming. Check the trip-related web www.aliceausten.8m.com. Don't worry about Giuseppe Garibaldi, baby. Bring $ for lunch, a lock and a digital camera. Leaders: Ed Defreitas & TBA

Day Ride

THE TEMPERATURE REGULATOR RIDE

8:30AM, Pelham Pkwy ( Pelham Pkwy stop on the #2 subway line). Quick Spin 16.5 + mph, 40 + miles

This is a series of Quick Spin rides through February. We will be using several different routes to White Plains N.Y. in Westchester County a particularly bike friendly community with lots to offer; you'll eat well and enjoy yourself given the diversity available. The round trip will generally be about 40 plus miles and experience teaches you won't feel a thing that isn't beneficial (get in shape /stay in shape). There are plenty of bailout options available Leaders: Rodney Millard and Jesse Brown

Day Ride

FREEDOM ON MY MIND

12:30 PM, Gandhi Statue, Union Square (15 & Union Sq. W); 1:30 pm the Compass (125 & the Greenway), QS, 20-25 miles (B/15 pace)

"I woke up this morning; with my mind on freedom . . .". This is a self-styled late-afternoon freedom ride, in honor of MLK (and Gandhi's) many unpopular protests, as we pedal to Harlem, via the Hudson Greenway, making stops at the Audubon Ballroom, Sugar Hill, the Cotton Club, Striver's Row, and Marcus Garvey Memorial Park. We'll end the ride at Spoon Bread Too, at 110 Street, off Central Park, for some homemade comfort food, and the house specialty, Louisiana Beer-Battered Catfish. Bring front and back lights. This is a joint NYCC/5BBC ride. Steady pack pace (no one is dropped), with one climb; any hint of rain cancels. Leaders: Josh Gosciak and Ken Williams.

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Day Ride

BREEZING TO BREEZY POINT

9:30AM, Kew Gardens @ Union Turnpike & Queens Blvd.@ the Statue of Civic Virtue, 30 miles

Travel unto the Belt Pkwy bikeway and then head over the Gil Hodges bridge to Breezy Point. We'll return through Rockaway and over the newly paved Cross Bay bridge. After our return we'll eat at Metro Cafe on Metropolitan Ave in Forest Hills. Average pace of 15 mph. Dress appropriately, bring spare tubes and money for lunch. Leaders: Dennis Griffin & Ira Najowitz

Sunday January 25, 2009

Day Ride

FROSTBITE RIDE #7: UNCLE GEORGE'S

10:00AM, City Hall, 30 miles

Ride into the borough that brought the Club the likes of Phil Goldberg, Brian Hoberman, Ira Najowitz, Manny Sanudo and David Seto. That would be Queens. Feast on Greek cuisine in Astoria. We'll have excursions to Socrates Sculpture Park and other waterfront delights on the east channel of the East River. Maybe an aerial ride back to Manhattan. Bring a lock, $ for lunch and a camera. Leaders: Ed Defreitas and others

Day Ride

THE TEMPERATURE REGULATOR RIDE

8:30AM, White Plains Rd. (southeast corner) at Pelham Pkwyl, Quick Spin 16.5 + mph, 40 + miles

This is a series of Quick Spin rides through February. We will be using several different routes to White Plains N.Y. in Westchester County a particularly bike friendly community with lots to offer; you'll eat well and enjoy yourself given the diversity available. The round trip will generally be about 40 plus miles and experience teaches you won't feel a thing that isn't beneficial (get in shape /stay in shape). There are plenty of bailout options available Leaders: Rodney Millard and Jesse Brown

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Day Ride

IN SEARCH OF SPRING

9:30AM, City Hall, 15 miles

Get out of the winter's doldrums and get back on the bike. Join me for a ride to the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, where admission is free on Saturday mornings. Snow, rain, or temperatures below 25 degrees F cancels. Bring lock, walking shoes, and $ for lunch. Leaders: Terry Chin and others

Sunday February 1, 2009

Day Ride

FROSTBITE RIDE #8: RIDE TO SHEEPSHEAD BAY AND BEYOND (BKLYN)

10:00AM, City Hall, 35 miles

Yet another excursion into the Borough of Churches. We'll check out the Shore Parkway greenway, with a glimpse of the Atlantic Ocean. Bring a lock, $ for lunch and a camera. You can look but you better not touch (bike) a pedestrian bridge in the area. See www.transalt.org/bridges/sheep.html to know why. Bring a lock, $ for lunch and a digital camera. Leasers: Ed Defreitas and others

Day Ride

THE TEMPERATURE REGULATOR RIDE

8:30AM, White Plains Rd. (southeast corner) at Pelham Pkwyl, ( Pelham Pkwy stop on the #2 subway line). Quick Spin 16.5 + mp , 40 + miles

This is a series of Quick Spin rides through February. We will be using several different routes to White Plains N.Y. in Westchester County a particularly bike friendly community with lots to offer; you'll eat well and enjoy yourself given the diversity available. The round trip will generally be about 40 plus miles and experience teaches you won't feel a thing that isn't beneficial (get in shape /stay in shape). There are plenty of bailout options available Leaders: Rodney Millard and Jesse Brown

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Day Ride

RIVER ROAD IN WINTER

10:00AM, GWB Bus Terminal (Ft Washington Ave & W 178th St), 30 hilly miles

The leaves may be gone, but the beauty of Henry Hudson Drive ("River Road") remains. In the winter you can enjoy unobstructed views of the cliffs and across theHudson River.Best of all, most of the road will be closed to cars. There will be no road maintenance, so you do need to watch for rocks and branches, and the occasional massive landslide. Lunch and hot chocolate at State Line Lookout Inn. Bring bag lunch or $ for it, and a lock. Leaders Jim Zisfein and Rhonda Wittorf.

Day Ride

MEET GRANT AND LEE BIKE RIDE

10:00AM, Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park Brooklyn, Approx 25 leisurely miles.

"The ride is on! No street is perfect this time of the year and riders need to exercise good judgement when going to, from and during the ride."
Hold your fire! Put on your dress blues (or dress grays?) We're heading uptown to meet "two compelling figures that have shaped America..." The New York Historical Society, in cooperation with the Virginia Historical Society has us coming face to face with Generals Ulysses S Grant and Robert E. Lee. You'll be amazed to find out what these guys decided not to do as much as what they decided to do. You'll even have a chance to ask them questions. By the end, we know you'll want to phone your history teacher! Bring $10 New York Historical Society admission fee (no confederate coins please), plus lock and money for lunch at a local eatery. Rain, snow or icy streets at start cancels. Leaders: Richard Sanford and Bob Castro.

Sunday February 8, 2009

Day Ride

FROSTBITE RIDE #9: CONEY ISLAND DREAMING ON SUCH A WINTERS DAY BKLYN)

10:00AM, City Hall, 30 miles.

To the Borough of Churches we will go. Ride to the serene waterfronts of the Verrazano and Coney Island. Have lunch at Totonno's, renowned for prized pizza. Bring a lock and $ for food. Leaders: Ed Defreitas and others

Day Ride

GETTING ACROSS QUEENS

Rescheduled to Sunday, Februrary 22.

We'll answer the question: How do you get from Manhattan to Kew Gardens? Dress warmly, bring two spare tubes. Though this is not a quick spin we do have to move quickly in order to stay warm. Figure to move at an average of 13.-13.5 mph. An indoor lunch can be decided at the start of the ride. We will NOT go along Queens Blvd! Optional bailouts include the E or F subway lines or even the LIRR (bring an MTA pass for that). Round trip back to Bridgemarket Leaders: Dennis Griffin & co-leader Dana Hudes

Day Ride

THE TEMPERATURE REGULATOR RIDE

8:30AM, White Plains Rd. (southeast corner) at Pelham Pkwyt, Quick Spin 16.5 + mph, 40 + miles.

This is a series of Quick Spin rides through February. We will be using several different routes to White Plains N.Y. in Westchester County a particularly bike friendly community with lots to offer; you'll eat well and enjoy yourself given the diversity available. The round trip will generally be about 40 plus miles and experience teaches you won't feel a thing that isn't beneficial (get in shape /stay in shape). There are plenty of bailout options available Leaders: Rodney Millard and Jesse Brown

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Day Ride

FILLMORE'S: A MEDIOCRE RIDE FOR A MEDIOCRE PRESIDENT

10:00AM, Kew Gardens , 25-30 easy miles.

Join Ed & Liz on our ride to Fillmore's for lunch. This will be an easy flat ride through the borough of Queens. We will circle the globe and eat in a pub like atmosphere. Join us on this warm winter journey for a trip and a great lunch at the end of the ride. Bring $10.00, for a real lunch; restaurant is bike friendly. Bring bike lock and a good attitude. Leaders: Ed Pino and Liz Baum

Sunday February 15, 2009

Day Ride

FROSTBITE RIDE #10: QUADRUPLE BYPASS

10:00AM, City Hall , 20 miles.

If you wanted to do hills but, not leave the East River... Ah, of course! First ride over the Brooklyn Bridge. Then, the Manhattan Bridge. Go through the Lower East Side. Now, the Williamsburg Bridge now north along Bedford. Hop over the Newtown Creek. . In L.I.C., maybe a museum. . I'm working on it. The QB looms on the horizon. So, up we go. We'll follow the East river south to a bike friendly pizza place. Leaders: Ed DeFreitas and others.

Day Ride

THE TEMPERATURE REGULATOR RIDE

8:30AM, White Plains Rd. (southeast corner) at Pelham Pkwy , Quick Spin 16.5 + mph, 40 + miles.

This is a series of Quick Spin rides through February. We will be using several different routes to White Plains N.Y. in Westchester County a particularly bike friendly community with lots to offer; you'll eat well and enjoy yourself given the diversity available. The round trip will generally be about 40 plus miles and experience teaches you won't feel a thing that isn't beneficial (get in shape /stay in shape). There are plenty of bailout options available Leaders: Rodney Millard and Jesse Brown