Candy Cranks

Hi, all!

There are just a few more days left to register in advance for the NYC Century Bike Tour.

On this tour you can ride up to 100 miles without leaving NYC! Choose the length of your itinerary depending on your level of comfort. Just a few more days to register at $65 non-member or $50 Transportation Alternatives member rate.

You can also register on the day of the ride at a higher rate.

To learn more, see:

http://nyccentury.org/register?utm_source=streetbeat-sept8d&utm_medium=email&utm_content=version3&utm_campaign=century2011

For those of you who were busy washing your hair and missed the last announcement, just a quick reminder about this weekend’s Big Apple Tweed Spring Soirée.

The event is this Sunday night, so the timing is perfect for those of you blowing back into town from your weekend at Martha’s or Coney.

Think linen, silk, cotton, seersucker or ~?~ and roll on over to the Penny Farthing in the LES for a classy end to the weekend! Please RSVP to ride@bigappletweed.com to let us know how many of you lovely folks to expect. $10 suggested donation.

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Despite the heat, it is technically still Spring, so… In celebration of Tweed achievements past, present and future, your presence is humbly requested at Bow Ties and Crumpets, The Big Apple Tweed Spring social event.

Where: Hosted in an intimate space at the The Penny Farthing, 103 3rd Ave, New York, NYC

When: Sunday, June 12, 2011 — we will be making merry with friends old and new from 6pm to 10pm.

At 7:30pm, Harris Tweed will present a 20-minute screening of “From the Land Comes the Cloth” – a tale of how love is spun into thread by the islanders of Lewis, Harris, Uist and Barraa, to create fabric certified by Harris Tweed. The screening will be followed by a live Jazz performance by the hot and dreamy Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra.

As always, be appropriately clothed in your very best! Suggested attire is anything fun and vintage that helps beat the heat, i.e. linen, cotton, and seersucker, to name a few. Although your Tweed garments and fine steeds are not going to be showcased at this event, please make sure they are groomed and ready for our much anticipated Fall ride.

In true Big Apple Tweed fashion, our most distinguished guests will be rewarded with the following prizes:

• Grand Prize Raffle
• Most Tweed Spirited Lad or Lass
• Most Breath-Taking Accessory

Space is limited, so please RSVP to ride@bigappletweed.com with “RSVP” in the subject line.
Please, RSVP before June 10, 2011 to help us plan.
$10 dollar suggested contribution.

For more information, see http://bigappletweed.wordpress.com/, or post your question here!

Of course you can find parking for your bike the “analog” way, i.e. just riding around until you find a sign post or etc. to attach your steed to, but in case you’d like to find parking for your bike from the safety of your electronic device, the NYC Department of Transportation has a great interactive map showing locations of bicycle parking racks here.

And, if you want to submit a request for the city to install a rack on your block, you can find the information to do so here… It probably will take quite some time for the city to get to your installation, but the more, the merrier!

If you’ve managed to get your city to install bike parking in a particular location, tell us!

I won’t be able to make it, but if you go, could you submit some of your photos?

East Bay Spring Ride 2011
http://sftweed.com/20110422-east-bay-spring-ride-2011/

Spring is upon us! It’s time to ride through our fine Bay Area in the finest duds!
Come join your fellow tweedsters Sunday May 1st at 2pm for a lovely ride in the East Bay.
East Bay Spring Ride 2011

May 1st, 2pm – Jack London Square, Oakland

At 2pm we sally forth from Heinhold’s First & Last Chance in Jack London Square, Oakland. http://www.heinoldsfirstandlastchance.com/
Midway stop in Preservation Park for games and contests!
Ending with quality ales at a fine Oakland pub (location to be announced).

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205580192807177

Here is one idea for a casual city cycling outfit.

What do you recommend or what are you wearing this season?

For the Moonlight Ride this Saturday night at Prospect Park!

Ride begins at 9pm at Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, for a leisurely night tour of Prospect Park at night.

Dress accordingly, as Spring seems to have lost its way!

Skaters welcome, too!

For more details, see: http://times-up.org/index.php?page=moonlight-ride-prospect-park

Harumph, harumph…

While the next NYC Tweed Ride isn’t until the fall, the tweediest people in town are currently making a push to build up their Facebook page to keep riders updated on all things tweed.

If you “friend” Big Apple Tweed in the nest few hours/before April 1, 2011, you will be entered to win a British Fish and Chips dining affair at “A Salt & Battery” in Greenwich Village!

I do say, now!

Last year's NYC Tweed Ride

http://www.facebook.com/bigappletweedride#!/album.php?profile=1&id=140416552677521

Bike tickets in the news AGAIN!

Has anyone ever gotten a speeding ticket on their bike?

This morning I’m hearing reports that the NYC police were giving bikers tickets for going faster than 15 miles per hour in Central Park, but those tickets were recently revoked with apologies to the ticketed bikers.

There is, however, a speed limit in the park, and it is apparently 25 miles per hour.

Happily, I don’t think I’m at risk to be ticketed, with my crappy and inefficient bike…

See: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/nyregion/24bike.html?ref=nyregion