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NYC Velo Presents The Taconic 150
Mark your calendars for the innaugural Taconic 150, a ride of 150 (or so) kilometers in the Taconic mountain range north of the city. The ride starts at 8am on Sunday August 14 at the Metro North train station in Wassaic, NY.
The Taconic Range stretches from Northeastern Dutchess County in NY to Southern Vermont, rising from the Hudson Highlands less than 80 miles north of Manhattan. The Taconic 150 tours the southern section of the Taconic Range, starting in the Upstate NY town of Wassaic in Dutchess County before rolling through Southeastern Columbia County, crossing the bordering into Berkshire County in Massachusetts, and returning back to Wassaic.
The ride starts and finishes in Wassaic, the upstate terminus of Metro North’s Harlem River line, and is a 90 minute drive from the East Village. Cars will be leaving NYC Velo (at 64 2nd Avenue) at 6:30am Sunday morning (August 14th) for those needing a ride to Wassaic (please RSVP to info@nycvelo.com by August 10th if you will need a ride).
For riders interested in spending Saturday night in or around Wassaic, we will post details on area accommodations soon. Info on Metro North’s train schedule can be found here. The ride includes a selection of challenging paved and unpaved upstate roads, taking a break from the NYC cycling scene’s status quo, yet is easily accessible from the city.
The route has been designed to take advantage of not only the area’s varied terrain (including majestic waterfalls), but the rural small towns that pepper the countryside (ideal for refueling stops). The route is laid out in a figure 8, so riders with other obligations (or protesting legs) can trim their effort as needed.
NYC Velo will provide support at the start and finish of the ride with spare tubes, snacks, and basic tools (many thanks to our friends at Pedro’s). Thanks to the fine folks at Stumptown Coffee, riders of the Taconic 150 will be able to supplement their pre-ride preparations with a bottle of the roaster’s new cold-brewed coffee, brewed and bottled in their Red Hook, Brooklyn facility.
Saturday’s Stumptown Shop Ride
For Immediate Release: Please join us for this week’s Saturday ride (April 30th) at the STUMPTOWN COFFEE ROASTERS “BREW BAR”, located at 219 Van Brunt Street (Commerce Street), Red Hook, Brooklyn. As usual, we there will be goodies and amazing coffee… coffee in this case is directly from the master roaster at the source (as roasty-fresh as it gets.) The ride meets up at 9AM and takes off around 9:30ish.
We look forward to you all joining us for another enjoyable ride!
coffee, Road Biking, shop rides, stumptown
For the Love of Coffee: Abraco
NYC Velo is a neighborhood joint. We love and support small business, local business, independent business…the neighborhood joints. One of our favorites, make that definitely our favorite, joint in the hood (well, the east village), is Abraco Espresso. Actually, Abraco would probably have to be our favorite espresso purveyor in the entire city, hell, maybe of all time. Lucky us, it’s just 4 blocks away.
We’re not professional food writers (Sorry, CJ), so we won’t attempt to review the quality of Abraco’s offerings (you can read professional reviews here). I wouldn’t even go as far as labeling us “foodies”, though we are really into eating food (a 3 hour ride can really stir up some huger pangs). We also rely on the legal stimulant caffeine to get us outta bed every morning, onto the bike and through that 8pm closing time. We prefer to have our stimulant of choice administered via the everyman concoction of scalding hot water forced through dried-then-crushed beans.
This love of coffee, read: good coffee, led us to check out Abraco when they opened up on 7th St at 1st Ave a few years ago. The drip coffee (both hot and iced) is excellent, the espresso sublime, the food amazing. As much as we love the consumables, we love the atmosphere at Abraco even more.
At the risk of sounding ridiculous: there’s something about having a cortado at Abraco that always puts us in a better mood. We’ve sampled espresso from many of the downtown mainstays, and the drinks are generally very good, but the rooms lack that je ne sais qua.
Jamie, Liz, and the crew at Abraco, simply put, have created an environment that is friendly, congenial, while maintaining an impeccable level of culinary execution. We love having Abraco in our neighborhood, they’ve raised the bar concerning the small business experience in New York City. They make us work harder to do the same for bicycle retail.
NYC Velo Exclusive: Sunday Breakfast with Tim Johnson and Friends
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
WHAT: Sunday Breakfast with Tim Johnson, Lynne Bessette,
WHERE: NYC Velo: 64 2nd Avenue
WHEN: Sunday, March 6th, 2011 8AM -10AM
WHO: Tim Johnson, Lynne Bessette, Meredith Miller,
Richard Fries, and YOU!
This Sunday, Multi Cyclocross National Champion Tim Johnson will be stopping by NYC Velo to hang out with friends and fans alike. The visit is a stopover in the middle of a huge charity event that Tim has organized: Tim Johnson’s Ride On Washington: Nine States; Six Capitals; Five Days; One Cause.
Tim and his friends will be hanging out at the shop for a few hours to rest their legs and hang out with NYC cyclists (including CX’ers reliving last seasons’ glory). Top-shelf coffee and pastries will be provided courtesy of Think Coffee.
About the Ride:
Tim is riding to raise funds and awareness for the Bikes Belong Foundation. He is pedaling almost 500 miles from Boston to Washington DC, the site of the National Bike Summit, in five days.
Starting Friday, March 4, Tim will be joined by long time cycling journalist, advocate, promoter and announcer Richard Fries, and a handful of other leaders of American bike culture. Leaving from Boston, they will ride every day, hitting Providence, Hartford, New York City, Trenton, Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore, until they reach Washington DC on Tuesday, March 8, for the start of the National Bike Summit.
The ride is open, and riders can register for specific legs of the journey on bikereg.com.
coffee, Cyclocross, eventsMonthy Shop Ride- New Year Edition
Its time for some follow through on your new years’ resolutions- Assuming they included riding your bike, drinking awesome coffee, and having a muffin or two…
Join us on our monthly quest for miles and comraderie- it’s once again time for NYC Velo’s monthly shop ride!
This month’s ride takes place on Sunday, January 23rd.
It’s January. It’s cold. Aside from suffering through a trainer workout, riding with friends is the best way to deal with the cold winter miles. We must band together and face the cold weather head on. Power in numbers, y’know?
Ben from Think Coffee will be there serving up warm and delicious caffeinated beverages, which should be all the liquid courage you need to get out there and start pedaling.
Once again Erik from Vice Magazine will be leading the ride.
Meet at the shop at 9. The ride leaves at 9:30.
Join our motley crew out for a few base miles!
CX Worlds Viewing Party
Well kids, this is it. The big finale of the season. You’re invited to join us bright and early on Sunday, January 30th at 8:00AM to watch the anaerobic chaos that is the cyclocross world championships. Will you root for favorites like Stybar, Neils Albert, Sven Nys, or Bart Wellens? Maybe you’re hoping for a (very unlikely and long overdue) American upset by Jonathan Page. Regardless of the winner, this is the event to watch if you have any sort of penchant for cyclocross.
We know its early, so we’ll be providing delicious coffee and baked goods to go along with your morning viewing. We’re also going to give away a few rad prizes, courtesy of our friends at Independent Fabrication.
To recap: coffee, ‘cross, and prizes. Hup, hup, hup!
coffee, cx, Cyclocross, independent fabricationThis Saturday: NYC Velo Shop Ride (Brrr Edition)
Join us on our monthly quest for miles and comraderie- it’s once again time for NYC Velo’s monthly shop ride!
Winter has officially reared its ugly head. We must band together this saturday and face the cold weather head on. Power in numbers, y’know?
Ben from Think Coffee will be there serving up warm and delicious caffeinated beverages, which should be all the liquid courage you need to get out there and start pedaling.
Once again Erik from Vice Magazine will be leading the ride.
Join our motley crew out for a few base miles!
Meet at the shop at 8:30, the train leaves the station at 9ish.
coffee, shop rides, Think CoffeeShop Ride: StatenCX Hangover Ride: 11.14.10
Here we are again: It’s time to send out our rallying call to bring cyclists together for our entertaining and now-regularly-occurring shop ride. And this one’s a doozie.
Let’s call it the Staten CX Hangover ride. We have a few special guests this time around: Namely, all the cool dudes that are coming from all over the country for the race. Erik Tonkin will be in attendance, as will the crew from IndyFab. Let’s call it a co-branded bike ride: Kona and IF holding hands, rolling down the tarmac together. It’ll be a beautiful sight.
Our good friend Erik (from Vice Mag) will once again be leading our riders on a yet-to-be determined route. Depending on the mood, we can either go over the bridge or do a few laps in the park and then jet back to the shop for caffeinated concoctions (Courtesy of Ben from Think Coffee, of course.)
Brisk Fall weather is here, so let’s get some great riding in before everyone becomes trainer-ridden.
To sum up:
Who: Everyone is invited! Tonkin and the IF crew will be ‘da the house.
What: NYC Velo Monthly Shop Ride
When: Sunday, November 14. Meet at the shop at 8AM. We leave at 830.
Where: The ride begins and ends at NYC Velo- 64 2nd Ave (between 3rd and 4th St)
Why: Because we love riding bikes!
Ben from Think Coffee will be in da’ house creating espresso-based masterpieces just for you. Delicious, delicious baked goods from Blue Sky Bakery will also be provided in order to further convince you to show up and ride your awesome bike with awesome people. Saddle up!
coffee, Cyclocross, independent fabrication, kona, Think CoffeeMonthly Shop Ride- October 16
It’s that time of the month already: the time where we send out our rallying call to bring cyclists together for our epic and now-regularly-occuring shop ride. If you’re not busy mudding it up at Granogue that weekend then come and join us for a few hours of pedaling and pastries.
Our good friend Erik will once again be leading our legion of riders into the maw of Jersey and upstate New York. We will probably ride up to Nyack, with specifics to be determined by what you all would prefer. Gentlemanly rules of etiquette apply (if you need to brush up on those, head here).
Perfect fall weather is officially here in full force, so let’s be sure to make the most of it.
To sum up:
Who: Everyone is invited!
What: NYC Velo Monthly Shop Ride
When: Saturday, October 16th. Meet at the shop at 8AM. We leave at 830.
Where: The ride begins and ends at NYC Velo- 64 2nd Ave (between 3rd and 4th St)
Why: Because we love riding bikes!
Ben from Think Coffee will be in da’ house creating espresso-based masterpieces just for you. Delicious, delicious baked goods from Blue Sky Bakery will also be provided in order to further convince you to show up and ride your awesome bike with awesome people. Saddle up!
coffee, shop rides, Think CoffeeShop ride this Saturday: The Plot Thickens
We’re gearing up for our monthly shop ride this Saturday, and we hope that you’ll join us. Erik from Vice Magazine will be leading the ride, and he just sent us the map of where he will be taking us:
The ride will be a brisk 80-miler that we like to call “pleasantly epic.” It will be a civilized romp through roads a bit less travelled than the typical 9W route. Perfect fall weather is just starting to rear its head, and we are hoping for a clear day. We hope you can make it!
Who: Everyone is invited!
What: NYC Velo Monthly Shop Ride
When: Saturday, September 11th. Meet at the shop at 8AM. We leave at 830.
Where: The ride begins and ends at NYC Velo- 64 2nd Ave (between 3rd and 4th St) We’ll ride across the GWB and then follow the map above.
Why: Because we love riding bikes!
Ben from Think Coffee will be in da’ house creating espresso-based masterpieces just for you. Delicious, delicious baked goods from Blue Sky Bakery will also be provided in order to further convince you to show up and ride your awesome bike with awesome people. Saddle up!
coffee, shop rides, Think Coffee