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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><a href="/sigsts">Back to The SIG & STS Home</a></span></span></p> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="3">Welcome to the C-SIG 2023 Information Page. General information about the C-SIG is included below, with links to further information for riders looking to improve their skills. Please contact <a href="mailto:csig@nycc.org">csig@nycc.org</a> if you have questions.</font></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signups open February 8, 2023. To sign up, scroll to the bottom of this page and click "sign up". You must be a paid member and logged in to access the sign up.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">To learn more join us for the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/node/173389" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">SIG/STS Infromation Session on Feb 7, 2023</a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/20190510_csig_graduation_sized.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;"></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Think of It as Cycling College</b></div> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">Learn the basics of cycling from experienced ride leaders with a passion for the sport. Whether your interest is touring, competitive cycling or group riding, the C-SIG provides 8 weeks of intensive training and practice during all-day group rides. Each week the rides get a little longer, a little faster and a little more difficult, so you gain strength and endurance over the spring. You’ll also get lessons in the following areas of competency:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Essential Riding Skills: </b> Efficient pedal stroke, cadence, using a cycle computer, maximizing use of gears, balance/coordination, passing/acceleration, hill ascent, braking on fast down-hills, short stops, hairpin turns, etc. <br> <strong>Please note:</strong> Before joining the SIG you must have the basic riding skills of starting, stopping, and riding in a straight line. </span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Road and Group Riding Skills –</b> hand signals (stopping, turning, road obstacles), safety skills for riding in traffic.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Maintenance and Repair Skills –</b> changing a flat, care and lubrication of chain and crank, adjusting brakes.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Nutrition and Hydration –</b> timing, quality, quantities.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Fit –</b> for maximum efficiency and injury prevention.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>The Best Cycling Clothes –</b> for riding comfortably in cold, hot, wet, and everything-in-between weather.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Emergency First Aid Response –</b> basics for acting quickly in case of emergency AND much more! </span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Build a foundation of cycling skills that will last a lifetime. Learn to ride stronger and more safely with groups and develop as a cyclist beyond your wildest dreams. The C-SIG is a stimulating and supportive environment for developing endurance, stamina, and friendships.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Your Equipment</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You can use a road bike, a hybrid, or a mountain bike (please see the <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a> for more information on using a hybrid or mountain bike). However, your wheels must have quick-release skewers or thru axles (the things that hold the wheels onto the bike) as opposed to a skewer that requires a wrench to loosen a nut; and if your bike has downtube shifters (mostly on older steel road bikes), you must know how to use them properly. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">If you are unsure of your equipment, ask your bike shop to help you. </span></span></span>Pedal-assist e-bikes are not permitted. </span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Attendance</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>You are required to do the Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11 (or the rain date -- Sunday 3/12 or Saturday 3/18).</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signing up for the C-SIG means you have made a commitment to attend the classification ride and to also spend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">8 consecutive Saturdays </strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">(or Sunday rain dates) cycling with us in the spring. You are required to attend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">at least six</strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> of the eight rides including the first ride. If you miss the first ride OR two of the first three rides, you will not be allowed to continue. Leaders have discretion to allow exceptions for Covid-related absences.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a progressive series, with each week taking us a little farther and a little faster. Each week, we build on what we have learned in the previous weeks. Since much of our course material is presented in the early weeks, attendance at the first three sessions is particularly important.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Please note</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">: Due to the limited number of spots in the SIG, </span><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">we ask that you double check your calendar and other commitments to make sure you can attend the required weekends to complete the SIG.</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Because we cannot necessarily accommodate all who wish to join, if you register but change your mind and bow out before the start or do not finish, you will be depriving someone who otherwise might have participated and benefited from the SIG.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Dates</b></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">We start with our Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11, in Prospect Park. This is essential to participating in the SIG. <!--We then hold an Orientation session on the morning of March 28 followed by the first group ride. (The indoor Orientation will take place </span><span style="font-kerning: none">rain or shine. The rain date for the first ride is March 29</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">). Both the Classification Ride and Orientation are essential to participating in the SIG. --></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">The course itself takes place on Saturdays, all day, from <b>March 25 to May 13, 2023</b>. </span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none"><b>Sundays are back-up days</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>.</b> Because of bad weather, almost every year at least one or two rides end up taking place on Sundays. <b>If you miss them, they count as absences.</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">More details are in the confirmation email you will receive after you register for the C-SIG, and there will be another email in early March with more information as well. (Please read the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">FAQs</a><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> linked at the top of this page, and read the emails you will get post-registration. These may answer your questions before you send us an email query.)</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Giving Back</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Towards the end of the C-SIG, your Leaders will make suggestions on organizing and leading club rides. While the SIG is “free,” at the end of the SIG, we expect that each participant </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">give</span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> back to the club, preferably by leading a ride or by volunteering for a club activity.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-size: 12px; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">More Info</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">There is more necessary and important information in the C-SIG <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a>. If you are interested in taking the C-SIG, please read the FAQs, which may answer many of your questions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You may also like to get a head start by looking over the following C-SIG materials, especially articles on clothing, nutrition, exercises, </span></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">checking</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> your bike.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/CSIG%20conquers%20Churchill_sized_0.jpeg" style="width: 400px; height: 283px;"></span></span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> C-SIG conquers Churchill</span></span></span></div> <hr> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a8c4aa1-85b2-b11e-125c-b7207c86c0c4"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C – SIG handouts</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/ABC%20Quick%20Bike%20Check.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ABC Quick Bike Check</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from </span><a href="http://www.transalt.org/resources/cycling" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Transportation Alternatives</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Tire%20Care%20updated.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tire Care Before and After Each Ride</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clothing and Accessories</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60747" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coordinated Emergency Response</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Nutrition for Cyclists</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/RidinginTraffic.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Riding in Traffic</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from John S. Allen. Street Smarts: </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bicycling’s</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Traffic Survival Guide</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20don't%20weave%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't Weave in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20left%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Left Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20right%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20rotary%20intersection.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rotary Intersection</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20roadside%20hazards.gif" style="text-decoration:none;">Roadside Hazards</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching 2000 Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">2</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson. Stretching 2000</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60746" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cleaning and lubing your bike</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from T.K. at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus (since updated)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Changing a Rear </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Tire</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Larry and Benny at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bike Handling</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60748" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cornering and straight lines</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60749" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pedaling, spinning, gearing and hills</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/csig2" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to Ride the GW Bridge ramp and corner turns</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/csig1" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Taking your bike where you can't ride it</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="/sites/default/files/csig-2016-shifting-and-gears.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shifting and Gears</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – by Jim Reaven</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; 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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><a href="/sigsts">Back to The SIG & STS Home</a></span></span></p> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="3">Welcome to the C-SIG 2023 Information Page. General information about the C-SIG is included below, with links to further information for riders looking to improve their skills. Please contact <a href="mailto:csig@nycc.org">csig@nycc.org</a> if you have questions.</font></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signups open February 8, 2023. To sign up, scroll to the bottom of this page and click "sign up". You must be a paid member and logged in to access the sign up.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">To learn more join us for the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/node/173389" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">SIG/STS Infromation Session on Feb 7, 2023</a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/20190510_csig_graduation_sized.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;"></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Think of It as Cycling College</b></div> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">Learn the basics of cycling from experienced ride leaders with a passion for the sport. Whether your interest is touring, competitive cycling or group riding, the C-SIG provides 8 weeks of intensive training and practice during all-day group rides. Each week the rides get a little longer, a little faster and a little more difficult, so you gain strength and endurance over the spring. You’ll also get lessons in the following areas of competency:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Essential Riding Skills: </b> Efficient pedal stroke, cadence, using a cycle computer, maximizing use of gears, balance/coordination, passing/acceleration, hill ascent, braking on fast down-hills, short stops, hairpin turns, etc. <br><br /> <strong>Please note:</strong> Before joining the SIG you must have the basic riding skills of starting, stopping, and riding in a straight line. </span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Road and Group Riding Skills –</b> hand signals (stopping, turning, road obstacles), safety skills for riding in traffic.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Maintenance and Repair Skills –</b> changing a flat, care and lubrication of chain and crank, adjusting brakes.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Nutrition and Hydration –</b> timing, quality, quantities.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Fit –</b> for maximum efficiency and injury prevention.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>The Best Cycling Clothes –</b> for riding comfortably in cold, hot, wet, and everything-in-between weather.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Emergency First Aid Response –</b> basics for acting quickly in case of emergency AND much more! </span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Build a foundation of cycling skills that will last a lifetime. Learn to ride stronger and more safely with groups and develop as a cyclist beyond your wildest dreams. The C-SIG is a stimulating and supportive environment for developing endurance, stamina, and friendships.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Your Equipment</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You can use a road bike, a hybrid, or a mountain bike (please see the <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a> for more information on using a hybrid or mountain bike). However, your wheels must have quick-release skewers or thru axles (the things that hold the wheels onto the bike) as opposed to a skewer that requires a wrench to loosen a nut; and if your bike has downtube shifters (mostly on older steel road bikes), you must know how to use them properly. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">If you are unsure of your equipment, ask your bike shop to help you. </span></span></span>Pedal-assist e-bikes are not permitted. </span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Attendance</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>You are required to do the Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11 (or the rain date -- Sunday 3/12 or Saturday 3/18).</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signing up for the C-SIG means you have made a commitment to attend the classification ride and to also spend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">8 consecutive Saturdays </strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">(or Sunday rain dates) cycling with us in the spring. You are required to attend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">at least six</strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> of the eight rides including the first ride. If you miss the first ride OR two of the first three rides, you will not be allowed to continue. Leaders have discretion to allow exceptions for Covid-related absences.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a progressive series, with each week taking us a little farther and a little faster. Each week, we build on what we have learned in the previous weeks. Since much of our course material is presented in the early weeks, attendance at the first three sessions is particularly important.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Please note</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">: Due to the limited number of spots in the SIG, </span><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">we ask that you double check your calendar and other commitments to make sure you can attend the required weekends to complete the SIG.</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Because we cannot necessarily accommodate all who wish to join, if you register but change your mind and bow out before the start or do not finish, you will be depriving someone who otherwise might have participated and benefited from the SIG.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Dates</b></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">We start with our Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11, in Prospect Park. This is essential to participating in the SIG. </p> <!--We then hold an Orientation session on the morning of March 28 followed by the first group ride. (The indoor Orientation will take place </span><span style="font-kerning: none">rain or shine. The rain date for the first ride is March 29</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">). Both the Classification Ride and Orientation are essential to participating in the SIG. --><p></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">The course itself takes place on Saturdays, all day, from <b>March 25 to May 13, 2023</b>. </span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none"><b>Sundays are back-up days</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>.</b> Because of bad weather, almost every year at least one or two rides end up taking place on Sundays. <b>If you miss them, they count as absences.</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">More details are in the confirmation email you will receive after you register for the C-SIG, and there will be another email in early March with more information as well. (Please read the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">FAQs</a><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> linked at the top of this page, and read the emails you will get post-registration. These may answer your questions before you send us an email query.)</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Giving Back</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Towards the end of the C-SIG, your Leaders will make suggestions on organizing and leading club rides. While the SIG is “free,” at the end of the SIG, we expect that each participant </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">give</span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> back to the club, preferably by leading a ride or by volunteering for a club activity.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-size: 12px; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">More Info</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">There is more necessary and important information in the C-SIG <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a>. If you are interested in taking the C-SIG, please read the FAQs, which may answer many of your questions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You may also like to get a head start by looking over the following C-SIG materials, especially articles on clothing, nutrition, exercises, </span></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">checking</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> your bike.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/CSIG%20conquers%20Churchill_sized_0.jpeg" style="width: 400px; height: 283px;"></span></span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> C-SIG conquers Churchill</span></span></span></div> <hr> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a8c4aa1-85b2-b11e-125c-b7207c86c0c4"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C – SIG handouts</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/ABC%20Quick%20Bike%20Check.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ABC Quick Bike Check</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from </span><a href="http://www.transalt.org/resources/cycling" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Transportation Alternatives</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Tire%20Care%20updated.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tire Care Before and After Each Ride</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clothing and Accessories</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60747" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coordinated Emergency Response</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Nutrition for Cyclists</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/RidinginTraffic.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Riding in Traffic</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from John S. Allen. Street Smarts: </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bicycling’s</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Traffic Survival Guide</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20don't%20weave%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't Weave in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20left%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Left Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20right%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20rotary%20intersection.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rotary Intersection</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20roadside%20hazards.gif" style="text-decoration:none;">Roadside Hazards</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching 2000 Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">2</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson. Stretching 2000</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60746" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cleaning and lubing your bike</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from T.K. at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus (since updated)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Changing a Rear </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Tire</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Larry and Benny at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; 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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><a href="/sigsts">Back to The SIG & STS Home</a></span></span></p> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="3">Welcome to the C-SIG 2023 Information Page. General information about the C-SIG is included below, with links to further information for riders looking to improve their skills. Please contact <a href="mailto:csig@nycc.org">csig@nycc.org</a> if you have questions.</font></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signups open February 8, 2023. To sign up, scroll to the bottom of this page and click "sign up". You must be a paid member and logged in to access the sign up.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">To learn more join us for the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/node/173389" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">SIG/STS Infromation Session on Feb 7, 2023</a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/20190510_csig_graduation_sized.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;"></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Think of It as Cycling College</b></div> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">Learn the basics of cycling from experienced ride leaders with a passion for the sport. Whether your interest is touring, competitive cycling or group riding, the C-SIG provides 8 weeks of intensive training and practice during all-day group rides. Each week the rides get a little longer, a little faster and a little more difficult, so you gain strength and endurance over the spring. You’ll also get lessons in the following areas of competency:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Essential Riding Skills: </b> Efficient pedal stroke, cadence, using a cycle computer, maximizing use of gears, balance/coordination, passing/acceleration, hill ascent, braking on fast down-hills, short stops, hairpin turns, etc. <br> <strong>Please note:</strong> Before joining the SIG you must have the basic riding skills of starting, stopping, and riding in a straight line. </span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Road and Group Riding Skills –</b> hand signals (stopping, turning, road obstacles), safety skills for riding in traffic.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Maintenance and Repair Skills –</b> changing a flat, care and lubrication of chain and crank, adjusting brakes.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Nutrition and Hydration –</b> timing, quality, quantities.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Fit –</b> for maximum efficiency and injury prevention.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>The Best Cycling Clothes –</b> for riding comfortably in cold, hot, wet, and everything-in-between weather.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Emergency First Aid Response –</b> basics for acting quickly in case of emergency AND much more! </span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Build a foundation of cycling skills that will last a lifetime. Learn to ride stronger and more safely with groups and develop as a cyclist beyond your wildest dreams. The C-SIG is a stimulating and supportive environment for developing endurance, stamina, and friendships.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Your Equipment</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You can use a road bike, a hybrid, or a mountain bike (please see the <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a> for more information on using a hybrid or mountain bike). However, your wheels must have quick-release skewers or thru axles (the things that hold the wheels onto the bike) as opposed to a skewer that requires a wrench to loosen a nut; and if your bike has downtube shifters (mostly on older steel road bikes), you must know how to use them properly. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">If you are unsure of your equipment, ask your bike shop to help you. </span></span></span>Pedal-assist e-bikes are not permitted. </span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Attendance</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>You are required to do the Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11 (or the rain date -- Sunday 3/12 or Saturday 3/18).</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signing up for the C-SIG means you have made a commitment to attend the classification ride and to also spend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">8 consecutive Saturdays </strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">(or Sunday rain dates) cycling with us in the spring. You are required to attend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">at least six</strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> of the eight rides including the first ride. If you miss the first ride OR two of the first three rides, you will not be allowed to continue. Leaders have discretion to allow exceptions for Covid-related absences.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a progressive series, with each week taking us a little farther and a little faster. Each week, we build on what we have learned in the previous weeks. Since much of our course material is presented in the early weeks, attendance at the first three sessions is particularly important.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Please note</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">: Due to the limited number of spots in the SIG, </span><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">we ask that you double check your calendar and other commitments to make sure you can attend the required weekends to complete the SIG.</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Because we cannot necessarily accommodate all who wish to join, if you register but change your mind and bow out before the start or do not finish, you will be depriving someone who otherwise might have participated and benefited from the SIG.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Dates</b></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">We start with our Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11, in Prospect Park. This is essential to participating in the SIG. <!--We then hold an Orientation session on the morning of March 28 followed by the first group ride. (The indoor Orientation will take place </span><span style="font-kerning: none">rain or shine. The rain date for the first ride is March 29</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">). Both the Classification Ride and Orientation are essential to participating in the SIG. --></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">The course itself takes place on Saturdays, all day, from <b>March 25 to May 13, 2023</b>. </span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none"><b>Sundays are back-up days</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>.</b> Because of bad weather, almost every year at least one or two rides end up taking place on Sundays. <b>If you miss them, they count as absences.</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">More details are in the confirmation email you will receive after you register for the C-SIG, and there will be another email in early March with more information as well. (Please read the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">FAQs</a><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> linked at the top of this page, and read the emails you will get post-registration. These may answer your questions before you send us an email query.)</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Giving Back</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Towards the end of the C-SIG, your Leaders will make suggestions on organizing and leading club rides. While the SIG is “free,” at the end of the SIG, we expect that each participant </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">give</span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> back to the club, preferably by leading a ride or by volunteering for a club activity.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-size: 12px; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">More Info</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">There is more necessary and important information in the C-SIG <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a>. If you are interested in taking the C-SIG, please read the FAQs, which may answer many of your questions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You may also like to get a head start by looking over the following C-SIG materials, especially articles on clothing, nutrition, exercises, </span></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">checking</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> your bike.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/CSIG%20conquers%20Churchill_sized_0.jpeg" style="width: 400px; height: 283px;"></span></span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> C-SIG conquers Churchill</span></span></span></div> <hr> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a8c4aa1-85b2-b11e-125c-b7207c86c0c4"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C – SIG handouts</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/ABC%20Quick%20Bike%20Check.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ABC Quick Bike Check</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from </span><a href="http://www.transalt.org/resources/cycling" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Transportation Alternatives</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Tire%20Care%20updated.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tire Care Before and After Each Ride</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clothing and Accessories</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60747" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coordinated Emergency Response</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Nutrition for Cyclists</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/RidinginTraffic.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Riding in Traffic</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from John S. Allen. Street Smarts: </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bicycling’s</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Traffic Survival Guide</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20don't%20weave%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't Weave in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20left%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Left Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20right%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20rotary%20intersection.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rotary Intersection</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20roadside%20hazards.gif" style="text-decoration:none;">Roadside Hazards</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching 2000 Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">2</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson. Stretching 2000</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60746" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cleaning and lubing your bike</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from T.K. at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus (since updated)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Changing a Rear </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Tire</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Larry and Benny at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bike Handling</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60748" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cornering and straight lines</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60749" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pedaling, spinning, gearing and hills</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/csig2" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to Ride the GW Bridge ramp and corner turns</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/csig1" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Taking your bike where you can't ride it</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="/sites/default/files/csig-2016-shifting-and-gears.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shifting and Gears</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – by Jim Reaven</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; 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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><a href="/sigsts">Back to The SIG & STS Home</a></span></span></p> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="3">Welcome to the C-SIG 2023 Information Page. General information about the C-SIG is included below, with links to further information for riders looking to improve their skills. Please contact <a href="mailto:csig@nycc.org">csig@nycc.org</a> if you have questions.</font></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signups open February 8, 2023. To sign up, scroll to the bottom of this page and click "sign up". You must be a paid member and logged in to access the sign up.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">To learn more join us for the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/node/173389" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">SIG/STS Infromation Session on Feb 7, 2023</a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/20190510_csig_graduation_sized.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;"></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Think of It as Cycling College</b></div> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">Learn the basics of cycling from experienced ride leaders with a passion for the sport. Whether your interest is touring, competitive cycling or group riding, the C-SIG provides 8 weeks of intensive training and practice during all-day group rides. Each week the rides get a little longer, a little faster and a little more difficult, so you gain strength and endurance over the spring. You’ll also get lessons in the following areas of competency:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Essential Riding Skills: </b> Efficient pedal stroke, cadence, using a cycle computer, maximizing use of gears, balance/coordination, passing/acceleration, hill ascent, braking on fast down-hills, short stops, hairpin turns, etc. <br><br /> <strong>Please note:</strong> Before joining the SIG you must have the basic riding skills of starting, stopping, and riding in a straight line. </span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Road and Group Riding Skills –</b> hand signals (stopping, turning, road obstacles), safety skills for riding in traffic.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Maintenance and Repair Skills –</b> changing a flat, care and lubrication of chain and crank, adjusting brakes.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Nutrition and Hydration –</b> timing, quality, quantities.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Fit –</b> for maximum efficiency and injury prevention.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>The Best Cycling Clothes –</b> for riding comfortably in cold, hot, wet, and everything-in-between weather.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Emergency First Aid Response –</b> basics for acting quickly in case of emergency AND much more! </span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Build a foundation of cycling skills that will last a lifetime. Learn to ride stronger and more safely with groups and develop as a cyclist beyond your wildest dreams. The C-SIG is a stimulating and supportive environment for developing endurance, stamina, and friendships.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Your Equipment</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You can use a road bike, a hybrid, or a mountain bike (please see the <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a> for more information on using a hybrid or mountain bike). However, your wheels must have quick-release skewers or thru axles (the things that hold the wheels onto the bike) as opposed to a skewer that requires a wrench to loosen a nut; and if your bike has downtube shifters (mostly on older steel road bikes), you must know how to use them properly. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">If you are unsure of your equipment, ask your bike shop to help you. </span></span></span>Pedal-assist e-bikes are not permitted. </span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Attendance</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>You are required to do the Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11 (or the rain date -- Sunday 3/12 or Saturday 3/18).</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signing up for the C-SIG means you have made a commitment to attend the classification ride and to also spend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">8 consecutive Saturdays </strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">(or Sunday rain dates) cycling with us in the spring. You are required to attend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">at least six</strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> of the eight rides including the first ride. If you miss the first ride OR two of the first three rides, you will not be allowed to continue. Leaders have discretion to allow exceptions for Covid-related absences.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a progressive series, with each week taking us a little farther and a little faster. Each week, we build on what we have learned in the previous weeks. Since much of our course material is presented in the early weeks, attendance at the first three sessions is particularly important.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Please note</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">: Due to the limited number of spots in the SIG, </span><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">we ask that you double check your calendar and other commitments to make sure you can attend the required weekends to complete the SIG.</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Because we cannot necessarily accommodate all who wish to join, if you register but change your mind and bow out before the start or do not finish, you will be depriving someone who otherwise might have participated and benefited from the SIG.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Dates</b></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">We start with our Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11, in Prospect Park. This is essential to participating in the SIG. </p> <!--We then hold an Orientation session on the morning of March 28 followed by the first group ride. (The indoor Orientation will take place </span><span style="font-kerning: none">rain or shine. The rain date for the first ride is March 29</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">). Both the Classification Ride and Orientation are essential to participating in the SIG. --><p></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">The course itself takes place on Saturdays, all day, from <b>March 25 to May 13, 2023</b>. </span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none"><b>Sundays are back-up days</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>.</b> Because of bad weather, almost every year at least one or two rides end up taking place on Sundays. <b>If you miss them, they count as absences.</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">More details are in the confirmation email you will receive after you register for the C-SIG, and there will be another email in early March with more information as well. (Please read the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">FAQs</a><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> linked at the top of this page, and read the emails you will get post-registration. These may answer your questions before you send us an email query.)</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Giving Back</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Towards the end of the C-SIG, your Leaders will make suggestions on organizing and leading club rides. While the SIG is “free,” at the end of the SIG, we expect that each participant </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">give</span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> back to the club, preferably by leading a ride or by volunteering for a club activity.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-size: 12px; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">More Info</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">There is more necessary and important information in the C-SIG <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a>. If you are interested in taking the C-SIG, please read the FAQs, which may answer many of your questions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You may also like to get a head start by looking over the following C-SIG materials, especially articles on clothing, nutrition, exercises, </span></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">checking</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> your bike.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/CSIG%20conquers%20Churchill_sized_0.jpeg" style="width: 400px; height: 283px;"></span></span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> C-SIG conquers Churchill</span></span></span></div> <hr> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a8c4aa1-85b2-b11e-125c-b7207c86c0c4"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C – SIG handouts</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/ABC%20Quick%20Bike%20Check.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ABC Quick Bike Check</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from </span><a href="http://www.transalt.org/resources/cycling" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Transportation Alternatives</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Tire%20Care%20updated.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tire Care Before and After Each Ride</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clothing and Accessories</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60747" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coordinated Emergency Response</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Nutrition for Cyclists</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/RidinginTraffic.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Riding in Traffic</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from John S. Allen. Street Smarts: </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bicycling’s</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Traffic Survival Guide</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20don't%20weave%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't Weave in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20left%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Left Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20right%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20rotary%20intersection.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rotary Intersection</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20roadside%20hazards.gif" style="text-decoration:none;">Roadside Hazards</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching 2000 Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">2</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson. Stretching 2000</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60746" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cleaning and lubing your bike</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from T.K. at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus (since updated)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Changing a Rear </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Tire</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Larry and Benny at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bike Handling</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60748" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cornering and straight lines</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60749" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pedaling, spinning, gearing and hills</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/csig2" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to Ride the GW Bridge ramp and corner turns</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/csig1" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Taking your bike where you can't ride it</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="/sites/default/files/csig-2016-shifting-and-gears.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shifting and Gears</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> – by Jim Reaven</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; 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<p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><a href="/sigsts">Back to The SIG & STS Home</a></span></span></p> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font face="verdana, geneva, sans-serif" size="3">Welcome to the C-SIG 2023 Information Page. General information about the C-SIG is included below, with links to further information for riders looking to improve their skills. Please contact <a href="mailto:csig@nycc.org">csig@nycc.org</a> if you have questions.</font></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signups open February 8, 2023. To sign up, scroll to the bottom of this page and click "sign up". You must be a paid member and logged in to access the sign up.</span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">To learn more join us for the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/node/173389" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">SIG/STS Infromation Session on Feb 7, 2023</a></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/20190510_csig_graduation_sized.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 300px;"></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Think of It as Cycling College</b></div> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">Learn the basics of cycling from experienced ride leaders with a passion for the sport. Whether your interest is touring, competitive cycling or group riding, the C-SIG provides 8 weeks of intensive training and practice during all-day group rides. Each week the rides get a little longer, a little faster and a little more difficult, so you gain strength and endurance over the spring. You’ll also get lessons in the following areas of competency:</span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Essential Riding Skills: </b> Efficient pedal stroke, cadence, using a cycle computer, maximizing use of gears, balance/coordination, passing/acceleration, hill ascent, braking on fast down-hills, short stops, hairpin turns, etc. <br><br /> <strong>Please note:</strong> Before joining the SIG you must have the basic riding skills of starting, stopping, and riding in a straight line. </span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Road and Group Riding Skills –</b> hand signals (stopping, turning, road obstacles), safety skills for riding in traffic.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Maintenance and Repair Skills –</b> changing a flat, care and lubrication of chain and crank, adjusting brakes.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Nutrition and Hydration –</b> timing, quality, quantities.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Bike Fit –</b> for maximum efficiency and injury prevention.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>The Best Cycling Clothes –</b> for riding comfortably in cold, hot, wet, and everything-in-between weather.</span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Emergency First Aid Response –</b> basics for acting quickly in case of emergency AND much more! </span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Build a foundation of cycling skills that will last a lifetime. Learn to ride stronger and more safely with groups and develop as a cyclist beyond your wildest dreams. The C-SIG is a stimulating and supportive environment for developing endurance, stamina, and friendships.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Your Equipment</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You can use a road bike, a hybrid, or a mountain bike (please see the <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a> for more information on using a hybrid or mountain bike). However, your wheels must have quick-release skewers or thru axles (the things that hold the wheels onto the bike) as opposed to a skewer that requires a wrench to loosen a nut; and if your bike has downtube shifters (mostly on older steel road bikes), you must know how to use them properly. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">If you are unsure of your equipment, ask your bike shop to help you. </span></span></span>Pedal-assist e-bikes are not permitted. </span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Attendance</b> </span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>You are required to do the Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11 (or the rain date -- Sunday 3/12 or Saturday 3/18).</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Signing up for the C-SIG means you have made a commitment to attend the classification ride and to also spend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">8 consecutive Saturdays </strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">(or Sunday rain dates) cycling with us in the spring. You are required to attend </span><strong style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">at least six</strong><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> of the eight rides including the first ride. If you miss the first ride OR two of the first three rides, you will not be allowed to continue. Leaders have discretion to allow exceptions for Covid-related absences.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a progressive series, with each week taking us a little farther and a little faster. Each week, we build on what we have learned in the previous weeks. Since much of our course material is presented in the early weeks, attendance at the first three sessions is particularly important.</span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Please note</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">: Due to the limited number of spots in the SIG, </span><b style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">we ask that you double check your calendar and other commitments to make sure you can attend the required weekends to complete the SIG.</b><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Because we cannot necessarily accommodate all who wish to join, if you register but change your mind and bow out before the start or do not finish, you will be depriving someone who otherwise might have participated and benefited from the SIG.</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>Dates</b></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">We start with our Classification Ride on Saturday, March 11, in Prospect Park. This is essential to participating in the SIG. </p> <!--We then hold an Orientation session on the morning of March 28 followed by the first group ride. (The indoor Orientation will take place </span><span style="font-kerning: none">rain or shine. The rain date for the first ride is March 29</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">). Both the Classification Ride and Orientation are essential to participating in the SIG. --><p></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">The course itself takes place on Saturdays, all day, from <b>March 25 to May 13, 2023</b>. </span><span style="text-decoration: underline ; font-kerning: none"><b>Sundays are back-up days</b></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><b>.</b> Because of bad weather, almost every year at least one or two rides end up taking place on Sundays. <b>If you miss them, they count as absences.</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">More details are in the confirmation email you will receive after you register for the C-SIG, and there will be another email in early March with more information as well. (Please read the </span><a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ" style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">FAQs</a><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> linked at the top of this page, and read the emails you will get post-registration. These may answer your questions before you send us an email query.)</span></p> <h2 style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Giving Back</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Towards the end of the C-SIG, your Leaders will make suggestions on organizing and leading club rides. While the SIG is “free,” at the end of the SIG, we expect that each participant </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">give</span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"> back to the club, preferably by leading a ride or by volunteering for a club activity.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 style="font-size: 12px; -webkit-text-stroke: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><strong><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">More Info</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">There is more necessary and important information in the C-SIG <a href="https://nycc.org/C-SIG-FAQ">FAQs</a>. If you are interested in taking the C-SIG, please read the FAQs, which may answer many of your questions.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none">You may also like to get a head start by looking over the following C-SIG materials, especially articles on clothing, nutrition, exercises, </span></span><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">checking</span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> your bike.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: normal; font-family: Arial; -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> <img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/CSIG%20conquers%20Churchill_sized_0.jpeg" style="width: 400px; height: 283px;"></span></span></span></p> <div><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> C-SIG conquers Churchill</span></span></span></div> <hr> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"> </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><strong><span id="docs-internal-guid-2a8c4aa1-85b2-b11e-125c-b7207c86c0c4"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">C – SIG handouts</span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/ABC%20Quick%20Bike%20Check.pdf" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ABC Quick Bike Check</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from </span><a href="http://www.transalt.org/resources/cycling" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Transportation Alternatives</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Tire%20Care%20updated.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tire Care Before and After Each Ride</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Clothing and Accessories</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60747" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coordinated Emergency Response</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><a href="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><span style="text-decoration-line: underline; white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Nutrition for Cyclists</span></a></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Nutrition%20for%20Cyclists.pdf"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/files/pictures/sigs/2020/d-sig/Clothing%20and%20Accessories%20%28updated%29.pdf"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/RidinginTraffic.htm" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Riding in Traffic</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from John S. Allen. Street Smarts: </span><span style="font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bicycling’s</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Traffic Survival Guide</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul dir="ltr"> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20don't%20weave%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't Weave in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20left%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Left Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20right%20turns%20in%20traffic.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Right Turns in Traffic</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20rotary%20intersection.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Rotary Intersection</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/TD%20-%20roadside%20hazards.gif" style="text-decoration:none;">Roadside Hazards</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%201.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">1</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Stretching 2000 Stretching Chart p. </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/sites/default/files/csig_materials/Stretching%20Page%202.gif" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">2</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Bob and Jean Anderson. Stretching 2000</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60746" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cleaning and lubing your bike</span></a><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">: from T.K. at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus (since updated)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Changing a Rear </span></a></span></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60745" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Tire</span></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> :</span></span></span><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> from Larry and Benny at Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycle Plus</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.5;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bike Handling</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h2> <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60748" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cornering and straight lines</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/node/60749" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Pedaling, spinning, gearing and hills</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/csig2" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">How to Ride the GW Bridge ramp and corner turns</span></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"> <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.35;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-kerning: none"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7aacab83-f0eb-c0cc-233b-afc85a1c9a4c"><a href="http://nycc.org/csig1" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="text-decoration: underline; 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