Archive of 2008 General Meetings

Leila Rinehart and Ed DeFreitas
5BBC Program Coordinators

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May 2008 General Meeting

A three-pack of centurions.
Photo submitted by Andrea Retzky.

A Prelude to Montauk

Thursday, May 8, 7:00 to 9:00 PM

Location: Hostelling International, 891 Amsterdam Avenue (at 103 St), Manhattan, "Down Under" Room. Subway: #1 to 103 & Broadway.

Are you riding the Montauk Century on May 18? Make the most of your ride by attending our Montauk Century informational meeting. Unsure about riding? Come to the meeting, get your questions answered and let us help you decide to ride. BZH will be on hand to talk about Brittany France and the raffle of a free trip for two there for one lucky Montauk centurion.

April 2008 General Meeting

Bicycle Art with Taliah Lempert

Monday, April 28, 7:00pm

Location: Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District, 104 Washington Street (near Rector Street), Manhattan. Subways: 1/R/W to Rector, or 4/5 to Wall Street. You can lock your bike right outside the building, which also houses a police substation.

We are pleased to announce that accomplished local artist Taliah Lempert (www.bicyclepaintings.com) will be the speaker for at our April general meeting, scheduled for Monday, April 28 at 7:00pm.

In addition to being a local cyclist, she is both professionally and academically trained in the fine arts. She has developed a niche specialization in the painting of bicycles from observation. You may have already had the pleasure of enjoying her work as she has exhibited in area bike shops and at last years' Bike New York. She has also designed a most interesting children's coloring book.

Taliah will treat us to a slide show presentation of her work and give you some insight on the life of an artist in NYC. Prints, drawings, post cards and t shirts will be available for sale during the meeting. She is also available for commissioned work for a customized portrayal of your favorite bike which would be an excellent furnishing to ones' home or office.

Hope to see you at the meeting.

March 2008 General Meeting

Ask the Bike Shop Pros at Bicycle Habitat

Monday, March 24, 7:00pm



Location: Bicycle Habitat, 244 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012, phone 212-431-3315. Subway: #6 to Bleecker Street or Spring Street.

Our March meeting will return to Charlie McCorkell's Bicycle Habitat ("New York's Best Bike Shop") on Monday Evening, March 24, 2008, at 7:00 PM. This an exclusive after-hours opportunity for club members and accompanied guests to ask Charlie and his mechanics about bikes and accessories (or even what it takes to run a small business!) and to get recommendations for the Spring season.

Charlie is a civil engineer by training and a NYC cyclist and cycling advocate for over 35 years. He is an Executive Director emeritus of Transportation Alternatives (TA).

If you have specific questions for Charlie, email cmcbike@bicyclehabitat.com before the meeting with cc: programs@5bbc.org.

Bicycles, parts, accessories, and bikewear will be available for purchase at special sale prices! The sale is limited to stock merchandise for this evening only and is in lieu of the club discount.

Representatives from Trek Bikes and Specialized will be there to show their products, and mechanics will be on hand to demonstrate bike building and bike fitting.

Prospective club members are also invited! If you are not (yet) a club member and would like to come to this meeting, please contact Leila or Ed at programs@5bbc.org by noon on the day of the meeting 3/24 so you can be added to the guest list.

February 2008 General Meeting

The High Line

Once they built a railroad..... In the 1920's, the City required the New York Central Railroad to convert their Hudson Line as it ran along the west side of Manhattan from running on the surface (street level) to an elevated and below ground line. The result, in part, is the High Line running from 14th St. to 34th St. An organization called Friends of the High Line (www.thehighline.org) is spearheading the conversion of this now abandoned right-of-way into a park and the Club is hosting a talk by their representative at our February General Meeting.

Monday, February 25, 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Location: Hostelling International, 891 Amsterdam Avenue (at 103 St), Manhattan, Room 111 (Board Room). Subway: #1 to 103 & Broadway.

January 2008 General Meeting

Phil O'Reilly


5BBC Comedy Night with Phil O'Reilly and Friends

Phil and some fellow travelers will hold court at the January General Meeting, with plenty of bicycle jokes to go around.

Monday, January 14, 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Location: Lower Manhattan Business Improvement District, 104 Washington Street (near Rector Street), Manhattan. Subways: 1/R/W to Rector, or 4/5 to Wall Street. You can lock your bike right outside the building, which also houses a police substation. The BID graciously allows us use of their space and requests no bicycles in the building.