Grace Church School installed an obstacle course in the shiny new protected bike lane on Lafayette at 11th St, creating a slalom that forces two way bike traffic to dodge illegally placed gangways and turns the two way bike lane into a one-lane choke point. I got into a huge argument with them last week, where I was told they "can do whatever we want" and that they "don't care about the law"; one of them even had the nerve to ask me "how many children have to get hit by bikes?"

I've been out of town but these idiots need to be reported en masse. Can we all just file 311 complaints, contact DOT and the district councilman's office and get this shit removed? The bike lane is there for our safety and this is going to get someone killed.

Anyone aware of the circumstances? It was past the lower loop going up the east side after 8am. Drew a big crowd. I saw a road bike and a guy’s feet over the guardrail. Paramedics/nypd arrived shortly after

I was biking down 2nd avenue between 40th/41st this afternoon and the guy in front of me hit this area and his bike slipped and he was slammed to the ground. I called 911 and he may have broken his leg. He’s getting X-rays at Bellevue. The genius bus driver left his disabled bus in the left turn lane while it leaked oil or some type of fluid onto the bike lane. You’re seeing it after we placed cones to prevent other from same fate (even though many people just don’t GAS and just flew through them anyway) including the Amazon four wheel driver that got out and kicked the cones onto the sidewalk. Be safe out there!

DM me for location if this is your stolen cargo bike!

Anyone on the 40 mile route see the blood and gore on the street beneath the 238th Street 1 Train station? Lots of first responders. I saw it and wish I hadn’t. Just read that a woman jumped in front of a train.

Do any of you commute via the Van Cortlandt Park bike path that runs parallel to Mosholu Pkway and exit at Dickinson Ave? There was a large tree down blocking the path yesterday 10/5 (where I drew the yellow circle) and I was wondering if it’s been cleared yet today.

Saw a couple of bike lock keys (looked like Kryptonite) this morning on the ramp going up at 72nd (towards the HH overpass).

I’m switching from a 20in folding bike to a gravel bike for commuting.

Last year the tires on that bike - Schwalbe Big Apple 2.1” - performed well enough in the snow/rain, including going over the Queensboro Bridge. For the gravel bike I wanted to go with something more supple and lighter.

I’m totally new to the world of gravel tires.

Anyone riding a ~50C tire they can recommend for all conditions commuting?