Take a look, mountain bike down ice slope.https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/viral/mountain-of-hell-sees-hundreds-of-bikers-crash-down-icy-cliff/vi-AADHreq?ocid=spartandhp ...Continue Reading

To all who often do the Thursday evening ride:  If you are not in the habit of checking the ride calendar please note that the July 4th S & E ride has been cancelled.  There is a ride Thursday morning (you can do some or all of a century) for those who feel the need for a group ride that day.  I have signed up to lead the 7/11 ride but the next 2 weeks need ride leaders. If you haven't lead a ride this year and have been regulars on Thursdays I encourage you to step up and sign up through the OCC ...Continue Reading

I am the ride leader for the Gulf Rd/Brinkerhoff   Will have a few paper maps   This is a hilly one with Gulf being the wish I had another gear. However you can skip this by continuing on route 5 into Chittenango from Rt 290    Another alternate is to take a right off Rt290 and then left onto Townsend     Townsend is toughest in the beginning and had two resting sections.   Caution:  going downhill (steep) on Stanley will stop suddenly at a T onto Rathbun     &n ...Continue Reading

Hi Everyone,The next *Slow ‘n Easy West* ride is set for this coming Tuesday, July 2nd at 6:00 PM leaving from the Reed Webster Park in Camillus on Rt 173. We hope you can join the group this week and enjoy this great ride.  Sign-in opens at around 5:30 PM. Accuweather is forecasting a warm day with a high of 82o…almost as warm as last week with “…/Intervals of clouds and sunshine/”…that I hope will favor us for the evening ride.  I think you’ll find it a nice night to ride.  We had 57 riders last we ...Continue Reading

Message from Dave Sheldon:13 riders rode a total of 530 miles on a really nice day and a nice route. Ratings were five A's and one B+.Dave   ...Continue Reading

Could summer actually be here?   We had a very nice night for the Time Trial.  The temp was in the low 80s and accompanied with a fading NW breeze.Eight TTers showed up for their Race of Truth.  Ron Nelson hiked down from Oswego to take the FMT honors by carving up the course with a time of 25:03 (23.96mph). Ken Toscano continued to ride strong by posted another RoadAero PR (by 6 sec)  of 26:19 (22.80mph).  This after riding around 100 miles two days earlier!  Junior Jorge Niederhoff ( ...Continue Reading

Warm night with 22 riders   6 riders rode to the start   5 did 28 miles   Rest did between 32 and 34   2400 feet of climbing                 11 miles climb to start                 9 miles downhill after   And the VW bus on Clark Hollow This e-mail, and any attachments are strictly confidential and intended for the addressee(s) only. The conte ...Continue Reading

Hi everyoneAnother great night for a ride and the attendance shows it.  We had 57 riders doing 1078 miles.  There were a couple of mechanical issues, a thrown chain and a brake issue.  All were resolved and they were able to finish the ride.  I have been negligent in thanking my fellow ride leaders, Roland Pearson, Mark Perrin (who is also making adjustments to bikes every week), and Tom Hotaling.  THANKS.  This ride wouldn’t be as popular as it is, if it wasn’t for their help.  Post r ...Continue Reading

Jeff will be having his last skills clinic at the Thursday night slow and easy East side ride.  He will cover shifting and braking.  The clinic starts at 5:15pm, the ride at 6:00 p.m.  More details here: https://onondagacyclingclub.org/2019/06/18/occ-skills-clinics/Also, for those looking for a challenge ride, Jeff has drawn up a route with 1,000 ft of climbing.  He will have maps available for those wishing to do that ride.  The no-drop ride will follow the usual route.Thank you, Jeff ...Continue Reading

I am the ride leader   Will have a few paper maps           Weather prediction at 7:22am Wed Weather Underground         Weather Channel This e-mail, and any attachments are strictly confidential and intended for the addressee(s) only. The content may also contain legal, professional or other privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the e-mail and any attachments. You should not disclose, ...Continue Reading