From dc-cycles-request Tue Feb 20 09:07:54 1996 Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 09:07:51 -0500 X-Sender: m-rider@XXXXXXX X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Light Version 1.5.2 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: dc-cycles@XXXXXXX From: Leon Begeman Subject: Crotona Midnight Run! It was a lot of fun. They know how to clear roads in NY. On Saturday I rode from Dale City, VA to Northvale NJ (Northvale is about 10 miles west of the Tappan Zee Bridge). The main roads were very good. The temp during the day was in the high 30s. The 78th annual Crotona Midnight Run was a timed road run that began at midnight Saturday night. There were 15 riders entered, 14 finished, 1 dropped out due to the cold. There were two 63 mile legs with a two hour break between the two parts. The run started and ended at Nathans Restaurant on Central Park Avenue (Rt 100) in Yonkers NY, and wound through parts of Westchester and Putnam Counties. The food and hospitality at the diner at the halfway point were excellent. One of the riders at the halfway point said his thermometer showed 12 degrees at one point up in the hills, I didn't have a light on mine, so I couldn't see it, but it usually showed about 20 when I could check it. The other riders gave good demonstrations on both good and bad cold weather riding techniques. There were lots of electric riding apparal to admire. There were several who rode the event without electric gear, some who rode without map lights, and some who also rode without a windshield. I rode back on Sunday, that was also fun, the road wasn't very crowded, and I was able to listen to most of the Daytona 500 on the way home. I've cured my need to ride for at least a week or two. Leon. m-rider@XXXXXX begeman@XXXXXX 1983 Honda CX650C 124Kmiles 1983 Honda GL650I 69Kmiles 1978 Honda CB400A 16Kmiles