Our Crew
On ride day I am the least important person around. When you have a good time on the Ride to Montauk or the North Fork Century or The Hudson River RIde or The Farm Ride it is all due to the folks you see here. Good times require hard work -- without them there would be no cool bike events.
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Glen
Glen
Your tour director and humble servant
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John Sutter (left)
John has done more Montauk rides than anyone I know -- this spring will be his 30th! He’s also one of the loyal volunteers at the Babylon start line -- look for him there.
This picture was taken about 5 years ago on the North Fork ride.
Bike: I have several bikes now but my 2 favorites are my Aegis (time-trial frame) and my Trek Project One.
Favorite Ride: 9w From GWB up to Nyack Beach State Park
Words of Wisdom: Keep the legs spinning and the mind will follow relentlessly….
Josh Gosciak & His Daughter, Jenna
Josh and Jenna the day before the North Fork Century. You can usually find them on North Fork day at New Suffolk Beach -- Josh serving pie while Jenna applies the homemade whipped cream. Jenna also serves as the official pie taster for all events.
Ed Pino
The only photo I’ve ever seen of Ed actually sitting down. Usually runs the start/finish line along with his wife, Liz. Ed and Liz became two of our first-ever paid managers last year. (They each get about $0.03 per hour). Ed is my hero: during the North Fork Century one year we ran out of ice. So Ed took some money out of the till and bought more ice. He didn’t call me to ask if he should buy ice; he didn’t fill out an ice requisition form; he just bought the damn ice because the cyclists wanted it, and it was the right thing to do. ED GETS IT.
Clarence Eckerson (left)
Who can turn the world in with their smile... Clarence can usually be found making any rest stop better. He is also the foremost documentarian of the NY-area bike scene, and the leading authority on every bad movie ever made.
Eric Dobkin
“Oh, you need someone to pick up a truck, drive it to Long Island, bring the truck back to NYC at 3 a.m., drive it from there to Babylon, then pedal 66 miles and drive a different truck home? Sure, not a problem.”
Amazing.
Mark Trainor
A rare picture of Mark when he is NOT driving a truck at 4 a.m. Mark has BEEN THERE -- Active8 Kids, North Fork, Montauk, Farm Ride, Ice Cream Ride... Loves to ride, but usually driving so others can have a blast. Thanks.
Sirocco Wilson
Don’t let his charm and kindness fool you; when it comes to loading 150 bicycles in to a truck in only 50 minutes at 4 a.m., Sirocco can kick your ass and then pedal a hundred miles. We need him on the ride because he’s the nice one when I’m being mean to everyone. Sirocco is one of our new paid managers. (That means he gets more work and no riding !)
Debbie Friedman (left) and Marjorie Shaffer (right)
The Masters of Marking. The Divas of Detours. The Princesses of Paint. Marking the route is probably THE hardest job of any bike event, and Debbie and Marjorie do it better than anyone else in the world. I grovel at their feet.
Robert Eberwein (right)
The hardest working man in show business. Seen here getting ready to lead an escorted ride on The Farm Ride. Usually seen sorting 1,500 pieces of Montauk luggage or sweeping a hundred-mile route. For years Robert would go out on the TA Century route with a broom and sweep the bridge clean to prevent flats. Survivor of ’68 Democratic Convention in Chicago. Spectacular.
James Durrah (left), Fred Jones (right), and Their Amazing Work (center)
The best bike event work I’ve seen in ages. James and Fred ran the S.A.G. dispatch for The Farm Ride -- they knew the location of every rider in need of assistance and every support vehicle...while working in a town they had never been to before. THIS is how it’s done right.
Heather Jacksy
Heather says that I met her during one of the Bakery Rides that I lead, but the first time I remember meeting her was when she volunteered for the original North Fork Century. I was so impressed with her humor, hard work, and style that I married her. (Honest!)
Mark Plaut
A rare photo of Mark taking a break. I can’t think of a major NY-area bike event that he hasn’t made better. Old school -- up there with the legends like Perry Fellman, Henry Chin, Len Diamond, and Paul Sullivan.
Mary Martinez
Seen here in her roll as Pitmaster Supreme. One of the rare people who is still nice and calm while I am ripping all the hair out of my head. Usually found at start lines and rest stops, making your ride better.
The hard-working North Fork Century crew on a lovely afternoon. Don’t let those looks of repose fool you -- they are about to unload that gigantic truck full of supplies and reorganize it after a full day of riding. This photo taken the day before the ride, right before it all hits the fan.
Deb Lehrer
Usually seen with her husband Nick Asadourian. They mysteriously make things happen -- turn your back on them for just a moment and suddenly there’s a finish line. Start line. Rest stop. Food for 1,000. How do they do it?
Liz Baum
The other half of the Liz and Ed team. Master of the start/finish line. Nothing scares her; there is no project she can’t beat. Usually picks the most difficult tasks and then quietly makes them happen. Often seen organizing breakfast and check-in for a thousand people at 5 a.m. Caveat: No coffee; no Liz!
Cathy Dodd
I’m adding this photo of Cathy to our web site, but under protest. Why? Because the first time I met Cathy she was unloading a huge truck full of bicycles by herself, and she was KICKING ASS! All I could think of was, “Who IS this incredible woman, and why haven’t I met her before!” The photo above is lovely, but doesn’t do justice to her get-it-done spirit. Wish I had a photo of Cathy unloading 120 bicycles. (At Farm Ride Cathy brought her mom to help out at a rest stop. Mom is ALSO incredible -- must run in the family...)
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Alex Wong
Alex Wong -- truck driver supreme, shown here at The Farm Ride (hence the “Moo.” shirt). If I didn’t know better, I would swear that the over-worked Alex is napping while refueling this truck. Don’t annoy her -- when she’s not driving a truck for us she’s a corporate lawyer and she’ll sue your butt off.
