The MISHKA Spetsnaz jacket is now in its third release and with it comes some new improvements geared specifically toward cycling enthusiasts. Designed and tweaked in part by resident blogger and MISHKA-friend John Prolly, the Spetsnaz Mark III features fully taped seams, breathable and windproof nylon material, and enough protection to cover you from some of the hardest rains to fall on the city. The jacket also comes with a longer drop tail so that your butt won’t get wet from the water running up your tire as you bike.
The jacket is available now at the MISHKA online store in black and red for $210. However, if you ride your bike to the MISHKA store in Brooklyn, the crew there will give you 20% off the entire purchase. Not bad for a good ride into Brooklyn. Check out more images of the Spetsnaz Mark III jacket here.
Just north of the city of Poughkeepsie in New York on the Hudson River is a massive rehabilitation and construction project that is on schedule to be completed by October 3, 2009. The project is called Walkway Over The Hudson and it takes the former Poughkeepsie Bridge and turns it into the world’s longest pedestrian and bicycling bridge.
Anyway, it’s a bit far from the city, but I would love to go there and just stand on the bridge especially with Fall colors coming up. I’m keeping October 3 on my calendar.
Every day I ride my bike along Broadway into Madison Square and then onto 5th Avenue. It’s my daily route to school and also to any point downtown from where I live. Every time I pass the area, I see people sitting, taking pictures, and thoroughly enjoying the wide-open public space that is safe from vehicles on both sides of the square.
I remember coming home last Summer from Australia and being utterly surprised by the drastic changes in traffic patterns in that area. From a bicyclist’s perspective, the area is a lot more convenient to travel through, and from a motorist’s perspective, it’s definitely less confusing to get from one avenue to another (Broadway and 5th Avenue split here).
