UPDATE  Good news, GREEN LIGHT, weather looks good for Friday and ride's on; so order away!

So are you up for some really good smoked fish products (salmon, whitefish, etc) at wholesale pricing? Join our trip to Acme Fish, a family owned/operated wholesale smoked fish biz.

Plus - - double your ride start location options - - double your pleasure and fun! We're doing a novel split-start for this upcoming foret to ACME FISH FRIDAY; at Grand Army Plaza Bklyn with ride initiator Eric Brooks, plus a Manhattan Willie-B bridge one with Susan Rodetis. And as summer's finallly arrived, we'll collect our pre-ordered goodies at ACME then bike to nearby Bushwick Inlet Park on Kent Ave/East River for some al fresco noshing and R&Ring. Eric has nicely offered to buy on account for participants fresh bagels/spread at his 'hood's Bagel Hole shop, which he deems one of the best bagels in NYC. [https://bagelhole.net] To which, of course, we layer on our own ACME salmon, etc. Susan is already salivating, as she's in perpetual quest of awesome, chewy, tighter, ol' fashioned NYC bagels of yore.

Post-picnic we split up and return to either GAP/Prospect Park, or Manhattan via the 59th St Bridge. No point-drop-sweep; we'll ride as a group. Expect to be back at the 59th Street Bridge before 11:30 and GAP/Bklyn about noonish). Cue sheet distributed to registered riders in advance; pls print/bring.

BACKGROUND ON ACME "FISH FRIDAYS" - It's the only time for we, the retail public, to buy at wholesale. Check it out: http://www.acmesmokedfish.com/about-us/fish-friday Do read website order details carefully. Curbside pickup only, pay in advance via credit card; no cash on spot. Here's the online order page: https://acmesmokedfish.smartonlineorder.com Set your pickup time for 9AM (or take the nearest available one if the 9s are taken; it will work fine). TIP1 In the past ACME folks have said that fresh sliced fish is only sold by the full pound.

BYO - carrying capacity for toting purchases, and of course, mask, helmet, bike in good shape, tires pumped up, tube, etc. Please also bring a print copy or screen shot of your ACME purchase receipt, to make pickup faster. [FYI, they pack purchases into a taped, outsized box which like Amazon Prime boxes have way too much air for the contents. Most of us break them open and leave boxes behind for recycling, stashing purchases into our own carry bags or sacks or panniers.] 

WARNING: Friends and family might pile on to your shopping list once they hear where you're going! So be prepared to bring back more than just for yourselves.

TWO STARTS (pls email as to which you will be joining)

#1 = Grand Army Plaza/Prospect Park at main entrance to the park/Eric
                        OR
#2 = NE corner, 1st Avenue @59th Street, on the sidewalk/Susan
  NOTE:  the directionality of the Manhattan route has been reversed, and now runs North to South,)
 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: YOU MUST HAVE AND WEAR A MASK WHEN NECESSARY ON ALL 5BBC RIDES AS INDICATED BY THE RIDE LEADER. THIS RIDE HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF SPENDING SOME PERIOD OF TIME INDOORS. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE AND JOIN ANY INDOOR ACTIVITY, YOU MUST BE MASKED, VACCINATED AND BRING PROOF OF VACCINATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE 5BBC MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO THE VACCINATION STATUS OF ANYONE ON THE RIDE OR ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITY, INDOOR OR OUT. THE RISK INVOLVED IN ANY ACTIVITY ON THE RIDE IS ASSUMED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL RIDER.

REMINDER: You must register for the ride. Please 'unregister' if you can not make the ride so any waited list folks can move up and take the slot. All riders should be familiar with the current criteria for riding with the Club.