The Best Bike Rides in and around NYC.
This was originally published on Just Riding Along as Sloppy Season. Looking out the window and seeing roads covered or edged with snow and ice is an increasingly rare phenomenon. The snow we just had was a bigger dump than anything in nearly two years. As an enjoyer of winter, I miss the big snows. …
This is all about long rides from GWB. That’s the George Washington Bridge, the iconic structure that connects the mainland United States to Manhattan Island. It’s the way New York City Cyclists most typically escape the water-surrounded Manhattan Island for long wheeled adventures If you like riding long, now is a good time to explore …
I prefer loops to out-and-back rides. And the bigger the loop, the more distance I feel I’ve covered, the better. This ride creates a perimeter of what’s possible when riding from the Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge. At nearly 85 miles, it’s a long ride, and it creates an edge wherein once you …
When the going is blazing, the smart get prepared.
About developing these rides… The saddest thing about preparing to master the roads and routes of Staten Island (to map the best bike rides on Staten Island) was how dedicated cyclists who lived in the borough told me the riding wasn’t good. I appreciated the honesty, noted the blasé humor as an affect of weary …
Queens Rides Are Up. (If you want to skip the Queens love and get to the rides, scroll down) I’ve been riding through Queens for years. However, starting in Manhattan and crossing the Queensboro Bridge, it was hard to get beyond the idea that the borough is choked with cars driving too fast. One of …
