Apparently, I replied to Pam as "author only" by accident, which, means my high praise and admiration for her *absolutely bonkers HERO feat* of flying to LGA and unboxing on the spot to tour NYC by bike didn't make it to the larger group here - *but it should have* (!)
Amazing, Pam... just amazing! jsk On Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 10:18:47 PM UTC-4 Pam Bikes wrote: > > NYC is great to ride. I just got back from being there 9 days. Here are > my routes <https://ridewithgps.com/collections/2372121>. I flew into LGA > and unboxed my bike in baggage claim and rode from there. Exit Terminal B > and turn L down the sidewalk towards the parking deck and then cross the > street to 96th. I rode through Queens across the Queensborogh Bridge to > Manhattan. I didn't go to the Bronx or Staten Island but I rode the other > 3 boroughs solo. Have a blast! Photo is at Central Park. [image: > centralpark1.jpg] > On Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 10:48:54 AM UTC-4 Brady Smith wrote: > >> I used to live in Fort Lee, and it was the prospect of commuting across >> the GWB down to Chelsea and back each day that got me into cycling. >> >> We moved to Utah mid-pandemic and went back to NYC for the first time >> last week. I rented a road bike from Bicycle Habitat and did the classic >> Bear Mountain route. It was all great, but I'd forgotten how much I loved >> exploring Manhattan on a bike. I never did the Five Boro tour, but it looks >> like a blast. >> >> Have fun! >> >> Brady in SLC >> >> On Monday, April 8, 2024 at 11:51:14 AM UTC-6 Michael Morrissey wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> My wife and I signed up for the tour and will be there! We even payed an >>> extra cost to be in the first wave of riders. I'll be riding my mustard >>> colored Appaloosa (I might even rock my tweed saddlebag) and my wife will >>> be on her extra-small orange Salsa Vaya. I'll be on the lookout for other >>> Rivendell riders other than my main man, Eben Weiss: >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as_9Pj_AD3A >>> >>> Say hi if you see us! >>> >>> Michael >>> >>> >>> On Monday, January 8, 2024 at 10:05:33 PM UTC-5 velomann wrote: >>> >>>> The 5 Boro Bike Tour in NYC has been on my bucket list for years, and I >>>> decided this year is the year. First Sunday of May (5/5 this year). >>>> https://www.bike.nyc/events/td-five-boro-bike-tour/ >>>> Registration opened this week, and I signed up. >>>> I've got my lodging and flight booked as well. >>>> >>>> This will be my first trip to NYC since I was a kid, 50 years ago. I >>>> won't be bringing my Riv (Bringing the Ritchey Breakaway), but I'll be >>>> there for a week, staying in midtown not far from ride start. >>>> I'd love to meet up with others while I'm there, get recommendations on >>>> where to ride, cheap food, coffee, bike shops, etc. >>>> >>>> Anyone else here doing the ride? >>>> >>>> Mike M >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/09b3dd63-6959-4c6c-bd57-6907d8ba6206n%40googlegroups.com.
