Thanks for all the advice... I suspect we'll have a mixed bag of riders in our group, which means we'll be riding at the pace of the slowest... I suspect we will remain "with the Tour" as long as it continues to be fun... If the crowds overwhelm us, I'm sure my friends (who are the adventurous type) will choose to "deviate" and find our way back (via a nice pub/eating establishment)... Must end on a high note, you know.
BB On Feb 3, 10:31 am, Dlbracey <dlbra...@gmail.com> wrote: > I did it last year. It is a fun, easy ride, but I suggest bypassing > the start/registration point in Battery Park (you get what you need in > the mail) and start uptown near, if not north of canal street. That > way you can be in the front of the crowd, but still in the crowd. We > started at Leonard Street last year and we were on the first ferry > back with no wait. If I had to pick one NYC ride, I would wait for > the New York City Century ride in the late summer - less crowded, good > service, great routes. > > On Feb 3, 9:13 am, Peter Pesce <petepe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I had the same experience as hobie. Did it twice when it was called > > Bike New York and discovered it was more like Hike New York. > > The bottlenecks created lengthy periods where you just had get off and > > walk your bike in a crowd. I think it took 7 hours to complete the 42 > > mile ride. > > There are some very memorable moments, though. > > > -Pete > > > On Feb 2, 10:17 pm, hobie <moho1...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Be prepared for alot more cyclist than 20 years ago. I did it also in > > > the early 80's and it was fun then.Might have been 12,000 cyclist > > > then. 30,000 plus now. Tried it again in the mid 90's. That wasn't as > > > much fun. I had to get off and walk my bike at several locations > > > because of the amount of cyclist trying to get onto a bridge from > > > manhattan to the bronx. If you can ride at a fast pace the best place > > > to be is at the front. I think there are VIP tickets now that put you > > > at the front for $125.00 although you would be missing the hugh herd > > > of cyclist in the middle of the pack.Pros and cons. If you are heading > > > back on the ferry into manhattan be prepared for a long wait on the SI > > > side. For me the highlight is riding in Brooklyn on the BQE and > > > approaching the Verrazano bridge. It's a monster of a bridge. Being a > > > native new yorker you are usually in a car driving that rode. Lots of > > > fun!!!! > > > > On Feb 2, 8:36 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I did this ride about 20 years ago, and it was a blast... Now I can't > > > > wait to do it again for a few reasons: > > > > > - I'll be riding my Bombadil > > > > - My friend from Healdsburg CA is coming East to join me and a bunch > > > > of friends > > > > - This will be Day 2 of "May Bike Week" for me, which will consist of > > > > the best mix of riding I'll ever do over 9 days (ie epic mountain > > > > biking, a S24O, Bike n Brew NYC and the New Amsterdam Bike Show, AND > > > > finishing up with Riv Rally East May 6-8!!!) > > > > > I will be watching for other Rivendells and classic bikes ... amidst > > > > the masses... over 30,000 riders... yikes! > > > > > Let me know if you plan to do this ride... > > > > > BB- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
