From NYC?

i am. Wanna make sumptin' a it?

where do you train? I feel that central park isn't sufficent

i dont really train, i just ride.

central park is ok after work. They shut out traffic after 7, but there are a lot of runners and rollerbalders. you can go to the park before 8 and it is generally less crowded and biker friendly

other than the park, there really isnt anything "trainable" There is a greenway bike path that runs around the island, but you have to share most of it with fishermen, picnics and joggers, this of course fails to mention the surface which goes from tightly paved stones, to cobble stones, to very badly paved macadame, to smmoth ashphalt. The best place is the lower west side (up to 23rd st), but even then, the path is intersected by cars and trucks accessing the waterfront.

In short the best place to train in NYC is outside NYC. Take a train to Peekskill or wassaic to get out of here.

montreal5 said:

In short the best place to train in NYC is outside NYC.

+1

95% of the riding I do goes through northern New Jersey & Rockland County (NY) on the west side of the Hudson River. So the first part of most of my NYC riding involves riding *out* of NYC, across the George Washington Bridge.

But once you're there, a world of opportunity awaits: River Road, 9W, 501...ride to Piermont, ride to Nyack, ride to Bear Mountain, ride to Newburgh... It's all gorgeous deciduous paradise, & (perhaps surprisingly) bike-friendly.

Central Park is a waste of time; too many pedestrians, roller-bladers, park rangers and/or cops, & trouble-making urchins. Prospect Park in Brooklyn is only slightly less so...but if you don't live in Brooklyn, getting there is a waste of time. The west side Greenway is a wonderful ride at 7:00AM, but as the day goes on it becomes more & more crowded to the point where you'll inevitably want to shoot someone. What the other guy said: best riding in NYC is out of NYC.

Bob Ross said:

+1

95% of the riding I do goes through northern New Jersey & Rockland County (NY) on the west side of the Hudson River. So the first part of most of my NYC riding involves riding *out* of NYC, across the George Washington Bridge.

But once you're there, a world of opportunity awaits: River Road, 9W, 501...ride to Piermont, ride to Nyack, ride to Bear Mountain, ride to Newburgh... It's all gorgeous deciduous paradise, & (perhaps surprisingly) bike-friendly.

Central Park is a waste of time; too many pedestrians, roller-bladers, park rangers and/or cops, & trouble-making urchins. Prospect Park in Brooklyn is only slightly less so...but if you don't live in Brooklyn, getting there is a waste of time. The west side Greenway is a wonderful ride at 7:00AM, but as the day goes on it becomes more & more crowded to the point where you'll inevitably want to shoot someone. What the other guy said: best riding in NYC is out of NYC.

Bout 20 mins over the bridge.

Heading to Seven Lakes Drive (bear mountain) this week

http://www.roberts-1.com/bikehudson/r/a/index.htm

this is a good site for different rides, it has cue sheets and rough maps

Bob Ross said:

+1

95% of the riding I do goes through northern New Jersey & Rockland County (NY) on the west side of the Hudson River. So the first part of most of my NYC riding involves riding *out* of NYC, across the George Washington Bridge.

But once you're there, a world of opportunity awaits: River Road, 9W, 501...ride to Piermont, ride to Nyack, ride to Bear Mountain, ride to Newburgh... It's all gorgeous deciduous paradise, & (perhaps surprisingly) bike-friendly.

Central Park is a waste of time; too many pedestrians, roller-bladers, park rangers and/or cops, & trouble-making urchins. Prospect Park in Brooklyn is only slightly less so...but if you don't live in Brooklyn, getting there is a waste of time. The west side Greenway is a wonderful ride at 7:00AM, but as the day goes on it becomes more & more crowded to the point where you'll inevitably want to shoot someone. What the other guy said: best riding in NYC is out of NYC.

The problem with NJ is that the George Washington bridge is about 27km from my house. I wish I lived in Astoria or in manhattan somewhere.

Nas_kaj said:

The problem with NJ is that the George Washington bridge is about 27km from my house. I wish I lived in Astoria or in manhattan somewhere.

Well, don't keep us guessing, where *do* you live?

Brooklyn in da house.
+1 for suggesting to train outside of NYC.
You can also always go to Kissena and get a track workout in.
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Aside from that I suggest Northern NJ. Morristown is a good area to ride. Plenty of roads with little traffic (at least back in 1998-1999.)
Northern SI isn't too bad, but then again I was a local and knew the streets and which ones to avoid although the traffic is probably much, much, worse by now. It's been 4 years since I left.

Bob Ross said:

Well, don't keep us guessing, where *do* you live?

Woodhaven, Queens
(near brooklyn border)

im facing the same problem man. im getting sick of the path on the hudson, between the tourists and people who dont know what they're doing, it gets frustrating, there is a short trail on the east side but that has worse issues than the west side because of the construction going on near the seaport, not to mention its far too short. ive found that the most fun riding is on the busy streets in manhattan, as dangerous as that may sound. keeps me on my toes.