Northeast - NY, LI: Mansion Ride

Has anyone done the Mansion ride for Autism?

I'm just wondering if it's a normal ride/tour
or is it more of a sightseeing ride where you stop and check out the masnions every so often.

It's a normal tour, except all the rest areas are at mansions. You can stop or not stop as you please. Its a well run ride and a good cause.

Yes, normal tour. Although the rest stops are at mansions, they have the best food from any organized ride that I have been on. Some even have trays of hot foods.

It is certainly a great ride and very well organized.

~ JoAnn

Thanks for the info.
I'm in for this one not just for the ride but for the cause.

It's out on LI, right?

It's out on LI, right?

Yes it is....Syosset.
The start is 2 blocks away from the Syosset railroad station.

Cool - that's what I thought. Any links - I'd love to check it out!

Also I enhanced the thread title but not in an Enzyte way.

Cool - that's what I thought. Any links - I'd love to check it out!

Also I enhanced the thread title but not in an Enzyte way.

Thanks for updating the title.

Here's the link to the ride:
http://www.mansionride.com/Ride%20Details.html

that's a beautiful area, but should be a hilly ride. Bring your climbing legs, or a triple!

I do this every year. It is not that hilly. The area is very bike friendly. Lots to look at.

I wanted to do this the past few years, just never been around. Yet again, I'm away that weekend. Anyone have an old cue sheet or a bikely/mapmyride link? I wouldn't mind checking out the area for riding one of these days.

I am seriously thinking of doing this ride. Is it cool to bring a camera with me? Also I can get there from NYC via LIRR, yes?

Cheers,

Brian J.

Here is my motion based report from the 2007 ridehttp://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/2988687 I had to skip last year, and I heard the route changed slightly. The ride start is a 2 minute ride away from the Syosset LIRR station (in fact, if you drive, that's where they direct you to park)

It's moderately hilly. There a few steep climbs, but it's not the hilliest tour of the area (do the Gold Coast tour if you want a real challenge.)

If you bring a camera, you will be mocked as a silly tourist :-) Seriously, cameras are fine. The last rest stop is in Westbury Gardens, and a couple of years ago there was a classic car show there on the same day, and I got some really nice pics :-)

I am seriously thinking of doing this ride. Is it cool to bring a camera with me? Also I can get there from NYC via LIRR, yes?

Cheers,

Brian J.

The LIRR has some seriously confusing rules about bringing a bike on the train. Here is the page with the rules:

http://www.mta.info/lirr/pubs/bikerulelirr.htm

Syosset is on the Port Jefferson Branch, so those are the rules you have to look at. Each branch has slighly different rules and time tables for bikes. With that said, I have seen bikes on the weekend on various trains and I don't remember anyone getting in much trouble as long as they were polite.

Thank you very much for the info. I used to live in Westchester Co. but have never ridden the LIRR so I do appreciate this info. I am trying to get another BFer to come along.

Cheers,

Brian J.

The LIRR has some seriously confusing rules about bringing a bike on the train. Here is the page with the rules:

http://www.mta.info/lirr/pubs/bikerulelirr.htm

Syosset is on the Port Jefferson Branch, so those are the rules you have to look at. Each branch has slighly different rules and time tables for bikes. With that said, I have seen bikes on the weekend on various trains and I don't remember anyone getting in much trouble as long as they were polite.

I haven't brought mine on there in some time but i never had problems, in the sense that I was never kicked off - but I did see others get kicked off, even with the pass. It seemed to be very arbitrary....I hope the conductors are better versed in the rules now.

I also always got a dirty look or two from other passengers, no matter how polite or considerate I was.:notamused:

I'd highly recommend printing out those LIRR rules so you can produce them and quote chapter and verse to any moron (whether LIRR staff or fellow rider) who gives you crap.

I think we're doing this - if I'm a clyde and don't love hills should I bring the mtb (Triple, 24x23 low - it's a fairly light rigid bike) or the road bike (steel bike and not that light, but 39x30 low)?

I only know from years of running on LI the North Shore hills kill me; hence my fear:D

We're registered. See y'all there.:thumb:

I also always got a dirty look or two from other passengers, no matter how polite or considerate I was.:notamused:

Welcome to Long Island.

Welcome to Long Island.

you mean un-friendly to cycling LI? Yeah, I guess so.

Also crazy too fast motorist LI, from what I remember. Otherwise it wasn't so bad, at least not when I lived there.

*bump*

anyone else doing this? we're doing the half metric

I do this every year. It is not that hilly. The area is very bike friendly. Lots to look at.

You doing it this year? I think I am, I was going to see if your riding partner was as well. I'll probably be out early and done as fast as I can. Too much to do in the afternoon.

I do this every year. It is not that hilly. The area is very bike friendly. Lots to look at.

:notamused:

Anyone who says Long Island is flat needs to head to the area of the Mansion ride to see otherwise. Being from the south shore where the largest hill is the speedbump near the schools I was somewhat unprepared for the climbing. My first clue should have been the cue sheet for the Sweet Hilly 16:eek:

I was riding with my 12 yr old son - yes he fared better than I in the hills...

Must spend more time on the bike...

It was a pretty ride. Great weather today. I'll admit many of the hills were gentle rollers; but a couple were hard for a fattie like me and one in particular sucked the life outta me.

Does anybody know how many participants there were?

I'm the guy who was running the canned music at the arts and crafts fair in Syosset. When I arrived at 7am, there had to be at least a thousands cyclists parked in the Syosset train station lot. So many that none of the people who wanted to attend the fair could find a parking space! 'Hope they plan things better next year.

Anyway, I was pretty jealous that I, too, wasn't going on this ride on such a great day.

there were supposed to be 1000-1300; we got there at just before 8 and there weren't that many riders but the parking lot was pretty full.

Good food at the end - I don't usually eat meat much but I had two of those hot dogs:o

I thought it was a great ride.
The riders were great, weather was beautiful, route was challenging but not difficult
The rest stops (too many) were adequate.
But I guess that was the point..to visit the mansions.
If I remember next year I'll do the midpoint stop that had the pasta and maybe one other (see, I forgot already). :)

correct- challenging, not difficult overall. The one or two hills that were tough were tough. Maybe not for very fit riders, but for the average joe, tough but doable.

Not saying it was a TdF mountain stage or anything - but not a flat fast course either. I'd def. do it again.

fwiw I am an awful climber and I made it up everything with a 39x26. I would have been more comfy with a 39x30 or a triple on that one worst hill (Short but steep); the others weren't that bad.

I survived, finished the 62 mile route with my group but suffered the last 20 miles cramping up on both quads almost every 20mins. or so. I'm just glad I made it through with a wobbling drive-side pedal which was why I was afraid to get out of the saddle on the hills and had to spin 39-23 to get to the top. The riders were great(people would check to see if I was ok when I was on the side stretching and some offering their drinks when they noticed my bottles were near empty), and props to the marshals who made sure I was alright after nearly falling over when both quads locked up. They stayed and rode with me to the following rest stop which I thought was a really nice gesture. I thought about taking the van, but pushed myself to finish along with my group and was worth every ounce of pain. The weather was great, the people, the marshals, overall a wonderful event. Its only our second charity ride with my first being the MS Tour last fall and look forward to riding this again next year... minus the wobbling pedal.

That stinks Primo - glad you made it ok! I agree the marshals were terrific - I actually knew a few of them.

btw, we saw 35-mile route, and 40-mile for our course. My wife clocked 38+ to and from the synagogue.

The marshals indeed were very friendly and supportive. During one of my painful stops, I ran into a couple riding a tandem recumbent; I believe they were marshals too and were really great to talk to. They made sure I was good to go and I later found out at the end that they run the 5BCC.

My brother's polarg trip meter clocked 65+ miles after it was all said and done. I'm still hurting, lol, but again, a great ride overall.

I kinda wished we'd signed up for the full 60+, but was thankful for 35+ when I saw the hills....quads were sore by the end of the day!:o Kudos to you for finishing with mechancial difficulties and all!

Are they doing the ride this year?

Are they doing the ride this year?

Happy to say they are.
http://www.mansionrideforautism.com/