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07-11-09, 06:39 PM
Hi there, My name is Paul and I live in Brooklyn, NY. I usually ride for exercise, and I'm contemplating participating is some of the 5 Boro Bike Club's rides later this summer. I actually commuted to work in Manhattan yesterday, about 20 miles each way. There are a number of bike paths and streets marked with bike lanes on the way to my office, so it was less scary than you might think. I also plan to ride, for exercise, from my house to Central Park, about 45 miles or so round trip. I am definitely not of the bike messenger ilk. I have a new (1 year old) Motobecane Mirage that I have been very happy with. I've had no problems with the bike until my ride home yesterday when I broke a spoke on my rear wheel. Is this common? I've been riding since i was a teen, (some 30 years ago), and I've never done that. I had a Raleigh bike as a teen and I still have a Miyata, that I purchased when I moved to NY 23 years ago. Glad to have found the forums, and look forward to popping on in the future.