Long Island: Good Ride Today?
09-04-17, 10:54 PM
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Very large and quite fast AA group took a beautiful 43 mile end of summer ride up to Crab Meadow Beach. Not even the 4 flats suffered could dampen it. We accounted for 2 of them.......time for a new rim strip. Followed by a barbecue with many of the same folks. Good day.
09-07-17, 04:44 PM
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One of my fastest bike commutes in years, Brooklyn to SW Nassau, 28.5 miles, 14.9 mph, 1:55.
A 15-20 mph tail wind in the Rockaway's saw me at speeds of 20-22 down the 8 miles of Rockaway Beach Blvd. and the boardwalk. Fortunately after Labor Day the beach is not crowded so I was hammering on the empty stretches.
My ride report for tomorrow I suspect will be "2-1/2 hrs., 10 mph avg."....... as I just saw the forecast for the morning of west winds 10-15, gusting to 28.
No choice, no problem, cars at work !.
A 15-20 mph tail wind in the Rockaway's saw me at speeds of 20-22 down the 8 miles of Rockaway Beach Blvd. and the boardwalk. Fortunately after Labor Day the beach is not crowded so I was hammering on the empty stretches.
My ride report for tomorrow I suspect will be "2-1/2 hrs., 10 mph avg."....... as I just saw the forecast for the morning of west winds 10-15, gusting to 28.
No choice, no problem, cars at work !.
09-07-17, 05:06 PM
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One of my fastest bike commutes in years, Brooklyn to SW Nassau, 28.5 miles, 14.9 mph, 1:55.
A 15-20 mph tail wind in the Rockaway's saw me at speeds of 20-22 down the 8 miles of Rockaway Beach Blvd. and the boardwalk. Fortunately after Labor Day the beach is not crowded so I was hammering on the empty stretches.
My ride report for tomorrow I suspect will be "2-1/2 hrs., 10 mph avg."....... as I just saw the forecast for the morning of west winds 10-15, gusting to 28.
No choice, no problem, cars at work !.
A 15-20 mph tail wind in the Rockaway's saw me at speeds of 20-22 down the 8 miles of Rockaway Beach Blvd. and the boardwalk. Fortunately after Labor Day the beach is not crowded so I was hammering on the empty stretches.
My ride report for tomorrow I suspect will be "2-1/2 hrs., 10 mph avg."....... as I just saw the forecast for the morning of west winds 10-15, gusting to 28.
No choice, no problem, cars at work !.
09-07-17, 06:56 PM
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Sunset ride to Tobay.
09-08-17, 05:00 PM
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From way back in June........
I rode through there today, and the rough section from the top of the hill east to Sweet Hollow Rd. has been repaved. It looked pretty new, painting of lane markings did not look complete yet. Smooth as buttah!
I rode through there today, and the rough section from the top of the hill east to Sweet Hollow Rd. has been repaved. It looked pretty new, painting of lane markings did not look complete yet. Smooth as buttah!
09-08-17, 05:35 PM
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09-08-17, 07:11 PM
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For some reason they didn't pave the first 100 feet down hill. Must be a different municipality.
09-12-17, 08:06 PM
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Well here's another odd one. It's on Scranton Ave. in Lynbrook, just east of Union. I saw this one day last summer while on my bike commute. The state seemingly had just erected it......This is as BTW, why cycling is so cool. You get to find and see stuff you would never see in a car.
Today, I found.....the Pickle King! I'll have to look into this man's story. Not too many know that LI was once the Saudi Arabia of pickles.
09-13-17, 05:31 AM
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Location of this find ?
09-13-17, 09:18 AM
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The sign, and the very nice house in the background which belonged to the Pickle King, is on Taylor Ave about 200 yards north of Harborfields H.S. in Greenlawn, immediately north of the LIRR tracks. The house address is 30 Taylor. #34 Taylor, a very small (and a bit dilapidated) house right next to the tracks and also built by the same man, is for sale.
09-16-17, 10:41 AM
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Ughh. Humidity. We did an utterly sodden AA ride to Target Rock. Neither one of us felt great and we broke off on the way back and moderated the pace. 42 drenched miles.
I hate these conditions.
I hate these conditions.
09-17-17, 03:21 PM
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Did the "B" ride with HBC to Short Beach. Never been there and the roads are nice. It was a very slow pace, but still had fun. 42 miles and 2000' of climbing.
09-19-17, 10:09 PM
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The Nissequogue area is a great place to ride. I guess you went up River Rd and then north & west to the beach. Another very nice route is to turn right on Moriches Rd, left on Cordwood path, right on Harbor Hill, left on Harbor Rd, and take that into Old Stony Brook. Harbor Rd takes you past a beautiful little vineyard.
History nerd alert!!!!!.....There is a pavilion on Main St with the figurehead from the USS Ohio, the first naval vessel built at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, in 1820.
There's also the Stony Brookside Bed & Bike Inn, which sounds intriguing.....hasn't been open when we've ridden there. It might require a checking out.
https://thestonybrookside.com
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09-20-17, 02:46 PM
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Did 20 miles today... it was brutal heading north and I barely pedaled going south.
09-20-17, 03:49 PM
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09-20-17, 05:11 PM
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09-20-17, 06:34 PM
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09-20-17, 08:24 PM
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09-22-17, 08:43 PM
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Still pretty windy but a great day to get out. Wandered around Huntington Bay......have flown past this so many times but today was able to stop. Interesting, would be cool to try finding & following the route on 2 wheels.
Edit; on second thought, might not be such a good ride..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Railroad
Edit; on second thought, might not be such a good ride..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntington_Railroad
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09-23-17, 12:28 PM
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Yes... headed north to Oyster Bay... it was like riding uphill with the headwind. Heading south was fast and went to Cedar Creek. But decided not to go to Tobay since I was tired and didn't want to fight the head wind on the ride back.
09-23-17, 09:08 PM
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Summer continues! Another stellar day, but had to cut it a bit short to get back & complete some of the preparations for the Tour of the Hamptons tomorrow. Worst of all, we can't make the ride! Hope some of you can get out there & enjoy.
10-01-17, 03:28 PM
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Sure felt like Fall today, base layer and arm warmers. Also the shadows seemed really long. I turned my tail light on for the roads that had thick shade from the trees.
10-01-17, 05:57 PM
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Sure did....gorgeous day, most of which I spent on the floor of my bedroom!
Our poor old pooch has been suffering for a couple of days from vertigo stemming from an inner ear disturbance and has difficulty walking due to the disturbance to his balance. He can't be left alone for our usual 3 hour rides as he needs to be carried around and outside. Plus he is plainly terrified, and my being at arms length seems to give him a great deal of comfort. Hence, the floor. The vet assures us that things will improve. I caught up on sleep, that's for sure.
The Mrs "took a walk" during one of my naps that I think was around 6 miles....then nudged me awake & told me to take a late afternoon ride. So I did. Beautiful.
PS. That's a stick, not a kickstand.
Our poor old pooch has been suffering for a couple of days from vertigo stemming from an inner ear disturbance and has difficulty walking due to the disturbance to his balance. He can't be left alone for our usual 3 hour rides as he needs to be carried around and outside. Plus he is plainly terrified, and my being at arms length seems to give him a great deal of comfort. Hence, the floor. The vet assures us that things will improve. I caught up on sleep, that's for sure.
The Mrs "took a walk" during one of my naps that I think was around 6 miles....then nudged me awake & told me to take a late afternoon ride. So I did. Beautiful.
PS. That's a stick, not a kickstand.
10-01-17, 06:24 PM
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10-01-17, 07:34 PM
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Sure did....gorgeous day, most of which I spent on the floor of my bedroom!
Our poor old pooch has been suffering for a couple of days from vertigo stemming from an inner ear disturbance and has difficulty walking due to the disturbance to his balance. He can't be left alone for our usual 3 hour rides as he needs to be carried around and outside. Plus he is plainly terrified, and my being at arms length seems to give him a great deal of comfort. Hence, the floor. The vet assures us that things will improve. I caught up on sleep, that's for sure.
The Mrs "took a walk" during one of my naps that I think was around 6 miles....then nudged me awake & told me to take a late afternoon ride. So I did. Beautiful.
PS. That's a stick, not a kickstand.
Our poor old pooch has been suffering for a couple of days from vertigo stemming from an inner ear disturbance and has difficulty walking due to the disturbance to his balance. He can't be left alone for our usual 3 hour rides as he needs to be carried around and outside. Plus he is plainly terrified, and my being at arms length seems to give him a great deal of comfort. Hence, the floor. The vet assures us that things will improve. I caught up on sleep, that's for sure.
The Mrs "took a walk" during one of my naps that I think was around 6 miles....then nudged me awake & told me to take a late afternoon ride. So I did. Beautiful.
PS. That's a stick, not a kickstand.
No plastic bike in the stable ?.