Thread: A list of good things about riding in (and around) NYC
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Old 12-02-09, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Daytrip
Upstate is pretty nice for variety. Lots of hills, scenery, historical markers and well-maintained back roads. The only catch is that if you want to stay off the busy highways, you're going to be doing lots of climbing. So I'm learning to love to climb. I'll take sore knees over semis any day.
There are no climbs in a 50 mile radius of NYC with the possible exception of Mt. Doom..

Is it even possible to get 10,000+ ft. of climbing in the NYC area under 100 miles of riding?
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