Originally Posted by
dgk02
Fenders are a must in the rain. Although I was once riding home at night in the rain without fenders and the water shooting up past the headlight was very nice. Dancing Waters and all that.
So you take the southern route to Manhattan (if you're going over the Williamsburg). That must mean Grand Avenue or Metropolitan Avenue, something like that?
I ride in going down Grand Avenue from Queens Blvd. I go home with the Queensborough bridge into 34th street. My commute home is around a mile longer. . I just find the ride is safer doing it this way.
The reason why I find it safer is I need to go downtown when getting off the Quensborough bridge. I can take 2nd Lexington or Park Avenue downtown which I find very congested and hard to ride. When I come over the Williamsburg bridge I am able to take Clinton street to avenue A which have bike lanes. There is a section on Grand Avenue which is very commercial. Most of it is wide lanes so I feel comfortable riding. Where it narrows I ride on the sidewalk.
When I ride home I go down 3rd Avenue bus lane to 36th and then go to 1st Avenue and take it to 59th street. Even though there are no bike lanes I feel it is a pretty safe ride.
If you want to try it again I can meet you by the benches over looking the lake in Flushing meadow Park and can ride in together.
I do agree with you! You can not go wrong on the Valencia + or FX+ they are both great bikes.
Last edited by JerryTheSpinner; 03-22-10 at 07:12 PM.