Originally Posted by
AdamDZ
I picked Church Ave arbitrarily since I wasn't sure where exactly you're coming from. You can try any other cross street to get over to Bedford Ave, it doesn't have to be Church.
As far as staying clean, maybe we need a sticky (he he he!) here. It's a very common question.
Here you go...... ()
Adam
Thank you very much for posting such a detailed suggestions and advice regard to the problem of cleaning up. I really appericate it, I actually printed it out and stick it to my wall to remind myself. I am working on it, so far I did 2 successful ride to school, only one way. Yesterday was the first day of my trip that I actually go to school with it, it was quite tiring, I am not in very good shape, but the bike didn't put that much pressure on my body overall. Unlike jogging, my leg doesn't hurt as much as I just ran 1 mile and the next day I can't even walk. On the bike, I can do it fine without much pain. (Only pain I have is the back pain due to the lower angle.)
The wind is always against me when I am going to school, and the backpack is really heavy. (Yesterday I took the full load, and it makes a big difference, it took me 2hr and 20 mins to get to school, compare to 2 hr flat with nothing but water...) It wasn't easy, I wish I live slightly closer to school, 15 miles is a little bit much with backpack. I think maybe I need to bring less things with me, I weighted my backpack, it's 18 pounds (not even with water). So it might be the problem.... but then maybe a pannier will help. I would like to ride back home, but I don't have the lights yet, so I am still taking the subway home right now.
I feel alright up until the bridge, but the NYC cars aren't that friendly, and often there is some people just riding pretty slowly on the bike lane (not that I am fast, but they are talking on the phone.........) And when I stop for the lights, they pass me right again. So it's a bit of things I don't like about...
I really wish I can able to do it both back and forth, and actually stay within 1 and half hr like the map suggested. I find myself stopping for lights almost every block, it's kinda suck. And the weight issue too.... I feel I can do it without the added wieight of books, laptop, cloth, but adding these things, and the distance, with the lights, it isn't that easy.
Thank you my friend AdamDZ, you are very helpful. And the other members who gave me advices, I will work on it and see if I can improve on it.