Originally Posted by MinnMan

Oddly enough, I did ride today. i'm on a 4-day business trip to Long Island and didn't expect to be able to ride at all. But today I was able to find a few hours in the afternoon. I went to an LBS in Farmingdale that rents bikes. If it isn't the only one on Long Island, it's the only one that I found using the Google. To my disappointment, all their road bikes were reserved (for a triathalon - who knew that people rented bikes to compete in triathalons?), so I settled for a fat-tired comfort bike. It was an Al-framed Schwinn and it felt like riding a cushy truck. WAY different from my regular ride, but much better than not riding. And I rather enjoyed about 20 miles up and down a nice shady bike trail parallel to Bethpage Parkway.