>>>Long Island is lame. Never liked it.<<<<<

Easy, dude. I've lived here all my life and, having traveled extensively all over North America, still find it to be one of my favorite places -- except for a lot of the people, and the way drivers condescend to cyclists, and the fact that all those miles of pristine coastline are off limits to us riff raff.

Anyway, the wife and I are coming to Queens tomorrow for an easy-does-it ride. I'll look for your "Long Islanders Suck" t-shirt.