Originally Posted by
cybermike
Thank you Andy,
unfortunately permit will be pretty useless -- as I would use LIRR during pick hours. I think that at the end my commitment will be a function of how safe I feel on the road at the early/late hour and if I can get some one to jkoin me in this madness.
I think it looks like no one is doing this so I will have to just ride the roads and see what I am comfortable with ....
Where is your office in Manhattan? If it's in Midtown have you considered taking the LIRR to Atlantic Terminal Brooklyn and then grabbing a Citibike to finish your commute? From Brooklyn to Midtown (via Brooklyn Bridge then either West Side or East Side bike paths) it's probably 8 miles - shy of your 12 miles each way. Going home you could do the same - taking a Citibike over the Brooklyn Bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn will certainly work on your hill climbing as you try to get that 45lb beast up hill.
Then when you hope on your road bike for weekend group rides you will appreciate the road bike all the more having ridden the equivalent of a tank for the rest of the week.