Nice, I ride these things once in a while -- and going down the hill on a Citi bike is an exhilarating experience -- I am in midtown that is an option--- I would probably get a foldable though to have it always available ... and it is a bit l going backwards
basically it just adds on the train commute time ... i.e adds 10 mins to the train ride ... So has a bit of waste of energy feel.... may be huntspooint ave but that is only 3.5 mile ride. Still 7miles a day is better than nothing ...
Originally Posted by
flattie
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.