Originally Posted by
Ferdinand NYC
So, while I'm glad the Greenways are there, I think that a cyclist cannot really get the feel of the City on them. If you want to do real New York riding, you gotta be in the streets.
You gotta have a little mustard for that though ya know? I went blasting down Westchester Ave, Southern Blvd & Bruckner Blvd to get to the triboro yesterday... I got cut off at least 3 times, locked up my brakes once...Then finally got to CP and was doing a lap, as I was heading up the East Side Flats at about 24-25mph some clown on a skateboard with earbuds decided to suddenly veer to the left right into me (didn't look...) because a car honked...I tried to avoid, he caught my front tire, was grinding up against it, and I shoved him over into the street and luckily I didn't wreck... Street riding is definitely not for everyone.