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Old 12-20-14 | 02:30 AM
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walrus1
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From: NYC

Bikes: Schwinn World Sport Jamis Ventura

So I'm going back home for a few weeks. So I decided to have one last large bicycle blow up and go almost everywhere in Manhattan by bicycle. I met a friend for coffee by Grand Central then I went down to the financial district for a school event. After that was over I went up to SoHo for some last minute christmas shopping and finally up to Times Square to buy a couple gifts. I can say with alot of certainty that the M&M store in Time Square is the worst place on Earth. Then I made my way back home to Brooklyn. I really wish my phones GPS was working but I estimate I did about 30 miles.

Overall it was a pretty pleasant ride. I had some trouble in Midtown a large group of pedestrians decided to walk against the light. When I screamed at them heads up some lady yelled "What are you doing on my streets?!" to which I replied "These aren't your streets." I've deiced that painting the bicycle lanes green seems to encourage pedestrians to walk in them. I got stuck at the intersection of Vesey and Church and three people walked into my bike. I'd like to point out I was behind the stop line with both my front light and tail light blinking. Also a few tourists literally climbed over my bike when I locked it up in Times Square. I mean they literally chose to climb over it rather than go around it and yes I made sure it was clear of the crosswalk.
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