Originally Posted by snow_echo_NY

no you mis-read what i wrote, it's 2.5 ish minutes on the ascent. and it was 3.5 minutes on the ascent when i first started cycling this winter. i wrote after that, then we have the descent. the total bridge takes about 5 minutes give or take. manhattan bridge takes me about just under 5 minutes

i actually only know what my times are b/c someone told me they use strava for cycling activities so i joined in the beginning of april. prior to that i used an app called moves, but it's not as comprehensive. i also got a hand-me-down garmin watch from the hubs. so now i know my average times for certain stretches - and can see how i do relative to others. it's pretty wild how well they've done it.

i totally agree. it's nice to have the east and west side paths and the parks. there are more and more greenways popping up where i didn't see them before (red hook has a nice separated bike path now) as well which make things easier to get around, esp. around areas not serviced well by transit.