Originally Posted by indyfabz

Most people start in New Hope, PA. A couple of people get bussed further along on the route to Lyons, NJ and do about 55 miles. A few hard core people start in Philly. Thinks it's about 135 miles from there. Since there is very limited SAG, you need to have a proven ability to handle that distance.

Here is the New Hope to Hoboken stretch:

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/9379011

From there, we take a ferry across the Hudson River, ride down the Hudson bike path, ride a few blocks in Manhattan traffic then cross the Brooklyn Bridge, which is an ordeal. The south side of the walkway is supposed to be for pedestrians and the north side for bikes. But many of the the tens of thousands of tourists walking the bridge cannot seem to grasp that. You also have to watch out for selfie sticks.

Once we reach Brooklyn, the hotel where we shower and change is about 6 blocks away.