Sunday, September 8 was the 30th and last Transportation Alternatives NYC century ride. Since it was the last, I decided to ride my 1972 Raleigh Sports (what we called an English Racer when I was a kid). A couple of friends and I did the 55 mile route (and wound up with 60). Here's a photo of my bike at the Bay Ridge pier in Brooklyn, looking towards lower Manhattan (the ride started and ended in Central Park, Manhattan). The toughest hills are the bridge ramps, and on some of them I was out of the saddle to pedal, but never had to walk one (in fact, managed to use only 2nd and 3rd gear).
