Originally Posted by
noglider
[MENTION=465722]robertorolfo[/MENTION], where are you now? I'm in High Falls, near New Paltz.
The drivers here are excellent. Most of the roads have no shoulders whatsoever, and that sounds crazy, but it's not. It's clear enough that cyclists are supposed to be in the lane. If it's not clear enough, there are also signs with a picture of a bike and the words "IN LANE". I watch in my rearview mirror and ride in the middle of the lane much of the time. When a vehicle is close and it is safe, I move to the edge. I don't get a lot of expressions of annoyance, but I'm already a good communicator which explains my good interactions. The roads here are extremely quiet. But as you say, nothing is close. The food store I usually use is a little over two miles away but it involves 170 ft of vertical climbing with a lot of up and down. There is something that makes a lonely ride seem longer, too, at least for this city boy.
I know exactly what you mean about the loneliness. Riding in the city isn't perfect, but it is rarely lonely or dull, and I find it easier to push a little harder when I want a workout.
I'm actually on Long Island (no judgement please), in Nassau. Drivers here are a mixed bag, and it's still pretty crowded here compared to upstate. Luckily I have a supermarket and a couple of drug stores within a half mile of neighborhood streets, so running errands is quite pleasant. Maybe that's why I'm constantly asking my wife if we need milk, since it's so much easier to just pop out of the garage with the bike than carry it down a few flights of stairs or wedge it into a crowded elevator.
Originally Posted by
spruce1
Sold the rollers years ago, but I loved them. I had a series of videos that took you to places like Big Sur coast, Italy, Swiss mountains as if you were cycling there; each one lasting an hour. I hear you can find something like that on Youtube while you pedal indoors. Anyone do that?
Peleton has something like that, but I don't love it. The speed of the video doesn't correspond to the speed you are pedaling, which you might expect from such a fancy bike/company (my wife wanted it, not me).