Originally Posted by trackasaurus
and peeps, off the assumption you're coming from manhattan at the end, when you're finishing- off the W-burg bridge downhill on S 5th watch out for those cross streets-bedford, berry and wythe. cars gun it thru those intersections. i know this may seem like common knowledge, cause hey, it's the zoo. but I saw quite a few very-very near misses during CMWC- and this was just riders goofing off, not racing.
ditto. i was gonna mention this too. the bridges are pretty steep at the mouths. riding brakeless, if you have any doubts about yr abilities to corner blindly at high speeds into peds, other cyclists and traffic, it's advisable to just take it easy when hitting the ends of the bridges.
specifically, be REALLY careful on the queens end of the 59th st bridge. there's a 90 degree left-hand turn you have to make at the end of a relatively long/steep downhill.