Originally Posted by
Smaug1
You should bring that note with your reply written on it and leave it tomorrow for your admirer.
It's dense city that you commute through, but the flipside is that you have a lot of like-minded people there.
Anonymous notes
I think I'll do that, and I'll leave my contact info, because it might be fun to meet. We're both Hunter College students, right?
Cycling in the Big City
We do have a lot of bike loving folks here. But in a dense city comes the rule of etiquette that says you don't address strangers unless there's a reason. Admiring a bike is a valid reason. But on the streets and on the greenways, we don't wave at each other. That would be like waving at cars on the interstate.
Bronx adventures
It's crazy how many people like to ride bikes here given how hostile the conditions are. Yesterday, I visited two schools in the South Bronx so that I can consider applying for jobs there. I had to ride more defensively than usual. Traffic is madness. Giant trucks park right in the bike lane. But some of the scenery was amazing as I rode from the Bronx onto Randalls Island and from there into Manhattan. Randalls Island is in the convergence of the East River and the Harlem River. There are vast vistas and a bit of nature to enjoy.
Total of about 25 miles, all city riding, so a fairly good workout. This morning, I had my lowest blood pressure I've ever taken at home: 117/74
GPS tracks
Leg 1: home to South Bronx International Middle School
Leg 2: SBI to Bronx Design and Construction High School, with some killing time and tooling around
Leg 3: Bronx Design and Construction to Hunter College
Leg 4: Hunter College to a restaurant for dinner with a friend
Leg 5: restaurant to home