Originally Posted by Talewinds
It is a good idea, but for God's sake, quite riding your tri bike in Central Park! Get out of the city.
Riding a tri bike in the city is like trying to swim laps in a hot tub. Man, you gotta get out somewhere and open that dude up for some long steady miles.
Don't really have time to go outside the city, too much work, and I don't have a car. Other then pedestrians, CP is a great place for training, actually - a course with a bunch of micro-hills, a lot of sharp turns and varied pavement. Almost ideal for short training rides, it's 10k per lap. In addition, it is closed to the traffic on the weekends and after 7 pm. This said, I love going out to Queens, riding near the Kissena velodrome is fantastic.