Yeah, I do the Queensborough Bridge, and I spin it, somewhere around 110 rpm I guess, which keeps me going 13 or 14 mph. If I upshift, my feet slow down... and my bike slows down... and next thing I know there's a bicycle in the rear view mirror and it's getting closer... well, we can't have that, can we? So I spin it. It's funny, though: when I see someone else spinning, I think jeeze, put it in gear, man, it looks so goofy!

As for hating that bridge... enjoy the view! It's the high point of my commute (how do you spell double entendre?) and I look forward to going over it on my little green folding bike at 7:45 every morning and 3:45 every afternoon until I move back to NJ for the school year.