Originally Posted by slvoid
Cool, how is the loop? You should bike up to prospect park, they've got a pretty good 3 mile loop there. I've been meaning to go down there with my gf to the golf driving range. I think it's on the other side of the belt, you know how to get there?
As far as bikes are concerned, how much are you thinking of spending? Generally, on most streets, if you can bike at 20-25mph, you can join the cars in traffic. The middle of the lane is a lot cleaner and smoother than the sides.
Yea, the inner loop in Marine Park (the one designated for bikes) is .8 of a mile. If u go there early in the day you'll have a lot more free space, especially on a weekday. If u go there during the afternoon, especially sunday afternoon, there are a lot of kids that cut in and out of it, which can get annoying at times. But overall its usually pretty nice. Its pretty much just a flat oval with baseball fields in the middle. As for the driving range, very easy, take the belt parkway to flabush Avenue south (towards Rockaway) and as soon as u get off, it will come up on ur right in like a minute or two.
As for price, i realize that road bikes can be expensize, but figuring that I am a beginer (with limited resources) I was hoping to get away under 500, the only way I would spend more is if the bike really blew me away, or there was some reason why an extra 100 would make a world of difference. And BTW, do u recomend any bike shops in NYC to check out?