Joined: Nov 2006
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From: NJ, NYC, LI
Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
It looks a bit problematic to me, too, but... hey, I'll try it! It's only seven blocks, which is nothing, so it must be an experiment, right?
Most Manhattan streets are one-way, and the bike lanes --where present-- are normally on the left. It seems strange at first, but you get used to it; and it's nice to be away from the buses. The worst problem I have with the left-lane-bike-lanes is that you get used to them, and they're not on many streets. So every morning I go up 8th ave on the left, which is fine, and then every afternoon I come down 7th... so am I supposed to be on the left, or the right? I've asked the question many times, but I still don't know the official answer.