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Forum: Northeast
01-19-24, 07:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 636
Posted By arbee

Can you provide source(s) / attribution for this?...

Can you provide source(s) / attribution for this?

I'm not questioning / challenging you, but source(s) would help inform me about the status.
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-07-24, 08:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 382
Posted By arbee

Dunno if this will help. When I bought my Swift...

Dunno if this will help. When I bought my Swift Folder - almost 20 years ago - I added Planet Bike fenders / mud guards. They worked well. That includes both riding the bike in foul weather as well...
Forum: Northeast
07-28-23, 06:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,047
Posted By arbee

Looking at the PDF of the Hudson Line timetable...

Looking at the PDF of the Hudson Line timetable (https://new.mta.info/document/115131), I see what may have provoked Headpost's query: the only northbound trains displaying the bicycle icon are...
Forum: Northeast
07-28-23, 03:36 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,047
Posted By arbee

Visit the MTA homepage (https://new.mta.info/)....

Visit the MTA homepage (https://new.mta.info/). You can select amongst Subway Bus Rail to view current service issues.

and

View MTA's train schedules online...
Forum: Northeast
07-26-23, 09:09 PM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

Citi Bike Is For Sale...

Citi Bike Is For Sale (https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/26/23808205/lyft-citi-bike-sale-bike-share-scooter)

A friend forwarded the link to me; first I'd seen the news.

(Perhaps this belongs in...
Forum: Northeast
04-15-23, 05:25 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,389
Posted By arbee

Upvoted because strictly speaking (and we always...

Upvoted because strictly speaking (and we always speak strictly), New York State Vehicle & Traffic § 1642 (https://law.onecle.com/new-york/vehicle-traffic/VAT01642_1642.html) authorizes NYC to enact...
Forum: Northeast
04-15-23, 02:01 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,389
Posted By arbee

With this eventuality in mind, I took the...

With this eventuality in mind, I took the precautionary step of labeling my horn (which was, in fact, manufactured by Bell):
...
Forum: Northeast
03-23-23, 09:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,903
Posted By arbee

Sorry to rain on your parade: the Mid-Hudon...

Sorry to rain on your parade: the Mid-Hudon Bridge's pedpath (https://www.dot.ny.gov/display/programs/bicycle/commuting_tourism/hwy-bridge) also closes at dusk.

FWIW, there's been talk (but it's...
Forum: Folding Bikes
09-30-22, 08:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,690
Posted By arbee

It seems obvious to me what's going on here: this...

It seems obvious to me what's going on here: this is a highly sophistimacated scheme to smuggle folding bicycles out of Russia.
Forum: Northeast
09-27-22, 09:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,903
Posted By arbee

Suggested in indyfabz's (and Steve B's) replies:...

Suggested in indyfabz's (and Steve B's) replies: consider outbound east from New Paltz to the Walkway Over the Hudson, return west by the same route as far as Lloyd, then north-northwest (eventually)...
Forum: Northeast
09-27-22, 01:31 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,903
Posted By arbee

It's been months since I last biked this trail....

It's been months since I last biked this trail. Perhaps others with more recent experience will add comments.

The Wallkill Valley Land Trust / Rail Trail website...
Forum: Northeast
08-20-22, 12:53 PM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

Once again, Citibike continues to surprise in...

Once again, Citibike continues to surprise in small but pleasant ways, essentially doubling dock capacity.

...
Forum: Northeast
08-03-22, 09:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,629
Posted By arbee

More about this region: Foster, David R.:...

More about this region:

Foster, David R.: "Hemlock", Yale University Press, April 29, 2014, 336pp, $30
A Forest Giant on the Edge

"Hemlock: A Forest Giant on the Edge" by David Foster (and...
Forum: Northeast
04-29-22, 09:35 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,663
Posted By arbee

2-part answer, and neither part really answers...

2-part answer, and neither part really answers your questions.

First, you might consider re-posting your query in the mid-Atlantic sub-group (https://www.bikeforums.net/mid-atlantic/).

Second,...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-17-22, 10:04 PM
Replies: 392
Views: 44,627
Posted By arbee

Thanks for the reply and the suggestions. I never...

Thanks for the reply and the suggestions. I never tried removing the fork, but I did remove the shoulder bolt (as you call it) to see whether the result made packing easier. IMHO (and this is merely...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-14-22, 10:38 AM
Replies: 392
Views: 44,627
Posted By arbee

I can only speak from my own experience: a...

I can only speak from my own experience: a "standard" Swift frame + Schwalbe Marathon 47-406 / 20x1.75 tires fits — just barely — in a Samsonite case that's — just barely — accepted with no...
Forum: Folding Bikes
01-17-22, 06:49 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 37,630
Posted By arbee

This is, by any measure, a Zombie thread. ...

This is, by any measure, a Zombie thread.

With that caution, I'll note Peugeot's product lines: Peugeot started with pepper mills, added bicycles, and eventually, motor vehicles.

Many will...
Forum: Folding Bikes
12-22-21, 09:17 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,590
Posted By arbee

Special situation: specifics will vary, but...

Special situation: specifics will vary, but packing a bike (any bike, not specifically folders), deflating tires can result in an easier fit. With airless tires, this option is lost. Depending on...
Forum: Northeast
11-06-21, 05:00 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,842
Posted By arbee

Considering the OP's query was about safety, I...

Considering the OP's query was about safety, I think it's worth noting: apart from Flatlands/Midwood in Bkln and Far Rockaway in Queens, Staten Island is a questionable destination for anyone...
Forum: Northeast
10-23-21, 08:10 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,842
Posted By arbee

Offered from the perspective of a New Yorker who...

Offered from the perspective of a New Yorker who regularly rides "uptown" and has lived to tell about it: overall you should be fine; unless you're an owl or a mouse. (Check recent news....)

Keep...
Forum: Northeast
10-10-21, 02:01 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,430
Posted By arbee

Yesterday, I biked from Brewster to Poughkeepsie....

Yesterday, I biked from Brewster to Poughkeepsie. (Metro-North north to Brewster / south from Poughkeepsie) Some remarks about other comments in this thread.

In Brewster, just south of where the...
Forum: Northeast
08-30-21, 11:37 AM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

Expanded CitiBike Stations

I don't know if this is a New Thing or if I'm just tardy noticing it. CitiBike is adding docks at existing stations by placing docks on the sidewalk. First one I saw was early today in Manhattan on...
Forum: Northeast
08-10-21, 05:38 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 609
Posted By arbee

I'm a (paper) map junkie too. They're...

I'm a (paper) map junkie too. They're increasingly rare. The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference (https://www.nynjtc.org/) prepares superb maps albeit on Tyvek, not paper. Specific to your inquiry,...
Forum: Northeast
06-21-21, 02:43 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,430
Posted By arbee

Thanks for the history and insights. I knew this...

Thanks for the history and insights. I knew this right-of-way was the only connection north of Melrose between Metro North's lines; didn't know Metro North now proposes to abandon it. If that...
Forum: Northeast
02-04-21, 05:09 PM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/800x600/snowday_199e7e08735ecbf9ad569a1ff5fbeacad0a39828.jpg
Forum: Northeast
01-24-21, 09:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 569
Posted By arbee

Thanks for the update. I've not (yet) biked this...

Thanks for the update. I've not (yet) biked this segment since the improvement. Even in the before-times, I found 6th Av more inviting / less threatening than 8th Av. Not on every block, but mostly:...
Forum: Northeast
01-24-21, 09:39 PM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

My sketchy memory agrees with you: no...

My sketchy memory agrees with you: no user-adjustable shifter on the new Citeeeeebikes. My recollection: both handlebar ends have bells: stereo!

As to "one speed", it depends on how energetically...
Forum: Northeast
12-12-20, 05:50 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 10,157
Posted By arbee

There really is a distinction both as to...

There really is a distinction both as to ownership and maintenance responsibilities. I used to know it but mercifully it's one of those tidbits that's been purged from my memory. For mere mortals,...
Forum: Northeast
09-29-20, 06:25 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,442
Posted By arbee

Thanks for keeping this topic alive and for the...

Thanks for keeping this topic alive and for the links.

One obvious irony missed in the debate and decision about the project name change https://maybrooktrailway.org/resources/ is that while this...
Forum: Northeast
09-02-20, 03:43 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 897
Posted By arbee

Specific to your plan to overnight in...

Specific to your plan to overnight in Lambertville, I know no lodgings consistent with "cheap hotels or AirBNB", but I heartily recommend a visit to Inn of the Hawke (http://www.innofthehawke.com/)...
Forum: Northeast
08-27-20, 07:19 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,463
Posted By arbee

In addition to hills, indeed, because of the...

In addition to hills, indeed, because of the hills, you'll find old-growth forest in Inwood Hill Park.

But.

Bicycle riding isn't allowed on most of Inwood Hill Park's paths. One exception: on...
Forum: Northeast
07-25-20, 05:21 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 12,620
Posted By arbee

Caution: my experience in the US is that busses...

Caution: my experience in the US is that busses that accepts bicycles (and not all do) require the bikes to be boxed and loaded in a luggage bay. One exception is, of course, commuter busses with...
Forum: Northeast
06-19-20, 08:29 PM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

Agreed: when a choice of Citibikes is available,...

Agreed: when a choice of Citibikes is available, I always choose one with a NuVinci hub. And yes, very rarely I experienced the same failure mode you describe. Also very rarely, the high end of the...
Forum: Northeast
05-26-20, 02:50 PM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

New Citibike Seatpost Clamp

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/1024x768/citibikeseatpostclamp_21e7d3ad7d067b508ab93166246bb46f5e5e2902.jpg
At least it's new to me. Riding around, I scanned Citibike docks...
Forum: Northeast
05-21-20, 05:25 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 7,232
Posted By arbee

From Bike New York's 2018 (the most recent year I...

From Bike New York's 2018 (the most recent year I could find) Form 990 filing (https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/134069149/201943199349315009/full):

Page 7

Part VII...
Forum: Northeast
05-18-20, 01:51 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,133
Posted By arbee

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the report....

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the report. My experience with the OCA: because most of it (excepting a few hundred feet in Ossining) is unpaved, the trail's condition varies — predictably — with...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-29-20, 12:34 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,790
Posted By arbee

Ah-ha! You're not such total newbie after all! ...

Ah-ha! You're not such total newbie after all!

I'd suggested Citibikes as a cheap first step before committing to a purchase. Though I've accumulated thousands of Citibike rides (2 today) I...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-28-20, 02:08 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 4,790
Posted By arbee

I'm a few days late to this party, but I figured...

I'm a few days late to this party, but I figured I'd chime in.

You've posted your query under "folding bikes". I own a Swift (more commonly sold as "Xootr"). I like it and I recommend it, but...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
03-08-20, 07:28 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,430
Posted By arbee

In NYC, this highlights how useless bollards are....

In NYC, this highlights how useless bollards are. What's in these pix are the sturdier bollards. Typically, what NYC's DOT employs could be knocked over by a light breeze. Much / most / all of the...
Forum: Northeast
03-08-20, 07:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 991
Posted By arbee

Thanks for the update. It's been on OpenStreetMap...

Thanks for the update. It's been on OpenStreetMap https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/40.6344/-74.1950&layers=C for a while; Google Map is always late to the party.

If you've biked across it,...
Forum: Northeast
01-12-20, 02:04 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 12,620
Posted By arbee

North of Melrose (in The Bronx) it's the only...

North of Melrose (in The Bronx) it's the only link between all of Metro North's divisions. It rarely sees use, but rarely is more frequent than never.

Thanks for the link.
Forum: Northeast
01-02-20, 04:37 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 9,797
Posted By arbee

Here's an "update" on access to the Goethals...

Here's an "update" on access to the Goethals Bridge pedpath:

https://thecity.nyc/2020/01/light-at-the-end-of-the-bridge-for-staten-island-cyclists.html

"Update" in quotes, because — no fault of...
Forum: Forum Suggestions & User Assistance
12-16-19, 09:56 PM
Replies: 136
Views: 19,810
Posted By arbee

I just noticed: display of thread start dates has...

I just noticed: display of thread start dates has been restored. It's a small thing but I find it helps. (And I hope I'm posting this in the right thread.) Thanks.
Forum: Northeast
12-06-19, 08:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 964
Posted By arbee

In Manhattan, responsibility for the Hudson River...

In Manhattan, responsibility for the Hudson River pedpath varies between state and city: NY State from the Battery to 59th St and NYC from 59th St north. More important, north of 70th St, the Hudson...
Forum: Northeast
12-03-19, 08:15 PM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

noglider Agreed pretty much entirely. What...

noglider Agreed pretty much entirely. What surprised me was W 14th St to / from the Upper Left Side regularly / reliably takes — within 1 - 2 minutes — the same time in either direction no matter the...
Forum: Northeast
12-03-19, 03:37 PM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

noglider zacster Interesting observations. I...

noglider zacster Interesting observations. I wouldn't try to generalize from most of my Citibike rides: they're too brief and too varied to conclude anything useful, and frankly, because they're...
Forum: Northeast
11-01-19, 09:34 PM
Replies: 872
Views: 134,116
Posted By arbee

Yes, but not recently. I think your caution is...

Yes, but not recently. I think your caution is prudent.

What you describe was chronic — nay, typical — when Citibike started and was run by Alta. More often than not, the hardware and the early...
Forum: Northeast
10-22-19, 10:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,672
Posted By arbee

Steve B. zacster Yes, the OCA (including one vent...

Steve B. zacster Yes, the OCA (including one vent tower) does pass through Van Cortlandt Park. Its surface is similar to what you'll find in Westchester. In VCP, the OCA is to the east and uphill...
Forum: Northeast
10-21-19, 11:17 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,672
Posted By arbee

Dunno about unpaved options in Bkln. In Manhattan...

Dunno about unpaved options in Bkln. In Manhattan (!), yep, there are legit unpaved paths at the north end of Highbridge Park. On Staten Island, you'll find unpaved paths in Wolf's Pond Park and...
Forum: Northeast
10-10-19, 03:31 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 9,797
Posted By arbee

I think your decision to head west from NYC over...

I think your decision to head west from NYC over the George Washington Bridge is prudent. Even if access to the Goethals Bridge pedpath were available — at this moment, it isn't — its NJ end is...
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