Originally Posted by
Bianchigirll
Great story and pics! I only ever once rode in NYC. In '80 or was it '79 a cycling club I belonged to went to the 5 Borough Marathon ride and luckily I got to go, although my little brother had to go too
It was incredible!! So many people. It was all a blur and I don't remember much of the scenery, I spent too much time trying to keep track of one or two of the Adults for fear I would get lost and left behind. Still it was a fabulous experience.
Cool, what a way to get your baptism in NYC cycling! That would have been when I did my first and only 5-Boro ride. Too many people doing random things. I was living in Flushing again, I moved there after college because it was cheap and familiar. My apartment was near the Kissena velodrome which I frequented.
Today I drove to southern Brooklyn, near Coney Island where my son lives. I brought him the 1966 Sports that I had been using as my commuter/grocery getter. He didnt ride at all as a kid and hasn't been on a bike in maybe 6 years. 10 years ago I got him a BSA Sports that he liked and rodde a bit but in college he didn't want to use it so we sold it on CL. Now he's in a better area for casual riding, so here he is on our little shakedown ride:
If you look closely you can see the top of the old Parachute Drop ride on the Coney Island Boardwalk.
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