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Forum: Northeast
01-24-15, 08:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,002
Posted By 40 Cent

6443 is impressive. I'm very happy if I hit 4K in...

6443 is impressive. I'm very happy if I hit 4K in a year. Not to diminish your achievement, but I recently read about this guy, Tommy Godwin...
Forum: Northeast
11-17-14, 07:42 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 5,801
Posted By 40 Cent

+1 My wife and I rode from Brooklyn to...

+1

My wife and I rode from Brooklyn to Niagara Falls two summers ago and loved it. Some may not call the scenery breathtaking compared to the Pacific coast or the Rockies - and it's a bit curious...
Forum: Northeast
11-06-14, 10:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,137
Posted By 40 Cent

+1 - it's an amazing collection of bike history.

+1 - it's an amazing collection of bike history.
Forum: Northeast
10-23-14, 09:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,226
Posted By 40 Cent

I guess this makes sense if the numbers of...

I guess this makes sense if the numbers of cyclists in Suffolk are a lot greater, which I imagine they are. And there's a big difference between western Suffolk County and eastern. The article made...
Forum: Northeast
10-22-14, 06:31 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,226
Posted By 40 Cent

Worst City for Cyclists -- Babylon, NY?

Bicycling Magazine's article (http://www.bicycling.com/ride-maps/featured-rides/worst-city-cyclists)last month surprised me a little. I've been among the hundreds of cyclists to start the Montauk...
Forum: Northeast
09-04-14, 02:16 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,601
Posted By 40 Cent

Thanks for posting your routes! I've been...

Thanks for posting your routes! I've been planning to to Brooklyn > Philly for a couple years now GWB, but never got around to it.

I usually opt for straight and simple and it looks like your...
Forum: Northeast
07-28-14, 09:19 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,564
Posted By 40 Cent

Very true. I do use Street View a lot to preview...

Very true. I do use Street View a lot to preview roads I've never been on.

Our bad google experience was trying to use our small phone screens a couple years ago, which led us on a few...
Forum: Northeast
07-28-14, 07:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,564
Posted By 40 Cent

Thank you! Local knowledge is the best. We...

Thank you! Local knowledge is the best.

We found on past trips that local knowledge beats paper maps, and paper maps beat google maps -- ideally, of course, the local is an old-timer who knows...
Forum: Northeast
07-25-14, 07:31 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,564
Posted By 40 Cent

Bern, Just when you mentioned the Rubel map...

Bern,

Just when you mentioned the Rubel map I remembered I bought the Eastern Massachusetts section a couple years ago for a different trip and just dug it out now! My map drawer is so full I...
Forum: Northeast
07-24-14, 09:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,564
Posted By 40 Cent

Excellent. Thank you. That sounds like a good way...

Excellent. Thank you. That sounds like a good way to go. I'll have to check out the bus schedule for the bridges -- hopefully they come often enough. I have memories of Misquamicut and Narragansett...
Forum: Northeast
07-23-14, 11:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,564
Posted By 40 Cent

Tom, I appreciate it. The ride will be with my...

Tom, I appreciate it. The ride will be with my wife and, while we don't hammer it out, we don't usually meander much either because we normally budget between 75 and 90 miles a day based on our past...
Forum: Northeast
07-23-14, 09:42 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,564
Posted By 40 Cent

Brooklyn to Provincetown - question re CT and RI coastal routes

Planning a ride from Brooklyn to Provincetown via Long Island (Orient Point > New London ferry), I'm wondering about the navigability along the CT and RI coast, potentially through Newport.

We...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
05-28-14, 07:32 AM
Replies: 8,742
Views: 660,776
Posted By 40 Cent

Helmet as handlebar decoration

I just don't get it. Every day I see people with their helmet hanging on their handlebar. So not only is it not protecting their head, the helmet has made their riding LESS safe, dangling and...
Forum: Northeast
04-03-14, 08:10 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,374
Posted By 40 Cent

My wife and I rode from Brooklyn to Niagara Falls...

My wife and I rode from Brooklyn to Niagara Falls last summer on a 6-day trip... long about July when many parts of the Canal were flooded from the torrential rains. Our plan was to take the Canal...
Forum: Northeast
10-23-13, 08:30 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,172
Posted By 40 Cent

Definitely harder to get myself out there as the...

Definitely harder to get myself out there as the temperature drops. I ride if it's above freezing. I'll even ride at temps in the 20s for short distances.

In the city, commuting has become so...
Forum: Northeast
08-01-13, 10:24 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 807
Posted By 40 Cent

One ride I think is worth it is from Burlington...

One ride I think is worth it is from Burlington across to the islands of lake Champlain and heading up toward the Canadian border. The hills on the island are small and rolling but the scenery is...
Forum: Northeast
08-01-13, 10:02 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,777
Posted By 40 Cent

Good point. How we're viewed depends so much on...

Good point. How we're viewed depends so much on location. I've ridden in various states and towns outside NYC and gotten honked and yelled at by drivers who I assume are thinking, "Get your elitist...
Forum: Northeast
07-29-13, 12:47 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,777
Posted By 40 Cent

By all means, yet you missed the point of my...

By all means, yet you missed the point of my comment.
Forum: Northeast
07-29-13, 12:13 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,777
Posted By 40 Cent

Yes, I meant, judging as a monolithic group. I...

Yes, I meant, judging as a monolithic group. I let driver/ped/cyclist know when they endanger my life, I just don't follow the OP's suggestion of spreading the word to my fellow cyclists that we have...
Forum: Northeast
07-29-13, 11:00 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,777
Posted By 40 Cent

I'm sure we've all been on the receiving end of...

I'm sure we've all been on the receiving end of blanket judgments about arrogant cyclists. However, I do feel like our numbers in NYC are finally getting the tipping point where we're not viewed as a...
Forum: Northeast
07-17-13, 08:45 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 463
Posted By 40 Cent

I agree that it's faster, mostly because you...

I agree that it's faster, mostly because you don't backtrack the couple blocks and down over the parkway to get onto the green way. As for smoother, I don't know that the pavement is any smoother on...
Forum: Northeast
07-16-13, 05:28 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 714
Posted By 40 Cent

I've done Portland, ME to Brooklyn, by way of New...

I've done Portland, ME to Brooklyn, by way of New London->Orient Point, LI ferry. My wife and I did it in 4 days, and that was about 400 miles. We did not camp; we stayed in motels and B&Bs.

I'm...
Forum: Northeast
07-09-13, 09:05 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 883
Posted By 40 Cent

I've biked some of those streets, but not sure...

I've biked some of those streets, but not sure about all of them. It's a more car-centric area than closer to Manhattan, as I'm sure you're aware.

Just to contrast, here's the Ride the City...
Forum: Northeast
06-11-13, 02:12 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,651
Posted By 40 Cent

Those photos are awesome.

Those photos are awesome.
Forum: Northeast
06-07-13, 03:55 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,651
Posted By 40 Cent

thunderworm, My wife and I did Portland, ME...

thunderworm,

My wife and I did Portland, ME to Brooklyn, NY last summer -- 4 days, 400 miles. We actually went down through RI to New London, CT and took the ferry across to the tip of Long...
Forum: Northeast
05-12-13, 08:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 746
Posted By 40 Cent

I agree with Papa Tom, Orient Point Ferry is a...

I agree with Papa Tom, Orient Point Ferry is a terrific way to get beyond Long Island for some bike rides, not to mention the North Fork itself. Once in New London, I've gone over to Groton and then...
Forum: Northeast
10-23-12, 12:32 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,212
Posted By 40 Cent

Thanks a lot for the cue sheets. And for the...

Thanks a lot for the cue sheets. And for the warning about weekdays. I'll look at the route variations. I probably won't do it until Spring because the days are getting a bit short for 130 miles (at...
Forum: Northeast
10-18-12, 01:59 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,212
Posted By 40 Cent

Indyfabz, My mistake, on the map of...

Indyfabz,

My mistake, on the map of Philadelphia I saw the Schuylkill Expressway, which goes over the Walt Whitman Bridge -- and on closer inspection I see bikes aren't welcome on it.

Thanks...
Forum: Northeast
10-16-12, 06:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,212
Posted By 40 Cent

Andre, Thanks for the info. We'll avoid...

Andre,

Thanks for the info. We'll avoid Kensington Ave. And we'll look for Spruce Street once we get into Philadelphia. I'll have to study the map a bit more. As with you, I have found that google...
Forum: Northeast
10-16-12, 02:17 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,212
Posted By 40 Cent

Andre, First of all, your English is...

Andre,

First of all, your English is excellent. There are many native English speakers who write much worse than you.

Thanks for the route and the video. No, I don't mind urban riding -- I do...
Forum: Northeast
10-16-12, 01:18 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,723
Posted By 40 Cent

Not owning a car, but once in a while renting...

Not owning a car, but once in a while renting one, gas is the factor I often forget when planning my bike trips. I recently rode with a friend from Brooklyn to Worcester, MA via Long Island and the...
Forum: Northeast
10-16-12, 01:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,212
Posted By 40 Cent

Andre, Some tips would be great, however,...

Andre,

Some tips would be great, however, I'm planning to do it in the other direction, leaving from Brooklyn and heading to Philly (or more specifically, Landsdowne, PA, where my friend lives).
...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
10-11-12, 10:11 AM
Replies: 1,759
Views: 123,503
Posted By 40 Cent

This is the most egregious part. Not only is he...

This is the most egregious part. Not only is he not an innocent victim, as the OP suggests, he's the very opposite. He's the tyrant. Those who don't think he's guilty at this point just don't want to...
Forum: Northeast
10-09-12, 08:27 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 663
Posted By 40 Cent

Connecticut Route 12

Connecticut people may already know this, but Route 12 from Groton to the Massachusetts border is a truly great bike route. I was riding with a friend this past weekend from Brooklyn, NY to...
Forum: Northeast
07-20-12, 06:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 969
Posted By 40 Cent

If you were to park your car in South Hero, right...

If you were to park your car in South Hero, right over the bridge from Burlington, and ride up to Alburg, that's about 24 miles, so a round trip of of close to 50 (and you could continue a few miles...
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-12-12, 11:22 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,841
Posted By 40 Cent

It sometimes works like that; there were...

It sometimes works like that; there were checkbooks back in Hinault and Lemond's day too. It's a sport with a history of secret alliances and pacts.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-12-12, 10:17 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 4,841
Posted By 40 Cent

Be nice if he and Wiggins had a deal that next...

Be nice if he and Wiggins had a deal that next year Wiggins rides for Froome.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-11-12, 10:53 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,508
Posted By 40 Cent

Nibali made a go of it. This was his opportunity...

Nibali made a go of it. This was his opportunity I think. Tomorrow's another story. Wiggins is due for a bad day.
Forum: Professional Cycling For the Fans
07-10-12, 10:28 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 2,508
Posted By 40 Cent

Nibali's more likely to launch a successful...

Nibali's more likely to launch a successful attack than Evans on this stage. And depending on his timing, his descending skills should help him stay clear.
Forum: Northeast
07-10-12, 10:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,246
Posted By 40 Cent

Biking on Martha's vineyard is great. The whole...

Biking on Martha's vineyard is great. The whole family left the car on the mainland and ventured all over MV a couple years ago (it's such a bikeable place, I spent a bit too much of my vacation...
Forum: Touring
04-09-12, 07:48 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 7,741
Posted By 40 Cent

My wife and I rode from Brooklyn to Montreal last...

My wife and I rode from Brooklyn to Montreal last summer. Before we headed off we looked for route ideas and ended up following velonomad's suggestions here:
...
Forum: Northeast
04-03-12, 09:58 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 440
Posted By 40 Cent

Fundraising for Cyclist/Mechanic hit by car

Krys, a mechanic at 718 Cyclery in Brooklyn (excellent bike shop on 3rd Avenue) was hit by a car riding her bike and will have a long recovery, so the shop started up a fund to help out:
...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-08-11, 01:39 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,104
Posted By 40 Cent

Do most bar end shifters have a friction option?

Do most bar end shifters have a friction option?
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-08-11, 10:00 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,104
Posted By 40 Cent

Thanks, all, for keeping the advice rolling in....

Thanks, all, for keeping the advice rolling in. Although I plan on mining most of the parts on ebay, I should have said I'm not going on the super-cheap. I do plan to change the BB for correct...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-07-11, 06:53 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,104
Posted By 40 Cent

FastJake, Thanks. My bike is a '75 Raleigh...

FastJake,

Thanks. My bike is a '75 Raleigh Pro that I was riding (gasp) fixed for several years, and then single. Still has the derailleur hanger (looking pretty straight too), though no dt...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-07-11, 04:33 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,104
Posted By 40 Cent

Guys, thanks a ton. I feel like I just saved some...

Guys, thanks a ton. I feel like I just saved some potential headaches and dough not buying the wrong things.

Canam73, you're right, 8 speed might make more sense when shopping for cassettes, not...
Forum: Bicycle Mechanics
12-07-11, 03:24 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,104
Posted By 40 Cent

Advice on building 7-speed bike

I've been riding a single speed for years, and I'm finally seeing the need for a few more gears based on my age and the riding I do now, but I really want to keep it simple.

So my thought was to...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-10-11, 04:45 PM
Replies: 3,243
Views: 179,561
Posted By 40 Cent

I would say the false perception is that wearing...

I would say the false perception is that wearing a helmet is all you need to be safe. American cyclists and drivers don't learn the skills to share the road safely. So we insist on helmets and...
Forum: Touring
08-09-11, 05:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 974
Posted By 40 Cent

Footnote: we just got our bikes from UPS and had...

Footnote: we just got our bikes from UPS and had to pay an additional "brokerage" fee of $102 per bike to the UPS guy. We weren't told about this up front and have put in a call to UPS to find out...
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