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DaCity
20 reviews
4.4 of 5
The city was a great place for me to learn how to ride. I have survived being hit by a city bus, a taxi, a cop car and several unmarked white vans that drive like maniacs. The best part is running over shoppers with lots of bags who cross the street against the light. Ride with several friends @ night and visit China town. There you can purchase M-80's(the real ones) and throw them of a bridge. The Manhattan usually has a lane closed for construction. Don't try to Cross the Verazano's The cops in the toll booth on the Staten Island side will rip you a new asshole. The city is great run red lights do the trails in Central Park. Visit the Cemetary on top of the Hill in Prospect Park. Have fun don't get your bike stollen while wating to cross the street when a bunch of kids come up to you( that goes out to my little brother)I know I can't spell.
Summary: A great place to ride. Plenty of oppurtunities to jump. It is mostly flat. Try to ride at the south tip. The streets were built by the dutch, and many are barely wide enough for 1 car to pass through. there is also a nice park to ride in down there. While your at it, mow down a few cops for me. Also keep off the sidewalks and out of harlen if you know whats good for you. Dont leave you bike for a second, even locked. I gave it a fives for outrunning taxis,rideing in between lanes, and hanging on to a bus rearview mirror for a boost.
Recommended Route: Over the GWB towards downtouwn.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Central Park
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Summary: You better come strong to ride in NYC - All the reviews prior summed it up nicely; don't blink is right! Riding these streets provide me with an adrenaline rush unlike any singltrack I've ever ridden. Potholes, Cabs and Peds make steep downhill descent at high speed laughable.
Hands down THE BEST way to see the city and experience a 'REAL' aspect of NYC that they don't include in the tour guides. If you can master these streets and this urban jungle, you can ride ANYWHERE - Respect to all the messengers and commuters in NYC.
Recommended Route: Manhattan Bride North is by far the best bridge path to take - clean, easy and hardly any peds! Explore Brooklyn and Prospect Park and forget the hype of Manhattan for a bit.
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Summary: I live in northern manhattan and from experiance i can say that loths of the supposedly """paved""" roada are in need of repair and are at times alot like technical unpaved trails. cars, crime, and cops many dangers abound. check it out its an adventure.
Recommended Route: All roads leat to NYC
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Review Date June 27, 2003
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Ridden Trail: Once a week
Reviewed by: Sensei Tank
, from Da Bronx
Summary: In '89 I bought my first mountain bike and took to the streets. I never rode on dirt trails as most people know them, but you can't ride any dirtier trails than in NYC! The main ave`s are actually ridges and I rode up and down their side streets across the main avenues down to the lowest point, up, across the main, down the other side, dodging cabs, buses, trucks... what an f'ing rush! I was put out of commission by an invisible car in central park. Totalled my bike and my body. I'm buying a new bike next week and goin' a-huntin for that invisible car! The Bronx has some thrilling hills too!... Kingsbrigde/Bailey ave, Burnside ave, 184st and Webster, and one off of Edward L Grant that is so steep I did it once and almost blew out my thighs. I'm not in the shape I was in back then but I will be in a couple of months. I was born and raised in the Bronx and some of the guys here are right... always carry "protection"! ALWAYS!!! It's been long since I've been on the road. I have to get a feel for things again but when I do, I'll re-post.
Recommended Route: The Five Boroughs of the Big Apple
Other recommended trails in the same area: There is no place like NYC. If you are feint-hearted, stay in your cushy lil protected community LOL!!!
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Review Date November 29, 2002
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Ridden Trail: Every few months
Reviewed by: DARCH
, from Hoboken!
Summary: I agree with everybody here... I used to live in Northern Bergen County and when I got tired of the "trails" around there, I looked across the river...and found "BIKE HEAVEN"!! I once rode from Hoboken all the way up north to the GWB, across the GWB, through Washington Heights, Riverside drive, down columbus ave, through times square (visited my very startled wife at work in mid-town (she thought I was a bike messenger!!!)) and down to Ground Zero... and back- yeah my ass HURT after that ride!!! Generally, I just park my car on the Jersey side of the GWB and GO! Try going over to the East Side (Uptown) and also ABSOLUTELY RIDE THROUGH CHINATOWN then towards the FDR... there are SO MANY sights to see. NOTHING beats riding throught the city on a bike... at your own pace, taking in whatever sights you want. "Heaven" on Earth indeed.
Recommended Route: From Hoboken, take the PATH Train (you can take your bike on it anytime EXCEPT RUSH HOUR!), pick a stop, walk up the stairs and GO!
Other recommended trails in the same area: There are some trails off the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Jersy that technically aren't for bicycles, but if you're not a dick and don't make a specticle of yourself, there is some BOMB riding in the woods... almost NO peds so it is safe. Check out the wildlife too BUT BE RESPECTFUL!!! singletrack, rocks, marshes, roots, etc.
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