It’s been awhile since I mentioned Fast Boy, a local NYC bike builder on the blog. For those of you that have seen my wooden fenders, he made them and I almost love them more than my Surly. Fast Boy bicycles are some of the most beautiful handcrafted bikes. They are a throwback to...
Read more →Last week I joined Jeff Orlick for what was to be a 5 boro pizza bike tour. I showed up to our meeting point (under the ATE of the Staten Island Ferry, clever!) thinking we were going on a little ride through Staten Island. I was totally unprepared but that’s what added to the fun of...
Read more →We rode out to Summer Streets this past Saturday from Grand Army Plaza to 72nd St and Central Park. From there we ended the ride at 70th St and Riverside at the Pier Cafe. It was fun to meet so many new faces on this ride and for some folks it was their first...
Read more →We are in the third year of Brooklyn by Bike rides and I cannot believe it! Time is flying so fast. I’ve meet so many amazing people on these rides, many of whom have become regulars and close friends. I’m happy to be riding again this year. We kicked off the season with a...
Read more →Dec 17th: Hosted by Marcy and Kim from Adeline Adeline, a bike ride to an art gallery and then off skating in Bryant Park. Dec 19th: Hosted by Times Up and joined by the DOB-C, a ride to check out the Christmas lights of Dyker Heights.
This past Saturday I organized a ride from Manhattan over the George Washington Bridge, through the Palisades and onto Piermont, NY. The ride was around 40 miles round trip from 177st & Cabrini Blvd through beautifully hilly terrain. Most of our rides are anywhere from 10-20 miles usually ending up at a destination where...
Read more →Even though I couldn’t join my fellow cyclists on bike this past Sunday for our food cart ride because of a leg injury, I still had a great time crawling the street for delicious Ecuadorian, Mexican and Halal food. A big thanks to Danny, Steve and Noel for helping lead and to Ryan for...
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