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couchchic
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What did you all think of the ride today? AMAZING right? Too bad it was not better weather.
What did you all think of the ride today? AMAZING right? Too bad it was not better weather.
tonyride
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It was a wet one indeed but was still a lot of fun. Parking at Staten Island was key. We were done, home, and showered by 4:00 PM. I've been trying to upload my ride to Motionbased but the website seems to be on the fritz. My wife and I both took some pictures but haven't upload them to the computer yet. When we do I'll post some up.
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couchchic
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How come the start for us was at 9:00 am? Were we that far back in the pack? We got off the 7:00 am ferry and did not actually start riding until 9:00am. And, I will NEVER again go to any event without a set of dry clothes in the car. Wow, I think I was coldest driving home in my soaking wet clothes!
Next yr: note to self, leave house at 3:00 am to get the right ferry to be in front.
Next yr: note to self, leave house at 3:00 am to get the right ferry to be in front.
WET WET WET.
Oh my god I can't believe how was I was. Worth it tho...I think.
Parking in Staten Island near the festival was KEY as was just going up the west side highway. We got into Staten Island and parked on the street around 6. By 7:30 we were in the Manhattan and skipped the whole crowd by going up the west side. It was funny how many bikers were going north compared to south on the bike path. We cut in right at Central Park.
Once we got to the festival it was a 2 minute bike ride to the car.
If I do it again next year I'm going to try to get in the FRONT of the whole tour and do it fast. It's not really fun to go slow and the scenery really isn't the best.
-Steve in NJ
Oh my god I can't believe how was I was. Worth it tho...I think.
Parking in Staten Island near the festival was KEY as was just going up the west side highway. We got into Staten Island and parked on the street around 6. By 7:30 we were in the Manhattan and skipped the whole crowd by going up the west side. It was funny how many bikers were going north compared to south on the bike path. We cut in right at Central Park.
Once we got to the festival it was a 2 minute bike ride to the car.
If I do it again next year I'm going to try to get in the FRONT of the whole tour and do it fast. It's not really fun to go slow and the scenery really isn't the best.
-Steve in NJ
tonyride
Don't piss off the red guy
We were on the same ferry with you and we must have been waiting at around the same location. The reason why we didn't get moving until around 9:00 AM was because there were so many people in front of us that when the tour started at 8:00 AM, the wave didn't reach us until 9:00. What we did last year was we parked in Manhattan near Chinatown. So after we parked we rode south and kind of cut in the middle of the pack so we started several blocks north of Battery Park. Therefore we got to start riding shortly after 8:00 AM when the tour started. That's about the only drawback to parking in Staten Island and taking the ferry at the start of the tour because you end up at the end of the pack. Next year we'll still park at Staten Island but will ride up north for several blocks parallel the pack and then cut in.
Madness
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Super fun time but the rain killed me. We were a bunch of drowned rats by the time we got back to the car. I will be doing it again next year no doubt and I Will Have A Change Of Cloths In My Car. I have never been that soaking wet and cold in my life. That final climb on the Varrazno Bridge is a killer but def worth it. My legs were on fire at that point from all the stoping and starting and walking and so on. The cold never really let the old thighs get warm. But all in all I had a great time and I will def do it again next year, hopefully we can all get together as a big group and ride.
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couchchic
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Sorry to hear some of you are sick! Great suggestions for next year. I didn't realize you could just cut in from other locations in the city. I assumed that if you did that, there would be riots!
tonyride
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I'm surprised I didn't get sick, or my wife.i'm sick as a dog from riding in that rain
Zaskar
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I was on the 7 am ferry and lined up and ready to go by 7:30. We skipped out and grabbed a coffee and bagel around 9 before heading up the West Side to the park. Had fun with my friends and crossed it off the list but I don't think I'll do this one again. Should have entered the Wayway race and crossed that one off instead.
