The Way To Cycle City

Sunday morning I woke up stiff and sore from Saturday's class at CP. I took some tylenol and hopped on my bike to meet EW and AA at Riverside Park for a ride. We headed up Riverside Drive. The ride to the George Washington Bridge was pretty, I forget how nice things are above 23rd street- such a downtown snob, i know. We made our way through the maze of streets to arrive at the bridge, the massive bridge. I've always wanted to cross the bridge by bike but being that I have a newly acquired fear of heights I'm not sure why I had such a desire. Needless to say the bridge is long and high and huge and scary with a very narrow bike path. The views, however are worth it- I loved seeing the city from a different perspective. I'm thankful I had just purchased a new Canon. It fit perfectly in the back of my jersey.




I really had no idea how much of a cyclists haven the bridge that leads you to New Jersey is. there were bikers every which way. A few adults with young kids--crazy! But mainly cycling teams. I saw all of the team jerseys I recognize from the park and the various races I've been to. The ride was relaxing and fun. We were just a short distance outside of the city but it felt like a different country. Who knew Jersey could be so nice and could smell so good? The roads are perfect for riding- plenty of hills and long stretches of open road. Its nice to do something other than ride Central Park. All of the other cyclists were friendly- some came beside us and chatted for awhile as we biked. Its a great community feeling.



After we came back into the city we had a great lunch at the lower Boat Basin then rushed home to change and head out to the Beer Garden. Yes, I went to Queens and I want to go back soon (gasp!). The beer garden was totally worth the subway ride. The Brats were mighty tasty! YUM!



All in all we biked a total of 37 miles- there and back. While I wanted to go to Nyack, we decided to save it for another trip. My body couldn't be more thankful! I had a hard time walking the long halls of the office today at work. I had a great day riding and I know there is a lot of improvement to be made. I can get faster and more confident on my bike. I'd like to get aero bars put on soon.

CORRECTION: Danny placed 1st in his age group at the Insbrook Sprint, not second as previously reported. Congrats, Oh Great One, Congrats!