Biking to work

There are worse places to start than here...
http://www.nycbikemaps.com/

vidro3 wrote: thanks. I mean, I know what the official bike routes are. I am looking for a place to discuss with other bikers who may be going in the same general direction what to look out for, or if there is a better route than what is shown on the map.

I had a board bookmarked somewhere, but it didn't have much traffic. I'll take a look for it though.

edit: Brooklyn Biker Thread

Oh and this too!

http://www.bikely.com/listpaths/country/254/region/154/city/10104

and there's always transalt.org

I used to bike to work until my bike was stollen (twice!). There are very very few indoor and/or safe places to park a bike. transalt lists this as the #1 reason people don't bike more often and I agree. I once innocently asked a garage attendant if I could park in his garage. You'd think asked if it was okay to barf on his feet by the way he responded.

-blue

vidro3 wrote: thanks. I mean, I know what the official bike routes are. I am looking for a place to discuss with other bikers who may be going in the same general direction what to look out for, or if there is a better route than what is shown on the map.

If you're going on Ocean Parkway you look out for the traffic making west bound turns. They make the turns very quickly and sometimes it's a igna second until you spot them. I always keep my lights on no matter what time of day. If it works for cars it should work for bikes. Somewhat.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/forums/?forumID=95&all=N

I love using my small folder. And so do other people apparently! I see more and more 16in and 20in wheel folders every week. I don't see any reason to switch to a non-folder after 3 months of consistent riding.

The downtubes are very good. Better than my Dahon. Unless you're over 6 ft, I would go with the Mini. Its about 25lbs, same as my Dahon Curve. I can carry that 2 blocks to the subway when folded up.

Actually, I may get the Mini for the 8 speed internal hub, as I've gotten too fast for my 3 speed one.

If you have any more specific questions, the folding section on bikeforums.net has a ton of helpful people.

http://www.bikeforums.net/forumdisplay.php?f=221

Oh, and here are my mapped routes to work:
http://www.mapmyride.com/user_profile?username=caaah

I even made one of the ways NOT to go. Hopefully someone can learn from my near death experiences.

arches wrote: How long does that bike commute generally take, caaahyoko?

50-60 minutes to midtown. It would be a little faster if I ran red lights :P But I value my life.

Yes, its a little longer than the train ride, but I get in my commute AND my exercise at the same time. So you save time in the end.