The Best Bike Rides in and around NYC.
This was originally published on Just Riding Along as Sloppy Season. Looking out the window and seeing roads covered or edged with snow and ice is an increasingly rare phenomenon. The snow we just had was a bigger dump than anything in nearly two years. As an enjoyer of winter, I miss the big snows. …
This is all about long rides from GWB. That’s the George Washington Bridge, the iconic structure that connects the mainland United States to Manhattan Island. It’s the way New York City Cyclists most typically escape the water-surrounded Manhattan Island for long wheeled adventures If you like riding long, now is a good time to explore …
The Garden State is The Riding State New Jersey comes in for lots of derision from New Yorkers. But for city cyclists, it’s the sixth borough, thanks to much more hospitable riding environments than those in southern Westchester. New Jersey bike rides are a thing. Ambitious riders see the George Washington Bridge as the gateway …
Bike Riding to River Road & Nyack Riding in New York City is great. But getting over the George Washington Bridge to see what life looks like over on the west bank of the Hudson River is not only a rite of passage, but an adventure that helps complete the education of every city cyclist. …
I’ve been plying the roads in Northern New Jersey for years. I think it was a friend who started calling rides that totally avoided 9W and the regular haunts of NYC cyclists “wormholes.” I immediately liked it. For me, there are even sections of the rides that feel like wormholes within the ride. So, forthwith, …
