The Five Boro Ride is a gas, but the cautions noted apply. One has to ride VERY carefully: in my three rides, I've seen riders t-boned by racing maniacs, one guy run smack into a light pole, many fall off their bikes, and last year my son's girlfriend got hypothermic in the rain and cold. It is a delight with these warnings. The weather is unpredictable: it has ranged from 40 to 80, from sunny to pouring rain.
But consider as well the other NYC rides, most especially the Tour de Bronx in September which I will do this year in place of the 5BT. Bike New York runs a good show. Steve On Feb 5, 7:35 pm, Will <wpm...@gmail.com> wrote: > I rode the past two years; afraid I can't ride this year. Last year > was *really* wet/cold. My Rambouillet was one of the few bikes I saw > with fenders (www.flickr.com/photos/millhiser/3503640659) When will > the people learn? :-) > > Yes, do be careful out there. In 2008 I personally witnessed 12 > different crashes/dropped bikes. The NYPD do a magnificent job > closing 42 miles of NYC streets to cars, but 30,000 people with a mass > start have all sorts of safety and bottleneck issues. Check out this > congestion on the BQE in 2008:www.flickr.com/photos/millhiser/2468043524. > > On Feb 5, 12:43 pm, Curtis Schmitt <curtisrschm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > AJ, > > It's a lot of fun. I've done the ride twice, skipped it last year, > > will skip it again this year. One word of caution, please be careful > > of the other people out there. There are a lot of riders who use that > > event as their first "long" ride of the season and possibly their > > only. And they can be incredibly sloppy and reckless. My girlfriend > > witnessed a guy break his arm right in front of her as he crashed into > > another guy he was racing against. > > > Also, if you start with the main pack, there is quite a bit of > > standing around, starting, then stopping again for the first few > > miles. Really gets jammed up before entering Central Park. I can't > > guarantee it, but I've heard registering as a VIP (more $) will allow > > you a start at the head of the pack. I assume this means you won't > > have to wait, which if I did it again I'd probably go for. > > > Aside from these negatives, I had a great time both times. It's an > > awesome way to see NYC and to ride roads, highways and bridges that > > are otherwise car-only. If you are comfortable using a camera while > > riding, it is a great opportunity to chronicle the event, as I did the > > last time I > > rode:http://picasaweb.google.com/curtisrschmitt/FiveBoroBikeTour2008# > > > Curtis > > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 12:32 PM, AJ <flyfisherman.cad...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Friends, > > > > I just registered for this ride, which is a new one for me. Great > > > excuse to visit the 'big' city. Anyone else going? > > > > http://tiny.cc/44hwQ > > > > Cheers, > > > AJ > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
