Bicycling -- thinking out loud

[sun_set_bravely]

I want to ride down to Prospect Park. Or maybe take my bike on the subway down to Prospect Park and then ride around. But I've just been looking at the NYC cycling map, and I noticed that it says that cyclists are supposed to stay off the sidewalks. Well, that's where I'd planned on riding. I'm nervous about riding on the street for the first time. And I ain't about to ride down Flatbush to the park. I guess I could ride to Atlantic Ave. and take the train.

What to do, what to do...

See, this is why I remain sedentary. The complications befuddle me and I give up. Perhaps I'll just ride around the neighborhood and build up to an eventual trip to the park.

Comments

i feel ya

[bluesavannah.livejournal.com]

i'm feeling the same way about biking. I live in apartments by river oaks...and would love to actually bike down to Memorial Park. But, for some reason, biking on a crowded street with no bike lanes freaks me out.

Baby steps...

i like to ride my bicycle...

[echoboom.livejournal.com]

i applaud you both for falling deeper into the realm of the bicycle...
itll keep you strong in body and youthful in mind..


and if i may quote myself: theres really not much better than a cute girl on a bike.


i was a courier for a year in downtown houston, and the streets of NY still kind of freak me out....

[roadnotes.livejournal.com]

I may have missed you, but we're going to The Gate (Third Street and Fifth Avenue) today, to hang out with Ellie and write. We'll probably be there from two till five or six.

[sun-set-bravely.livejournal.com]

Ach, we missed each other! Perhaps next time.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

It's easier to navigate the streets if you ride at night- I rode 'round the perimeter of Prospect Park last night, with no problems.