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I realized today that I’ve been riding Brompton bikes for about fifteen years. The Brompton is one of the best purchases I’ve ever made in my life, greatly contributing to my overall quality of life, health, and happiness. Here’s me with my first Brompton, purchased in London in 2003. (Check the red hair and the…
On Saturday, I did something I've been wanting to do for YEARS: bike across the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito. My main hesitation has been that I ride a Brompton folding bike. While the Brompton is an engineering marvel, it's not so good on steep inclines. So getting from my Inner Sunset to the…
For the past three years, I've been biking across the Manhattan Bridge to get my job — enjoying the view, the breeze off the river, and zooming down the incline. I've been wanting to get dressed up and take a bunch of pics of myself with my bike on the bridge for awhile, and finally…
Here's one of my favorite stretches of the Five Boro Bike Tour, the leg that runs through Central Park. Getting to this point involves a somewhat frustrating crawl up fifth Avenue, with lots of starts and stops along the way. Everyone is anxious to get on the tour, knowing that they've got 40 more miles…
Today was the 33rd annual Five Boro Bike Tour, the largest group biking event in the country at 32,000 riders. Crossing into all five boroughs of the city of New York, it's a wonderful celebration of New York and biking that brings together a wide assortment of bike enthusiasts, from little kids to grey-haired cyclists….
As requested by Tony, here's a non-sped up version of one part of my bike commute. This is through the prettiest part of my commute: Fort Greene, Brooklyn. It's somewhat bittersweet, since I lived in that neighborhood for a couple of years, and still miss it a bit. Gotta love the tree lined streets and…
Here's a video of my bike commute from my apartment in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn to my office in midtown Manhattan, sped up to about five times the normal speed. Sorry if it makes you a bit motion sick. Man, getting over the Manhattan Bridge seems to take FOREVER. Enjoy. [link to original video]
I don't know if every biker does this, but I have my own set of personal rules for how I choose to bike in the city. Since New York City bikers tend to play light and loose with traffic regulations, it can be tempting to think that we have no regard for the laws or…
A week ago I was feeling pretty teed off about my stolen Brompton bicycle from Union Square. Thanks, everyone, for your good wishes and condolences. Since then I have made a conscious effort to let go of the anger and accept that my beloved bike is in the end just an object. It actually took…