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Re: The Five Boro Bike Tour	robert.ma-@vsea.com
	Feb 22, 2005 11:01 PST

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I did this ride last year and it was a blast. We started in the middle of
the pack; I think our average rolling pace was around 12 mph, but it took
us about 6 hours to complete with all the stops we made. This is
definitely not your average club ride; more of a slow, fun tourist ride.
The crowd is what makes it; everything you can imagine from clubs to
entire families to multi-rider machines are there. It's a great way to
see the city; cyclists own the roads for the day. I am planning to drive
down Friday night 4/29 and to stay through until Monday. Last year we
drove home Sunday night after the ride, but it made for a very long day.
We were up at 6 & left the hotel at 7. We had a quick breakfast (coffee &
bagels) on the way to the start. The start happens in waves of riders; if
you go to the BNY website they give a count of 30,000 participants last
year. Because of the crowds we actually didn't get moving until around
9:30 AM, and when we did it was as part of a rolling mass. Think of the
Boston Marathon start but on wheels. At one point, as were riding down
Avenue of the Americas, I stood up on my pedals and as far down the road
as you could see in either direction were a solid mass of cyclists. We
hit a couple of the stops, got lots of free food, and at the end had to
wait about 60 minutes for our ferry ride back. We ended the ride by
cycling through Manhattan in Sunday afternoon traffic to get back to where
our car was parked in Times Square a couple of miles away. By the time we
started the drive home it was already after 5, and after stopping for
dinner it was past 11 when we arrived home. I am thinking this year it
would be a lot more fun to spend the extra night and drive back Monday.

Bob

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THE FIVE BORO BIKE TOUR

May 1, 2005! Catch the spirit of the largest bike tour in the United
States. Thirty Thousand cyclists share a special camaraderie on their
42-mile ride through the five boroughs of New York City. Streets,
highways and bridges are closed to traffic and open for a unique cycling
adventure shared with family and friends - old and new.

Visit www.bikenewyork.org for more information

Or email in-@bikenewyork.org

Howard

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 I did this ride last
year and it was a blast. We started in the middle of the pack; I
think our average rolling pace was around 12 mph, but it took us about
6 hours to complete with all the stops we made. This is definitely
not your average club ride; more of a slow, fun tourist ride. The
crowd is what makes it; everything you can imagine from clubs to entire
families to multi-rider machines are there. It's a great way to see
the city; cyclists own the roads for the day. I am planning to drive
down Friday night 4/29 and to stay through until Monday. Last year
we drove home Sunday night after the ride, but it made for a very long
day. We were up at 6 & left the hotel at 7. We had a quick
breakfast (coffee & bagels) on the way to the start. The start
happens in waves of riders; if you go to the BNY website they give a count
of 30,000 participants last year. Because of the crowds we actually
didn't get moving until around 9:30 AM, and when we did it was as part
of a rolling mass. Think of the Boston Marathon start but on wheels.
At one point, as were riding down Avenue of the Americas, I stood
up on my pedals and as far down the road as you could see in either direction
were a solid mass of cyclists. We hit a couple of the stops, got
lots of free food, and at the end had to wait about 60 minutes for our
ferry ride back. We ended the ride by cycling through Manhattan in
Sunday afternoon traffic to get back to where our car was parked in Times
Square a couple of miles away. By the time we started the drive home
it was already after 5, and after stopping for dinner it was past 11 when
we arrived home. I am thinking this year it would be a lot more fun
to spend the extra night and drive back Monday. 
 
 Bob
 
 
 
 
 
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 THE FIVE BORO BIKE
TOUR
 
 May 1, 2005! Catch
the spirit of the largest bike tour in the United States. Thirty
Thousand cyclists share a special camaraderie on their 42-mile ride through
the five boroughs of New York City. Streets, highways and bridges
are closed to traffic and open for a unique cycling adventure shared with
family and friends - old and new.
 
 Visit <a href=http://www.bikenewyork.org/>www.bikenewyork.org</a>
for more information
 
 Or email <a href=mailto:in-@bikenewyork.org>in-@bikenewyork.org</a>
 
 
 
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