2013 New York 5 Boro Ride Info

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  • December 20, 2012 at 9:13 pm #912600
    consularrider
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    I got an email from Bike New York with info on the 2013 ride. Registration opens on January 22. No repeat of the lottery for 2013.

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  • February 20, 2013 at 9:12 pm #963014
    PeteD
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    @PeteD 41303 wrote:

    If you want to ride with your friends and family, stay tuned for an e-mail containing important instructions. Linking your friends and family ensures that you are assigned to the same start time on Tour day and makes packet pickup faster and easier!

    Group email went out today. If anyone’s interested in riding in a group, PM me and we can get a group setup. However:
    YOU HAVE UNTIL FRIDAY, MARCH 1 at 1PM EST TO SIGN UP AS A GROUP. (Emphasis as in their email).

    April 12, 2013 at 2:13 pm #967290
    btj
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    So who’s riding this year? Just got my email saying I’m part of the red group.

    Also, what is the best way to get to NYC without a car? I know there are certain Amtrak trains that allow bikes, though I haven’t researched enough to find out if the line to NYC allows them.

    April 12, 2013 at 6:43 pm #967330
    Greenbelt
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    @btj 49111 wrote:

    So who’s riding this year? Just got my email saying I’m part of the red group.

    Also, what is the best way to get to NYC without a car? I know there are certain Amtrak trains that allow bikes, though I haven’t researched enough to find out if the line to NYC allows them.

    We had a thread on this last year. If memory serves, Amtrak was no (NE corridor), Megabus was no, Bolt bus was yes (space available under bus). Fact check me before making any real decisions, though! -Jeff

    April 12, 2013 at 7:56 pm #967332
    Dirt
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    Photo from a previous year’s ride:
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    April 12, 2013 at 11:58 pm #967335
    dbb
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    @Dirt 49153 wrote:

    Photo from a previous year’s ride:

    I don’t think so. I recall them as being more urban.

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    Don’t want to let these fellows near the bananas at BTWD!

    April 15, 2013 at 1:58 pm #967382
    dasgeh
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    Really? 3 days and no “NYC is full of asses” jokes?

    April 15, 2013 at 2:03 pm #967384
    dbb
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    @dasgeh 49213 wrote:

    Really? 3 days and no “NYC is full of asses” jokes?

    You sound disappointed!

    May 4, 2013 at 7:41 pm #969269
    dbb
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    Some random observations from NYC.

    Went to the packet pickup and the Primal booth staff gave me a 20% off coupon. He said I could share the number with my friends. OK. Friends, have at it!

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    New York’s CitiBike is getting rolled out. They have some big stations.

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    Mr. Dirt seems to have some followers of pink here in NYC. This one, alas, has seen better days.

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    The Five Boro Ride is produced by Bike New York and the NYC DOT. Wouldn’t it be great if DC DOT was a sponsor of Bike DC next year?

    May 5, 2013 at 10:37 pm #969288
    dbb
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    Ride was fantastic. Had a great time. The advice everybody offered was great and made my day even better. Thanks

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    They split the starts up into three waves of about 11000 riders each. That is a bunch of bikes!

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    There was every kind of cycle imaginable. A couple of CitiBike early adopters showing off their rides.

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    We owned (for a day at least) half an interstate (this was in Brooklyn). Note to self – temper my future comments about the nature of bike trail repairs. Pothole repairs on interstates are rougher.

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    Crossing the Verrazano Bridge was really nice.

    All in all, a fine day for a ride.

    May 5, 2013 at 10:53 pm #969289
    Arlingtonrider
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    Five burros!

    May 6, 2013 at 4:48 am #969300
    KLizotte
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    Are those trucks/buses travelling over the bridge with the cyclists too?

    May 6, 2013 at 9:19 am #969301
    dbb
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    @KLizotte 51199 wrote:

    Are those trucks/buses travelling over the bridge with the cyclists too?

    No. They were parked. Might have been SAG. There was a wide variety of rider experience/fitness so the organizers may have known where riders run out of gas.

    Support was amazing.

    May 6, 2013 at 6:13 pm #969120
    dbb
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    There were a number of interesting bikes on the ride. I felt quite ordinary on my hybrid. Here are a few I saw.

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    Bike Friday with drops

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    Adult Big Wheels?

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    There were a handful of folks on Elipti-Go

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    The stack of bananas made it feel like BTWD!

    May 6, 2013 at 6:50 pm #969123
    KLizotte
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    Whoa! Big Wheels for adults. I WANT ONE!

    I wore mine out as a kid; it completely disintegrated.

    May 6, 2013 at 9:27 pm #969138
    dbb
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    @KLizotte 51251 wrote:

    Whoa! Big Wheels for adults. I WANT ONE!

    I wore mine out as a kid; it completely disintegrated.

    http://bigwheelrally.com/store/adult.htm

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