Five Boro Bike Ride in NYC
Pat
take part in this bike ride. Lodging seems to be the biggest problem,
because I don't know how to find it (near the start? near the finish? in
between?), how to use the subway system with a bike, and what to expect on
prices. Has anyone here been on this ride and could give me some inside
advice? I am NOT on a Marriott expense account and do not want to spend $200
a night on a hotel/motel room.
thanks,
Pat in TX
Steve L Ferris
I just put "YHA in New York City" into Google and found a bunch of places
with very good prices. Give it a try.
YHA = youth hostel association.
steve
bktourer1
Look in Yonkers for motels around Tuckahoe road. Holiday Inn and a
Royal Regency. Central Ave. will take you right to the Woodlawn
Station and the #4 train that
you can take you to Brooklyn Bridge and you can pedal to the start of
the ride. there is a ECONOLODGE in the BX near CO-OP City near the #6
train Get there early. REAL EARLY!! Otherwise you could end up way
behind the starting line and if your too far behind a section of the
ride will be cut. Bring food. There are coffe shops near the
beginnign of the ride buthtey get crowded. Forget the first rest stop
unless you really need to. The first stop is always crowded Gettin
on the subway, just buy you pass, swipe it through the turnstile and
then the ticket agent will buzz the gate you you to get through.
Don't count on the sag wagon, it doesn't come through until the end of
the ride. This ride is rain or shine. Get a free NYC bike map at any
bike shop. The concessions in S.I. are expensive. Pick up food at
shops along the way. The ferry will be crowded heading back to
Manhattan. FYI in excess of 30K riders. make sure you have tools and
tubes. There aren't too many hills but it gets hairy going through
Centarl Park. Anything else contact me directly. EX NYC resident
ED
Phil
You may want to consider lodging on Staten Island. It's less
expensive than in Manhattan and you will not be faced with the crowds
returning to Manhattan on the ferry following the completion of the
ride. Of course, you will need to get up early in the morning on the
day of the ride to take the ferry to Manhattan.
Stephen Bauman
Boro Bike Tour's website has some suggestions. The link with the youth
hostel is probably within your budget. You should make your reservation
early as the hostel tends to get filled up.
You will be able to take your bike on any subway train to get near the
start line. Most rail public transit will allow you to take your bike on
trains for the Five Boro. These include PATH, Metro North (Westchester and
Connecticut) and the Long Island Rail Road (Nassau and Suffolk). Extra
ferry boats between Staten Island and Manhattan will start operating at 6
am. So, you are not limited to find sleeping accommodations close to the
start near Battery Park.
Steve
Veloise
Can't help you with lodging (I stayed with friends...L.A.W.
Hospitality Home Directory, R.I.P.) but it's a fun ride. Take a
camera. And yes bring food. Small pack of TP would help, too.
--Karen D.
RicodJour
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> Can't help you with lodging (I stayed with friends...L.A.W.
> Hospitality Home Directory, R.I.P.) but it's a fun ride. Take a
> camera. And yes bring food. Small pack of TP would help, too.
If you bring a full roll, you could hang it off of the back of your
bike flapping in the wind. It would be like a giant streamer, only
less colorful. It would make you look like you were going really
fast. If you starched it sticking straight out the back, it would
look like you were going fast even when you were stopped. Other
riders could ride by and rip off as much as they needed. You'd make
friends and probably cause a couple of accidents,. Isn't that what
it's all about? ;)
R
MkTm
Some links:
The Five Boro web page -
http://www.bikenewyork.org/rides/fbbt/index.html
Bike maps of NYC -
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/bike/mapfront.pdf
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/bike/mapback.pdf
http://www.nycbikemaps.com/5_Boro_Bike_Tour_2006.php
Five Boro Bike Tour registration form -
http://www.bikenewyork.org/rides/fbbt/images/cbfbbt_2007_registration_form.pdf
Some pics from last year's Five Boro -
http://www.tabblo.com/studio/stories/view/118187/
From the "Five Boro Bike Tour" mailing:
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HOSTELLING INTERNATIONAL-NEW YORK
The Hostel has gracious common rooms, a coffee bar,
and a garden patio. Special $60 package for Tour
participants includes:
* Dormitory accommodation, with linen and bike storage
* Pasta dinner on Saturday night, May 5
* Light breakfast on Sunday
* Start Area Pass for the Tour (registration not included)
* Accommodation only or additional nights are $35 per night.
* HI-AYH membership is waived for Tour participants
Call 212 932 2300 for Hostel reservations and mention
Bike New York. Special package rate valid until April 15
based on availability.
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