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Rosebud Franklin Avenue Brooklyn

Franklin Avenue: Relaxed Holiday Shopping by Bike

Guest // gifts, routes & rides
The run-up to the holidays can be stressful for New Yorkers. Crowded subways, tourist-clogged sidewalks and more errands to run than time to accomplish everything can take the fun out of shopping. (Did anybody else read the vaguely creepy article in the New York Times [...]
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LItte Red Light House - Westside Greenway

New Guide to NYC Cycling Routes

Susi // books, routes & rides
Cycling in NYC is often the quickest and most efficient means of getting around town. But it’s also a wonderful way to kick back, slow down and explore the byways of the city. That’s the jumping off point for J.P. Partland’s new book, Where to [...]
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GWViewLeaves2

an autumn bicycle ride along the palisades

Susi // joyrides
One of my favorite places for a fall weekend bicycle ride is Henry Hudson Road along the cliffs of the Palisades in New Jersey. The always-spectacular views of the George Washington Bridge and of Manhattan and points north (above) are framed at this time [...]
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View from George Washington Bridge

half-time report from 30 days of biking in april

Susi // joyrides
For the month of April, I signed on for the 30 Days of Biking challenge. It’s as simple as it sounds: you register at www.30daysofbiking.com and pledge to ride your bike every day, then share updates via social media. This is my half-time (plus [...]
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Times Up! NYC Bike Lane Love 2011

time to beat the blahs with some bike love

Susi // advocacy, joyrides
With apologies to T.S. Eliot, February is the cruelest month. But it’s also the shortest. And Valentine’s Day is parked right in the middle. So despite leaden skies, endless rivers of slush and major grumpiness in the bike lanes, this is no time to succumb [...]
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Main Beach - East Hampton

biking the hamptons: savoring autumn’s peace

Susi // hamptons
The crowds are gone, but all the natural beauty is there to savor.  Autumn is the perfect time for cycling in the Hamptons. In the off-season, traveling with your bike to the eastern shore of Long Island by car or train becomes less complicated. Charming [...]
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LittleRed

a beginner’s bike ride in manhattan: west side

Susi // getting started, joyrides
Riding a bicycle in Manhattan, especially if you’re a beginner or new to the city, can feel intimidating, what with impatient motorists, “salmoning” cyclists and, oh yeah, pedestrians heedlessly tapping away at their smart phones. Even when cruising the growing network of bike lanes that [...]
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Scenic View - Berkshires, Mass.

a scenic berkshires bike ride hints at autumn

Susi // food, travel
A friend’s wedding in Lenox, Massachusetts last weekend gave me an opportunity to explore the Housatonic Valley by bike along a mellow route that wound past weathered barns, still lakes and rolling meadows, all layered against the backdrop of the Berkshires. Starting in Lenox, I [...]
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Kissing with helmets - wedding photo: www.raymjones.com

kissing with helmets: brooklyn cycling duo embarks on a cross-country honeymoon

Susi // culture
A virtual shower of rice to newlywed cyclists Edie Perkins and Brett Cleaver (pictured above).  Following their Aug. 14 nuptials in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, the couple set out last weekend from Portland, Oregon for an eight-week cross-country biking honeymoon leading back to their New [...]
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