Short Bike Rides in and around New York City, 3rd (Short Bike Rides Series)
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Short Bike Rides in and around New York City, 3rd (Short Bike Rides Series) Customer Review: A Great Little Book!
This book is an invaluable tool for anyone desiring to bike for pleasure or recreation in the New York Metro Area.
I did many of the rides listed and, with a few rare exceptions, the instructions given were up to date, clear and informative.
As a resident of New York City for 15 years (moved out last year) I can honestly say I would never have discovered much of the beauty of the City without this book. Some of my fondest memories of the most scenic and beautiful parts of the City I discovered either mapping out these routes or while riding on them.
Particularly noteworthy: Ride #7 - Queens Greenway. Queens is basically a cyclist’s nightmare: extremely busy streets, a zillion highways and mostly poorly maintained roads and bikeways. But this book enables you to see some beautiful sites while avoiding most of the dangers. My favorite part of the ride: eating lunch under the Whitestone Bridge in Francis Lewis Park.
On a side note: I agree with the previous reviewer who warned against non-New York residents attempting these rides. However, if extreme caution is exercised, and the cyclist has some inner-city cycling experience, I believe all of the routes are navigable.
Customer Review: Great
This is my fourth book in the “Short Bike Rides” series. This one, especially, was well worth the purchase time, several times over. There were several things that I learned from the book that I did not see online or in other books. At least, without many hours of additional searching. Very worthwhile.
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