realskiers

Lynn, I think I resent the categorization of me as a 'clueless tourist' but I guess the shoe fits.? New York is certainly not Kansas.

The pedestrian/bike lane between and above the traffic lanes on the Brooklyn bridge was very scenic.? A view of downtown Manhatten, view of the Statue of Liberty in the background.? Very nice.

Central Park is always a treat, horsedrawn tourist wagons with their droppings, pedal carts full of tourists with their inattentive pedalers, and lots of people paying no attention whatsoever to those around them.? The mere fact that there is a 6 mile loop in the midst of so much activity and effectively isolated from automobile traffic is commendable.? I am sincerely amazed that someone had the foresight to set aside Central Park back when it could still be set aside and preserved from development.

The "bike lane" on Broadway I'm not so sure about.? Yes we had our own traffic light, but having two lanes of traffic to your right turning left on top of you is not relaxing, nor are the number of pedestrians wandering the intersections (dodging between cars and bikes). Yipes.? I think we rode more with one foot unclipped and at the ready than both feet pedaling;? I probably should have changed to my other pedals and shoes.