I understand there is a 6 mi. cycling loop in the park. What is this like? Many intersections? Can one maintain a good pace? Is it congested? Do the baby carriages stay off it?
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Tony Rentschler
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In article <[email protected]>, John Riley <[email protected]> wrote:
> I understand there is a 6 mi. cycling loop in the park. What is this like? Many intersections? Can
> one maintain a good pace? Is it congested? Do the baby carriages stay off it?
The loop can get crowded, especially when the weather is nice - not just baby carriages, but
joggers, inline skaters, and horse-drawn carriages also use the road. The Park is closed to traffic
on weekends, and from 10 am to 3 pm on weekdays, but you'll find a bunch of taxi cabs running around
at other times.
It's a nice ride though, and if it's busy, you just need to slow down a bit and keep a watch out for
others. Best to ride early in the morning when it's usually pretty quiet. Quiet, that is, unless the
New York Road Runners track club has a race that day!
Tony
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Tony Rentschler New York, NY
> I understand there is a 6 mi. cycling loop in the park. What is this like? Many intersections? Can
> one maintain a good pace? Is it congested? Do the baby carriages stay off it?
The loop can get crowded, especially when the weather is nice - not just baby carriages, but
joggers, inline skaters, and horse-drawn carriages also use the road. The Park is closed to traffic
on weekends, and from 10 am to 3 pm on weekdays, but you'll find a bunch of taxi cabs running around
at other times.
It's a nice ride though, and if it's busy, you just need to slow down a bit and keep a watch out for
others. Best to ride early in the morning when it's usually pretty quiet. Quiet, that is, unless the
New York Road Runners track club has a race that day!
Tony
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Tony Rentschler New York, NY
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Joao De Souza
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Tony Rentschler wrote:
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> The loop can get crowded, especially when the weather is nice - not just baby carriages, but
> joggers, inline skaters, and horse-drawn carriages also use the road. The Park is closed to
> traffic on weekends, and from 10 am to 3 pm on weekdays, but you'll find a bunch of taxi cabs
> running around at other times.
>
> It's a nice ride though, and if it's busy, you just need to slow down a bit and keep a watch out
> for others. Best to ride early in the morning when it's usually pretty quiet. Quiet, that is,
> unless the New York Road Runners track club has a race that day!
The park is also closed to cars from 7-10pm on weekdays. That's when I'm usually there. The loop is
usually quite empty by then.
Cheers.
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> The loop can get crowded, especially when the weather is nice - not just baby carriages, but
> joggers, inline skaters, and horse-drawn carriages also use the road. The Park is closed to
> traffic on weekends, and from 10 am to 3 pm on weekdays, but you'll find a bunch of taxi cabs
> running around at other times.
>
> It's a nice ride though, and if it's busy, you just need to slow down a bit and keep a watch out
> for others. Best to ride early in the morning when it's usually pretty quiet. Quiet, that is,
> unless the New York Road Runners track club has a race that day!
The park is also closed to cars from 7-10pm on weekdays. That's when I'm usually there. The loop is
usually quite empty by then.
Cheers.
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