Riding in New York? - Any groups?

Churchill123
Churchill123 Posts: 341
edited July 2015 in Sportives/audaxes/training rides
I'm a Brit who's recently moved to New York (Manhattan) - Wanted to know if there any fellow cyclist in the area who ride regularly or anyone has advice on a decent club etc..

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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Strava would be your best bet. Central park is rammed with cyclists everyday, a bit boring though after the first ride.
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  • bikergirl17
    bikergirl17 Posts: 344
    New York Cycling Club - www.nycc.org. They have tons of organised rides - graded a-c (a is fast, b coffee stops, c very slow) + average speed (15-21 mph typically) as well as a spring training series (STS).

    If they give you grief, the typically weekend ride is to Nyack or Piermont & you will see tons of cyclists starting out along Riverside Drive out to the Gw bridge. I can give you the specific route if you IM me.

    I moved away several years ago - but before then I hung out for several years at the benches by tavern on the green across from sheeps meadow with a group of great cyclists - they would usually meet up around 1 pm after their ride. Not sure if they still do.

    If you race the main body is CRCA. Also check out www.nyvelocity.com which covers the races.
  • Churchill123
    Churchill123 Posts: 341
    Thanks for the great info! - I'd love a proper route.. i've been out and ridden the west side highway a few times now but its nothing like the country roads of the UK and its rammed with Citi Bikes and tourists walking slowly and not looking where they are going!
  • Flâneur
    Flâneur Posts: 3,081
    If those fail try the Rapha CC, I've ridden from their Sydney Shop before when away for work and looking for company, worked out well.
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  • bikergirl17
    bikergirl17 Posts: 344
    Tons of routes in the nycc ride library too. If you do nyack take river road. Light car traffic & a long steady climb. To really get out of the city you need to go to bear mountain area. And yes - west side highway path not intended for road cyclists. But Central Park closed to cars after 7 pm (and all day on weekends - but too crowded for cycling in the lower half but could do hill repeats on 110th ...)

    http://nycc.org/cue-sheets

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