My favourite cycling video...

[Lemon Zing]

Never been to New York City, nor have I been abroad. Looks like a great place to cycle around, though. However, I can't say I'm keen on heights, so going over that bridge would really get the adrenaline flowing.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

Never been to New York City, nor have I been abroad. Looks like a great place to cycle around, though. However, I can't say I'm keen on heights, so going over that bridge would really get the adrenaline flowing.

There is the 5 borough ride in NYC the first weekend in May. Chicago has Bike The Drive on the Memorial Day weekend when Lakeshore Drive is turned over to cyclists.

 

[Neonatal RRT]

There are many great places to bike in the US. Some of the bike trails cross state lines, follow the old Erie Canal system, follow old railroad lines (rails-to-trails), etc. Biking in the cities here is a bit hit and miss (literally), not all cities here are "bike friendly" with separate bike lanes, and if they are, they might not be complete. There are several off road bike trails here, as well. Just me, but if I was going to feel safe on a bike and wished to do some long distance leisure riding, I would choose the more scenic trails rather than trying to navigate city traffic. Obviously, some do, but they've probably got some scary stories to tell. Drivers can be quite rude and not want to share the road with bikes around here.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

There are many great places to bike in the US. Some of the bike trails cross state lines, follow the old Erie Canal system, follow old railroad lines (rails-to-trails), etc. Biking in the cities here is a bit hit and miss (literally), not all cities here are "bike friendly" with separate bike lanes, and if they are, they might not be complete. There are several off road bike trails here, as well. Just me, but if I was going to feel safe on a bike and wished to do some long distance leisure riding, I would choose the more scenic trails rather than trying to navigate city traffic. Obviously, some do, but they've probably got some scary stories to tell. Drivers can be quite rude and not want to share the road with bikes around here.

In the Chicago area there is an amazing mileage of dedicated bike trails. One, the North Branch trail, lets you go between Superdawg at one and and the Chicago Botanic Gardens on the other, along the Chicago river. The Des Plaines trail, the Fox River trail, the Prairie Path,the Green Bay trail, among others, make this a rather bike friendly area.

 

[Crossbreed]

Our snowmobile trails double as off-road bike trails in the off-season.

 

[Gerald Wilgus]

In the Chicago area there is an amazing mileage of dedicated bike trails. One, the North Branch trail, lets you go between Superdawg at one and and the Chicago Botanic Gardens on the other, along the Chicago river. The Des Plaines

Our snowmobile trails double as off-road bike trails in the off-season.

And in Southern Wisconsin you have the granddaddy of rail trails, the Sparta-Elroy with its old railroad tunnels with great iron doors that were kept closed in winter to prevent icing in the tunnel, except to allow a train to pass. Plus, in dairy country the backroads are impeccable because the dairy farmers have to get their milk to the co-op: great road biking. But I wonder if that way of life is now extinct from the mega-farms.