Famous New Yorker on City Bicycle Commuting
“once you get used to it riding in the city it gives you a nice jolt of energy first thing in the morning.”
“it’s an exciting visual parade that you get at slightly above normal eye level”
The sights in New York you never get tired of it”
ed. comment: same is true for Boston
“That’s one of the rules I learned is if you see New Jersey Plates watch out. They have uh, they’re not familiar with non-cars on the road, so they don’t expect them. It’s not a criticism it’s just a fact”
And another New Yorker — coulda been describing Cambridge…
“I have been riding a bike in Manhattan for 40 years, and I have yet to shift gears.”