Hi,

My wife (29) and myself (30) will be visiting New York from september 26th until october 3rd.

We are fairly experienced city riders - we both commute everyday to work.

We would like to discover New York with bikes. We did à couple of years ago in LA where we ended up riding 40km a day. We consider bringing our locks and helmets and borrowing/renting semi-shit bikes for a couple of days.

Does it sound realistic to you?

Ive checked citibikes but im not sure its the best way for day-long endeavours!!

If anyone could help us we would be happy to return the service in Paris :)

Hey I recently picked up my first fixed gear bicycle and have really been enjoying it, I wanted to ask for any advice on ways to become more involved with the fixed gear scene in nyc or specifically brooklyn, any events, cafes, bars, social media accounts or anything else really?, thanks in advance

Are there any bus companies running between NYC and Philly that allow bikes? Like Amtrak has a bike ticket, but are there any bus companies that offer the same?

I just want to stick the bike in the underside luggage area.

Hi fellow cyclists! I wanted to introduce Cycling Without Age NYC (CWA NYC), an all volunteer-run nonprofit that gives free e-trishaw rides to seniors with limited mobility through partnered facilities, so seniors can get out and feel the wind in their hair.

We have our 2nd annual Bike-Walk-a-thon fundraiser coming up on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026 with hopes to raise enough funds to purchase more trishaws to keep expanding the number of rides we can give weekly.

CWA is a globally recognized organization that started in Copenhagen in 2012 and we're excited to sustaining our chapter here in the city. If you're keen, please sign up, contribute or start a fundraiser, if this is something that resonates with you! And most of all join us on October! More information is within the event link. Let us know if you have any questions by emailing us!

the problem is exactly what it sounds like. I got a new bike, but can't for the life of me figure out where to store it. I am completely unable to store it in my apartment, as my family is a family of 5 and a cat living in a 600 sq ft apartment, the layout of the house makes very little space for a bike considering much of it is hallways, and it's a sixth floor walkup. So storing it in the apartment is not an option. I looked into nearby parking lots, but all of them were charging ridiculous prices, about 125-150$ per month, and at that rate I could just buy the same bike after three months. I don't want to store it outside because of thievery, but now as I am significantly limited for options, am considering it. If I did, I would use a Litelok x1 mini along with a kryptonite mini 7, motorcycle cover, severely uglify the bike (as long as the bike works good I couldn't care less about it's looks), move it around every few days, and detach the saddle every time. My building refuses to offer any sort of bike storage, since it simply has no space for that. I am currently looking at trying to store it at nearby friends houses, or even going so far as to ask nearby deli's and such where I am friends with the employees and manager if they have any sort of storage I could use there. If I need to though, I will store it on the street, though in South Harlem I think it will get stolen in a matter of weeks. If I get really lucky, maybe months. Any ideas?

TLDR: I am trying to find a way to store my bike, as storage in my apartment or building is impossible, and are looking for suggestions or recommendations.

I angled it down as much as I could on my seat post and set it to Group Ride setting which is the lowest lumens. It still blinds me when I glance at it. The optilight that shines down at your feet is excellent though for safety so I want to keep it. I'm just worried about others behind me. Might cause road rage or something.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/reviews/magicshine-seemee300-bike-light-review/

Since everyone else is slipping on some sort of shit in bike lanes today, here’s mine. Avoiding nails in the lane got me a fresh layer of garbage. Check out that glare.
311 reported.
Location is w26 West St, Greenpoint.
The cheering in the music just added to the joy of it.

Hi all, have two questions both coming from the same thing: for a while my kid wasn't really interested in learning how to bike, but now he is and is really determined.

He probably needs to practice gliding etc. at least a couple more times before he can put it all together. From there I want to sort of ramp him up slowly to keep his confidence up as he learns. I know a couple playgrounds/courts that are empty enough that they're good spots to learn initially, anyone have any recommendations on where to go from there? We're in the SE part of Bed-Stuy but have a car that I can toss his bike in.

I'm thinking maybe Jacob Riis, since the boardwalk is flat and straight but there'll be some obstacles to work on avoiding, would really appreciate any other suggestions in Brooklyn and Queens.

Also this means I need to get a bike so I can ride with him. I've done some Citibiking over the years but haven't had a bike of my own as an adult. I'm thinking probably a hybrid -- if I have it I'll probably use it a little bit for errands and general getting around Brooklyn, and then also I grew up doing an old railroad trail and would love to do that kind of thing with him.

I want to buy used and not spend much. Having poked around on Facebook Marketplace a bit to see what's out there, my goal is to drop around $200 (maybe slightly more, hopefully less) on something that in my ideal world wouldn't need work and would already have a water bottle cage and maybe even a rear rack. I'm just over 6'. Anyone have thoughts on what kind of bike I should be looking for? And am I better off sticking with Marketplace or waiting a couple weeks for the Jumble?

Formal apology to the lady that I hit coming south on 5th Ave. I was on a purple road bike and she was on a citibike. I was riding the green light wave and because of the big buses on both my left and right, I did not see the light change and that pedestrians and cyclists had already started crossing. I stopped on the other side of the street, but by the time the traffic changed and the light turned green, you had already left. That was totally on me; I will be more careful the next time I am on the road.

A man on the Kosciuszko Bridge today was slow walking in the bike lane and throwing punches at passing bikers, seemed mentally disturbed and distressed. Not sure if he was just passing through or taking on a bridge troll position but give wide clearance if you see!

Hi all! I live in manhattan and am planning a weekend ride September 11-13 to Poughkeepsie or albany (depending on how ambitious I am).

Unfortunately with my walk up I can’t keep my bike in the city so wanted to know if any of you have a spare bike that I could rent? I would be happy to pay you the same rate that I’m seeing online but would prefer to rent from a bike enthusiast!

Any recs of good bike rentals would also be helpful! And if anyone is interested in joining lmk, I’ll be camping!

Just going off this sub, there’s been 4 spills reported in the past few days. I’m not usually conspiratorial but this is a pretty crazy confluence of events.

Just a rant - even after the bad accident a few weeks ago that sent a few cyclists to the ER because someone's unleashed dog ran into the road as a group ride passed, nothing has changed. On every single morning lap I do in CP, I see probably about 5 dogs on average unleased dangerously close to the drive, or actually in the drive, like I saw today, with a woman owner on a bike a few feet away. I of course screamed angrily at her, because it was so absolutely reckless and cyclists like me were coming down a hill, making our speed higher there. There is no enforcement at all and I yelled out for this other woman today to leash her dog (she crossed with it unleashed right at that Center Drive area where 7th Ave is and it's very busy at 730am) - she simply yelled back "NO"!. I got the idea to yell "LEASH" at people from this reddit group, but everyone seems to simply ignore it.

From the Creative Mornings website:

"The club meets every Saturday morning. Weather permitting, we ride together to our destination as a bike bus along a planned route with scheduled pickup stops. If you don’t ride a bike, that’s okay! You can meet us at the destination.

Once we arrive at our destination, we’ll have a brief talk before spreading out to draw and explore. After the drawing session, everyone will regroup to share their work, talk about their experience, and connect with one another.

In the summer, spring and fall, we draw outside. In the winter, we move indoors."

There’s a block in the industrial end of Bushwick that is a warehouse used for transferring trash. Garbage trucks drop off and big trailers take it from there. The street on that block was also a little greasy. One summer after a short lived rain I was riding home with my roommate. The fresh rain made the whole block a wet slick. My roommate went down and slid a good 25 feet. Totally unharmed but he was half covered in the grossest stinkiest garbage sauce. I’m shocked he didn’t get some kind of disease. Any other gross accidents?

I'm hoping that things in Washington have become so absurd we're going to enjoy a bike-lash back-lash .

There's oil or grease spilled along the 1st Ave bike lane, several people have had accidents, be careful! The cops have set up cones to encourage people to go around.

Fell on my bike this morning. Yes I saw the other post for 1st ave oil spill. This is lowkey insane

Doesn't look like it requires a criminal court summons anymore, but I'll probably contest it. Anyone have recent experiences? This happened in Brooklyn.

Just a update for those who have been avoiding it since the milling. Its paved at least to Greenwich and most likely all the way down as well. It's has a outline for bike lanes. Thankfully they removed the cobblestone part after canal st.

Anyone have a clue when the work will be done? Pretty choppy going up and downtown