Below is an amalgam of my "before you go" notes for anyone interested in riding the Empire State Trail from Buffalo to NYC. To read my...

Heading west from Flushing there is a wonderful bike path on the Queens Waterfront Greenway towards LaGuardia Airport. It ends before the...

So, I bought this ridiculously well priced bicycle handlebar bag from amazon made by a brand called DXUQNG. It's one of those weird...

Last weekend I biked the entire length of the Grand Concourse in the Bronx. There are a mix of different bicycle facility treatments,...

I reviewed the plusses and minuses of the California Burrito handlebar bag made by Road Runner Bags. It generally is quite good, (albeit...

In June of 2023 I biked from Buffalo to NYC on the Empire State Trail. Here is a slideshow presentation showing trail conditions, some...

In June of 2023 I embarked on a lifelong goal to bike from Buffalo to NYC on the Empire State Trail. I chronicled my journey, including...

My last day was 56 miles, from Mahopac to the Battery in Lower Manhattan. In this area, the Empire State Trail follows an old railroad...

Kingston to Mahopac was going to be one of my longest days so I woke up at the crack of dawn to get started. As I left the hotel I caught...

After a relaxing time in the pool the night before at the Comfort Inn, day 10 was East Greenbush to Kingston. My phone was dead so I...

By Day 9 I was beginning to get into the groove of my journey. On day 2 someone I bumped into on the road said it takes "7 days" for...

Day 8 was one of my favorite days of the trip. East of Utica the Mohawk Valley has some very cool topography and towns. Also, I started...

By Day 7 I was feeling more confident and gotten a better sense of distances. I now understood what biking 70 miles in a day felt and...

After a beautiful wedding at the Inns of Aurora, the following day I was on the road. The first leg of my day was Aurora to Weedsport (29...

Day 4 I spent partly on the Empire State Trail, then off the trail on roads to attend a friend's wedding in Aurora NY. My morning ride...

Throughout the night I was googling saddle pain and decided that the next step was to buy more bicycle shorts and chamois cream. I saw...

As I found out the hard way, day 2 of a bike trip is notorious for having issues. I woke up early at the Best Western in On the Avenue in...

Day 1 of my Empire State Trail Trip, getting to Buffalo.

Here is my itinerary for my Empire State Trail ride from Buffalo to NYC. I'm trying to average 60 miles a day on the road give or take. I...

Being new to multi day bike riding, I needed to purchase a number of add ons to my Cannondale Quick 1 to be ready for my trip from...

For many years my only bike has been a Fuji Declaration, a single speed bike for tooling around urban areas. While living in Brooklyn I...

Last weekend I ended up in Millerton, a quaint town in the northeastern corner of Dutchess County. It's on the Harlem Valley Rail Trail...

When I started a new job a few years ago, my supervisor introduced me to colleagues as an “avid cyclist”. I politely smiled and nodded as...

A friend of mine did the 2023 5 Boro Bike Tour in New York City over my objections. I said "Don't do it, it's too crowded, it's full of...

Here's a bike lane on Broadway and 26th street in Manhattan. Great installation and pedestrian and bike space with no cars! People...