Bike NYC: The Cyclist's Guide to New York City [Paperback]

Ed Glazar (Author), Marci Blackman (Author), Michael Green (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 5, 2011

The definitive and most-up-to-date New York City guide for cyclists.

With an average of 236,000 New Yorkers biking per day, Bike NYC is the definitive guide to bicycling culture in the city’s fastest growing mode of transportation from the authors of the popular BikeBlogNYC.com. Part guidebook, photo essay, history and human-interest story, this book offers instructions for a dozen rides led by seasoned tour guides through all of the five boroughs. Rediscover the city and its biking culture through:

     • A scenic trip up the Hudson during the peak of the fall foliage
     • A Halloween night ride through the brownstones of Brooklyn to the parallel universe of the Kensington mansions
     • NYC bike clubs such as the Classic Rider
     • Front row seats to the Alley Cat races

With extras such as maps, safety tips, bike shop rankings, public bathroom locations, accessories, and fashion dos and don’ts, Bike NYC is the essential guide for urban cyclists. 50 color and 20 black-and-white illustrations

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Ed Glazar has been riding bikes for most of his life—from the ditches and BMX tracks of east Texas to the streets of New York City. Glazar’s bag of street cred includes several years of experience as a bike courier and a dispatcher, and most recently as a New York City bike tour guide. He has been taking pictures for more than ten years.

Marci Blackman has cycled through Europe, across the United States from San Francisco to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and through the high octane, traffic-snarled streets of New York City. Blackman writes and lives in Queens and works as a bicycle tour guide for Central Park Bike Tours.

Michael Green is the founder of BikeBlogNYC.com, one of the key resources for urban cycling in New York and around the world. Michael has been quoted in the New York Times and has been interviewed by New York Magazine, Time Out New York, The Village Voice, CBS, and several radio programs elsewhere.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (July 5, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1616083131
• ISBN-13: 978-1616083137
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #849,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent factual book March 28, 2012

By Blue Eyes

Format:Paperback

Whether you are a cyclist or not, this book is fascinating. The authors display a real database of knowledge of the history of the neighborhoods of New York City and what can be found there. I enjoyed reading it. Yes, the maps aren't the greatest, and the print is small but the content is terrific. Who knew there was a neighborhood in Queens called Blissville, that there was a vending machine with tire patches and glue in Brooklyn, or that Greenpoint was a farming area with wars between the Indians and the Dutch?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Useful. Too many words. Few photos. Bad maps September 30, 2011

By escodonic

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

* The information is very useful, and the routes are very interesting
* The maps are too COOL, but because of that you cannot even read what they write on them. They just show the big picture of each route. Not very useful.
* A lot of information. It is nice that if you want to skip details, you just have to read what is in bold letters.
* I recommend to buy a NYC guide besides of this one, so you can check the maps while you are biking, or check restaurants for example.

2.0 out of 5 stars It is more like a novel than a help to find bike routes August 12, 2011

By Mellizo

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

It lacks of maps; if you want to know some routes better go to any google or NYC bike maps.