by Vinny on January 20, 2012
Right now it is freezing outside and I am looking at my bike while the weather channel is talking about a snow storm coming. All I can think about is springtime and getting on the bike and exploring new places in the city. Last year after I got the bike tuned up I explored parts of Manhattan that I never knew existed.
This year I want to explore Brooklyn and other places that I haven’t been to yet. I want to explore Brooklyn Bridge Park but I am not sure if bike riding is allowed there. I will have to look into that. I want to ride along the belt parkway near the Verrazano bridge. I haven’t been down there in years. Probably the last time I was down there was in 2003 when I did the 5 boro bike tour. If you haven’t done that ride I suggest you add it to your bucket list.
I want some help from my readers as I am looking to find some cool places to ride in Brooklyn. Can you help me out?
by Vinny on August 16, 2011
My New Fuji Allegro
So for the past couple of weeks I have been harping on getting a bike. I wanted so bad to have the bike that I use to ride steadily that I decided to find one and get one just like I use to have.
This bike is a Fuji Allegro and it took a few weeks but I finally got one. A bonus is that it is the same color as the one I use to have.
After a few weeks of searching Craigslist and almost pulling the trigger on a couple of EBay auctions that were either too big for me or they needed work I finally bought one. I noticed that these bikes were being listed on EBay every few days so I decided to wait for the exact one I had and that is what I won. It cost me $180 and that is about what they were going for on EBay anyway. I am happy about that.
I am pretty excited to have a bike that I loved so much and use to ride all the time. I am going to change the brakes on the bike as I like the ones that go across the base of the handlebars. Odds are I will change the rear sprocket sometime down the road like I use to have.
I am looking for a good bike shop in Brooklyn or Manhattan to get the bike tuned up. I use to hang out at a bike shop and do tune ups and stuff I just don’t feel like doing it this time. If you know of a good bike shop leave the url in the comments section.
The bike should be here in a few days as it is being shipped from Boston and I look forward to adding a few miles everyday to my workouts.
If you have not been keeping up you can read about my weight loss plan here.
