Day touring Hudson River rail trail

triitout
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Day touring Hudson River rail trail May 11, 2015 1:45:01 GMT

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Post by triitout on May 11, 2015 1:45:01 GMT

Did an early 100 mile drive last weekend to try out some nicely paved, scenic converted rail trails about 80 miles north of NYC. Minimal road crossings, easy grades, and beautiful weather made for a very enjoyable day of relaxing cycling. Couldn't decide which Viscount to take so I brought two. Rode about 40 miles roundtrip which included a spectacular pedestrian/bike bridge across the Hudson River on my Aerospace Pro. Followed that up with an easy 20 miles on my Gran Touring (refitted with leisurely upright bars) repeating the Hudson River crossing. Wondering if any of our US based members have tried any rail trails in their neck of the woods? Any rail trails in the UK or Australia? We've got a few short ones on Long Island, the best of which is a newly extended 17 mile roundtrip along Jones Beach. Great sea breezes on a hot day! Years ago I got the whole family out on a great trail on Cape Cod, Mass. I need to get back there!

54roadie
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Day touring Hudson River rail trail May 11, 2015 22:46:42 GMT

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Post by 54roadie on May 11, 2015 22:46:42 GMT

Two beautiful bikes, and you certainly were stylin' in your Viscount jersey. Where and how did you score that one? Here on Chicago's north side, the city and county are rehabbing an unused rail line into a new elevated park. When it's completed, it should be about 7-8 miles long, I think. We'll have to wait and see if the suburbs along the line continue the work.

I frequently ride the Green Bay Trail, which follows along side an active rail line. It start's north of the city, in Evanston IL, and runs north for nine miles.

Green Bay Trail

Frank

triitout
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Day touring Hudson River rail trail May 12, 2015 2:15:42 GMT

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Post by triitout on May 12, 2015 2:15:42 GMT

Green Bay Trail looks like a nice trail when it's above freezing. Thanks for the compliment on the bikes. The Pro is a Craig's lister and the Gran Touring was bought new when I was a student up in Buffalo, NY in 1976

I just happen to know where to score some nice Viscount jerseys.

viscountandlambert.boards.net/thread/375/team-viscount-eroica-britannia-2015?page=2

Scroll down to my Oct 3rd entry. It's got all the info on how to order either blue or a different design in red. I did these for myself and put it out there for anyone to piggyback on. You can pretty much do any design/color combo you want and the price was quite reasonable. They run a bit form fitting and tight around the arms so you might want one size larger. Here's a photo of Stella decked out in the red design if you scroll down to March 9th.

theviscountaffect.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2014-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2014-04-03T10:53:00-07:00&max-results=50&start=35&by-date=false

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whippet
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Day touring Hudson River rail trail May 12, 2015 7:22:37 GMT

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Post by whippet on May 12, 2015 7:22:37 GMT

Looks like a great weekend Michael. We have a few bike paths made from converted railway lines, as well as some which use old canal tow paths (these tend to be rougher ).
My main memory of Jones beach is a few good evenings at the Oak Beach Inn

triitout Viscount Posts: 1,018	Day touring Hudson River rail trail May 12, 2015 12:45:05 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by triitout on May 12, 2015 12:45:05 GMT Kevin,certainly better conditions than Isle of Mann! I knew you looked familiar.... must be I saw you at OBI years ago

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