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There's no question that biking is the best way to explore New York City. But where to go and how to get there isn't always as clear. JP Partland's Where to Bike New York City answers those questions and more! Bicycling in New York City is a safe, convenient and enjoyable way to traverse the five boroughs. With the addition of hundreds of miles of bike lanes and greenways, thousands of bike racks and easy connections with subways and ferries, New York City has become a place where bicycling is the way to get around town. Every day, 200,000 New Yorkers travel by bike. Whether they're getting out for some exercise, parents riding with children to school or tourists taking in the sites on two wheels, friends riding up and down the greenways or just regular every day commuters, New Yorkers have embraced bicycling. This amazing growth in bicycling makes Where to Bike New York City all the more valuable as a guide to getting the most out of biking in New York City. JP Partland's work takes you from the scenic bike routes to hidden gems across the five boroughs. From the Rockaways to Staten Island's North Shore, bicycling is a five borough phenomenon. It doesn't matter if you find yourself on two wheels in the Bronx's Van Cortland Park or exploring Queens, JP Partland's Where to Bike New York is a must have!

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J.P. Partland is a riding writer, or writing rider.Either way, cycling is his beat.And his favored way to commute. And run errands. And exercise.And it's a hobby.And a passion.And, just perhaps, an obsession.He rides just about every day, whether he needs to or not.It's the means, it's the end.J.P. is a native New Yorker.With or without his bikes, he loves his islands off the coast of America.It's a great place to live, to work, to recreate, and to ride bicycles.If you come visit, and you should, don't just stand on the corner staring at your map, waiting for the light to change; people here move.On the weekends, J.P. likes to go fast.He races on the road, on the track, in cyclocross.He's medaled at the state and national championship levels and has competed internationally as well.New York City is good for bike racing, with several racing venues, including a velodrome.His work as an ink-stained wretch began by freelancing cycling articles.Shortly thereafter, he took the helm of the start-up mag""Cycling Times,"" a regional cycling publication for the New York metropolitan area, and he has gone on to write three books and hundreds of articles on cycling and cycling-related themes and topics for just about every cycling mag and website, as well as plenty of mainstream publications like""The New York Times, Outside,"" and""Fitness.""He's also opined on the importance of cycling for""The Huffington Post.""Somewhere in there, he got in on the ground floor of the Internet boom and was present for its bust (oh, the stories).J.P.'s books are""Mountain Bike Madness,"" ""The World of BMX,"" and""Tour Fever: The Armchair Cyclist's Guide to the Tour de France."" ""

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