New York - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

joelounge · 1st June 2008

Hi i'm going to be in newyork in august and would love to ride a fixed around manhattan just wondered if any one had any mates/contacts that could hook me up? happy to rent only want one for a few hours/day nothing major!

i could buy one and bring it back!!!!! ummm how will i explain that one!

asm · 1st June 2008

I don't think it's that hard to take a bike over there, really! You could take over one, sell it while you're there, buy a new one and bring it back (claiming it was yours).

mr_tom · 2nd June 2008

I couldn't find anywhere that did fgss rentals when I was there this spring. That having been said, there's nothing to stop you flinging your own bike in a box and taking it over there.

NYC is awesome to ride - Manhattan's pretty compact and the fact that practically everything's one-way makes it really easy to get used to the way the traffic flows.

pj (pj) · 2nd June 2008

pipe lagging + bubble wrap + bike bag = should be ok.

snowy_again · 2nd June 2008

The bike shop on East 17th and Union hires out SS, and has a heap of fixed bikes too. Its somewhere indexed in the old forum, so i guess a hunt for NY will find it eventually.

And by the power of google:
http://www.manhattanvelo.com/renting.htm

But as they say ^^^, take a beater, buy a new one, leave beater behind.

mashton · 2nd June 2008

I took my bike to NYC last year, it was a dodle and brilliant.

Do it.

Sammy · 3rd June 2008

bike box. I've taken bikes on planes a few times, no problems

monkeymanshorn · 3rd June 2008

yeh i m off to nyc mid july (cousin's getting married in toronto so i m using it as an excuse). plan to take bike wrapped in bubbles. first have to get it back from tokyo this afternoon though. can you take a frame on as hand luggage? maybe just stick it down my trousers.

joelounge · 4th June 2008

I was actually thinking about renting whilst there and buying a new frame or get one made!!!!

So if I bring one back (and didn't take it out) I will have to declare it at customs???

fatboyralph · 4th June 2008

get yourself to paragon sports over at union sqr. when i was there a month ago, they had the new schwinn madison for $500...pretty good package. they also had the cannondale's alu track bike and the cheapo swobo ones.

i wouldnt worry bout the customs thing...but make sure your bike looks used, just in case.

snowy_again · 4th June 2008

If you time it right, you could get New York State organic mud from the Union Square food market on a Friday (i think) to smear all over it!

Do they not check your flight manifest thing to see what luggage you had when you arrived in the first place? I've been checked with guitars in teh past - but have also brought lots home with me that I've bought over there. I just posted the receipts home in advance.

1st June 2008	#1
joelounge	New York Hi i'm going to be in newyork in august and would love to ride a fixed around manhattan just wondered if any one had any mates/contacts that could hook me up? happy to rent only want one for a few hours/day nothing major! i could buy one and bring it back!!!!! ummm how will i explain that one!
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2nd June 2008	#3
mr_tom	I couldn't find anywhere that did fgss rentals when I was there this spring. That having been said, there's nothing to stop you flinging your own bike in a box and taking it over there. NYC is awesome to ride - Manhattan's pretty compact and the fact that practically everything's one-way makes it really easy to get used to the way the traffic flows.
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2nd June 2008	#4
pj (pj)	pipe lagging + bubble wrap + bike bag = should be ok.
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2nd June 2008	#5
snowy_again	The bike shop on East 17th and Union hires out SS, and has a heap of fixed bikes too. Its somewhere indexed in the old forum, so i guess a hunt for NY will find it eventually. And by the power of google: http://www.manhattanvelo.com/renting.htm But as they say ^^^, take a beater, buy a new one, leave beater behind.
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2nd June 2008	#6
mashton	I took my bike to NYC last year, it was a dodle and brilliant. Do it.
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3rd June 2008	#7
Sammy	bike box. I've taken bikes on planes a few times, no problems
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3rd June 2008	#8
monkeymanshorn	yeh i m off to nyc mid july (cousin's getting married in toronto so i m using it as an excuse). plan to take bike wrapped in bubbles. first have to get it back from tokyo this afternoon though. can you take a frame on as hand luggage? maybe just stick it down my trousers.
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4th June 2008	#9
joelounge	I was actually thinking about renting whilst there and buying a new frame or get one made!!!! So if I bring one back (and didn't take it out) I will have to declare it at customs???
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4th June 2008	#10
fatboyralph	get yourself to paragon sports over at union sqr. when i was there a month ago, they had the new schwinn madison for $500...pretty good package. they also had the cannondale's alu track bike and the cheapo swobo ones. i wouldnt worry bout the customs thing...but make sure your bike looks used, just in case.
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