One of the keenest and most unforgiving observers of bike culture in this town, in all its glory and absurdity, is the blogger Bike Snob NYC. A couple of weeks back, he posted a chronicle of his bike commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan that had me shaking my head in recognition at every turn. Read it and weep through your laughter.
Photo: Bike Snob NYC
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