Very cool! This explains why we’re got 5 days of rain next week! The Britt’s are here 😂. If you’re planning a long ride on the Empire State trail outside of NYC, please post a heads up on social media. I’m sure a lot of us followers will tag along 🤟

Get out for a sunrise ride before traffic picks up, particularly on a weekend day. Nothing like being "alone" riding the streets of the city with the sunrise hitting you and the bike. Also, take a ride over GW bridge, North through Fort Lee Park, and up 9W to Boxer Donut & Espresso Bar in Nyack, NJ. Locals took me this way and loved the route and donut/coffee. Looking forward to seeing your adventures. Enjoy the visit!

I was a bike messenger in NYC back in the day, when there were no bike lanes. Things have changed. I'm in Hanoi now but my family is still in Brooklyn. If you are near Prospect Park, go to the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens and the Brooklyn Museum--two of my favorites when I'm visiting NYC. Have a great trip!

Riding across the GW Bridge is a thrill ride all by itself. Cross into NJ and take 9W to Piermont and have coffee next to the river. It’s the most popular out-and-back for cycling groups. If you can include River Road (ask any cyclist) on that ride, you’ll be well rewarded. One last thing: Ride in the city like nobody cares if they hit you. Cause they don’t. 😆

Hot laps in Prospect Park are always allowed, but after about 8-9 AM it gets a bit dodgy with the number of people. There definitely is a sweet spot around 1-2 PM during the day it clears out, but most of the 'fast' riders start there between 5:30 - 6:30 AM. The Weis guys sometimes run night laps around 8:30 / 9 PM during the week. Hope you enjoy your stay man and maybe I'll catch you on the road out here! If you want cycling, 9W is the route here everyone does. West side highway, up the GW, around to the left and through the Henry Hudson Drive, that FUN climb to the Ranger Station, and then you can head back on 9W or loop Piermont / Nyack for some more miles.

Great ride to go around Jamaica Bay through the Wildlife Refuge. You can go at a good pace on the cycle only lanes to Shirley Chisholm and Jacob Riis Park as a loop around southern Brooklyn. Enjoy the rides you two (and let us locals know if you're up for a group ride or coffee)!

Great to see Daisy again.

Nyc has a ton of bike infrastructure but it’s such an unaccommodating place to ride road bikes. Cars park in bike lanes, mopeds/motorcycles will drive in them, people bike in the wrong direction, the list goes on and on. If you end up crossing the George Washington Bridge, do Henry Hudson Drive. It’s right next to where you crossover the bridge and more than half of it is car free. There’s some barriers that stop cars from going on it but just go around those. From there you can link up with 9W and go as far as you want. Have fun in the city, looking forward to the upcoming videos.

I'd say your channel is my favourite road cycling one on KZfaq, keep the great videos coming!

Ride over the GWB to 9W in Fort Lee, NJ, and ride that up to Bear Mountain, or go from Brooklyn out to Montauk and take the train back!

Welcome to New York Francis, its a great place to ride, if you want some fun trip around NYC on bike try going up to Van Courtlandt Park and up the Empire State trailway to the new Tappan zee Bridge (Govenor Mario Cuomo bridge) or down to coney Island and far Rockaway and Jamaica Bay. Or maybe across the George Washington Bridge and up route 9w! There are many fun places to ride in the area. (my handle on Strava is "Fennec Ravontulet" if you want to see some examples) I hope you and Daisy have fun.

Welcome back to NYC! Head south and hit the Rockaways loop. You can also visit Shirley Chisholm State Park and Floyd Bennett Field. It's pancake flat and a chance for you guys to see another side of the city.

Cheers m8, big big welcome to the States! I’ve been cycling for about 5 months since a lot of time off. Fairly new to the sport and your videos are entertaining and helpful 🤝🤠

There's much better riding across the Hudson River by crossing the George Washington Bridge up north. Do not recommend riding fast past 8 AM in Prospect Park. The risk of fall is higher from the pedestrians entering the park, especially on the weekend. Personally, my partner suffered a severe traumatic brain injury from a clueless pedestrian crossing the bike lane suddenly when she was on the downhill on the west side of the park. Miraculously, she's recovering well (Her Recovery Journey - kzfaq.info/get/bejne/or-ooJxnruCumoU.html&ab_channel=KatherineDeng). Safety for riding a bike in the NYC streets is progressing but there's still so much work needed on building the proper and safe infrastructure for riding for everyone.

so cool, enjoy your trip & look forward to the upcoming videos from teh big apple. great to see Dasiy in your film/on the bike.

Welcome back to this area have fun there are endless miles to cover enjoy yourselves. Cheers

☺️I can hear the excitement in your voice Francis…Great work, beautiful filming 🎥 💫

Welcome to NYC! Happy to have you and Daisy in the States once again. May I suggest an excursion across the Hudson to New Jersey where on Thursday evenings there is a big weekly club ride at Warinanco Park. (Pronounced "War-nay-co" by us locals) (Clearly visible on the Strava activity heat map) You can take NJ Transit from NY Penn Station to Elizabeth and it's a short ride (about a mile) from there to the park. Check NJ Transit when/where bikes are allowed on the train. Or get an Uber from the city (30-40 minutes). Gorgeous park. Friendly people. Have fun, FC. Cheers, Daisy.

Welcome to NYC ! Enjoy the trip! Domino park is nice if you just want to watch the nyc skyline and chill a while. Orchard Grocer has some good vegan sandwiches if your into that sort of thing. Jeffrey's Grocery is nice for seafood. Amelie wine bar is a nice french wine bar. Boqueria in soho is nice for Tapas. Lots of options!

*engage fanboy mode* AAAAAAAH FRANCIS AND DAISY RIDING IN MY PARK OMGOMGOMG *fanboy mode disengaged*

The promise of copious amounts of *_Daisy_* content is entirely welcome. You two are going to have a blast back in NY.

Amazing video in an amazing city!! Next level filming and editing skills. Last time we were there we loved Industry City in Brooklyn, on top of the usual spots.

That shot of NYC with jazz background music at 5:40🔥🔥🔥🔥

hit route 9W for sure - stop at the market - continue to Nyack for a nice little bite to eat - turn around or carry on to bear mountain for a good bit of vert.

Love love love NYC, one of m6 favourite places, although it’s been waaaay too long since I was last there. Enjoy your time there guys.

This is great, I’m heading out there for six months soon. Look forward to seeing more !

Welcome to BK!! Check out some local racing while you're here if you'd like!! **Warning, early start times & awful time slots to recreationally cycle** Saturday August 6th - Prospect Park - ~6:00AM-7:30AM Sunday August 7th - Central Park - ~5:55AM-7:15AM Tuesday August 9th - Floyd Bennet Field (Near Rockaway Beach in Brooklyn) - 6:30PM-8:00PM Saturday August 13th - Prospect Park - ~6:00AM-7:30AM Saturday August 13th - Central Park - ~5:55AM-7:15AM Sunday August 14th - Central Park - ~5:55AM-7:15AM

Shirley Chisholm is a cool one a little further out for some good footage. Can also bike out to flushing to the kissena velodrome, some parts are sketchy but that's true NYC riding for you. Looks like you're in Williamsburg, you should swing by my way across the Pulaski Bridge and check out Gantry Park for nice views, that's where I am. Also if you head towards Greenpoint, try biking over the Kosciuszko Bridge into Sunnyside. Very big bike lane on that Bridge and Sunnyside has some great food spots, like Peruvian, Bolivian and Himalayan food if you're into that.

Looks like most of the good NYC rides are covered here. A fun one, but with a lot of stops for lights, is ocean parkway from Prospect Park to Coney Island. Eat at one of the Russian places in Brighton Beach. Another longer one is go up the Hudson River greenway in Manhattan, across the GW bridge and back down River Road and port imperial blvd into Hoboken (beers/lunch in Hoboken) and take the Path Train back to Manhattan. You can also continue down through Jersey city into Bayonne and take the Bayonne Bridge into Staten Island and take the Richmond Terrace (stop at Liedy's Shore Inn for a beer break) to the Staten Island Ferry back into Manhattan. Another fun and relatively short one in Brooklyn is from Brooklyn Bridge pier 1 Park down to Red Hook, some good bars and restaurants in Red Hook to try out (mostly along Van Brunt St). These aren't fast routes and have some traffic, but a good way to see the city as well as some spots not on the main tourist track.

Welcome to my backyard mate!! Prospect Park is a fun little ride... right across the street.

Super scenic ride. Go up the west side highway across the George Washington bridge into New Jersey to upstate New York. Beautiful ride

Such a cool vlog, Francis! Well done!!!

Brewery (or former) tours are good fun around Brooklyn, a visit to Brooklyn Brewery Saturday with a trip down to smorgasbord market for grub is good!!!

Hope you both have a good break Francis. Enjoy NYC.👍

Welcome to NYC! Bodhi on Mulberry st in Chinatown is a great vegan option for Chinese food. For Brooklyn pizza, Lucali on Henry st is phenomenal (with a waitlist to match). In Manhattan you can't go wrong with John's Pizza on Bleecker St. Ange Noir Cafe in Williamsburg is a great spot, and close to Roberta's (another great pizza joint) and House of Yes. Breweries include: Finback Brewery in Queens, Interboro Spirits & Ales and Kings County Brewers Collective in Brooklyn. Our local bike shop of choice is NYC Velo in the East Village and Hell's Kitchen - great people!! Have an awesome time in the city!

Last time in new york we rented some really bad braking bikes (rim brakes were gone) but still it was amazing. And because of out biking experience in Amsterdam it was just fine. Have a good look ahead and anticipate of traffic (lights). Wanted to rent the bikes for 1 day but ended up biking 3 days as a main way of transport during the day. Looking forward to biking in the post corona time. It looks like a lot more bike infrastructure!

1) Ride West Side highway from Financial District (downtown) all the way up to 178th street, cross George Washington bridge into New Jersey and keep heading north, amazing views and a fun hilly ride once you cross into NJ! 2) Mari Vanna for brunch on Sunday

I got recommended this from a Krunchy Kandy bikepacking video and this is great

Cool!! Enjoy your stay! I live right down the road in Philly. I've done the Tour De Bronx in NY, would like to do the 5 borough tour and the New York to Philadelphia ride.

Love riding in NYC not that they have better cycling infrastructure. You should come back to NYC when they do the 5 borough ride. Also, if you a chance, riding in the Hamptons to the edge of Long Island is also beautiful.

Ride 9W to Nyack going through river road. Great ride. Though one section can be a bit sketchy with water damage. But overall definitely worth it

If you’re riding into NJ again, make sure you stop in Fort Lee before crossing GWB back to New York! Lot’s of cafes, restaurants, and museums.

Long time subscriber to your channel! So glad to hear you are in NYC. You need to do a ride up the Westside Highway over the George Washington Bridge up Route 9W. You will also want to visit CycleSport in Park Ridge, NJ. Several rides a week from there and they also have their own Cafe with espresso and plenty of cakes.

If you are there for 2 weeks maybe try the Catskills upstate- Devils Kitchen plus Kaaterskill falls climb would look great on camera. Plus Daisy would enjoy the waterfall, and it’s near Woodstock. NYC is super hot and humid atmo.

Very much looking forward to these NY videos! One day you should get in a Chicago visit too.

McSorley's pub and High Line in Manhattan; Brooklyn Heights and Coney Island in Brooklyn. Cheers

Have a great time just got back from New York great city to visit.

Take Flatbush ave Brooklyn out to the beach Atlantic Ocean and then go left, head back through Queens over Crossbay blvd , Woodhaven blvd to Queens Blvd to Queensboro bridge into Manhattan. A big loop! Go very early in the morning, sat/sun to avoid traffic and stop lights. Beware of the after hours people leaving clubs at 6am especially Brooklyn Flatbush ave. When on Cross Bay Blvd in Howard Beach stop at New Park Pizza. I've been going to that Pizza place since the 60's.

Ranger station on river road. Take Williamsburg bridge then go west to westside highway ride north forever..cross a bridge and you're golden. Nyack is cool if you take the train up first then start the ride from the bridge.

recommendations for places to checkout: 1. Williamsburg 2. Walk the highline 3. cycle around manhatten island 4. Roosevelt island 5. wonder around the following areas: West village, SoHo, Lower East side, Tribeca 6. don't go to Financial District, it has nothing of interest and smells of piss every street but do visit the freedom tower and oculus shopping centre 7. check out the Little island at Pier 55

seconding/hundrething that riding up the west side bike path and heading across the GW bridge into the palisades is the way to go. henry hudson drive is way more fun than 9W (9W can get very car/traffic heavy on the weekdays), you can also find some fun gravel along the old train line up that-aways.

Another boxset catch up ( gravel Paris & Toon groupset review & bike fit Tuesdays.....👍). Now caught up...... FC and Daisy are in the big apple 🍎- Marvellous ! Really looking forward to your U S of A cycling adventures - bring it on "Toon Team!"😎🚵‍♀️🙋‍♂️

Recommend the Manhattan Loop...round the island, start on the Hudson side via the Hudson River Greenway, maybe near W79th at the yacht club, head south to Staten Island ferry terminal, then N along the East River with a detour across the Brooklyn Bridge for a crazy bridge crossing double back then carry on up N along East River as far as you can, which is at about E 111st where there's a pedestrian bridge to get you into town, squiggle N on 1st then thru Haarlem to St Nicholas, carry on N until you get to the Harlem River, left along the river then across on Dyckman to Riverside Drive which will take you back on to the Hudson River Greenway and S back to the start....about 65km's in all including the BB excursion!!! A great tour of the Island! Oh and for Manhattan sunsets, you cannot go wrong with the rooftop bar of the 1 Hotel (Brooklyn side) next to the Brooklyn Bridge....spectacular!!!!... and for something very different, the PDT (Please Don’t Tell)...you'll have to Google that one and be patient trying to get in..... then pick up a show...Sleep No More....be ready to participate..... After the show, eat out in a garden....Gallow Green, same location as the play!!!! Stroll the Highline...early to avoid the crowds... Don't miss Central Park strolls.... And Grand Central but there's more the GC than meets the eye.... Try get a game of tennis at the hidden court there and look for the hidden bar inside Grand Central Station....The Campbell.....a real time warp back to the industrial age. ENJOY NYC, you will leave sad and vow to return!

Holy carp. Daisy and Francis right around the corner!

Years ago, I biked starting from the USS Intrepid north along the Hudson River Greenway past the GW bridge, and then back down, south around the tip of Manhattan, and up the east side. Pretty fun! Sad to hear you won't make it to Boston - would love to meet you and Daisy in person, but alas. :)

Love the place. Never cycled there but did loads of walking. Look out for Ivan Ramen- best ramen in Manhattan but not sure if they do vegetarian

Since you’ve previously done the obvious stuff… I always used to like to pick things to do in less frequented neighbourhoods. Means you have somewhere to go but also get a flavour for different parts of the city. - The Cloisters up in Washington Heights - Bronx botanical gardens are amazing - Greenwood Cemetery is really worth a visit - Coney Island/Brighton Beach - Check out what’s going on on Governor’s Island (worth a trip there even if there isn’t) - Check the Summerstage line up. There are free concerts happening all the time across the city, some big names too - The East River ferry is a commuter ferry really but it’s great as you get to go under all the key bridges and get great views of the city Have fun - I miss it.

What to do in NY… now, I do recall Electric Lady Studios used to do tours, so I’d do that if I ever make it back over there. I guess you may like Hendrix, as I heard your guitar before and the tone was leaning in his direction 🤘

Welcome to nyc. Love to take you out for some fun abbreviated arrive the city. A bit of gravel, a bit of climbing and some great views.

theres a trail along the west side highway that you can take into NJ via George washington bridge.

The Empire State Trail is a newly paved biking/walking path from Van Cortland Park to Canada!

Try to make it to Central Park as well! Very pretty. And agree going over the GW Bridge to 9W is worth it too. If you're staying in Brooklyn, try to go to Oxomoco for some great Mexican (Michelin star!). Enjoy your time here!

If your looking to escape the city a bit coming across the river to new jersey offers great riding and many adventures

Cade I love that you did my daily ride on my birthday! We must have crossed paths at somepoint

Francis! Welcome to the states. Coffee must haves are Sey, Black Fox and Boxkite. For wine go to four horsemen! For beer go to Tørst! And whatever you do, find Shewolf Bakery Bread!!

Enjoy your holidays you two 😁 Looks tremendous.

I suggest you go over the GW bridge into New Jersey and do some riding there. River Road along the Hudson is very nice. Go over the bridge and make a left on the sidewalk against traffic and go down the hill into the park which starts river road. At the end after the police station bear left and you can make a left onto 9W which get you back towards the bridge.

Welcome to New York City! Over the GWB is a fantastic ride, but may I suggest the old Putnam Trail? A fabulous rail trail from Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx going north to Brewster. Gorgeous!

Ah you guys just missed one of my favorite gravel rides "D2R2" in MA. It's a fun hilly ride in rural New England where they feed you well :)

Welcome back Daisy

you need to come to Utah and enjoy riding without traffic and epic climbs and vistas

Highly recommend river road over the George Washington bridge, almost no cars and great views !

Welcome back to NY! Where unfortunately bike lanes are just paint, directions are subjective, and group rides speed after 8am...

Welcome to my town. Hope you have a fantastic stay

Wow, Daisy in a dress-who knew! Enjoy your trip guys and we can enjoy the video’s. It’s 25 years since I was last in NY so the only-very touristy-suggestion I have for you is a helicopter ride out to Staten Island and Liberty.

Yeah great to see Daisy in the video again.

An evening ate the Village Vanguard is a must.

Ah man I live/ride in NY. Hope I run into ya! And nope- not against etiquette to rip around prospect park in the AM. Teams/club ride around 6am in CP & PP. If you're going over the williamsburg bridge check out Casa Mescal in the lower east side, really really good mexican food.

Echo the 9W recommendation across the GW bridge - West Side Highway the best place for cycling up Manhattan and takes you right there. The 9W Market is a popular place to stop on that route too if you don't want to go too far up. Cycling aside, do a mini pizza tour of NYC. Looks like you're staying in Williamsburg - Roberta's is really good. Rubirosa in Manhattan is pretty close off of the L for you, and if you jump on the G south down to my neck of the woods, Lucali is the best in the city imo (google it first, kinda nuts to get a spot but worth it and they do takeaway). Lots of good micro-breweries in Brooklyn as well - highly recommend checking out Other Half, Threes, and Talea. If you go to Domino park in Williamsburg, there's actually a Roberta's takeout with an Other Half next to it, and good views of Manhattan. Let us know when you'll be out riding - sure you don't want to be mobbed, but would love to do a group ride/a few laps of Prospect Park with you!

Francis, would love to see you 6:30am on Thursday for a RCC group ride!!! We meet at the top of the park right past the grand army entrance.

Wow, you were in my hometown park aka my backyard! I hope you have a blast!

If you wa t some nice rides you should do River Rd, Nyack, Rockland Lake. You can drive u p to Hariman State Park and go to Bear Mountain. You should also check out Strictly Bicycle in NJ or the city

Oh wow. Im in Manhattan for the next four days. Maybe ill get lucky and catch you cycling (or walking) about.

Hell yea brother!! Welcome back to the US!!!🇺🇸 🚴

In both Prospect Park and Central Park too many pedestrians during the day, but watch out CP gives cyclists tickets for going through lights later in the day. Also look up Roy's bike shop the best in Brooklyn

Check out Katz in the Lower East Side - best pastrami sandwiches, iconic. You have to check out the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art), specifically their Impressionists and American Art. It's awesome. And MOMA!! Van Gogh Starry Night alone justifies the visit. Walk 5th Ave, Rockefeller center. Absolutely, a must, Blue Note Cafe in the Village. Amazing jazz and very cool atmosphere. And be sure to check Lincoln Center's schedule - best possible music, of all sorts. In Manhattan, on the West side, there's a bike path/lane next to the river, really nice. Remember, you're in NYC!! Best city in the world. London is 2nd.

Try the Empire Trail way if your both still in New York. Leads north into car 🚗 free roads.

7:20 literally made me 🥱😄

Escape the city for a day and checkout the Catskills, do some hiking or mountain biking.

Wait you're finally in my backyard and we don't get to ride?!!!! 😱😭 Do you plan to ride 9w up to Bear MTN or Storm King from New Jersey George Washington Bridge these are epic iconic rides from NYC the GFNY goes on them. I'd love to meet up with you in the NJ side for a ride

For a fantastic farm to table meal go to the Cook Shop in Chelsea (at 20th and 10th).

Maybe you could take a train ride to also explore either Philadelphia [

Wow passed you guys in the park and didn’t know it was you, but definitely head all the way down Bedford and take the bike route up to the rockaway bridge and cycle down the boardwalk in far rockaway or do the rockaway loop

You should ride over to floyd bennet field one tuesday at around 6 to watch the races happen there

I think the park etiquette / rules are only against pace lines after 8am? Think everything else is fair game... If you have time check out Rubber N Road in manhattan, nice shop run by two really nice guys who are passionate about the cycling community and also brew a killer coffee. They can definitely suggest some rides as well/have some on their website for some great rides in NJ/Upstate NY. A quick easy ride would be over the George Washington Bridge into NJ, and head up "River Road", think its technically Henry Hudson drive? but its a great path with some rolling hills that runs up the west side of the Hudson river. Mostly closed to cars right now which is great. You can follow that up 9W to Nyack which is a nice route. You could get a century in if you continued up to Bear Mountain. Things to do off the bike.. if you've never done it try Sleep No More one night, and if you like metal music could check out Saint Vitus for a show in Greenpoint. Also grab some polish food in greenpoint while youre at it! Hope you enjoy your time here and maybe see you riding around!

Possible interesting experience: visiting Propel Bikes in Brooklyn @ flushing avenue

I’m in Ridgewood if you are in bushwick or around I hope to see you 😂 be safe out here ✌️

Sweet! Enjoy - one of the most fun cities to ride a bike in. Just keep your eyes peeled lol :)

Local 🚴 tips (updated 9:28PM): I highly recommend driving an hour to Harriman State Park. Beautiful riding up there around 7 Lakes Dr. I would also look into Bear Mountain. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a66prZt7zr_DYJ8.html If you want to hang out with the rich and famous on the beach with some great riding roads head out to the end of Long Island. Montauk New York. Or just ride there it’s about 130mi 1 way. For some nice local riding head over the George Washington Bridge and get on route 9W North that will take you to Piermont which is a great cycling area. Also check out Piermont Bicycle connection, great bike shop with a cafe (1 of 2 on 9W) they are by the water. Local Gravel: check out Rubber N’ Road’s videos, they only have like 10 videos they’ll be easy to find. His videos provide links to download the routes you see in the videos. The video with Egan Bernal’s MTB instructor is a good one. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sMqmgaSgmt_JmJc.html

Daisy/Francis welcome back to the states. Visit New England if you want to get away from the traffic.