By the way, it's not a journey from Old Town, it's a jounrey from *Grasmere*. You started at Hylan/Norway Avenue (other side of the street that's Clove Rd.), the stop after my house, that's still Grasmere , it makes a right onto Sand Land, then you're in Arrochar, then over the VZ Bridge to Bay Ridge..
I forgot about this video, it's been three years, and I was just about to make the same comment again and then I saw that I made it three years ago. I will probably be back in a few more years ; until I see I made the comment twice before, about to object that this is Grasmere, not Old Town.
You should do more of these videos, they're pretty fun to watch and provides a new perspective. Any castleton bus route has these so you can film other bus routes lol. I'm being selfish ik :(
When they first introduced this a couple of years ago, I was eager to try it the very first week . I work in Midtown, so I biked down over the Manhattan Bridge to 4th Avenue and 86th . So far I've only used it two more times. Last week I did it again, the first time in the SI-Brooklyn direction. I'm always terrified that my bike is going to fall off under the wheels of the bus and I'm shitting bricks every time. Also, I don't like standing directly in front of that bus while I put it on the rack. What if the driver's foot goes off the brake? I much prefer riding from Brooklyn to Staten island too, because I put the bike on at 4th/86th, which is the first/last stop, while the bus is parked, plenty of time to do it. When I did it last week, I did it in rush hour from Clove Rd/W Fingerboard, I could feel everybody giving me the stink eye and glaring at me because I was delaying them. I may have made people miss their R train connection. That minute can make all the difference. When I ride my bike, I definitely prefer taking the ferry to get to Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Excellent video, you must have really been spinning the pedals to out run the bus! All joking aside, a few questions: 1-is there an additional charge for the bike on the bus? 2-is this on all Brooklyn bound buses? 3-how secure was the bike tied on to the bus? 4-any chance of the bike getting scratched? 5-can the bus carry more than one bike at a time? Thanks
+StatenIslandsouth2 1- No extra fare. 2- Just the S53 currently. Round trip so Brooklyn to Staten Island as well, get on of off at any stop. I haven't seen any S53 busses without the racks installed. 3- They have 3 rack styles. All three have held by bikes well, including a heavy Dutch bike (which just barely fit) and other bikes with full fenders. 4- The bikes wheels sit in two wells and cant roll forwards or backwards. Two of the rack styles have spring loaded J hooks that hold down the front tire on top, to keep pressure on the bike it seems. One style has a sprung lever which holds the front tire captive from the front. The latter is easier for bikes with full front fenders. Nothing appears to be touching paint. 5- The racks carry two bikes at a time with the handlebars facing opposite directions.
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By the way, it's not a journey from Old Town, it's a jounrey from *Grasmere*. You started at Hylan/Norway Avenue (other side of the street that's Clove Rd.), the stop after my house, that's still Grasmere , it makes a right onto Sand Land, then you're in Arrochar, then over the VZ Bridge to Bay Ridge..
I forgot about this video, it's been three years, and I was just about to make the same comment again and then I saw that I made it three years ago. I will probably be back in a few more years ; until I see I made the comment twice before, about to object that this is Grasmere, not Old Town.
Dude I take the 53 and did the same with my bike, I had a mounted GoPro and recorded the whole s53 route! Lol
Wow man this is an amazing view!
I'm glad the bus driver didn't make me remove the camera to get this view.
It's so good the MTA is doing a program like this.
Yea, for sure. I didn't know the MTA had bike racks.
Pilot program.
www.mta.info/news-bikes-buses-new-york-city-transit/2015/08/31/racks-available-s53-s93-routes-1-year-pilot
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You should do more of these videos, they're pretty fun to watch and provides a new perspective. Any castleton bus route has these so you can film other bus routes lol. I'm being selfish ik :(
When they first introduced this a couple of years ago, I was eager to try it the very first week . I work in Midtown, so I biked down over the Manhattan Bridge to 4th Avenue and 86th . So far I've only used it two more times. Last week I did it again, the first time in the SI-Brooklyn direction. I'm always terrified that my bike is going to fall off under the wheels of the bus and I'm shitting bricks every time. Also, I don't like standing directly in front of that bus while I put it on the rack. What if the driver's foot goes off the brake? I much prefer riding from Brooklyn to Staten island too, because I put the bike on at 4th/86th, which is the first/last stop, while the bus is parked, plenty of time to do it. When I did it last week, I did it in rush hour from Clove Rd/W Fingerboard, I could feel everybody giving me the stink eye and glaring at me because I was delaying them. I may have made people miss their R train connection. That minute can make all the difference. When I ride my bike, I definitely prefer taking the ferry to get to Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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Excellent video, you must have really been spinning
the pedals to out run the bus!
All joking aside, a few questions:
1-is there an additional charge for the bike on the
bus?
2-is this on all Brooklyn bound buses?
3-how secure was the bike tied on to the
bus?
4-any chance of the bike getting
scratched?
5-can the bus carry more than one bike at a
time?
Thanks
+StatenIslandsouth2 I saw your MTA link after I posted my comments THANKS
+StatenIslandsouth2
1- No extra fare.
2- Just the S53 currently. Round trip so Brooklyn to Staten Island as well, get on of off at any stop. I haven't seen any S53 busses without the racks installed.
3- They have 3 rack styles. All three have held by bikes well, including a heavy Dutch bike (which just barely fit) and other bikes with full fenders.
4- The bikes wheels sit in two wells and cant roll forwards or backwards. Two of the rack styles have spring loaded J hooks that hold down the front tire on top, to keep pressure on the bike it seems. One style has a sprung lever which holds the front tire captive from the front. The latter is easier for bikes with full front fenders. Nothing appears to be touching paint.
5- The racks carry two bikes at a time with the handlebars facing opposite directions.
Thank you
S93 buses as well. S53/S93
Staten We sometimes there is s53 buses w/o bike racks
Can the mta rack hold a 20" fat tire ebike?