![]() Now I was ready to go there on my own…on a bike!īiking to Montauk exceeded my expectations. But I couldn’t wait! I had only been to Montauk as a kid with my parents. I spent a ton of time trying to figure out what roads to ride, how to do this, etc. The ride would be about 115 miles long…if I didn’t get lost. I remember going to the Hagstrom Map Store on 43rd Street and 6th Avenue to buy all the maps I would need to plan my journey. Back then, you couldn’t bring your bike on the LIRR Montauk branch before Labor Day. I wanted to do this ride one-way…and take the LIRR back home when I was done. I had started a new job…and I decided to train all summer to meet this goal. ![]() Have you ever wanted to do that one “big ride” to challenge yourself? Biking to Montauk from my apartment in Brooklyn was the first time I had ever dared to ride more than 100 miles in one day.
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