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Keyster737
6/14/2021 2:39pm
6/14/2021 2:39pm
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I'm moving to NYC end of the summer and want to find a way to keep riding out there. I used Moto to get off my anti-depressants and don't want to go back on them. My wife will be going to school near Central Park. Where should I look for housing that could help us split her commute and my distance to good tracks? I can keep my bike in a storage unit if needed. I presume out of the city is my best bet, but looking for advice.
Tagging off that, what are the best tracks to ride near NYC?
Tagging off that, what are the best tracks to ride near NYC?
There could be another avenue to do this in Westchester, north of The City. Orange County is up there, Waldon MX probably wouldn’t be too far, and there’s at least another track in Monticello (I think).
Happy to opine more in a DM. Don’t think I can help you with bike yet, but hoping to buy a house soon and would be happy to if I had a proper garage.
The Shop
We have 2 tracks on LI small clubs will be at least 1 hour drive from city to those long island tracks which are small and usually packed when open. NJ has 2 tracks not open much.. few practices on weekends you will get 5-6 sessions @15 min motos for $60-80!! and race weekends. Upstate NY has nothing few races a year. and takes 2-3 hours from NYC ...DONT MOVE HERE ITS TERRIBLE!!! Traffic in an out of city alone is enough to stay home. Plus you got guys literally masturbating in public in NYC times square. New York ShItty
What are you referring to? 10th st in Manhattan ...What membership ?
Budds is awesome, as it's open everyday, and you can ride as long as you want. Tomahawk is open less often but is great.
Southwick would be somewhat close to you, and is obviously awesome, but rarely holds open practice.
Englishtown and Field of Dreams are awesome tracks, but you typically only get to ride 15 minutes, and then you sit around for an hour. This sucks.
I lived in the lower east side, and I paid for a covered spot in a parking lot. I also used a huge cover that wrapped all the way around the bike. I did not lock it; I never had an issues. I would typically go to a coin car wash after riding, then do any bike work before I got back. Ideally you get a garage space you can work in, but that is $$$ in Manhattan.
Look for some sand pits to ride in Connecticut or NJ. I basically just wait for it to rain and go ride the sand in NJ.
Pit Row
If you don’t want to live in the city you can try in westchester and at least rent a house with garage and parking. But some people want the nyc experience of living down there.
Lots of great mountain biking near NYC that could help if you’re interested. Also off-road riding and NJ sand pits might be helpful instead of only tracks.
Englishtown was my go to track, about 1hr from Astoria. Just make sure you leave early or traffic will add another 30min to an hour.
There are a ton of NY tracks, but not that many left downstate unfortunately. If you're down to travel a bit there is a really strong moto scene in the mid-Atlantic/northeast region though.
It depends on the track, but most places will do a Saturday practice the day before races if that's what you're looking for.
The most local tracks to you will be Englishtown NJ, Orange County Fair MX, Walden MX, and Holiday Mountain. There are also some tracks on LI, but I've never been to them.
If you're looking to race the districts you're going to want to check out are:
- MSC (Metropolitan Sports Committee) is mostly eastern NY/downstate races
- D34 (formerly AMA District 34... now I think they're non-AMA? Races in NY/PA/NJ)
- AMA District 3 (central and upstate NY) High Voltage is worth checking out.
- AMA District 6 (NJ/PA/WVA)
- NESC (New England Sports Committee. Mass, CT, NH, Maine)
- NEMX (New England Motocross. Mass, New Hampshire, Maine)
- USMX (Upstate NY Motocross)
- Empire State MX (Upstate/Western NY. Some really good tracks in this district. Area 51 and Hogback Hills are worth the drive.)
- PAMX (Pennsylvania MX)
This is a list of every track I know of in reasonable (and unreasonable...) driving distance from my location.
https://www.rydersalley.com
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