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Best of a rock & a drop
Quote from Guest on November 19, 2004, 4:05 amJust north of the U.S. Military Academy on the west side of the Hudson River is NY rt218. It is a short run south of Cornwall NY to U.S. 9W but the views are excellent. There are a couple of pull offs often crowded with bikes & cages on the weekends but weekdays between AM and PM rush hours are the best.
The road is two lanes without a shoulder with Storm King Mountain on one side and a sever drop to the CSX tracks and the Hudson river on the other.
I run a light weight hack and need to be very conscientious of body weight and position on several turns, While the sports bike riders.. well nuff said.Generally a speed of 30-35MPH is comfortable on the road a bit slower for some corners & first timers. Then there are the commuters using it who desire to read the molded imprint on the tail light lenses, thus the between rush hour usage.
But its a short ride that taking 9W over the mountain just can't do justice for.
Just north of the U.S. Military Academy on the west side of the Hudson River is NY rt218. It is a short run south of Cornwall NY to U.S. 9W but the views are excellent. There are a couple of pull offs often crowded with bikes & cages on the weekends but weekdays between AM and PM rush hours are the best.
The road is two lanes without a shoulder with Storm King Mountain on one side and a sever drop to the CSX tracks and the Hudson river on the other.
I run a light weight hack and need to be very conscientious of body weight and position on several turns, While the sports bike riders.. well nuff said.
Generally a speed of 30-35MPH is comfortable on the road a bit slower for some corners & first timers. Then there are the commuters using it who desire to read the molded imprint on the tail light lenses, thus the between rush hour usage.
But its a short ride that taking 9W over the mountain just can't do justice for.