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9Actual useful traffic advice for a New Yorker from someone in New Zealand who doesn't know the neighborhood personally. Wow, the internet is wonderful for some things!– rclocher3Commented Jan 8, 2021 at 7:35
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1@rclocher3 thanks :) Its more a matter of knowing the resources like streetview, and the drawbacks like its age. Strava's heatmap is great but its self-selected to be faster roadies on-road and MTB types off-road. I find it hardest to change sides of the road.– Criggie ♦Commented Jan 8, 2021 at 11:28
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5"your choice of bike is locked in for now" I wouldn't say that's true. The OP spent a fairly large chunk of money on an expensive niche bike which is entirely unsuitable for their needs. It would take very much less money to go into any store selling basic mountain bikes and buy the absolute cheapest. Or buy a cheap MTB off Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace or the like. For the OP's level of cycling ability and fitness, that would be orders of magnitude more suitable. And based on the OP's consideration of options, they can certainly afford it.– GrahamCommented Jan 8, 2021 at 17:02
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2@phoog no I didn't, thanks. I'm using the resources avaiilable which indicate that parkway is "popular" in strava, so perhaps its people running or riding any pathway beside the road ? Or people who are driving to/from an exercise park but have left their strava recording going ? Local knowledge wins out over book/web knowledge every time - Since you have local knowledge, do post your own answer as well.– Criggie ♦Commented Jan 8, 2021 at 22:54
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3@Criggie that parkway is "popular" in strava Probably riders driving home and left the GPS on after riding? My father was from NYC, so I've been there a lot visiting my grandmother - and I got quite the chuckle when I read your "the Belt Parkway comes in as popular but streetview shows its not at all bike-friendly." I remember as a kid being able to see the traffic on the Belt Parkway from the back seat of our car as we'd cross the Verrazano Bridge and the thought of riding a bicycle on that road...– Andrew HenleCommented Jan 9, 2021 at 17:02
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