I use MassTransit for work, though if I was closer I would most likely try and bike in regularly. Now, I live in Brooklyn, New York in a fairly nice area
called Marine Park. I am near the water, and have some decent bike paths around here, and hope to hit some upstate by early Fall. I have had road bikes, and
found my Trek Mountain bike works better here. I keep the knobby tires, though, since the combined tires do not stand up so well in the city. Makes the biking
tougher, but better. I am hoping to get my milage about fourteen miles plus per ride, but city riding can be really tough. Bike lanes in the city seem to be
extra parking for lazy drivers or, worse, a lane for coming up behind the biker to cut off traffic. I will not say what I think of such critters, other than
may they sit on a nice spike, but otherwise I think city biking is more daring than off-road. I mean, if you survive the canyons (called zero money put in for
street maintenance), the crazed drivers, the in-line skaters that think bikers, fellow skaters, runners, and such can magically avoid them when they decide to
zip in front of you, listening to their Ipods, eyes shut as you come around a corner in the bike lane, and there is dream skater. Ah, the joys of mountain
biking in the city! Despite all this, I love doing it, cause sometimes the wackiness makes the ride more interesting. I admit to having done some basic double
track, but have not gained the skills necessary for really wild stuff. Bless the gifted riders, if they remember do not damage the resource, respect other
users, and do not become one with the tree at the end of the the wild turn! So, what type of bike do you ride, and where do you ride? Have to do a quickie
lunch, then take myself and my bike out for a mini-adventure. 
