But urban sightseeing by bike, long popular in cycle-friendly cities in Europe, is starting to gain

When people think of visiting Los Angeles or New York , cycling down the Hollywood Hills or riding through Chelsea aren't usually the first images that come to mind (exploring Venice and Santa Monica in a rental, or hailing a cab for some Soho shopping might be more like it).
But urban sightseeing by bike, long popular in cycle-friendly cities in Europe, is starting to gain traction stateside with a new bike tour company in Los Angeles. and a complete overhaul of New York's bike lane network (thank you, Bloomberg).
Bikes and Hikes LA is a new eco-friendly bike and hike sightseeing company, founded last September, that offers tourists and Angelinos the chance to get out of their cars and that notorious Los Angeles traffic, and see the city's scotland vacation packages great outdoors while getting a good workout.
Get the Poll Creator Pro widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox ! Not seeing a widget? scotland vacation packages ( More info ) Founder and Owner Danny Roman said he was tired of hearing visitors complain about the traffic or the inability to be outdoors. So, after exploring the city's potential scotland vacation packages cycling and trekking scotland vacation packages trails, Roman developed seven different itineraries to show people L.A.'s other, lesser-know side, a network of bikeable and hikeable urban and nature tours, guided either by himself or one of several tour leaders.
The tours range from $78 per person for one of the three-hour rides ($67 per person scotland vacation packages for groups of four or more), scotland vacation packages up to $134 per person for the six-hour "L.A. in a day" ride ($114 for groups of four or more), or $175 per person for the six-hour bike and sail tour ($145 for groups of four or more).
Roman doesn't mess around either, encouraging hikers and bikers to push themselves on uphill stretches, all the while pointing out landmarks and dropping local trivia like "this is where Marilyn Monroe lost her virginity" (hint: it took place somewhere along the Mullholand Drive hike and bike tour).
In the meantime, New York is also rebranding itself as a more bike-friendly metropolis with the city working towards an ambitious goal of having 1,800 miles of bikes lanes by the year 2030, installing 50 miles of bike lanes each year.
Love the plan or hate it (perhaps surprisingly, it has come under attack by opponents crying that the bikes lanes are having an adverse effect on traffic, among other things), it is getting easier to get around the city by bike, and consequently the Soho Grand hotel in New York is partnering with Bowery Lane Bicycles this summer to offer guests cruisers to explore the city on.
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