How cool FreshNewbie. Yes, Bellport is further out there. Do you ride on main roads. My husband and I want to ride out east along where the wineries are. I am also not comfortable in traffic. My husband has a back road route from your house to Bethpage Park trail. Your boyfriend might know of this trail. From my house and back it gives us a 24 mile ride which is what I do on the weekends. Otherwise from my house going a little past the trail will give me a 14mile ride. There is just one stretch of this route that I hate because of a narrow bridge over Wantagh Pkwy. and then crossing Wantagh Ave. Once I am over that, I am loving my ride.

I am live off of Southern State Pkwy where it is more flat. Syosset is the north shore and more hilly. Memorial Day weekend we road in Pt Washington, not too far from Syosset and yes in traffic. ugh

I will watch for your riding posts. Enjoy!!!

PS do you work in Manhattan? I do. Down on Hudson Street. Not a very exciting part of Manhattan.

~ JoAnn