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**inofindy** · 06-27-2007, 07:23 PM

Yes and no.

I have had good and bad with them, cruising down a sidewalk at a moderate pace will do you no harm, but I have also been deliberately shouldered by people that do not like you being there (even standing still).

The roads are 50/50. Some are great (liek in the West Village, Hudson Street) with bike lanes and good pavement, others are a nightmare (midtown, chinatown, downtown) with broken pavement, construction, traffic, double parking, horse dung and garbage and few, if any, bike lanes (fewer still that are not used by cabbies as their pick-up drop-off zones. Look out for passengers who open doors w/o looking first!).

Anyway, there are some areas that are better than others, but just keep your wits about you and you should be fine.

Oh, I also recommend a brand of skates called "hypnoskate". They are really solid, dependable detachable blades (the boots are akin to snowboard boots). A little less solid than traditional skates, but more stable than roller-hockey blades.

Hope this helps!

06-27-2007, 07:23 PM	#2
inofindy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 473 Senior Member	Yes and no. I have had good and bad with them, cruising down a sidewalk at a moderate pace will do you no harm, but I have also been deliberately shouldered by people that do not like you being there (even standing still). The roads are 50/50. Some are great (liek in the West Village, Hudson Street) with bike lanes and good pavement, others are a nightmare (midtown, chinatown, downtown) with broken pavement, construction, traffic, double parking, horse dung and garbage and few, if any, bike lanes (fewer still that are not used by cabbies as their pick-up drop-off zones. Look out for passengers who open doors w/o looking first!). Anyway, there are some areas that are better than others, but just keep your wits about you and you should be fine. Oh, I also recommend a brand of skates called "hypnoskate". They are really solid, dependable detachable blades (the boots are akin to snowboard boots). A little less solid than traditional skates, but more stable than roller-hockey blades. Hope this helps!
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