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Hurricane Sandy as seen by bike in NYC

Written by Saris Mercanti
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As Hurricane Sandy swept across the East Coast and caused billions in damage a few intrepid bikers spent a few hours exploring the flooded Big Apple. The footage is heart wrenching and our hearts and prayers go out to all of those affected.

 
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MG
MG
12 years ago

From the get go I’d immediately regret the decision to ride my bike through all that salt water. Cool video!!
Thoughts and prayers.

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Watchtower
Watchtower
12 years ago

Having a bulletproof bike for when the SHTF is not a bad idea.

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harrochan
harrochan
12 years ago

dudes can’t even spell incident

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carl
carl
12 years ago

FRAME SAVER to the rescue!

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echotraveler
echotraveler
12 years ago

the risk those guys took to make this video was ENORMOUS. Always stay away from flooded areas, always stay sheltered under hurricane conditions. It may look fun, until someone gets hurt.

not cool

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Xris
Xris
12 years ago

I’d be freaked out by being electrocuted or caught in some flooded drainhole. Good footage. RIP valiant bicycles, you were well used.

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TeamUnivega
TeamUnivega
12 years ago

Which derailleurs worked best underwater?

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dan
dan
12 years ago

@teamunivega, hipsters don’t need no deailleurs. Come on now everyone knows that

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razmaspaz
razmaspaz
12 years ago

Fantastic footage. And while I usually shy away from criticizing random people on the Internet, this is monumentally stupid. They were lucky they weren’t killed. This video should at a minimum be shared with a disclaimer.

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Echotraveler
Echotraveler
12 years ago

Ill add: A video that shows how bicycles will help re organize the city is what i crave.

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MegO
MegO
12 years ago

I bet the guy with the Bently left it there for insurance claims. Car payments sucks yo!

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