{"id":12105,"date":"2016-07-13T11:13:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T15:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/"},"modified":"2016-07-13T11:13:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T15:13:43","slug":"gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/","title":{"rendered":"Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t be like this girl. Get the right gear so you can ride safely through the city. Photo via Flickr user mcuzbek. Bicycles are as synonymous with Brooklyn summertime as Ample Hills cones and sky-high electric bills. Not only are they fun and festive, but as anyone who regularly travels from Park Slope to Williamsburg can tell you, a bike can be a real time saver. Twenty minutes of pedaling in the fresh air sure beats an hour navigating elaborate bus connections or long circuitous subway rides. But the city streets can be intimidating to a new urban rider\u2014especially with terrifying hit and runs in the headlines. Feeling like a wobbly, unprepared noob kept me from riding my bike in the city for a long time. But that\u2019s where stuff comes in. Glorious stuff! A few key items have really made all the difference in my riding confidence. I feel relaxed and in&hellip; Read More<\/p>\n<p>Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking : <a href=\"http:\/\/brokelyn.com\/cheap-brooklyn-bike-gear\/\">Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t be like this girl. Get the right gear so you can ride safely through the city. Photo via<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5893,"featured_media":12106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[2729],"class_list":["post-12105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-brokelyn"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking - Brooklyn News and Events<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Don&#8217;t be like this girl. Get the right gear so you can ride safely through the city. Photo via\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Brooklyn News and Events\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-07-13T15:13:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jon Freeman\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jon Freeman\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/\",\"name\":\"Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking - Brooklyn News and Events\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/1468422871Brokelyn.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-07-13T15:13:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#\/schema\/person\/1130e29b270d189bf1efcbd308ea4431\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/1468422871Brokelyn.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/1468422871Brokelyn.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/\",\"name\":\"Brooklyn News and Events\",\"description\":\"For What&#039;s Buzzin&#039; in Brooklyn\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#\/schema\/person\/1130e29b270d189bf1efcbd308ea4431\",\"name\":\"Jon Freeman\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/Brooklyn-Buzz-Black-Logo-2018-1-96x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/Brooklyn-Buzz-Black-Logo-2018-1-96x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Jon Freeman\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking - Brooklyn News and Events","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking","og_description":"Don&#8217;t be like this girl. Get the right gear so you can ride safely through the city. Photo via","og_url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/","og_site_name":"Brooklyn News and Events","article_published_time":"2016-07-13T15:13:43+00:00","author":"Jon Freeman","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jon Freeman","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/","url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/","name":"Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking - Brooklyn News and Events","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/1468422871Brokelyn.png","datePublished":"2016-07-13T15:13:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#\/schema\/person\/1130e29b270d189bf1efcbd308ea4431"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/1468422871Brokelyn.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/1468422871Brokelyn.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/gear-up-for-summer-rides-6-bike-essentials-that-will-help-overcome-your-fear-of-biking\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Gear up for summer rides: 6 bike essentials that will help overcome your fear of biking"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/","name":"Brooklyn News and Events","description":"For What&#039;s Buzzin&#039; in Brooklyn","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#\/schema\/person\/1130e29b270d189bf1efcbd308ea4431","name":"Jon Freeman","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/Brooklyn-Buzz-Black-Logo-2018-1-96x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/Brooklyn-Buzz-Black-Logo-2018-1-96x96.jpg","caption":"Jon Freeman"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/"],"url":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5893"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12105\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}