In the face of the impending L train shutdown there has been a flurry of alternate transportation ideas thrown around — I’m personally a fan of the pontoon bridge idea, but I don’t think anybody at City Hall is seriously considering it.

This past Thursday, I decided to take a crack at an alternate idea that isn’t getting a lot of air play — riding a bike.

I’ve lived in the Bushwick area for about a decade now and while I often think about doing it, I have never once ridden a bike in New York City. I don’t even own one.