While it is a somber day for many, there are a group of New Yorkers that have found a way to commemorate September 11th each year in a way that celebrates the world’s greatest city just as we mourn both the lives and the freedoms lost on that fateful date in 2001. Conceived by Mike Saes as part of his Bridge Rollers initiative and adopted by TheGoodLife! crew from jump, the annual one hundred mile 9/11 Tribute Roll is now in it’s 6th year and has turned a day of infamy into one of our most looked forward to days of the year. This year everything was right: the weather, the route, the crew, and all of the amazing people who encouraged us along the way. Shit, even the NYPD was cool, not pressing us for a bit of public consumption and allowing us to mob in the streets like in the days of old. From Brooklyn to Queens to Manhattan to The Bronx, to a quick stint in Jersey to Staten Island and finally back to the World Trade Center site, it was a journey that can barely be described. Fortunately we have video by Hugh Grand & photos by Craig Wetherby to tell the tale. Join us on a hell of a ride after the jump! #NEVERFORGET
This year the 100 Mile Meet Up was at DeFonte’s, the classic sandwich spot in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
As the crew enjoyed their breakfast sandwiches, Coach Saes was plotting our route.
We made sure to hit up some iconic spots all around the city…
And also made sure we shot some group photos along the way…
Peace to Bay Ridge!
The cruise under the Verrazano Bridge is always proper!
Julio was ready to keep it moving tho…
Next up was our private tour of SeaGate…
We rolled thru like The Warriors!
And had to make a pit stop to hang with the locals for another group photo.
Status Jeff made some friends with the locals too.
Next stop was Coney Island…
We cruised thru the Coney Art Walls before we headed out…
Kenny Scharf represent!
Captain Timbo led the pack to our next destination over the Sheepshead Bay Bridge.
We mobbed out to Rockaway with the quickness…
For some Caracas Arepas & Micheladas!!
Gotta love The Rock!
Crown Heights was representing strong for the fallen…#AlwaysRemember
We were on our way…50 Miles down!
Riverside views all the way up the East Side to our next destination…
Fresh pizza for all!
Whoa!
Maya was feeling the pizza boost!
The police escort got us to the next spot just in time for our safety meeting!
Maya was still holding his wheelie all the way across High Bridge!
Classic Cruisers were out!
As the sun set, the Avery Dennison reflective hits on our new custom TGL! x Burton kits kept us safe!
The crew stopped for yet another group photo…
Timbo was out…Light Speed!
We set our sights on the next destination…
And what a sight she was!
We took a mellow cruise over the George Washington Bridge to Dirty Jersey for some extra miles…
And the views were pretty epic!
After an insane downhill burner we had one more pitstop…
For a quick flat fix…
And some extreme stretching…
ZooJerz was feeling good!
We took the PATH back…
And took over the entire train!
Quick pedal thru Times Square…
All the way down to Washington Square Park…
Then stopped for an old school New York Egg Cream from Ray’s!
Next we hit up Staten Island for a quick 5 miles…
And poured some out for all the fallen NYC institutions on the ferry…#WeMissTheOldNewYork
Our crew was still feeling strong tho!
We made it!
This year we were blessed with a private up close & personal tour of the Tribute in Light!
Thank you to all who supported us on our ride! Til next year…
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