Metro

More cyclists are chillin’

The number of people riding bikes in the city has spiked 58 percent since 2008, growth spurred in part by huge increases in riders tooling about in cold weather.

The Department of Transportation counted an average of 16,038 cyclists at six busy locations throughout the city, including at the Manhattan, Brooklyn and 59th Street bridges.

That’s up from 15,465 in 2011 and 10,135 in 2008.

Off-season cycling — riding in January, February and March — grew by 86 percent since 2008, according to the annual Cycling in the City update released by the DOT.

“It’s four-season transportation,” said DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.

jennifer.fermino@nypost.com