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+1. We had a decent cycling thread 2-3 years ago. Perhaps the OP can edit the name.Can we make this into a Cycling Thread? I'm actually exploring options to bike to work, which is only 2 miles in distance. The beauty of it is that I don't have to use a main road at all: It's all neighborhoods, and a few campus' to get from one end to another. Looking into grabbing a commuter bike, but aside from the name of it, I have ZERO idea what to look for.
I've commuted to work via bicycle off and on for 30+ years in 4 different cities with commutes ranging from 5 to 25 miles each way. Be careful in neighborhoods as you have driveways and cross-streets with people getting all of their chit together as they head off to work and not paying attention to the road. I've had 10x more near accidents in the 'hoods than on the road.Can we make this into a Cycling Thread? I'm actually exploring options to bike to work, which is only 2 miles in distance. The beauty of it is that I don't have to use a main road at all: It's all neighborhoods, and a few campus' to get from one end to another. Looking into grabbing a commuter bike, but aside from the name of it, I have ZERO idea what to look for.
Whats pretty legit is that its almost connected to the Cincinnati river front parks, and is in the process of connecting all the way to Cleveland. Living in Newport, it'll be sweet to have a quarter mile of on road riding until I'm on like 250 miles of off road bike path.^Loveland/Little Miami is phenomenal. Besides it's flat, that stinks.
I utter an oath at her lack of awareness
+1That lady is a dumb c*nt. She needs to get her ass on the shoulder. She's just asking to get another cyclist killed because of her frustrating people. I don't like to drove in Nicholasville much less ride. F*vk that noise.
Also, the congestion on busy mixed use trails sucks. Deal with it all the time on the legacy but that's part of it. Slow down and take your time.
Totally agree. My 5-mile morning commute runs 1.3 miles through a residential area with no bike lanes on that stretch. I experience similar drivers.I've commuted to work via bicycle off and on for 30+ years in 4 different cities with commutes ranging from 5 to 25 miles each way. Be careful in neighborhoods as you have driveways and cross-streets with people getting all of their chit together as they head off to work and not paying attention to the road. I've had 10x more near accidents in the 'hoods than on the road.
I've commuted to work via bicycle off and on for 30+ years in 4 different cities with commutes ranging from 5 to 25 miles each way. Be careful in neighborhoods as you have driveways and cross-streets with people getting all of their chit together as they head off to work and not paying attention to the road. I've had 10x more near accidents in the 'hoods than on the road.
As for what to get...for a 2 miler just about anything would do for a bike. Be sure and keep a spare tube, tools and some method of inflating...I like CO2 in case you have a flat along the way. There's a lot of crap on the streets and it all gets blown towards the curb and into bike lanes. If you go the CO2 route I highly recommend getting an inflator that takes the non-threaded cartridges. You can buy the non-threaded cartridges in most sporting goods stores in a box of 5 or 25 for $1 or less per cartridge vs paying $2.50+ per cartridge for the threaded variety.
Dumb question: There are different "gases" you can put in a tire (I'm assuming air/oxygen and CO2)? And CO2 is the way to go?
The mileage is just about 2-3 miles, maybe 4 because it's not a straight shot and would have to weave through the campus a bit. I may also hit a bar or two on the way back from work.. So maybe at most, 8 miles a day.
Kind of what I was thinking. Especially if you're going to be in neighborhoods only.Uh, definitely don't start with a fixed gear. Get a single speed, maybe one with a flip flop hub, but definitely learn how to ride on the road with a single speed, not a fixed gear. Its a whole different riding style.
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This stupid ass makes us all look bad. In such situations, I always ride shoulders. Rumble strips are your friend. My last ride from Knoxville to Cumberland Gap near Middlesboro was almost completely on the shoulder.
33 from Knoxville all the way up to 25E. That bridge over the lake is scary. When I rode it the first time in 2009, an engineer from my last job assisted me with reconnoitering that damn bridge. We used Google maps. He provided some super valuable advice.33 or more of the back roads? There are some nice hills there near Norris.