Originally Posted by Troul

I can understand that incentive. There a place I like to at least once a year that I like to ride out to for a treat of eats, but being that it means riding thru a rough area coupled with the "times" of unrest, it isn't ideal to go solo & for just anyone to ride along isn't conducive just in case something were to come up. Did it solo twice, & once I experienced a flat. During the quickest flat repair I could manage, I had some unwanted peoples come up to me. Having a second person of my mindset makes that type of thing not a big deal, but solo, it can elevate the moment.
The other time I had no road side fixes to execute, but did draw unwanted attention that bumped the cardio up a few notches to get outta dodge. Knowing the ways (routes) is very beneficial, but it still was more "exciting" than I would want to do again solo or with the unprepared rider. I still am contemplating doing it solo again, just because 90% of the ride is absolutely nice.