Old 02-28-19, 11:24 AM
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jamawani 
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Cyccommute has argued with practically everything I have ever posted here.
Simply put - I have 100,000 of riding - much of it in the West.
My routings are not for everyone - and certainly not for Cyccommute.

Oh - - - And I have ridden every inch of this route. More than once.
https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/..._id=26399&v=Ou

Neither CO 17 nor US 285 is ideal - but those are the paved options.
Both are arrow-straight and have high speeds with moderate+ traffic.
The CO 17 option has 24 miles; the US 285 option has 17 miles. So fewer tough miles.
CO 17 has a shoulder inches wide with cracks into the main roadway.
About 1/3 of the US 285 section has wide shoulders, the rest 1-2 feet.
But hey, choose what you like.

The route north of Saguache is not for a beginner.
But if offers very little traffic in many stretches and great scenery.
Plus, it's far more direct than via Walden or Vernal, Utah.

US 24 thru Buena Vista is brutal with killer traffic.
ACA is beginning to rethink its route because of the traffic on Hwy 9.

Nobody is saying that you have to take any route that I suggest.
(Especially when it is offered second-hand without any of my route comments)
However, people who have have used my routes have been quite please.

Gracias!

(It's pronounced "Sawatch" because that approximates the Spanish.)
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