Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
I think someone posted a thread about the Strava golden triangle of inactivity which my commute falls partly into...
Indeed:
Originally Posted by
autonomy
"Northern outer suburbs of Boston - the Bermuda rectangle of cycling"
I was browsing the Strava heat map and this black hole caught my attention:
Originally Posted by
BobbyG
Those weird-angle intersections and junctions are so New England. And the narrow shoulders and roads are typical for older towns and cities.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
IMO, that photo is typical of that sector of the Northern suburbs, as I previously posted,“Pleasant suburban to rural inland roads," in contrast to the adjacent sectors:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
… I would describe the sectors as (mostly for road riding outside of Rte 128):
North Shore: Beautiful Atlantic coastline, especially north of Lynn, to include Nahant, Marblehead and Marblehead Neck, on through Salem, Beverly and into ritzy Beverly Farms, and up to seafaring Gloucester, Rockport, Ipswich, etc.
Northern Suburbs: Lynnfield, Reading, Wilmington, Woburn, down through Winchester, etc: Pleasant suburban to rural inland roads.
Western: Lincoln, Lexington, Concord, Wayland, etc: Very ritzy, buccolic and historic; very popular for riding. This area IMO has the steepest hills.
So that “Bermuda Rectangle” suffers in comparison to her glamorous neighbors.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 03-06-20 at 12:59 PM.
Reason: added quote by BobbyG