Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
Western: Lincoln, Lexington, Concord, Wayland, etc: Very ritzy, buccolic and historic; very popular for riding. This area IMO has the steepest hills.
my nemesis is Andover Hill Rd, Billerica. going up is a long slog especially on bad weather days, but going down is tooooo tempting to go tooo fast. I would love to tuck & zoom the whole thing but I would need a presidential escort to do it safely. this is the hill I broke a spoke on (at the top) & like a fool didn't stop to inspect the "PWONG!" until I reached the bottom. but by that time the wheel was so far out & the tire was rubbing so badly I was forced to stop. in just a few seconds at the end the tire sidewall rubbed off enough to show the next layer in the tire construction. just a few miles from work, it's a good thrill to keep me energized for the final push to the office. going home it's at the beginning of the ride (so I'm fresh to go up the killer)
an early ride where I rode too close to the shoulder letting someone pass when I shouldn't have
a later attempt to go slower & use better lane positioning. sorry about the camera buz I must have knocked the internal mic loose or something
don't know why my vids look so terrible on youtube, they're not fuzzy in real life, but youtube seems to do something that ruins them