Drive bike to riding location
06-07-19, 05:08 PM
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I don't drive and one of the things I miss about that is the inability to get off the same routes and go somewhere different. Living in Southern California there is always something great in nearby driving distance.
06-07-19, 06:14 PM
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I drive most times. The road that my subdivision is off of is a 55mph road. I usually only have to drive 10-15 mins so it isn’t a big deal.
06-07-19, 10:17 PM
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I live well outside of town so I just ride from the house. There are enough paved routes that I don't get bored riding them. I switch it up and ride a bunch of the gravel roads that are nearby too.
06-08-19, 11:04 AM
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The route is broken up by a cross-town part of the route that totally kills it. The ride literally feels pretty much over after the first 1/2.
I wish it was like you describe, where the environment and riders could determine a good mixup.
There's 35 turns in 23 miles and probably 6 stoplights. I have a similar route I do alone that's got more hills and half the lights and 1/3 of the turns. But the big diesel boys never want to ride "hills".
We could also use the sweet few miles of rollers we ride on that route multiple times as u-turns like a hotdog crit, but nobody wants to do that either.
We really need to throw in a few leadout train town line sprints with pre-chosen groups OR find a nice section for a 3 lap crit in the middle of the ride or something. It's gotten boring. I really hate having to drive 40min each direction out of town to go get my teeth kicked in at the fastest most competitive weeknight ride. It really kills it cause I can't hang afterwards and have to head on home.
06-09-19, 05:06 AM
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We hardly ever go riding without using a bicycle rack.
My wife feels safer riding in parks or backroads where there is little or no traffic.
We're currently spending some time in Halifax and we keep the bikes on the car
24/7.
We had to replace our old rack as it was
Worn out.
My wife feels safer riding in parks or backroads where there is little or no traffic.
We're currently spending some time in Halifax and we keep the bikes on the car
24/7.
We had to replace our old rack as it was
Worn out.
06-09-19, 09:48 AM
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Most of my rides now involve my kids (the ones into cycling anyway) and I drive to whatever MUP or trail we're riding for the day as there is too much construction and major traffic routes near our home. They're still getting used to riding outside of the neighborhood though where situational awareness needs to be much higher, so eventually I'll get back to simply taking off from the house to go somewhere.
06-09-19, 07:37 PM
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I see a lot of you dive to your group ride, and I've never been a part of a group ride so I'd be a little nervous about that. But the closest group ride in my area is probably 20-30 miles away, so I'd drive there. It would at least break up the boredom of my normal routes.
I drive to half my rides, maybe more. If I ride after work, the bike comes with. Half my gravel riding starts from my house, but half starts after a drive.
I like trying different roads and routes and sometimes that means driving to a start.
06-12-19, 08:55 PM
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I transport about 20 miles over a river valley to get onto the Twin Cities' Grand Rounds system, which is an outstanding network for riding.
I don't have a bike rack, so I fold down the back seats of my SUV and place the bike sideways on the non drive side, and put a folded up towel under the left handlebar for support...I'm always paranoid the weight of the bike itself (which isn't much) is going to somehow bend my drop, but it of course never does.
This is why I am only a weekend rider - it IS a lot of work/hassle to load the bike up, load the gear up, drive 15-20 miles, park, unload, gear up, ride, load up, gear down, unload, and put inside of car back together when I get home. But the riding is so much better...riding in suburbs just sucks.
I don't have a bike rack, so I fold down the back seats of my SUV and place the bike sideways on the non drive side, and put a folded up towel under the left handlebar for support...I'm always paranoid the weight of the bike itself (which isn't much) is going to somehow bend my drop, but it of course never does.
This is why I am only a weekend rider - it IS a lot of work/hassle to load the bike up, load the gear up, drive 15-20 miles, park, unload, gear up, ride, load up, gear down, unload, and put inside of car back together when I get home. But the riding is so much better...riding in suburbs just sucks.
06-12-19, 09:52 PM
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Every frigging Sunday for the past 20 years to so I drive ~30 miles to the group ride start. Many times the ride takes us within a few blocks of my house, too.
I never ride on a MUP or bike trail if I can help it. Way too dangerous for my taste. The reason I do that driving is to ride with a bunch of impeccable bike handlers who are always consistent going down the road. Never had a group ride accident. Plus it's a social outing and there's beer at the end. I feel much safer on the road with a group, though of course I also ride those same roads solo.
I never ride on a MUP or bike trail if I can help it. Way too dangerous for my taste. The reason I do that driving is to ride with a bunch of impeccable bike handlers who are always consistent going down the road. Never had a group ride accident. Plus it's a social outing and there's beer at the end. I feel much safer on the road with a group, though of course I also ride those same roads solo.
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06-13-19, 12:23 AM
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I ride to the start of most rides, as it's normally within 10 miles. There's a few I will drive to, but mainly because the start is the other side of the country (Ride London, Chase the Sun, weekend away in Devon). There are so many rides around where I live. We all have our go to routes that we know and love, but everyone knows different routes, so it's just a matter picking one. Usually the starts are similar depending on direction, but the beauty of living in the UK means even though I live in a city of 600,000+, the countryside is a few minutes outside of the city limits, and the coast isn't too far away either.
06-13-19, 12:36 AM
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I've driven up to 200 miles each way to ride on better, more scenic roads.
I just discovered the magic of vacuum sealed water bottles. I make an icy Nuun water and leave it in the car for the drive home.
I just discovered the magic of vacuum sealed water bottles. I make an icy Nuun water and leave it in the car for the drive home.
06-13-19, 05:22 AM
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Drive bike to riding location
I have previously posted to some threads:
For those Rides, the draw besides the new scenery was meeting other BF subscribers. 
For years now I've been riding the same routes. This year I've been mixing it up a bit, taking some side road and stuff like that. I'm comfortable and familiar with the roads I ride on (mostly state routes, but between small towns so not a lot of traffic), but it's getting stale.
How many of you load your bike in your vehicle and take it somewhere to ride? Some things concern me about that. Time for one. I have to squeeze in rides now like most of us, and that extra drive time means less ride time.
Unfamiliar roads are a concern too. Not that I'm going to get lost, but not knowing how traffic is, and if that particular stretch is more dangerous than what I ride now, and stuff like that.
But, on the plus side it's something new different.
How many of you load your bike in your vehicle and take it somewhere to ride? Some things concern me about that. Time for one. I have to squeeze in rides now like most of us, and that extra drive time means less ride time.
Unfamiliar roads are a concern too. Not that I'm going to get lost, but not knowing how traffic is, and if that particular stretch is more dangerous than what I ride now, and stuff like that.
But, on the plus side it's something new different.
99% of the time I bike from door to door. My time is limited and I'd rather be riding than driving.
Welcome to Boston and environs; I love riding in and around this town. I'm a year round commuter from Kenmore Square downtown...and [a road cyclist].…
I think of the area in sectors radiating from downtown and surrounded by a circumferential belt about 10 to 15 miles from Downtown, known as Route 128 ("America's Technology Highway…All the riding is markedly better outside of 128, but the city and inner suburbs are nice and interesting. …
On a happier note, the Transportation Authority (MBTA) allows bikes on subways and commuter trains with certain restrictions and that's a nice way to get out of town without city riding. MBTA > Riding the T > Bikes on the T
I would describe the sectors as (mostly for road riding outside of Rte 128):...
I think of the area in sectors radiating from downtown and surrounded by a circumferential belt about 10 to 15 miles from Downtown, known as Route 128 ("America's Technology Highway…All the riding is markedly better outside of 128, but the city and inner suburbs are nice and interesting. …
On a happier note, the Transportation Authority (MBTA) allows bikes on subways and commuter trains with certain restrictions and that's a nice way to get out of town without city riding. MBTA > Riding the T > Bikes on the T
I would describe the sectors as (mostly for road riding outside of Rte 128):...
I get bored of the same rides, so I'm probably transporting my bike 80% of the time. …Of the transport times, maybe 2 out of 10 of those are to join a group ride, either the local club (Potomac Pedallers) or charity organized group rides. The rest are are solo rides.
I try to make sure that the one way drive mileage is less than the total bike ride mileage, but there are a few just plain fun shorter rides that are further away than that...
I try to make sure that the one way drive mileage is less than the total bike ride mileage, but there are a few just plain fun shorter rides that are further away than that...
I'm very motivated by novelty, and stymied by boredom on a bike, but I do have the motivation of commuting to work.
I have found that when I drive my frequent, decades-old routes I often notice things I had not seen before. I think it’s because I can look around at more than just the road surface when driving.
So when the commute [route] is getting too familiar, I just raise my head higher and look over a wider field of view….
I have found that when I drive my frequent, decades-old routes I often notice things I had not seen before. I think it’s because I can look around at more than just the road surface when driving.
So when the commute [route] is getting too familiar, I just raise my head higher and look over a wider field of view….
A local BF subscriber @rholland1951 who contributes hundreds of photographs to the local Metro Boston thread from the same 11-mile long MUP he rides, once commented something like that "just the lighting / time of day / day of the year makes the ride “different.”
So too does the direction, one way, or the reverse.
So too does the direction, one way, or the reverse.
I've driven up to 200 miles each way to ride on better, more scenic roads.…
06-13-19, 02:24 PM
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I hate it, but I typically drive even though it's only 3 miles to where I begin the ride. These roads are ill suited for bicycling any time other than early on a weekend morning.
06-13-19, 06:48 PM
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I get bored of the same rides, so I'm probably transporting my bike 80% of the time. There is a 20 mile local loop that I can squeeze in that I do a lot just as a training ride, I don't really count that one - more talking about longer rides. The roads around here aren't bad at all, just driving to a start point for either better scenery or to join group rides.
Of the transport times, maybe 2 out of 10 of those are to join a group ride, either the local club (Potomac Pedallers) or charity organized group rides. The rest are are solo rides. I try to make sure that the one way drive mileage is less than the total bike ride mileage, but there are a few just plain fun shorter rides that are further away than that.
When I can arrange it, I do some long (65 - 85 mile) rides from our house the house of friends who have moved away, and then my wife drives out later on, we all have dinner and then I throw the bike on her car and we drive home. That is kind of the best of both worlds!
Of the transport times, maybe 2 out of 10 of those are to join a group ride, either the local club (Potomac Pedallers) or charity organized group rides. The rest are are solo rides. I try to make sure that the one way drive mileage is less than the total bike ride mileage, but there are a few just plain fun shorter rides that are further away than that.
When I can arrange it, I do some long (65 - 85 mile) rides from our house the house of friends who have moved away, and then my wife drives out later on, we all have dinner and then I throw the bike on her car and we drive home. That is kind of the best of both worlds!
06-13-19, 07:55 PM
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06-14-19, 12:56 AM
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Always amazed at @HTupolev's knowledge. And good taste.
Also I've biked over this pass several times, driven it several dozens. I insisted on riding it and made my friend wait that day to see it though snow like this. Couldn't not get a good picture or two. This is about 50 vertical feet below the high point, even stopping here you will hit 45 mph coasting through the hairpin, the descendent is maybe 15 miles in all.
Also I've biked over this pass several times, driven it several dozens. I insisted on riding it and made my friend wait that day to see it though snow like this. Couldn't not get a good picture or two. This is about 50 vertical feet below the high point, even stopping here you will hit 45 mph coasting through the hairpin, the descendent is maybe 15 miles in all.
06-14-19, 06:22 AM
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Yes
Always amazed at @HTupolev's knowledge. And good taste.
Also I've biked over this pass several times, driven it several dozens. I insisted on riding it and made my friend wait that day to see it though snow like this. Couldn't not get a good picture or two. This is about 50 vertical feet below the high point, even stopping here you will hit 45 mph coasting through the hairpin, the descendent is maybe 15 miles in all.
Always amazed at @HTupolev's knowledge. And good taste.
Also I've biked over this pass several times, driven it several dozens. I insisted on riding it and made my friend wait that day to see it though snow like this. Couldn't not get a good picture or two. This is about 50 vertical feet below the high point, even stopping here you will hit 45 mph coasting through the hairpin, the descendent is maybe 15 miles in all.
