Originally Posted by
WhyFi
I know how it goes - I've lived in nothing but urban areas and that's exactly why I think segments with lights are dumb. How accurately are you really tracking progress on a segment unless you're going to drill down so that you can compare it to runs where you didn't hit this light or that light? If you want good segments that are longer, get out of the city - the riding's better out there, anyway.
i like the variety; there's a few segments i do with a bunch of lights and the timing / acceleration / luck is just part of the game. a different kind of training than the long light-free ones of course, and maybe my perception is skewed by the fact that our lights are very, very short. biking in suburban areas with 30+ second traffic cycles is pretty infuriating for me, so i hear you.