Originally Posted by ahsposo

I lived in Salisbury, NC for about five years and really liked it. Classic small town (25,000) but with all the stuff I needed. Close to Charlotte but a lot less expensive and no traffic. Winston and Greensboro just up the road. Raleigh just a little further away. I-77, I-85, I-40 all right there.

Asheville and the Blue Ridge Parkway is about two hours away. Pamlico Sound about three hours. Savannah and Charleston about four.

I chose it mainly because of the riding possibilities. Rolling Piedmont terrain. I could leave my garage and in three directions be in the country in 5 to 15 minutes. I had what I consider great loops of 25 to 75 miles on not too bad a surface. I lived near the city park and if I was pressed for time I could do loops of about a 3/4 mile around it. Each loop contained about 400 feet of climbing and being a figure 8 set up had some variation in course. There was an annual race and some avid local riders. It's been about five years since I lived there so I don't know whats changed.