The riding environment can be so different between cities but within large metro areas a cyclist can usually find all types of riding conditions.
regardless of how it's classed or where it is,
roads with high annnual daily traffic counts, 35/45 mph + posted speed limits, with many intersections and egresses are stress inducing.
i don't care what type of bicyclist you are or how 'steely headed' you are - cycling in the midst of high volumes of faster traffic is a tedious venture. A bicyclist can schlepp along, attempting a blase obliviousness to the traffic swarming around them but its a drag on the senses regardless.
Last edited by Bekologist; 04-13-09 at 09:11 AM.