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09-23-07, 11:05 AM
Route: Tour de Schools
Features: Mostly on secondary roads and residential streets. Have the opportunity to pass by 3 Elementary Schools, 2 Junior Highs, 1 High School, 1 Vocational Center, and the District Office. All schools belong to the Spartanburg County Schools District 7.
Mileage: 18.9mi by the map, 19.4mi by my trip computer
Average Speed: 10.0mi according to computer but I stopped frequently for pictures and read the map.
Maximum Speed: 27.8mph, little unbelievable for how fast I can go with a mountain bike.
Link to the Map (http://www.pd-go.com/files/upload-16906.pdf)
Here is where I started (Pine Street Elementary):
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/PineStreetExp.jpg
District Office:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/DistrictOfficeExp.jpg
Spartanburg High School:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/SpartanHighExp.jpg
Jesse Boyd Elementary:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/JesseBoydExp.jpg
McCracken Junior High:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/McCrackenExp.jpg
Danial Morgan Technology Center:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/DanielMorganExp.jpg
Houston Elementary:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/HoustonExp.jpg
Mary H. Wright Elementary:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/MaryHWrightExp.jpg
Carver Junior High:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/CarverBackExp.jpg
Finally, back at Pine Street Elementary:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/ReadytoLeaveExp.jpg
The bike is a little ill-equiped as it has knobbies and quite heavy (about 30-32lbs setup) for road use. I didn't have a rack yet so I have to use a backpack which leads to one very sweaty situation.
Confession: I stopped for lunch about 14.4mi/19.4mi into the trip. It was about an hour break. I didn't intend to be this long but the sevices is sloooooooooow at the restaurant.
Features: Mostly on secondary roads and residential streets. Have the opportunity to pass by 3 Elementary Schools, 2 Junior Highs, 1 High School, 1 Vocational Center, and the District Office. All schools belong to the Spartanburg County Schools District 7.
Mileage: 18.9mi by the map, 19.4mi by my trip computer
Average Speed: 10.0mi according to computer but I stopped frequently for pictures and read the map.
Maximum Speed: 27.8mph, little unbelievable for how fast I can go with a mountain bike.
Link to the Map (http://www.pd-go.com/files/upload-16906.pdf)
Here is where I started (Pine Street Elementary):
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/PineStreetExp.jpg
District Office:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/DistrictOfficeExp.jpg
Spartanburg High School:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/SpartanHighExp.jpg
Jesse Boyd Elementary:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/JesseBoydExp.jpg
McCracken Junior High:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/McCrackenExp.jpg
Danial Morgan Technology Center:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/DanielMorganExp.jpg
Houston Elementary:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/HoustonExp.jpg
Mary H. Wright Elementary:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/MaryHWrightExp.jpg
Carver Junior High:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/CarverBackExp.jpg
Finally, back at Pine Street Elementary:
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/hyau/Biking/ReadytoLeaveExp.jpg
The bike is a little ill-equiped as it has knobbies and quite heavy (about 30-32lbs setup) for road use. I didn't have a rack yet so I have to use a backpack which leads to one very sweaty situation.
Confession: I stopped for lunch about 14.4mi/19.4mi into the trip. It was about an hour break. I didn't intend to be this long but the sevices is sloooooooooow at the restaurant.