[arcticbiker]

I was lucky enough to visit over this past weekend. The weather was perfect, riding great, and locals were really friendly. I rented a bike and took the standard run from the University up to the Biosphere and back. I was amazed at how bike friendly the traffic was. Nothing like my riding conditions and drivers in Alaska.

I tried to rent a bike from Fairwheel, but the gem show was going on and all the bikes were rented. I picked up a decent bike next door at a smaller hole in the wall. They were friendly and fixed me up with a good fit.

My wife and I are returning in a few weeks for about 10 days of riding. Can't wait!! :D

Thanks for the hospitality, landscape & weather Tuscon!

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[SandLizrd]

That's funny, I thought Alaska was a pretty cool place to ride! Anchorage has all that trail and the Fireweed was beauty. Cold and wet miserable beauty maybe!

Eh, I've had a pretty good time riding in Tucson, too

[notajetta]

well if you want to ride when you stop down or want some good routes just PM me

[arcticbiker]

well if you want to ride when you stop down or want some good routes just PM me

Thanks for the offer! We'll be riding out of town with one of the training camp groups moving from place to place. It'll be so nice to get a jump start on the season. I'm still riding 2 days/week indoors and 1 or 2 outdoors in the snow. The racing season begins shortly up here with the Susitna 100 into the wilderness. http://www.susitna100.com/

[zonatandem]

Good thing . . . weather turned crappy the next weekend . . . snow over by the Biosphere!

[arcticbiker]

Good thing . . . weather turned crappy the next weekend . . . snow over by the Biosphere!

Wow, we timed that right! Hopefully, we'll have good weather mid March. On Sunday morning, we drove around the area a bit and saw some of the century riders. Looked like fun. I'm amazed that the traffic is so courteous to riders where shoulders are non-existant. Pretty cool.

[notajetta]

Well, if there is snow on the northside, the eastside is usually clear. Old Spanish Trail is a great ride, if you like a few hills. ;)