Touring Alerts Sub Forum?
04-17-11, 03:01 PM
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Every day a winding road
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Touring Alerts Sub Forum?
I just had a couple of touring cyclists stay with me over the weekend. I live in Pittsburgh, PA. They were headed to Niagara Falls so I thought PA Bicycle Route A would a a good start for them.
I took a look at the PA route and did not like the start of from Pittsburgh on Route A, due to a very busy road. I consulted Google Maps and they recommended a small detour. It did not detour around all of the busy section but a pretty good chunk. More importantly it avoided a HUGE climb (these people worry me they were having a hard enough time with the hills around here and they are ultimately headed to Seattle
).
Anyway that little detour made me think. It would be nice to have a regional sub forum under touring. Various alerts and suggestions could be posted by region.
What do others think?
I took a look at the PA route and did not like the start of from Pittsburgh on Route A, due to a very busy road. I consulted Google Maps and they recommended a small detour. It did not detour around all of the busy section but a pretty good chunk. More importantly it avoided a HUGE climb (these people worry me they were having a hard enough time with the hills around here and they are ultimately headed to Seattle
).Anyway that little detour made me think. It would be nice to have a regional sub forum under touring. Various alerts and suggestions could be posted by region.
What do others think?
