Originally Posted by
bikeguy69
Hey its good to see another SC rider on this board :-). "Bike Friendliness" in the upstate of SC (Greenville) has gotten MUCH better in the last 5 years or so. Our downtown has put down a LOT of Bike lanes in the last few years and the Swamp Rabbit Trail (our MUP) is getting larger every year. Unfortunately I cant use it to get to work. I have to go on some very busy two lane roads with very little to no shoulder but I am getting used to riding in traffic and its only 6 miles each way so its not a horible commute. I do wish I had a choice to ride a MUP to work though. Would rather go at a slower pace and dodge a few people than ride on the roads that I do, but as it stands right now its not too bad.
Aiken, here.
Its said that the Aiken area has more PhD's per capita than anywhere else in the country, thanks to the DOE's Savannah River Facility. But for all those white collar types, cycling is still just a minor pimple on the landscape. There
is a clique of road warriors who ride the state in season, but few of those are riding for more than sport. Almost no one 'commutes', per se.
Therefore, bike lanes insofar as this duscussion is concerned, are unheard of. Like you, we have a few MUP's, but as I said earlier, they dont really go anywhere. One goes across town, but I dont work there - I still have to go 8.5 miles out of town on the same sort of roads you have... narrow, fast and not really "bike friendly."
+1 on having an MUP to use for at least part of the trip.