HMMM,
Im liking the sounds of flats and the vision of spinning at a good clip!
at first I thought the extra miles on the bike trail would take too much time but with all the climbing on the return trip it may be a bit faster .
the longer ride may be much nicer. I was only looking at miles when I planned the route initially but I never figured in all the hills on the way home.
thanks for the input
"John"