Originally Posted by
Jaywalk3r
It's hard to compare cities in which I've lived and cities in which I've ridden while visiting. Route planning is key to a good urban cycling experience, and being local typically allows better route planning. I love riding in my current city, but much of that enjoyment comes from my familiarity with the roads and knowing the most bike appropriate routes to get from here to there. If I were passing through the city on tour, or just visiting the city, those aren't the routes I'd be riding on.
It is weird how much better Detroit is than the suburbs (where people just run you off the road), and weird how a group rides that may have had 20 people on it a year ago now have thousands of riders. Its great to see the city come back to life, and to have bikes play a role.