I can't really define the type of riding I prefer, beyond calling it recreational. I don't like that term because to me, it brings up images of someone sedately riding a completely upright cruiser at a few mph and that's definately not me.

I tend to think of how I ride as mountain biking on pavement. I don't like riding over obstacles or riding in dirt but I love a ride with tons of twists and turns and obstacles I have to ride around. Any stretch of straight road bores me to tears. I can ride a straight sidewalk because there is an element of balance in staying on the sidewalk and there are often obstacles to ride around. Even better is the sidewalks that stretch throughout the greenbelt in our subdivision. These are normal width sidewalks (maybe 4ft?) with no straight sections. Some sections are gentle curves and some sections are quite wavy. There are also several parks interspersed on the system. I love riding here and can often get out when there are few or even no pedestrians and I can just blast down the sidewalks at 15mph or faster. If pedestrians are out, the streets of our subdivision are just as curvy as the sidewalks so they are my backup plan. 99% of my riding never leaves our subdivision.