I had a very minor route variation (5 minutes of being on a different road) that allowed me to decide between short and steep and long and less-steep to get up the same elevation. But then I got a flat from broken glass on the latter, so I went back to the short and steep route only.
Originally Posted by
mcours2006
Road debris on the bike lanes do not get cleared up very quickly.
On the other hand, road debris on the 'traffic lanes' tends to get very quickly swept onto the bike lanes.