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08-02-16 | 04:14 AM

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Jim from Boston

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Originally Posted by fietsbob

I bought Paper Maps .. I am fine reading Maps.

In Metro Boston my favorite map (paper) is the AAA Metropolitan map, which is detailed enough to find great cycling roads, yet covers enough area, of about a 50 mile radius from downtown, to even plan century routes. Invariably all roads are paved, few are pock-marked with potholes and cracks, and many have smooth blacktop.

The irritating charm of riding in metro Boston that the roads are so haphazard and confusing that it is easy to get lost. Roads intersectat various angles; often sereptitiously change names; road signs are often not there, or only on intersecting roads so you don’t know what road you’re on; and rotaries mess up your sense of direction.

From my forays into outstate Massachusets,the situation seems similar,though roads are often longer, straighter and less confusing. The charm is that the roads around here are usually interesting and/or scenic, and in getting lost you learn them better.

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