How Often Do You Find Shortcuts?
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
I don't look for short cuts...been riding my route for 26 years...I look for long cuts. Many people have asked me how many routes I have to home and I tell them that
I have 599 different routes and that I've ridden most of them.
Originally Posted by
aplcr0331
I typically don't use shortcuts, my commute is a workout (Z2 endurance ride) so I need the mileage.
I have four basic one-way routes each 14 miles, with minor variations. In the nice weather I lengthen the routes for varying distances up to about 30 miles.
One minor variation, I consider a shortcut for my benefit, was only about two hundred yards long. The Jamaica Pond Bikepath follows a major well-lit, well-traveled highway, except for about 200 yards where it is out of sight of the highway through a dark, forested segment. I never ride isolated darkened paths.
A few years ago, I found a peaceful, lit side street that eliminates the forested segment, with easy access to the remaining approximately two miles of Path. The main dangers on the Path otherwise in the pre-dawn early AM are from oncoming brightly lit cyclists, or ninjas, especially on an uphill segment for me.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 03-19-18 at 02:01 PM.