Over the years I've been a city rider (Rochester, NY), a mostly rural rider in central Pennsylvania where you can find hills (or not), briefly a prairie rider (where wind direction was always the primary consideration), a trail rider (northern Kentucky cycling infrastructure can best be described as "death wish"), and have had some forays onto gravel and into goathead country. Am in the early stages of transitioning to Blue Ridge mode. If I can manage it, replicating much of my cycling experiences from central Pennsylvania would be my ideal. I'm not sure if I still have it in me to out-sprint dogs who adopt hostile attitudes.
I have no real experience riding in deserts or mountains, or super-congested urban centers with 360 degrees of chaos.
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