Originally Posted by cyccommute

Okay. Cut out the parts you want. It doesn’t change the fact that there is a lot of territory between towns and many of the smaller towns a mere shells of towns. You admit that you touring days are long gone. Mine aren’t. I’ve toured in the heart of the Midwest several times in the last 2 decades, including the Great Lakes area twice in the last 2 years. Kinda got a bit more “on the ground” experience than you do.