or tarckeemoon, depending
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: the pesto of cities
Bikes: Davidson Impulse, Merckx Titanium AX, Bruce Gordon Rock & Road, Cross Check custom build, On-One Il Pomino, Shawver Cycles cross, Zion 737, Mercian Vincitore, Brompton S1L, Charge Juicer
Plan for safety and an enjoyable ride over directness.
Avoiding stoplights and major intersections will save you serious time and frustration.
Have several "plan b" routes so you can react to traffic snarls or just have a change of pace when you want it.
Avoid streets where conditions could force you too close to parked cars (into the "door zone"), or where taking the lane to get out of the "door zone" will make drivers hostile.
Depending on your speed multi-use paths are not always the safest way to go.