Originally Posted by mcpowley
Thanks again guys, I was looking at the hill this afternoon and it has a pretty wide bike lane...well im not sure if it's a bike lane but it's a white solid line and then about 5 feet of asphalt then sandy shoulder.
Could be a bike lane, could be a shoulder - doesn't really matter as long as the pavement is good. Ride it!
At least on the way up. On the way down - it depends on the steepness of the hill and your own speed. Sometimes the only safe thing is to take the whole lane going down or to really hold the brakes on descent.
Also, does anyone have an opinion on the Kona Dew? Soemone recommended it in a previous post. It's about 399, so not too expensive and I can buy a good road bike later.
Kona is a very good company. Kona Dew looks like the right sort of bike if you're not looking to spend that much. I think you won't be disappointed.