Originally Posted by
Anogar
What is the general attitude towards bikers, are people general friendly, or are main roads to be avoided?
on the east-side (bellevue, redmond, issaquah, etc) i think drivers are a bit more pushy, and they seem to drive larger vehicles. that said, even in seattle there are plenty of idiots in cars; sometimes I don't think this place is liberal at all! there's nothing green or liberal about autos but what else is new?
also see the King County bike map, it covers Bellevue as well.
http://www.metrokc.gov/kcdot/roads/bike/map.cfm
re: the 520 trail - you can take this from Redmond to just about 405. see here for a partial map, but keep in mind it also extends further east to Redmond.
http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=5685
once you're off it, take 24th ave to northup way, and you're basically there.
see also
http://seattlecriticalmass.org (if you're into that kinda thing, it's a great stress-reliever after a hectic month of battling cars - i mean commuting)