Originally Posted by
jfmckenna
Hartford is nothing compared to Bridgeport and even New Haven too. I never liked the cities much but I lived in a sleepy western Connecticut town and the people were nice and the bike riding was fantastic. In fact I never had a run in/confrontation with a car until I moved down south. Suthern hospitality my *****
Agreed, those are war zones as well. Not comparing war zones within the state.
Most of my riding used to be done in upper Litchfield county and Lower Berkshires. (Mill River, New Boston, Monterey, etc.)
Lovely, awesome. Absolutely no hassles whatsoever. Perfect road biking territory, Perconally, I found it to be much quieter than riding around, say, Kent/Cornwall. But even in those more highly trafficked areas it's easier than here.
Takes an hour and a half to drive there, however, but I used to do it regularly. But the price of gas has forced me to train closer to home.