Originally Posted by
nancy sv
Gosh - it sounds like most of you guys put in WAY more thought about your route than we ever do! We just figure out which direction we want to go and look at a map to see which roads go in that direction! We usually try to avoid the interstate, but other than that - we go! So far, we've cycled thousands of miles and have only ended up on really bad roads a handful of times - and those were times when were was no alternative even if we did want to take one!
Exactly!!
I've also ridden thousands of miles that way and have rarely had a bad road experience.
Not only do I ride that way on a tour, I ride that way in the area where I live as well. I get the local road map so I can identify the paved roads (I'm not so fond of gravel) ............ and go ride. I encourage people to do this ... get used to reading a road map, and get used to riding all sorts of roads.