Lets compare roads
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Lets compare roads
These are the baddest roads I take during my commute. How do they compare to yours?
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.50335...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.50163...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.44045...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43960...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43917...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43684...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43394...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.50335...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.50163...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.44045...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43960...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43917...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43684...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43394...2!8i6656?hl=fr
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Nope not crowed, when I'm sharing the road with cars and and not on bike paths, I get passed by 2 to 10 cars my hole 45 minutes commute, hence why I chose that route (plus it's the shortest).
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You're certainly not out on country roads; looks pretty pleasant to me.
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Machka, where is that?
I commute up my stairs to a spare bedroom/office.
I commute up my stairs to a spare bedroom/office.
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We live south of the city, close to the water, so I'd have to climb up and over that in heavy morning traffic to get into Hobart.
The bus does the job much more efficiently.
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This fine quality Wisconsin road is part of my commute: Main Street La Crosse
It's not bad and low traffic, but has typical potholes and cracks. Since my commute is rather short and involves streets on a grid system, I can avoid most of the worst roads.
OTOH, Highway 162 is convenient for a lot of road cycling routes, but the descent makes me very nervous every time...
It's not bad and low traffic, but has typical potholes and cracks. Since my commute is rather short and involves streets on a grid system, I can avoid most of the worst roads.
OTOH, Highway 162 is convenient for a lot of road cycling routes, but the descent makes me very nervous every time...
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Well, if I commuted I'd have to ride down and then back up this canyon each day. It's a narrow road with no shoulders in most places. On one side you have barriers and the river and on the other you have the mountain side and rock walls.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2535...2!8i6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2379...2!8i6656?hl=en
Even once I reach my valley it's a wonderful view with low traffic volume but no shoulders at all most of the way and rough chipseal. I ride these roads everyday.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2807...2!8i6656?hl=en
The "major intersection" near the house...
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3048...2!8i6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2535...2!8i6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2379...2!8i6656?hl=en
Even once I reach my valley it's a wonderful view with low traffic volume but no shoulders at all most of the way and rough chipseal. I ride these roads everyday.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2807...2!8i6656?hl=en
The "major intersection" near the house...
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3048...2!8i6656?hl=en
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SylvainG,
Which one is the bad one I'm supposed to look at?
Which one is the bad one I'm supposed to look at?
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I have three miles of this bad road on my commute - and it is worse than it looks in pictures. There are some missing chunks, so the holes are 3-4" deep, the cracks are about an inch across. The pictures also don't show the 1" deep herringbone pattern in the surface from when a farm tractor went down that road when it was soft and left permanent tire impressions. I ride on 27x1-1/8 tires (that's 28mm for you 700c guys) and the rough road has literally rattled my rear blinkie light to death!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3537...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3619...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3650...7i13312!8i6656
This is through an industrial park:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3716...7i13312!8i6656
then there's the 'No pedestrians or bicycles' section that I have to ride for only a mile
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3799...7i13312!8i6656
Four miles of this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3963...7i13312!8i6656
and then the last two miles of my commute are:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4338...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3537...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3619...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3650...7i13312!8i6656
This is through an industrial park:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3716...7i13312!8i6656
then there's the 'No pedestrians or bicycles' section that I have to ride for only a mile
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3799...7i13312!8i6656
Four miles of this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3963...7i13312!8i6656
and then the last two miles of my commute are:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4338...7i13312!8i6656
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This fine quality Wisconsin road is part of my commute: Main Street La Crosse
It's not bad and low traffic, but has typical potholes and cracks. Since my commute is rather short and involves streets on a grid system, I can avoid most of the worst roads.
OTOH, Highway 162 is convenient for a lot of road cycling routes, but the descent makes me very nervous every time...
It's not bad and low traffic, but has typical potholes and cracks. Since my commute is rather short and involves streets on a grid system, I can avoid most of the worst roads.
OTOH, Highway 162 is convenient for a lot of road cycling routes, but the descent makes me very nervous every time...
Well, if I commuted I'd have to ride down and then back up this canyon each day. It's a narrow road with no shoulders in most places. On one side you have barriers and the river and on the other you have the mountain side and rock walls.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2535...2!8i6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2379...2!8i6656?hl=en
Even once I reach my valley it's a wonderful view with low traffic volume but no shoulders at all most of the way and rough chipseal. I ride these roads everyday.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2807...2!8i6656?hl=en
The "major intersection" near the house...
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3048...2!8i6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2535...2!8i6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2379...2!8i6656?hl=en
Even once I reach my valley it's a wonderful view with low traffic volume but no shoulders at all most of the way and rough chipseal. I ride these roads everyday.
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.2807...2!8i6656?hl=en
The "major intersection" near the house...
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3048...2!8i6656?hl=en
I wouldn't want to ride on your roads if you don't find those I posted bad
I have three miles of this bad road on my commute - and it is worse than it looks in pictures. There are some missing chunks, so the holes are 3-4" deep, the cracks are about an inch across. The pictures also don't show the 1" deep herringbone pattern in the surface from when a farm tractor went down that road when it was soft and left permanent tire impressions. I ride on 27x1-1/8 tires (that's 28mm for you 700c guys) and the rough road has literally rattled my rear blinkie light to death!
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3537...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3619...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3650...7i13312!8i6656
This is through an industrial park:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3716...7i13312!8i6656
then there's the 'No pedestrians or bicycles' section that I have to ride for only a mile
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3799...7i13312!8i6656
Four miles of this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3963...7i13312!8i6656
and then the last two miles of my commute are:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4338...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3537...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3619...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3650...7i13312!8i6656
This is through an industrial park:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3716...7i13312!8i6656
then there's the 'No pedestrians or bicycles' section that I have to ride for only a mile
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3799...7i13312!8i6656
Four miles of this:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3963...7i13312!8i6656
and then the last two miles of my commute are:
https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4338...7i13312!8i6656
When I'm not on the road, these are some of the bike paths that I take.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4414...8!9m2!1b1!2i38
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4554...8!9m2!1b1!2i38
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4406...8!9m2!1b1!2i38
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You need to ride a nice northern Michigan road. None of the patches shown are level, and they're enough to bounce a car off the road.
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Well, I see the roads around Gatineau haven't improved in the last 20 years.
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Last weekend I did this stretch:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4821...7i13312!8i6656
Doesn't look bad here, 'cuz the map is old. It's way more cracked now. 55mph road, but with little traffic. This section is a 13mph grind going up and 20+ coming down. I spent more time dodging road cracks than pedaling...
Better shot: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4723...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4821...7i13312!8i6656
Doesn't look bad here, 'cuz the map is old. It's way more cracked now. 55mph road, but with little traffic. This section is a 13mph grind going up and 20+ coming down. I spent more time dodging road cracks than pedaling...
Better shot: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4723...7i13312!8i6656
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I looked at three of them and wondered the same thing ... they look like normal roads to me.
This one here, for example, look really quite good ... complete with little shoulder. @SylvainG ... you're lucky!
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43960...2!8i6656?hl=fr
This one here, for example, look really quite good ... complete with little shoulder. @SylvainG ... you're lucky!
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43960...2!8i6656?hl=fr
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Last weekend I did this stretch:
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4821...7i13312!8i6656
Doesn't look bad here, 'cuz the map is old. It's way more cracked now. 55mph road, but with little traffic. This section is a 13mph grind going up and 20+ coming down. I spent more time dodging road cracks than pedaling...
Better shot: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4723...7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4821...7i13312!8i6656
Doesn't look bad here, 'cuz the map is old. It's way more cracked now. 55mph road, but with little traffic. This section is a 13mph grind going up and 20+ coming down. I spent more time dodging road cracks than pedaling...
Better shot: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4723...7i13312!8i6656
I looked at three of them and wondered the same thing ... they look like normal roads to me.
This one here, for example, look really quite good ... complete with little shoulder. @SylvainG ... you're lucky!
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43960...2!8i6656?hl=fr
This one here, for example, look really quite good ... complete with little shoulder. @SylvainG ... you're lucky!
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.43960...2!8i6656?hl=fr
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.44032...2!8i6656?hl=fr
But yeah, compared to others, I don't have it "that bad". I had no point of reference hence why I started the thread
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There's another road with real 60mph traffic, and lots of it, and a nice 3' wide paved shoulder. That is a nicer road to ride on, of course, but with all the traffic... I tend to avoid. I'd rather have to deal with the occasional car and better scenery.
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This is quite a nice route, one we've done several times. But you've got to pick your times. It's not good to ride it during tourist season. I'm pretty sure the speed limit is 100 km/h.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-43....2!8i6656?hl=en
This is another route we enjoy riding, and it has the benefit of being remote enough to be reasonably quiet most of the year. Again, I'm pretty sure the speed limit is 100 km/h. It usually is when the road is paved.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42....2!8i6656?hl=en
Many of our roads are paved for a while, then have a section of, perhaps, 2-7 km of gravel, then return to paved again.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-43....2!8i6656?hl=en
Or they start paved and then simply turn to gravel.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42....2!8i6656?hl=en
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-43....2!8i6656?hl=en
This is another route we enjoy riding, and it has the benefit of being remote enough to be reasonably quiet most of the year. Again, I'm pretty sure the speed limit is 100 km/h. It usually is when the road is paved.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42....2!8i6656?hl=en
Many of our roads are paved for a while, then have a section of, perhaps, 2-7 km of gravel, then return to paved again.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-43....2!8i6656?hl=en
Or they start paved and then simply turn to gravel.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-42....2!8i6656?hl=en
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They can be ... depends what the weather has been like. If it has been raining quite a bit (i.e. winter) they can get pretty rutty. If it has been really dry for a while, the gravel can become rather like cycling in sand.
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And you're supposed to ride on that shoulder (I know I wouldn't ride on a 55mph road if it doesn't have a large enough shoulder)? That road is not cycling friendly that's for sure...
Didn't show the bad stretch. Here's a better view of it.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.44032...2!8i6656?hl=fr
But yeah, compared to others, I don't have it "that bad". I had no point of reference hence why I started the thread
Didn't show the bad stretch. Here's a better view of it.
https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.44032...2!8i6656?hl=fr
But yeah, compared to others, I don't have it "that bad". I had no point of reference hence why I started the thread
They're also redoing a boulevard by my place that I refused to take because it has no ridable shoulder and was in bad shape. They're adding a bike path so that first one I posted (the road that has the worst condition), I won't need to use anymore come September
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https://www.google.ca/maps/@45.45912...2!8i6656?hl=fr
Typical of the streets in my area
Typical of the streets in my area