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03-26-07 | 09:15 PM

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south carolina scene

so i'm probably goin to be relocating from Tampa, FL to Conway, SC pretty soon. Anyone familiar with the area? I just wanna get a heads up about the area there, is it pretty scenec? good roads for road biking? any general info for me? anything will help, thanks!

03-27-07 | 03:32 AM

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I haven't been to Conway in a couple of years, but the last time I worked down there two things stuck in my mind, one was the traffic, especially in the summer months was a major PITA and when are they going to fix the roads. As far as cycling if you head out of town to the south you can hit some fairly decent roads, but you will be in the swamps and at the mercy of redneck pickup drivers. To the east (more or less) you get into the sprawl of Myrtle Beach which I don't consider to by cyclist friendly at all.

Good Luck with your relocation and let us know what you find.

Aaron

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