Today I rode 67 miles from
Vermilion to Eastlake. The route
covered the whole spectrum of road conditions.
The morning was great with a smooth surface and a bike lane, but as the
day progressed it degenerated to no shoulder and lots of pot holes. There were long stretches of bad road that
slowed me to a crawl (8 mph) and few times I actually had to ride on the
sidewalk, which really wasn’t much better.
Getting through Cleveland was
much easier than I had anticipated.
Other than some road construction issues, I breezed through easily. I saw lots of other bikers who rode
assertively in traffic. I concluded
that Cleveland is bike friendly. Motorists gave me lots of space all day.
Tomorrow I will be through Ohio
and on to Pennsylvania and New York.
This morning: All roads in the USA should have a bike lane!
Getting ready to cross the Detroit Superior Bridge into downtown Cleveland.
View from the cockpit.
{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252
ReplyDelete{\fonttbl\f0\fnil\fcharset0 ArialMT;}
{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;\red34\green34\blue34;\red255\green255\blue255;}
\deftab720
\pard\pardeftab720\partightenfactor0
\f0\fs26 \cf2 \cb3 \expnd0\expndtw0\kerning0
\outl0\strokewidth0 \strokec2 Looks like your having a good ride. Thanks for sharing your trip with me(Al). Sure hope weather and traffic stays good for you. Impressive trip my friend:)}