How's the bike infrastructure where you ride?

[Chargeride]

Got a call off the missus, shes borrowed someone bike?
Gone to the cafe, locked it to a signpost and cant find the key.
I turn up, its only an eight foot pole with a small sign.
Ooh, I can just pick the bike up over it.

So with the cafe watching me, I pull the cable lock out to see if it would fit over.

It wasnt attached to the bike at all, she had just locked it around the post and left the bike out of the whole equation.

So she...blames me because she stressed...and scoots off.

I have to borrow the cafe small steps and get the cable over the post, then I notice the key is in the lock.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Got a call off the missus, shes borrowed someone bike?
Gone to the cafe, locked it to a signpost and cant find the key.
I turn up, its only an eight foot pole with a small sign.
Ooh, I can just pick the bike up over it.

So with the cafe watching me, I pull the cable lock out to see if it would fit over.

It wasnt attached to the bike at all, she had just locked it around the post and left the bike out of the whole equation.

So she...blames me because she stressed...and scoots off.

I have to borrow the cafe small steps and get the cable over the post, then I notice the key is in the lock.

You clearly need to brush up on the one question every would-be groom should have to answer correctly: If a man speaks in the forest with no woman to hear him, is he still wrong? (Careful, you're a man.)

 

[Chargeride]

I was about to reply, but it seems I just broke the washing machine while out in my van.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Got a call off the missus, shes borrowed someone bike?
Gone to the cafe, locked it to a signpost and cant find the key.
I turn up, its only an eight foot pole with a small sign.
Ooh, I can just pick the bike up over it.

So with the cafe watching me, I pull the cable lock out to see if it would fit over.

It wasnt attached to the bike at all, she had just locked it around the post and left the bike out of the whole equation.

So she...blames me because she stressed...and scoots off.

I have to borrow the cafe small steps and get the cable over the post, then I notice the key is in the lock.

You've made it up!

 

[Chargeride]

Nope, all completely true.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Nope, all completely true.

You made my morning!

 

[JoeDirt]

Here in Orange County, and that depends on where you live like perhaps near Irvine, you will find many wide bike Lanes dedicated. As you venture North into the suburbs like Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Westminster, Seal Beach you will find a car Centric environment! With limited trails and usually lots of debris on the roads.

If you want to call the local flood control system bike trails a viable commuting path then I would rate them definitely a 7/10.

But for the most part where I live is purely car Centric and you are taking your life in your hands! Been cycling around here all my life, born in Long Beach California and have seen population growth increase and infrastructure shrink.

But I kind of think that is with every Urban Metropolis that has lots of employment opportunities and masses of people you will see that. When you venture out into the Outback into the less populated cities or towns you will find biking more pleasurable. That's just my two cents

 

[February]

9.9 out of 10 for the Hart- Montague rail trail, in West Michigan. Other than crossings, you are completely seperated from traffic. So safe and beautiful. Nice asphalt paved trails. Other than rail trails which are awesome in Michigan, 0-1 pretty much every where on the road. Hey, Motor capital of the world; or at least we used to be. We're car people here and even I get frustrated with cyclists at times. Some cities are trying to implement bike lanes and new laws about passing distances. The bike lanes aren't safe and most motorists ignore them. I can assure you and my fellow Michiganders will confirm: Auto drivers obey those bike passing rules like cyclists obey stop signs. Michiganders, like many other auto heavy states, abhor cyclists. It especially does not help when the spandex crowd decide to swarm up and ride 15 mph in rush traffic. It's like being on a highway where a bunch of idiot bikers block up the lanes and won't let people pass.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Here in Orange County, and that depends on where you live like perhaps near Irvine, you will find many wide bike Lanes dedicated. As you venture North into the suburbs like Huntington Beach, Garden Grove, Westminster, Seal Beach you will find a car Centric environment! With limited trails and usually lots of debris on the roads.

If you want to call the local flood control system bike trails a viable commuting path then I would rate them definitely a 7/10.

But for the most part where I live is purely car Centric and you are taking your life in your hands! Been cycling around here all my life, born in Long Beach California and have seen population growth increase and infrastructure shrink.

Saw what you mean about Huntington Beach as we biked around on rentals several months ago. Big kudos for a fabulous seaside bikeway running for many miles between the water and the adjacent PCH (Pacific Coast Highway). Sometimes an MUP but often with dedicated bike lanes that, miracle of miracles, the many pedestrians generally stayed out of.

But good luck getting to it by bike — at least where we stayed just north of downtown. East of the PCH, surprisingly sparse bike infrastructure for a SoCal beach town. Way below north San Diego County standards.

 

[dodgeman]

I live outside of town but the closest town, about 20,000 people just got a bike grant of $200,000. I figure half of that will go to a study and the other half will go to painting a stripe on the road. They built one multiuser path that you feel every joint in the concrete and then planted a bunch of trees where the branches are at head level for me.

 

[Rien]

Q: On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the bike infrastructure where you usually ride?

Please share the area being rated and give us some idea of the reasons for your rating. If you have a helpful comparison, please share that, too. I'll start....

Coastal San Diego County, California: At least 8/10 overall north of San Diego proper — i.e., Del Mar to Oceanside.

Wide, well-marked bike lanes on all major and many lesser roads, some with physical barriers; many well-marked shared bike/car lanes where necessary; many MUPs; some totally separated bike paths. Bikes everywhere.

Drivers here are generally used to the bikeways and respect them. Pedestrians and runners are often the biggest threats — especially in touristy areas. Runners seem determined to take over some of the dedicated bike paths — even when they have dedicated pedestrian paths to run on.

Of course, the infrastructure here's not as impressive as Amsterdam's, but top-notch by US standards. In contrast, almost NO bike infrastructure where I am at the moment — Concord, CA, at the NE corner of the San Francisco Bay Area. Decided NOT to a rent a bike here for that very reason. Very few bikes on the streets.

Q: On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the bike infrastructure where you usually ride?

Please share the area being rated and give us some idea of the reasons for your rating. If you have a helpful comparison, please share that, too. I'll start....

Coastal San Diego County, California: At least 8/10 overall north of San Diego proper — i.e., Del Mar to Oceanside.

Wide, well-marked bike lanes on all major and many lesser roads, some with physical barriers; many well-marked shared bike/car lanes where necessary; many MUPs; some totally separated bike paths. Bikes everywhere.

Drivers here are generally used to the bikeways and respect them. Pedestrians and runners are often the biggest threats — especially in touristy areas. Runners seem determined to take over some of the dedicated bike paths — even when they have dedicated pedestrian paths to run on.

Of course, the infrastructure here's not as impressive as Amsterdam's, but top-notch by US standards. In contrast, almost NO bike infrastructure where I am at the moment — Concord, CA, at the NE corner of the San Francisco Bay Area. Decided NOT to a rent a bike here for that very reason. Very few bikes on the streets.

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[Rien]

Q: On a scale of 0 to 10, how would you rate the bike infrastructure where you usually ride?

Please share the area being rated and give us some idea of the reasons for your rating. If you have a helpful comparison, please share that, too. I'll start....

Coastal San Diego County, California: At least 8/10 overall north of San Diego proper — i.e., Del Mar to Oceanside.

Wide, well-marked bike lanes on all major and many lesser roads, some with physical barriers; many well-marked shared bike/car lanes where necessary; many MUPs; some totally separated bike paths. Bikes everywhere.

Drivers here are generally used to the bikeways and respect them. Pedestrians and runners are often the biggest threats — especially in touristy areas. Runners seem determined to take over some of the dedicated bike paths — even when they have dedicated pedestrian paths to run on.

Of course, the infrastructure here's not as impressive as Amsterdam's, but top-notch by US standards. In contrast, almost NO bike infrastructure where I am at the moment — Concord, CA, at the NE corner of the San Francisco Bay Area. Decided NOT to a rent a bike here for that very reason. Very few bikes on the streets.

Van morgen Ben ik wezen Fiets en beschrijf de infra van de betuwe.
Het is goed om hier te fietsen veel fietspaden en het overige verkeer gedraagt zich netjes .Veel polderwegen waar je in deze tijd bijna geen verkeer tegen komt.
Op de fietspaden in de kleine stadjes heb je altijd afgeschermde ruimte door witte strepen op het wegdek.Omdat ik door een cervicale nekstenose operatie
niet meer op een fiets met een normaal vlak stuur kan rijden en mijn nek beperkt kan draaien zoek de rustige gebieden op en ben dan toch gelukkig want fietsen was en is mijn leven
groet
Rien

 

[Tom@WashDC]

4" of snow last week. At 10:00 PM they were plowing miles and miles of paved trails. Next day they were all clear. Amazing.

 

[PedalUma]

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[BEC111]

4" of snow last week. At 10:00 PM they were plowing miles and miles of paved trails. Next day they were all clear. Amazing.

Shame I missed it being too busy as riding weather has been scarce the past month or so.

 

[Tom@WashDC]

Shame I missed it being too busy as riding weather has been scarce the past month or so.

Yeah, this has been the worst ridig conditions since November. Unusually wet

 

[BEC111]

Yeah, this has been the worst ridig conditions since November. Unusually wet

And cold. Need the wet, so I can’t honestly complain. Cold is winter, but still unusual lately. I may ride today as it’s my birthday and it’s an occasionally observed tradition. I’ll watch my weather station to check actual local temps.

 

[6zfshdb]

I'm afraid my biking will have to wait a couple of months unless I get one of these:

 

[Tom@WashDC]

And cold. Need the wet, soca t honestly complain. Cold is winter, but still unusual lately. I may ride today as it’s my birthday and it’s an occasionally observed tradition. I’ll watch my weather station to check actual local temps.

We should get a ride in together this Spring or Summer.

 

[Chazmo]

Central Massachusetts: I don’t know, 1/10? Almost no infrastructure. A neighboring town (Holden) recently redid their Main Street and provided a bike lane, which is quite useful to me as a biker, but that is a huge exception to the rule. And, frankly, there’s very little courtesy from the drivers in rural Massachusetts, particularly on the more heavily-traveled roads.

The very lucky thing for me is that most local streets are not badly congested as they are in other parts of the state/country. And, the saving grace (for me) is that I have rail trail access a little over a mile from my house that is actually useful to me for both exercise (when not entirely iced over, that is) and for access to two of the neighboring towns that I need to go to frequently.