West coast, East coast; It's all good...

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

Does this make Houston the Tupac to your Biggie Smalls?

Please don't escalate the feud to drive-by vengeance shootings.

my ride by water bottle squirt is viscous.

[Jaybee]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

my ride by water bottle squirt is viscous.

What exactly is in that bottle?

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by Jaybee

What exactly is in that bottle?

40 weight.

[Mr. Pink]

West is grand and gorgeous. Spent a lot of time in a lot of places skiing and biking. But, I still think the east has the best road biking. CNY, Hudson valley, Asheville and the Blue Ridge, various rolling farming regions. I think because there are just many more roads, and so many are so well maintained. You dont find much of that out west, it's just up and down mountain passes, sharing them with all other traffic, because, well, that's the only road. Velotel's posts have been eye opening to me by showing me that vast network of paved and well maintained roads high in the Alps. We just don't have that here in our western mountains.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by Jaybee

What exactly is in that bottle?

lol. damn auto correct.

[Blue Jays]

Sweet pics! I just wanna' ride instead of being chained to a desk.

[Mzilliox]

i take the same picture over and over. im just facing the camera a new direction. theres only one pretty road here, and i ride it all the time.

i always envy those sexy cottage roads out east

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by Mzilliox

i always envy those sexy cottage roads out east

if you look closely, there is a sexy little log cabin on the other side of that engineering marvel of a bridge in one of those pictures. pretty awesome "off the grid" spot!

[bob heinatz]

I live in Oregon and yes there is some great scenic riding opportunities but our whole country is marvelous with great riding all over.

[avalonracing]

When I'm riding in traffic in a 105ºF heat index tomorrow eve I'll try and remember how great the East Coast in July is.

[weisan]

I have lived in several places. They all have their "pros and cons". What you think is paradise, I guarantee you will find someone who currently lives there that "totally hated it!"

That's just the way it goes.

[prototoast]

I've lived in New England, Oregon, and California (Bay Area). Here's what I like and don't like about each:

New England: what I love about New England is that there are so many small roads. In many areas, there are virtually limitless ways to get from A to B, with many of the roads having almost no traffic. The biggest downside to me is the weather, with outdoor riding so difficult in the winter.

California (Bay Area): the natural terrain here is incredible, as long as you like long climbs--I am particularly fond of the Santa Cruz mountains, climbing through the redwoods. The downside is that car traffic is so bad in many places, and there are relatively few roads connecting many places, forcing cyclists to either share the road with a ****load of cars, or just avoid otherwise excellent rides entirely.

Oregon: Probably a compromise between California and New England. Not as many good road options as New England, but probably more than California. Outdoor riding is viable 12 months a year, but sucks for 8 of those months. Pretty good terrain overall.

If New England terrain had California weather, that would be my top choice, but for now I'm not ready to move back east.

[srcarter]

All coasts are equal, but some coasts are more equal than others.