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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
Wrong forum I know, but the other rec.bicycles forums are now inhabited by
trolls... Anyone here know a USA destination with well-paved mountain roads, thin traffic & pleasant weather? I'm looking to buy a vacation/retirement home fit for a bikie. No pricey ski resorts needed, just good road riding. Best, Jim |
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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
Jim wrote:
Wrong forum I know, but the other rec.bicycles forums are now inhabited by trolls... Anyone here know a USA destination with well-paved mountain roads, thin traffic & pleasant weather? I'm looking to buy a vacation/retirement home fit for a bikie. No pricey ski resorts needed, just good road riding. Best, Jim Tucson, Arizona has really beautiful mountain roads,but it's really hot in the summer. San Diego has fabulous weather and there are hills enough nearby. And the ocean is beautiful. |
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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
Jim wrote:
Wrong forum I know, but the other rec.bicycles forums are now inhabited by trolls... Anyone here know a USA destination with well-paved mountain roads, thin traffic & pleasant weather? I'm looking to buy a vacation/retirement home fit for a bikie. No pricey ski resorts needed, just good road riding. Best, Jim Not mountainous, but nice and hilly....central Texas hill country does offer some very fine cycling fare....Fredricksburg, Kerrville and lots of smaller towns. Good luck in your search. |
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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
I was just about to suggest Central Texas as well. I grew up in
Colorado, and raced there for years. I live in Austin now, and they cycling here is great. No long climbs, but there are plenty of steep ones. There's even the annual Tour das Hugel, which climbs 9,000 feet in 100 miles, and much of the climbing is over a 10% grade - with some spots up to 26%. http://www.statesman.com/life/conten...14fitcity.html Anyway, in Central Texas, there are only maybe 5 days a year you can't ride due to ice or crazy bad rain. Most of the natives feel otherwise, but if you come from a place that actually has seasons, you can ride year-round here. It's warm in the summer, but you can beat that by just getting out in it. I ride from 1pm-2pm just about every weekday all year long, and the heat never plays into my decision to ride -- and I grew up as a mild-weather Colorado boy. Oh, you might also consider Hawaii... we were in Maui this year, and I would ride all over that place. Bad traffic in spots, but that doesn't really bother me. -Mike Guiseppe Corvo wrote: Jim wrote: Wrong forum I know, but the other rec.bicycles forums are now inhabited by trolls... Anyone here know a USA destination with well-paved mountain roads, thin traffic & pleasant weather? I'm looking to buy a vacation/retirement home fit for a bikie. No pricey ski resorts needed, just good road riding. Best, Jim Not mountainous, but nice and hilly....central Texas hill country does offer some very fine cycling fare....Fredricksburg, Kerrville and lots of smaller towns. Good luck in your search. |
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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:00:21 -0800, "Jim"
wrote: Wrong forum I know, but the other rec.bicycles forums are now inhabited by trolls... Anyone here know a USA destination with well-paved mountain roads, thin traffic & pleasant weather? I'm looking to buy a vacation/retirement home fit for a bikie. No pricey ski resorts needed, just good road riding. Someone else already suggested central Texas, and that's an area with pretty much whatever kind of mix you want, as long as the small-town attitudes aren't a problem. If you like it dry, hot in the summer, and artsy, then Marfa, TX might be a good choice. Much of northern California might also fit the bill if you like it damper and cooler, and Prescott in Arizona is pretty, on a mountain, and has fairly decent weather though it gets cold in the winter. Not much flat around it, though; unless you really like climbing, there are probably better choices. Flagstaff has terrain and atmosphere, and the Grand Canyon is just a looooong climb uphill through varying types of forest and scrub. Santa Fe, NM is another potentially good choice IMO. A lot depends on what kind of weather you consider pleasant. I like what I've got here in Houston, but my SO considers the summers to be unmitigated hell. (I grew up where they were worse, and longer.) -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
Werehatrack wrote:
I like what I've got here in Houston, but my SO considers the summers to be unmitigated hell. (I grew up where they were worse, and longer.) Uganda? Chalo |
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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
On 10 Jan 2006 18:41:00 -0800, "Chalo" wrote:
Werehatrack wrote: I like what I've got here in Houston, but my SO considers the summers to be unmitigated hell. (I grew up where they were worse, and longer.) Uganda? Close. Miami. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
I was just about to suggest Central Texas as well. I grew up in Colorado, and raced there for years. I live in Austin now, and they cycling here is great. But what about wind? Here in the Dallas area, the wind is usually 15-25 mph daily. I get so d@#$%d tired of the constant wind even if the weather is otherwise nice. Pat |
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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
"Werehatrack" wrote in message ... On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:00:21 -0800, "Jim" wrote: Wrong forum I know, but the other rec.bicycles forums are now inhabited by trolls... Anyone here know a USA destination with well-paved mountain roads, thin traffic & pleasant weather? I'm looking to buy a vacation/retirement home fit for a bikie. No pricey ski resorts needed, just good road riding. Someone else already suggested central Texas, and that's an area with pretty much whatever kind of mix you want, as long as the small-town attitudes aren't a problem. If you like it dry, hot in the summer, and artsy, then Marfa, TX might be a good choice. Much of northern California might also fit the bill if you like it damper and cooler, and Prescott in Arizona is pretty, on a mountain, and has fairly decent weather though it gets cold in the winter. Not much flat around it, though; unless you really like climbing, there are probably better choices. Flagstaff has terrain and atmosphere, and the Grand Canyon is just a looooong climb uphill through varying types of forest and scrub. Santa Fe, NM is another potentially good choice IMO. A lot depends on what kind of weather you consider pleasant. I like what I've got here in Houston, but my SO considers the summers to be unmitigated hell. (I grew up where they were worse, and longer.) In Houston, our summer weather is really horrible. I have done too many races at 6pm in the park when you could steam eggs (frying with high humidity) on the top tube. Our rides start at 7am and you really need to be off the road by 11. On the other hand, you can ride for most of the winter in what most places consider summer jersey and shorts. We have a number of really terrific bike clubs and there is always an organized ride to do. In April we have a huge MS150 from Houston to Austin. This year the herd is supposed to top 12,000. There are numerous organized rides that lead up to the MS150. After that all of the corporate types hang up the bike until next January. The serious riders are going all year long. My daughter's race team used to come down here every winter vacation to train with us. Most of them were from the upper Midwest. It was a real treat for them. If you like seriously fast rides, we have one that starts from Memorial Park near downtown. It is called the Death Ride. We have a few seniors that do it. Another one is called the Kirkwood ride on Saturday mornings. You could be a child molester and try to beat up some cat 2 racer who is a third of your age :-) Northwest Cycling Club has a superb club ride setup every Saturday. There are numerous groups sequenced by speed ability. The roads are reasonable. but Houston is not a bike friendly town. Not like Seattle or something like that. We went up there to work the bike expo last February. They have a bike culture that is absolutely stunning. The Cascade club has something like 5,500 members. The scenery is exquisite and the roads are beautiful. After the show, we went to visit some of our dealers on the Olympic Peninsula (I think that is what it is called). We took the ferry and then drove to Sequim and Port Angeles. It was breathtaking. I could be happy there... I agree with wherehatrack, the Texas Hill country is really nice. Kerrville and the general vicinity is wonderful. There is a NORBA race that we look forward to working every year. There is a great organized ride called the Easter Hill Country Tour that is worth doing. Another terrific ride is the Piney Wood Purgatory in Lufkin. If you like a hot challenge check out the Katy Flatland Century in July. There I go rambling again, Sorry for the drivel. There are way too many bottles and orders to fill and not enough time to ride... Bruce |
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Seriously; where should a bikie retire?
"Chalo" wrote in message oups.com... Werehatrack wrote: I like what I've got here in Houston, but my SO considers the summers to be unmitigated hell. (I grew up where they were worse, and longer.) Uganda? Chalo Actually New Orleans is a bit hotter than Houston. We noticed it when we used to go there. Bruce |
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