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when you ride from home, is there a direction that you avoid?

cos it is hilly/boring/to busy. or any other reason.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:17 pm
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South, because its the Solent....


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:19 pm
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I always head onto the main road as the other way leads to "the Heights" where cars park badly on narrow roads, people drive aggresivley and the kids are scary.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:21 pm
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The hills are thataway > so I ride that way.
The hills are also thataway ^ but its not such a nice ride
There are no hills thataway < so I dont ride there.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:23 pm
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East because I'd end up in Essex.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:24 pm
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I avoid the direction my ex lives in.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:24 pm
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I generally avoid the A680/A58 because if I wanted to do a long tarmac section, I'd go out on my road bike.

Andy


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:26 pm
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ride in all directions, but only mtb towards the east as that is where the hills are.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:26 pm
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North because I would end up in the firth of forth


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:27 pm
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I avoid the normal road way round through the sand dunes if I don't fancy it. but sometimes I do fancy it cos It is more fun. It's not far anyway. Totally churned up with sand at the mo and have to push it


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:33 pm
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South, because its the Solent....

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Ditto, but north.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:33 pm
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MTL north PB south Tod east rochdale west.. guess which way i never go..


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:35 pm
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>, because there lies the city. <,v and ^ all head countyside wards, although its rare I go v way.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:36 pm
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Living at the top of a hill the only way is down to begin with from there it's whatever takes mi fancy


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:37 pm
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i try and stay off the roads if possible.am lucky that the kennet & avon canal is right on my doorstep (if i want to cycle to trowbridge,bath). also if i want to cycle on the ridgeway (avebury/marlbrough downs) i can cycle nearly all the way without having to join the main roads ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:37 pm
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never go east unless some one else leads. don't know many routes that way; don't know why.

might sort that out....


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:44 pm
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just get out on bike and ride it best you can enjoy!


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:48 pm
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I must be lucky. Great riding in every direction! ๐Ÿ™‚

Its possible to do 40+ miles round here only crossing about 2 roads twice, with no other Tarmac at all. ๐Ÿ™‚

And that's just in one direction......


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 6:50 pm
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Hills in <,>,/\ and \/ direction, I LOVE it here.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 7:10 pm
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No, always ride from home and love exploring ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 7:13 pm
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On the road I rarely go south, on the mtb I rarely go west.

I have no idea why, other than the routes I know and the places I like to ride.


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 7:51 pm
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I live at the bottom of a cul de sac so there is only one way out ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 14/01/2012 7:55 pm