Midwest Nice

[Jason B]

Wait a second, where are the potholes, cracks, crushed soda cans, glass, joggers running three aside? Looks very peaceful, but open spaces scare me. I need to fall asleep to police cars and people screaming in multiple languages, very soothing.
Just out curiosity, did you accidentally flip off the polite motorist out of reflex?

[KLizotte]

Look at all that super smooth asphalt. That’s like……cheating! :p

[dbb]

The actual town of Medina made a decision about 30-40 years ago to build their city streets with concrete with a centerline expansion joint and expansion joints across the road about every 12-15 feet. Because each of these slabs are essentially independent, there are pretty significant lips where one slab has raised/lowered relative to its neighbor. The photo was taken on an open road outside of town. Not a bad beauty shot however.

The lesson that WABA taught the DC area governments about drainage grates (slots perpendicular to cyclists = good) also appears to have been a lesson lost.

All in all, a pleasant time. Next time I bring the hybrid with fatter tires. The city streets punish bikes (and riders) with 23s.

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