The Back Roads is my favorite local event and I always considered it first-class. This is the third year I’ve signed up for it. We always get these messages and it does sort of vaguely feel like their tone becomes more harsh each time, so I assume it’s getting harder to arrange. In contrast to the message, my experience of the event itself is one that is friendly, very well-supported and in general very nicely low-key considering all the work and logistics involved. I have seen police cruisers but — this is just me — I’ve only seen them stationed at dangerous crossings. Some of the most beautiful rolling hills I’ve ever ridden are in the Back Roads.
One reason I bike it is that I assume it won’t always be there, and I consider this latest note a flare in that direction. Remember Bike DC, anyone?
