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Message: [QUOTE="borninansonia, post: 2744957, member: 184"] I grew up road bicycling in Conn way back in the 1970s. I road all over the state, and, except for all the glass on the road (this was pre-bottle bill) I found the roads friendly. When I last visited Conn I told myself I would never ride these roads, was I crazy as a young rider or have the roads and drivers changed that much? Since then, I moved around the country looking for the best road bike roads. As an old bicyclist, I settled in La Quinta Ca, where we have wide bike lanes on most of the roads and I can ride 8.5 months a year. The bad season is coming up. For older people, a bicycle, esp heavy cruiser bikes, are superb for high intensity interval training. Back in the 70s I practiced this, but then I called it "dog training." When a dog starts chasing, it's immediate high intensity work requiring excellent shifting. Practice practice practice. Now dogs seem to be much less of a problem for bicyclists. [/QUOTE]