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Ride the City...great new site for cyclists....as long as you live in

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by JR, Mar 18, 2010.

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  1. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Austin, Chicago, DC Metro, NYC, Louisville, Seattle, San Diego and Toronto

    http://www.ridethecity.com/toronto#

    Plug in your Start and End address and it will give you three route options

    Safe

    Safer

    Direct

    In the Toronto one, they have all bike lanes and off road bike paths marked. It also gives you the total elevation gain.
     
    JR, Mar 18, 2010
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  2. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Snarky comment coming in 1 ... 2 ... 3 ....
     
    Ace, Mar 18, 2010
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  3. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    This thread needs to be moved to the Serious Business board.
     
    YGBFKM, Mar 18, 2010
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  4. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    I'm waiting, Ace.............................:)
     
    JR, Mar 18, 2010
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  5. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    YBG's counts ...
     
    Ace, Mar 18, 2010
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  6. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    OK, I missed both your point and his response.
     
    JR, Mar 18, 2010
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  7. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    It has to do with the Kornheiser "kill all the cyclists" thread.
     
    Ace, Mar 18, 2010
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  8. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Google Maps now has cycling routes too.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Mar 18, 2010
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  9. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The idea of "safe" cycling routes in NYC doesn't quite translate to reality. Bike lanes are great, but so many people ignore them and use them as places to double park or just drive over. Unless you are willing to take your chances wheel to wheel with the cars, and do a little weaving in and out of lanes, there's no way to ride a bike here.
     
    The Big Ragu, Mar 18, 2010
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  10. ADodgen

    ADodgen Member

    I just mapped a route in Austin. Very cool.
     
    ADodgen, Mar 18, 2010
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  11. JR

    JR Well-Known Member

    Drivers ignore cycling lanes here as well, particularly downtown. It's an ongoing battle about the rights of cyclists versus the idiots in SUV's who think they own the roads.

    If you go to the site and switch to NYC, you might try a route from your apartment to one at the other end of Manhattan and see what you get.
     
    JR, Mar 18, 2010
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  12. mustangj17

    mustangj17 Active Member

    Sonner refuses to visit this site.
     
    mustangj17, Mar 18, 2010
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