Commuting via the scenic route

[mrcrash]

Comments

[master_haelo]

Should I share my road pictures? :D

[mrcrash]

If it's your commute, sure :)

[master_haelo]

Commutes are for suckers.

[romperwebby]

Commutes are for suckers.

cuz jobs are such a waste of time and all. LOL.

what road is that btw?

[alikkon]

Have they cleared off most of the gravel yet?

[mrcrash]

Since Redwood is a bad chip-seal job, I don't know that the gravel can be "cleared off". If you load the surface up with some hard turns, it feels like it'll just break loose at any time.

[alikkon]

Basically wondering if the completely loose stuff on the top layer has cleared off and left the road... the stuff that's just mostly loose doesn't scare me as much as the stuff that's completely loose ;)

[mrcrash]

I didn't slide around anywhere, although it's probably on the apexes of right handers if you get too close to the yellow line.

I remember Redwood in the pre-chip seal days. 100 miles a day of commute between Daly City and Livermore, with 10 miles of Redwood between Castro Valley and Oakland. I still managed to wear the sides of my tires out before the centers - that was great :)

[phyxius]

I just took that road for the first time last weekend (though we might've been on skyline too/instead, i'm not sure). I'm in SF, and have explored the north bay and south bay quite a bit, but for some reason, I'd never paid much attention to the east bay roads. This will soon change. :D

[mrcrash]

With an artificially low 25 mph speed limit and a crap chip seal job, I'd try not to have too much fun there.

[tomatoe333]

Hey, don't let me stop you. I'd still take that commute. I'd just be REALLY cautious coming through the blind corners.

The deer I hit was at a full run, and came from the left and slightly behind me across a field.

[mrcrash]

I was already hesitant. Think of your post the final nail in the coffin

Hope you're healing up alright!

[xanthier]

A deer on the road or a cage on the highway.
There will be risks any time on the bike one eay or the other.

Stick to the mountains.

[mrcrash]

You may think differently, but I believe my chances are better on the freeway with light traffic. I'll take the predictability of that over the randomness of wildlife when my well-being is at stake.

[romperwebby]

how about a deer whistle on your bike? i think my fiance put one on mine. at least he said he did - but i couldnt tell ya where.

[mrcrash]

I've got one. I know people who found out the hard way that they don't work very well.

[romperwebby]

oh damn.