Re: Last week

On 5/30/2025 4:16 PM, Mark J cleary wrote:

On 5/30/2025 1:13 PM, Roger Merriman wrote:

AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org> wrote:

On 5/30/2025 12:10 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:

On 5/30/2025 10:29 AM, AMuzi wrote:

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In my small Florida experience, terrain is more
interesting north and west which is not flat like most of
the peninsula.
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https://printablemapforyou.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/
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Agreed, but those hills in northwest Florida are a long,
long way from being snow capped mountains. Florida's highest
point is only about 350 feet elevation.
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I get occasional visits from a Florida cyclist who exceeds
5000 miles almost every year. His highest, steepest hills
are the freeway overpasses. He suffers on moderate hills
around here.
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I agree that 'interesting' terrain, as I enjoy here, is not
at all 'daunting' or 'punishing' or 'grueling' as I find
mountains.
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Hilly or mountainous areas is often how one gains height than the height
it’s self within reason, and some really interesting places that aren’t
particularly challenging but they are interesting.
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For what it’s worth I’d probably would certainly look at some of Floridas
trails I’m very unlikely ever to get the chance.
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Roger Merriman
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 I live in Illinois and it also about as flat as it gets. The highest point way u north is about 1100 ft elevation. I can ride a 50 mile route and about 1000 ft of elevation complete according to my Garmin 945.
 Florida is even more flat and would not have a few of the climbs in Illinois that are along rivers banks. You can climb steep but not long at all near the Illinois RIver in many places. Of course that means I am a not a good climber at all. I have to really work at it to get better. I don't pedal out of the saddle much or at least very long. I cannot due to my issues with balance and legs. Seated going slow I can eventually get there but need a low gear. I am diesel truck in effect.
 I wanted to ride the Van Fleet trail but due to the fact of time I could not get there. It would be a 50 minute drive then ride and go back to my son's. That would be just too long. I am spoiled in my surroundings. I leave my house and basically on country road in 1 mile wile with no much traffic to get there living at the edge of town.
 Funny but sometimes be don't realize just what we have around us we take it for granted. It is always against my protocol to drive with my bike someplace to start a ride. I want to leave from home riding it just makes more sense.

Same here, except that I wish there were more big hills closer. I would have to ride 30/40 miles to get to any real hills. That said, there are plenty of smaller hills right around me, enough to qualify for a Flemmish Classic. Two laps of https://www.strava.com/activities/5184776206  would be roughly equivalent to La Fleche Wallone (https://www.strava.com/activities/14263723783), including a few climbs with grades in the high teens and a couple with sections over 20%.
I also have a great deal of decent mtb trails a couple of miles from my house, enough for full afternoon excursions
https://www.strava.com/activities/11815432647
I wouldn't want to live anywhere that I would have to load my bike in the car to have a decent riding experience

One good thing was the heat I liked the heat in Florida it was good for the body. I manage each day to race-walk3-4 miles.
 

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