| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
The Mt Washington Auto Road Company (a privately owned business) has elected to close the Auto Road to bicycles except for Race Day -- which is usually the first or second Saturday after Labor Day. The word I get from a friend whose wife is in the family that owns the road is that it was a matter of safety as well as a matter of a few spoiling it for everyone. Some cyclists had apparently scared the daylights out of some motorists. I always thought the Auto Road's coach drivers were the scary ones. Another one of the few great challenges available to bikekind has been eliminated (a few tears are appropriate at this point). I do not know what the penalties would be for driving to the first parking spot and riding from there would be!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64.1 | Climbing Mt. Washington | MODULE::SCHNARE | CHARLIE SCHNARE | Thu May 22 1986 14:38 | 20 |
Last year on race day some not so bright mountain bikers decided to race down the mountain road and as you noted they scared the daylights out some drivers because they were passing everything in sight on the way down. The decision to close the road to bikers was made that day and announced at the awards ceremony. So a few spoiled it for the many. If your interested in doing this climb anyone may register for the race on race day but you all can climb at your own pace and not have to be concerned about traffic because the road will be closed to cars during this time which is an added safety factor. The challenge is still available so go for it!! | |||||
| 64.2 | I suppose it'll do | NOVA::FISHER | Fri May 23 1986 12:59 | 16 | |
It's just the "this is the one day you can do it, take it or leave it" that bugs me. It was more fun to try to get a day with 80 mi visibility, reasonable temperatures and winds and go for it. (I got it 2 out of 3 tries.) The "closed to auto traffic" bit is a limited period of time. What is it? Someone told me that it's an hour after the last official race start. That's better than nothing. I guess I'll just have to go for Mt Mitchell. There's a Mt bike race up Pike's a few days before the Roads at the World's this year (and yes I will be there, but maybe not for the race -- no Mt bike). ed | |||||