Hi, all

FYI: from 241 on Alachua, if you take the right hand turn onto Peggy Road, then left on 235A with a bike lane, RT on to 235...jeez...look out for the long grooves in that road, not mention the high speed traffic...then a LT onto NW 94th, up and over Chestnut Hill and back to 24...

That adds ~5 miles for a total of ~43.5 miles compared to the normal route ~38.5 miles from the Chevron back to the Chevron.

It was not a lot of fun being alone on 235...it is only ~5-7 minutes of riding...but you have to be heads up in front watching for crumbling, grooved asphalt and also behind looking for that single speeding car...any momentary lapse could ruin your day...combat riding.

Jonathon wisely had to miss a ridiculously humid ride...but next time, if people are up for it...we could follow Peggy Road/2054 to its west end, zig-zag further west, then zig-zag-zig south to where it runs into NW 94th then make the left on to 94th & come in heading east, up and over Chestnut Hill and back to 241 and skip riding on 235 completely....the hitch is that it looks like this loop would add in the range of 8-10 more miles of riding to the existing loop...mapmyride.com could help clarify that before we ever ride it. Regardless, that route may be better in Sept after the weather cools off some.

And, I'm certainly open to other options to add a few miles to the existing loop...but let's avoid 235. Probably see you next week....

spin the hills...Bob Howland

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