tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post4991476571309215741..comments2024-03-12T22:45:16.628-04:00Comments on the beat bike blog: To Middletown!chillwillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374108424504518282noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-86179415666181216632008-09-24T15:27:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:27:00.000-04:00Ooops! Sorry - that map was the first time I did ...Ooops! Sorry - that map was the first time I did that commute (and included a long section of Silas Deane Hwy - UGH!)<BR/><BR/>This is the route I use now:<BR/><BR/>http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/kml/episode.kml?episodePkValues=5668869<BR/><BR/>The Middletown-Hartford part is Rt. 3 to Rt. 287 to Wolcott Hill Rd which I follow into Hartford.<BR/>(no Berlin Tpke at all)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-31756995462654215282008-09-24T15:17:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:17:00.000-04:00Just found your blog and really enjoyed this post ...Just found your blog and really enjoyed this post - especially hearing about the ride down the east side of the river.<BR/><BR/>I've never done that route, preferring to ride up the west side using this route:<BR/> http://suitcaseofcourage.typepad.com/the_suitcase_of_courage/2007/08/why-cycle-wed-2.html<BR/><BR/>(scroll down to the map, the "details" link goes to a map that you can zoom in on)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-51530809478475182662008-09-23T17:48:00.000-04:002008-09-23T17:48:00.000-04:00twas a fine ride indeed! how can I turn down an in...twas a fine ride indeed! how can I turn down an invite to ride from a dapper guy on a Xootr? Ce n'est pas possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-50597395602570363592008-09-23T13:25:00.000-04:002008-09-23T13:25:00.000-04:00aaabiker: Here is a route from Hartford to Middlet...aaabiker: <A HREF="http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Hartford-to-Middletown-west-side-of-river" REL="nofollow">Here is a route</A> from Hartford to Middletown on the west side of the river. It is not scenic, but it is mostly on secondary, suburban streets without too much traffic, only a little bit on Route 3, and it is direct.<BR/><BR/>Mark: <A HREF="http://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path/Hartford-to-Middletown-east-side-of-the-river" REL="nofollow">18.7 miles</A>. The west side route is 16.2 miles.El Presidente de Chinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451059216906022450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-70315827531015469202008-09-23T11:52:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:52:00.000-04:00Interesting attire to say the least. I would get ...Interesting attire to say the least. I would get too hot riding in my work clothes.<BR/><BR/>Great trip and awesome pictures.<BR/><BR/>How many miles is that?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-61115110451785449432008-09-23T10:40:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:40:00.000-04:00Beautiful photos!!Beautiful photos!!Musegalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08566819127029130564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-63940073856652058992008-09-23T10:36:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:36:00.000-04:00i too wish Bianca would take the austere and sober...i too wish Bianca would take the austere and sober art of velocipede piloting more seriously!<BR/><BR/>wait! no i don't!chillwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374108424504518282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1580218268291985619.post-65260623214104992312008-09-23T08:40:00.000-04:002008-09-23T08:40:00.000-04:00Try going down to Middletown on the west side of t...Try going down to Middletown on the west side of the river. It would be shorter, but is nearly impossible. You have to take either Route 3, which resembles the Berlin Turnpike all the way through Rocky Hill & Cromwell or take Route 99, which is nice but requires that you take a mile of Route 9, prohibited for bikes, just before Middletown. I have tried to interest someone in getting a bike path built on the west side of Route 9 for that last stretch or at least to get them to allow bicycles on the shoulder of Route 9 for that mile, but DOT has of course shown no interest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com