How far is too far?

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  • mattrsa
    mattrsa Posts: 143
    that is exactly the problem

    I'm a fairly big unit , 6.2 and 14 stone, and the walk back down did nothing for the knee (which I have had ligament problems with in the past) and ankles.

    Calfs were pretty sore as I don't seem to use them as much when cycling, Its all about the quads!
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  • salsajake
    salsajake Posts: 702
    mattrsa wrote:
    Is it safe to cycle on a road with a 50 mile an hour limit?

    Safe - Yes, though the consequences of driver error are probably going to be a lot worse than a 30 zone. That said, you could be cleaned up anywhere, on bike, on foot, in a car.

    Is it pleasant? Probably not, but depends on width, volume of traffic etc. Are there no side routes that run parallel?
  • mattrsa
    mattrsa Posts: 143
    not sure to be honest but I would think that traffic would not be too bad (altho this is purely a guess) as the route runs parallel to the m62 so I would imagine that most people would be taking that route to get from warrington to liverpool.

    Matt
    Commuter - Trek 1.2
    Fun - Specialized Rockhopper
  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    The first / last part of my commute (depending on direction) is on NSL roads, The commute road speed goes 30, 40, 60, 40, 30, 40, 60... bridleway

    I never really have a problem with the higher traffikc speeds. In fact the cars (generally) give me loads of room... lorries tend to terrify oncoming traffic rather than get close to me
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  • will3
    will3 Posts: 2,173
    High speed is generally fine so long as the road is either wide or has low traffic levels. This means that cars have no [percieved] reason to drive close to you.

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