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How is Charlotte and the surrounding towns as far as having bike lanes? Are there a lot of roads and streets with bike lanes? How about off road trails and greenbelts for bikers, joggers, etc?
Here is a list of the greenways that are good for walking/running. Most of them are not setup for true cycling and are rather meant for a casual ride. Park and Rec Greenways
There are some bike lanes but most abrubtley end and are not well thought out. There is some effort to fix this but Charlotte is not really a biking friendly city. We do have the Booty Loop though which is a fun ride near uptown and lance armstrong has a riding event there every year:
24 Hours of Booty: Charlotte Ride (http://www.24hoursofbooty.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ride_charlotte - broken link)
Charlotte has some great single track stuff. Check out tarheeltrailblazers.com for some good info.
There are places like the "booty loop" that are bike friendly, but by and large you have to exercise extreme caution on surface streets. You'll see from the attitude displayed on threads like this that there are some very angry drivers who hold bikers in poor regard.
Charlotte has some great single track stuff. Check out tarheeltrailblazers.com for some good info.
There are places like the "booty loop" that are bike friendly, but by and large you have to exercise extreme caution on surface streets. You'll see from the attitude displayed on threads like this that there are some very angry drivers who hold bikers in poor regard.
As well as bicyclists who don't give a damn about the law nor pedestrians walking on the greenway.
Belmont gets state grant to build bicycle lanes | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/06/26/2401109/belmont-gets-state-grant-to-build.html - broken link)
Belmont gets state grant to build bicycle lanes | CharlotteObserver.com & The Charlotte Observer Newspaper (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/06/26/2401109/belmont-gets-state-grant-to-build.html - broken link)
Charlotte has some great single track stuff. Check out tarheeltrailblazers.com for some good info.
There are places like the "booty loop" that are bike friendly, but by and large you have to exercise extreme caution on surface streets. You'll see from the attitude displayed on threads like this that there are some very angry drivers who hold bikers in poor regard.
This so far is a helpful thread.....why the comment?
Bike lanes aren't the best from what I am seeing. Look for some local riding groups to see where they go. There are a handful of group rides around town and you can get some good ideas for routes from them. But it all depends on what type of riding you plan to do.
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