02-12-2018, 09:19 AM
mickey, reading that Colorado group-ride thread is pure torture to a guy who's stuck at work and can't get out there.
I know that most people talk about Tail of the Dragon, but I have a far greater desire to ride the Colorado high passes. TotD isn't going to be any different from or any better than countless roads I have here, and it will probably have a lot of traffic. I prefer empty roads for going fast. I hate constantly having to wait to pass Harleys, mobile homes, logging trucks, etc.
Colorado looks like my favorite high passes in the eastern Sierras. I want to ride there. Pike's Peak is a must.
Cormanus, I'm with you 100% on the preference for riding good back roads. Given a choice, and sufficient time, I'll stay off the interstates every chance I get. Sometimes it just doesn't work out that way, unfortunately, and I have to slog it straight up and down in the center of the tire for hours on end. No fun.
I know that most people talk about Tail of the Dragon, but I have a far greater desire to ride the Colorado high passes. TotD isn't going to be any different from or any better than countless roads I have here, and it will probably have a lot of traffic. I prefer empty roads for going fast. I hate constantly having to wait to pass Harleys, mobile homes, logging trucks, etc.
Colorado looks like my favorite high passes in the eastern Sierras. I want to ride there. Pike's Peak is a must.
Cormanus, I'm with you 100% on the preference for riding good back roads. Given a choice, and sufficient time, I'll stay off the interstates every chance I get. Sometimes it just doesn't work out that way, unfortunately, and I have to slog it straight up and down in the center of the tire for hours on end. No fun.