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Originally Posted by StaceyQ
I'm so excited to start riding. I'm going to buy my first roadbike this weekend. Anyone have any tips/routes for a newbie?
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I've been sticking to these bikeways:
http://vancouver.ca/engsvcs/transpor...011BikeMap.pdf
There's not a large amount of vehicle traffic on these bikeways and seeing other cyclists on the road makes it a bit more reassuring as well. I would be extra careful during rush hour though because when the main roads get congested, motorists tend to speed through the small streets looking for shortcuts.
The only stretch I've felt a bit nervous on so far was on 45th between Central Park and Rupert since it's one of the busiest bikeway streets I've been on.
Burnaby has a map as well:
http://www.burnaby.ca/Assets/multipl...s/Bike+Map.pdf I've only been on the BC Parkway route so far so I can't really comment about the others.
I just wouldn't trust the routes off Google Maps since they'll include gravel and other unpaved roads as well.