I like your video. I live in northern Kentucky and at the end of July I have a week long vacation and since I work the night shift, plan on riding my bicycle from the Fountain Square South parking garage in the heart of downtown Cincinnati to the Capital Square in the heart of downtown Columbus. That is a distance of 123 miles one way by bicycle. I plan on staying there in a motel a few days and then coming back to Cincinnati again by bike. Since I work night shift, I will ride at night on the way up there and probably during the day on the way back. I look forward to it.
That is one beee-YOOO-tiffle trail! Would love to get my recumbent trike on it. Maybe during Recumbent Cycle-Con in Dayton in October. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the correction. Someone else had previously pointed out the mislabeling Spring Valley as Corwin. But, I've also added your note about Corwin having been labeled incorrectly in the RU-vid description above.
See littlemiamistatepark.org/2-uncategorised/192-safe-trails-it-s-electric#:~:text=Ohio%20permits%20e%2Dbike%20use,bikes%20are%20currently%20permitted%20there.
It's not that none of us would stop. Typically, when cyclists ride together and the first person approaches an intersection, they will stop and call out as to whether or not there are any cars coming so that those riding with them don't have to stop to clip out. In most instances in this video, I'm following behind another cyclist who stopped in front of me. Also, this is a multi-use path, where no cars are allowed, so I'd argue that the stop-signs in question are there as a protection to cyclists. All that being said, bicycles are subject to the same rules of the road as cars so you make a fair point.
We parked at the Little Miami Golf Center (see 1:23 in the video) where we purchased and pass and talked to them in advance about keeping the car there overnight.
Thanks for watching the video. The intent here is to highlight a great cycling resource in an effort for folks to get out there. I guess an unintended consequence is that it would invite criticism of potential issues in our riding. For starters, let me say, it was not our intention to be disrespectful or act in an unsafe manner. Are we perfect cyclists? Definitely not. And yes, stop means stop. All I can offer is that pretty much every cycling group I’ve ever ridden in seeks to balance that against having to unclip to put a foot down. So, typically, the person in front does that and looks to see if cars, pedestrians, or vehicles are coming and, if not, yells out clear and the cyclists immediately behind them keep rolling. While this is a common practice, one could argue that each and every rider should come to a complete stop. In other instances, there are painted stops where the trail crosses a sidewalk We slowed down looked left and right and saw that there were no pedestrians around so we rolled on through. You can certainly argue that we should have come to a complete stop. But, I don’t that we were creating a safety issue or that most cyclists would in the same situation. As for passing issues, we announced our presence before passing by saying “on your left” and waiting folks to get over before passing. And we passed In the left lane. I assume that the “hogging” you are referring to is riding two abreast. While I think this trail is actually wide enough to accommodate that safely, I agree that the best practice is to single up when passing, which we actually did at several other points in the video. Again, thanks for watching. And sorry to offend. I don’t think we’ve ever met in real life. But, if we did, I would hope that you might offer your feedback in a way that seeks to educate without just criticizing and consider balancing your comments with something positive. Food for thought.
@@KentuckyCycling I get what you say but you put it out there and you should represent the paths better, you did a fine job of filming and the audio was spot on watch your video without bias, and think about how the others you pushed to the side felt at one time you where 3 abrest that's not safe nor courteous
