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Good "practice or new guy thats not in real good shape" rides!

Hello everybody! My name is Paul, and I am new person #44!! I am looking for suggestions on some good practice rides. Maybe some areas in town that would be good as training pads, with minimal pressure to go aggresive. I am not ready to go on group rides quite yet, cause I am trying to still get used to riding again. And maybe build some confidence. Maybe after I do that I will be ready for the group rides, or maybe some short races to start out with. The last time I raced it was bmx, and I am doing the road thing now. A bit different I think! So, any suggestions would be awesome!! Thank you in advance!!!

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Permalink Reply by Kai Applequist on July 31, 2008 at 1:55pm

Hill road is always good because it can take you all the way out to some open roads in Eagle and it can also hook you up to Bogus, if you feel so inclined. Another good ride is to ride out to Lucky Peak, I would ride the road until you get to the highway though, because the green belt is terrible in that section. If you feel like a bit more once you get to Lucky Peak you can ride up to Hill Top, which is a pretty descent climb. If you are looking for a short but pretty hard climb the road up to Table Rock is really good to cut your teeth on and bring some tears to your eyes. Well, there is a couple...