Rides in Phoenix, AZ?

Originally Posted by tomdavis80

It is better than what you've got, that's no question. Of course, there are some potholes here and there, but they're not bad enough for you to go into them and flip your bike usually. But there are certainly a few that will demolish your wheel and flip you but I haven't hit any of those. With the heat, if you tan easily, you probably can ride outside with a short sleeve jersey without any problems but one thing is for sure, you will dehydrate very quickly the first few weeks you ride down here. Once your body gets acclimated to the heat, you'll find that Maine cold is too freaking cold, lol. The wonderful benefit of Tucson is that they have bike lanes and routes up the wazoo and have some of the longest climbs you can find anywhere such as Mt. Lemmon (at least 40 minutes to climb at your fastest usually, most training rides take about 1 hour, 1 hour and 15 minutes) and Gates Pass is brutal with its changing pitch and the backside of Gates is nasty with changing pitches up to 12%. (frontside, about 20-25 minutes to climb, backside, about 15-30 minutes depending on how strong the cyclist is).

You'll probably love Tucson if you stay in it long enough.