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dixie



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gary Denness wrote:
notamiss wrote:
There's a bike path (ciciplopista) to Cuernavaca that follows the ex-railroad (although the final section isn't paved, you can still ride on the dirt trail all the way to Cuernavaca). My daughter does this trek about once a year. Here's a map: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/mexico/mexico-df/499396785. Here's some more detail: http://www.geocities.com/agcronicas/ciclopista.htm including information about the locations of stations where they sell food & drink, bike rentals and bike parts and repairs.


Fantastico! I'm going to have to have a go at that! Anyone wanna come?!


Can I bring the mutts?

I would love to try it, although I�m not sure that I�m in shape to make it all the way from here to there . . . Embarassed
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Guy Courchesne



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gary Denness wrote:
notamiss wrote:
There's a bike path (ciciplopista) to Cuernavaca that follows the ex-railroad (although the final section isn't paved, you can still ride on the dirt trail all the way to Cuernavaca). My daughter does this trek about once a year. Here's a map: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/mexico/mexico-df/499396785. Here's some more detail: http://www.geocities.com/agcronicas/ciclopista.htm including information about the locations of stations where they sell food & drink, bike rentals and bike parts and repairs.


Fantastico! I'm going to have to have a go at that! Anyone wanna come?!


I'm in...let's make it a get together.

Corporatehuman is another with a bike and bad attitude...I'm sure he'd be in along with Dixie.
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aroha



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Sounds cool, count me in too. We're going to need a lot of Gatorade to get over those hills!

Does anyone know whether the bus companies require bikes to be stored in bike bags, or can you just load it up sans bag?

Any particular dates in mind? Perhaps Saturday 9th August or another weekend in August?
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notamiss



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PostPosted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
aroha wrote:

Does anyone know whether the bus companies require bikes to be stored in bike bags, or can you just load it up sans bag??


I asked my daughter and she says you don't do anything special. When the passengers line up to put their luggage in the compartment under the bus just prior to boarding, you do the same; your "luggage" that you stick under the bus is your bicycle. She takes the Pullman bus back from Cuernavaca; don't know whether all the bus lines would be the same.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
aroha wrote:
Sounds cool, count me in too. We're going to need a lot of Gatorade to get over those hills!

Does anyone know whether the bus companies require bikes to be stored in bike bags, or can you just load it up sans bag?

Any particular dates in mind? Perhaps Saturday 9th August or another weekend in August?


I'm hoping for a date in late August/early September, if that would be cool with everyone else! I'm off to Milwaukee for 3 weeks on Sunday, and could do with a couple of weeks free when I get back to re-accumulate some wealth!

Even better if it is a Sunday - I work Sats. Sundays are more pleasant traffic wise too, for the city section. We're gonna do the whole length, right?! Aug 31st or Sept 7th would work great for me.
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gary Denness wrote:
aroha wrote:
Sounds cool, count me in too. We're going to need a lot of Gatorade to get over those hills!

Does anyone know whether the bus companies require bikes to be stored in bike bags, or can you just load it up sans bag?

Any particular dates in mind? Perhaps Saturday 9th August or another weekend in August?


I'm hoping for a date in late August/early September, if that would be cool with everyone else! I'm off to Milwaukee for 3 weeks on Sunday, and could do with a couple of weeks free when I get back to re-accumulate some wealth!

Even better if it is a Sunday - I work Sats. Sundays are more pleasant traffic wise too, for the city section. We're gonna do the whole length, right?! Aug 31st or Sept 7th would work great for me.


Out of country August 31 myself. Perhaps in September then?
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 5:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Out of country August 31 myself. Perhaps in September then?[/quote]

Sure. when do you get back?
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Guy Courchesne



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PostPosted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 3:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shortly thereafter. Sept 7th would be ideal for me.
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obinhwan



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PostPosted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Phil_K wrote:
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I've noticed an increase in the number of cyclists and bike shops around the local area, so the bike lanes will follow eventually...


Let's hope for your sake that they are on part of the sidewalk, as most drivers wouldn't respect them if they were on the road...as they don't respect bus lanes (with the exception of the Metrobus).


During the evening rush home many don't even respect that! Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is anyone still up for this on the 7th? If so, does anyone know the exact route? I'm still very keen on it.
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Guy Courchesne



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm still in...not sure of the route though.
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notamiss



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PostPosted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gary Denness wrote:
...does anyone know the exact route?


Here's a map: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/mexico/mexico-df/499396785. Here's some more information about the bicycle service stations: http://www.geocities.com/agcronicas/ciclopista.htm.

Note that on the first map above, you can zoom in to see the street detail.

Here's someone's blog post describing the points where he got lost: http://www.r5r7.net/index.php/archives/75. Might also be helpful.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks!

(Guy, what did it say?! Can you work out the route from that?)
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notamiss



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here's an excerpt from the blog I cited above, as far as I can make it out:
Quote:
I had already heard about the bridges installed to pass over major thoroughfares, that they were badly designed and almost impossible to ride a bike over. It's true. You could say they were designed stupid. If you don't get a good momentum and if you're not strong enough, you have to get off your bicycle to get over them. I saw some people who simply got off half-way and walked across. Fortunately it didn't happen to me, but I have to admit that the first bridges are the hardest (especially the one before Viaducto). From there on, the rest are still hard but once you're going you don't feel them so much.

Lost, #1
The first stretch was very pleasant, until getting to the part before Av. San Antonio, where the ciclopista "disappears". People in front of us showed us where to go, you could tell that they already had some experience, and we were able to get back to the ciclopista about a kilometer farther on. Excellent signposting.

Lost, #2
We followed the ciclopista until getting to Las �guilas (avenue or calzada) where suddenly there are no more signs. It took us about 2 kilometers of biking to find the path. We didn't find it until we got to a Walmart where a nice person told us where we should go, we backtracked about a kilometer to reach it, and another kilometer to find it. Again, no signs.

Lost, #3
Back on the road again, there were some stretches nearly completely overgrown by weeds, you feel like someone could jump out of the underbrush and mug you. The last part is full of rubble. A fun ride :) Fortunately, after you pass that, there are houses. Yup, houses on the ciclopista. We had to duck under a small clothesline and push aside a tricycle and some toys. Real fun. After that, we passed the fifth or sixth market on the ciclopista, we didn't actually count them but there were quite a few. After that, there are no signs again, and the path is a mystery :)

After that, the ciclopista gets a little more serious and we did a good stretch. We got practically to the edge of Mexico City as shown on the Destinator map. We passed by some really nice places, beautiful houses, and right after that, cardboard shacks. Contrasts of the city. Finally, after several hours of pedaling, somewhere in Tlalpan, we decided to turn around.


To this I can add that according to my daughter, the route is easy to follow except for one section beyond the paved part, when you're already going down into the valley toward Cuernavaca. But she was going with friends who had already biked it previously.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cheers for the map. I'm happy to set off with a printed version of that. Everyone's gone a little quiet though! Y'all still in?!

By the way I've found these two links which suggest a group is setting off on Sept 7th to do the trip. Well, the first does. It lacks info. The second link is their website. They look worryingly fit, but still...if anyone fancies phoning them and seeing what the score is...


http://www.mountainbike.org.mx/site/index.php?option=com_fireboard&Itemid=35&id=1282&catid=8&func=fb_pdf

http://www.mountainbike.org.mx
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