Cycling in Metro Atlanta Part 1: The Bike Cobb blog

While my focus has usually been intown Atlanta, or Inside the Perimeter (ITP) as it's popularly known here, I find myself cycling more in the counties adjoining Atlanta. 

Probably most of my miles Outside the Perimeter are in the south Metro area (south Fulton, Fayette, and Coweta counties) because of several well designed "centuries" (hundred mile sport/recreational rides) in that area.  Three or four hundred miles can put a pretty good dent in my yearly cycling averages.

But for practical purposes cycling conditions in Cobb County is of particular interest to me, since my fiance lives just over the bridge in south Cobb.  I've recently stumbled on a blog which, although it hasn't been updated in awhile, has insights into the overall cycling environment in Cobb.  It's the Bike Cobb blog  If you're interested in cycling in Cobb you may want to browse through the articles.

Based on my first trip on the CCT, I've decided to try out the bus-mounted bike rack, probably on a trip on the number 30 (the most efficient public transit method of getting to my fiance's house is probably bike-train-bus-bike).  I'll continue posting updates on my cycling and public transit experiences in Cobb as I have things to report.

Comments

[TimH]

Larry, I live in Cobb and have a large collection of cue sheets, links to toporoute maps, Microsoft Streets and Trips EST files for Cobb County and the surrounding areaa at my non-commercial website.

http://www.freewebs.com/altantabikerides.

Be safe. See ya on the road!

-Tim-

[Joe Seconder]

Larry,

In the past year, we have setup a formal, non-profit, all-volunteer organization called Bike Cobb. We're working with the elected and government officials to help make Cobb a better place to cycle. There's a lot of exciting things happening getting us towards this goal. We have partnered with Rebecca Serna at the Atlanta Bicycle Campaign as a "BUG" (Bicycle User Group, and are recognized under the League of American Bicyclists. FYI, we are not affiliated with the blotspot.

Please see www.bikecobb.org.

Sincerely,

Joe Seconder
President, Bike Cobb