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wyldweasil t1_j8anpfk wrote

Reply to Biking the East Coast Greenway/Washington Secondary Trail; I have some route and riding surface questions by degggendorf

You may want to also try the Blackstone River Bikeway, there isn't a lot of common roads crossed compared to East Bay and Washington secondary, so better cruising. I bike this on the regular, it's all paved(unless you opt for the few small detours along the way).

If you're into unpaved dirt, I find the Airline Trail in CT to be a great challenge. It's not too far over the border depending where you catch it. I do this one on occasion, but sometimes there's horses, but far less people than the other paths

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blahberrry t1_j8altsl wrote

Reply to Biking the East Coast Greenway/Washington Secondary Trail; I have some route and riding surface questions by degggendorf

  1. I think the East Coast Greenway is meant to be more of a road bike trail - yes. Although some states do have some unpaved sections. Just checked it out on this map.

1a. Trestle Trail from CT to Log Bridge Road in RI is not paved. I rode the unpaved Trestle Trail section recently and it's really fun. A little muddy and icy right now in a few areas - and some frozen dirtbike/atv ruts - but nothing a light gravel tire can't handle.

  1. Yes - Once on the WST, it is all a separate, dedicated nonmotorized path. There are some nice gravel horse trails that parallel the paved path in Coventry - I like to ride them as long as I don't see any horses. Bikes are supposed to yield to horses and I try not to piss anyone off.

  2. I haven't biked from Bristol to Newport, but I believe it's just road riding. If you are aiming to get to Newport - the Mt Hope bridge is super sketchy to bike over. It's a mile-long 2-lane bridge with no shoulder. (If you want to just touch the other state border to say you crossed the state by bike, you could hop off the East Bay bike path in Warren and head towards MA from there.)

Hope this helps!

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longislandtoolshed t1_j8akfpx wrote

Reply to Biking the East Coast Greenway/Washington Secondary Trail; I have some route and riding surface questions by degggendorf

After the EB bike path from Bristol to Newport, there is no dedicated bike path. They've been working on creating a small section in Middletown which picks up on JT Conell highway. Taking the Mt Hope bridge from Bristol to Portsmouth is possible on a bike, but it's dangerous as there's no shoulder and you're lane sharing with cars.

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bbpr120 t1_j8ah1eo wrote

Reply to Biking the East Coast Greenway/Washington Secondary Trail; I have some route and riding surface questions by degggendorf

The Trestle Trail is a pretty well maintained gravel trail with a couple of road crossings, 36mm wide cross tires work great.

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The Moosup Valley State Park trail has a few on road sections, a wee bit of pavement (right at the Moosup end) and the rest is in pretty rough shape- towards the western end in Moosup it's got some pretty big pot holes that fill with water. It's easy to follow but nowhere near as nice as the Trestle Trail in NE CT or the Trestle Trail.

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This route (Burlingame Picnic Area on Prosser Tr to RT 138) is 16 mile on way and has a bunch of alternate lines without a significant amount pavement (outside of the transition between Burlingame and the Carolina Management Areas, about 2.5 miles). It's all doable with a gravel bike, even the bridge section in Burlingame.

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flyingthrghhconcrete t1_j89zpo5 wrote

Reply to Goodsam vs AAA, service in Rhode Island by Fresh_Shock2890

I'd compare the fine print of both contracts.

Looks like Goodsam says "unlimited towing to the Nearest service facility". Which could mean they'll tow you to whatever garage is closest.

The comparably priced AAA plan gets me 100 miles to anywhere. And in RI 100 miles gets you to any mechanic in the State. I ended up using this like 4 times in as many months when we had a lemon Volvo. They towed us all over RI and CT, side of the road to my house, to the dealership, to a random mechanics house in the boonies...no questions asked.

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