On Mon, 2011-08-15 at 10:18 -0700, CycloFiend wrote: > On Aug 9, 7:41 am, Ely Rodriguez <elyk...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I really would like to have a mixed permanente here in SF. > > You'd have to check with Rob, but I think the issue in getting the > permanentes officially recognized was that the route needs to be the most > direct (or maybe it was "reasonably direct") means between points. There's > something about the alternatives of paved routes that has prevented RUSA > from recognizing them.
I raised your question with Crista Borras, RUSA Permanent Coordinator. Here's what she said: > > There are, in fact, many mixed paved/unpaved permanent routes. > They just have to be controlled like any other permanent route. > Sometimes, in fact, an unpaved road might be part of a more > direct route. It as a challenge to design an attractive route > on scenic, quiet roads that is, in fact, "controlled" > adequately. > > The route taken between controls should be as direct as possible > to avoid the potential for shortcuts. This is true regardless > of whether a road is paved or unpaved. > > As a general rule the cued distance between any two successive > controls should be no more than 10% longer than the most direct > route between those controls, unless the more direct route > incorporates roads that are illegal to cyclists (interstates or > otherwise limited access roads), significant stretches of > high-traffic, high-speed roads with no shoulder, unpaved roads, > or roads that are dangerous to cyclists for some other good > reason (e.g., a steep, twisty-turny mountain road with logging > trucks, poor sight lines and no shoulder). > > Not every ride, of course, lends itself to a permanent route > because to control it would mean having so many controls that > the rider would have to stop so much that it would become an > annoyance. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
