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I live on the outskirts of Greater Victoria, on southern Vancouver Island. The city is hemmed in on two sides by water, and by urban sprawl on the other two side. Traditionally the good riding was in two nearby rural areas, but the sprawl has made getting to the rural areas painful. The condition of the roads is abysmal, many of the speed zones have all been dropped to ridiculous levels (3O km). Bicyclists and walkers now have an expanded sense of ownership of the roads, making it awkward to get around them. Just going for a decent ride has turned in to an all day event. One popular route is the Victoria, Port Renfrew, Cowichan, Victoria loop. Speed enforcement is low, mostly accomplished by letting the potholes get bigger!

[QUOTE="Stephen Hill, post: 658593, member: 1673"] I live on the outskirts of Greater Victoria, on southern Vancouver Island. The city is hemmed in on two sides by water, and by urban sprawl on the other two side. Traditionally the good riding was in two nearby rural areas, but the sprawl has made getting to the rural areas painful. The condition of the roads is abysmal, many of the speed zones have all been dropped to ridiculous levels (3O km). Bicyclists and walkers now have an expanded sense of ownership of the roads, making it awkward to get around them. Just going for a decent ride has turned in to an all day event. One popular route is the Victoria, Port Renfrew, Cowichan, Victoria loop. Speed enforcement is low, mostly accomplished by letting the potholes get bigger! [/QUOTE]

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