Daylight savings has just started and it's time to start up the Bellyache route! I rode the route Sun. Mon. and Tues. three days in a row. It's a short 24.10 miles but it is loaded with plunging, downhill runs and short, steep uphills. There are plenty of stop signs, traffic lights and of course ...cars to deal with. It's been a few years since I have ridden this route but I will say, it seems bumpier with a few extra pot holes to maneuver. For those of you not familiar with Atlanta, GA, this route starts at St. Phillips Cathedral on Peachtree Street in the heart of Buckhead, just north of downtown. The route runs to the west through the well heeled, Buckhead neighborhoods of north Atlanta. It then crosses over I-75 and the Chattahoochee River into the suburbs of Vinings bordering our perimeter Interstate I-285. From here it's back across the river toward Buckhead and back to the church. The route back is slightly different, but follows many of the same roads. ...
