What's the best location for year round riding?
 

I'm kind of playing with the idea of changing things up. New career, new location.

I'm a computer engineer, with 5 years experience developing software. My wife is a teacher, with roughly 10 years experience at all grade levels up to middle school.

Let's say I want a decent job and a nice place where I can play outdoors (mostly riding) year round. Where would I go? My wife says she can get a teaching job just about anywhere, and will go wherever.

Also, bear in mind I'd like a good place to raise my son. He's going to be 3 in December.

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<-------- Although finding a job here might be the snag. :td:

CA is out of the question. Nice weather, but I can't stand the politics.

Well...then I am out of ideas.

Do you want twisty riding year round or just riding in general....pretty sure you can ride year round in FL but it's pretty flat.

Twisty. I have flat straight roads here and I'm pretty tired of them.

Yea i'm not much help. You can ride here (TN) year round but it does get cold. We do get random 70's+ weather in Dec. and Jan.

I would think that anywhere that has twisty enough roads would be in a hilly/mountain region, and Cali is the only locale that I can think of that has that with warmth.

You could always move to Spain, France or Italy.

Close to the equator.


South Texas, New Mexico, Arizona.

florida is great for year round, but we have next to no twisties, so I'd say parts of texas, nevada, arizona, new mexico.

But don't forget that just because you get winter riding, summer may have its own faults when living in the desert.

Fixed it for you.

Central Texas, or Texas Hill Country is the place to be. It's hot, sometimes surface of the sun hot... but, the nights make up for it. Austin has no bugs, we have bats - that eat bugs. Though, we do have critters :lol:

With seven tracks within a few hours drive, twisty roads, and a decent housing market :dthumb:

There are twisties and nice towns all along the Front Range of Colorado. High-tech jobs are available, but house prices are still high. Golden is a very nice town, if you don't mind the smell of Coors beer. Check out Craigslist. Plus the twisties and scenery of western Colorado, Utah, and western Arizona aren't that far.

I did Lookout Mountain yesterday and was debating if I should wear long johns or not. At 58 degrees, I decided not too. I should have because it was cold at the top. I rode every day this past February, but it didn't snow once. Right now, I'm waiting for the Bronco game to start so I can go riding.

I don't know much about the computer software industry...I would think CA would be the best place for that (or NY) but those 2 places are out of the question....

Maybe Seattle or Portland? What about South Carolina?

I'd say California...but the politics aren't what will piss you off. It's the gazillon Mexicans...but you can split lanes so traffic at least is OK.

CA has the best roads in the country.
There is almost never an animal running across the road.
It never rains.
The temps are usually between 60 and 100 (dry) year round.
There are aton of people to ride with all the time.

Go live in NC.

What about western Arizona? Near California but hopefully it's politics isn't so fucked up and I'm guessing a cheaper housing market.

If not I'd say northern Georgia (Atlanta area), western NC or SC. We (Atlanta) do get cold weather but it rarely snows (and usually melts by the afternoon). They gravel the road sometimes in the twisties so you have to hold out for a weekend or two when they do.

Georgia is growing like crazy with new business'

San Diego period. And it's a pretty conservative town, so the politics won't bother you.

here bar none 55-95 all year some rain but not much twisty roads and lane splitting. And laguna seca is 20 minutes away.

North Carolina... I ride year round....

Shhh....we don't need anymore people. :lol


It actually is a pretty cool place to live. I don't ride year round but I do ride about 10 months out of the year and the two months that I don't "really" ride...I do get a day or two in here or there.

i really like NC...........

My bad:D I don't think there was one week last year that I did not take a bike out at least once during the week.

Just north of Atlanta. Good roads and about an hour to awesome roads. It's not as cold in the winter as it is in the mountains and while it gets hot in summer it's not surface of the sun hot ;) I ride every month of the year at least a little, even in Jan and Feb which are usually the coldest months.

Yeah February is probably the only month that I don't really seem to ride so I'll say 11 months out of the year for me. :lol:

SoCal. Sunny and warm all year, twisty roads and hot ass women.