Ever since Peter and I moved to Conway, we’ve been fascinated with areas south of us in Chocorua and Tamworth. We’ve been exploring Tamworth’s dirt and paved road options and combining them with off-road routes to make some interesting “Tour de Jours.”
Depending on the surface we’re riding, we might be on road or gravel road bikes or mountain bikes. That’s dictated by how rough or smooth our explorations are going to be. If I don’t know where we’re going to end up, I take the mountain bike as a versatile vehicle.
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