Pros:
-Equal Distance to Both NYC and Boston (in the middle of the greastest sports rivalry of all time, GO SOX)
-Lots of well maintained rural roads with 55mph speed limits. Makes for a ton of fun rides where you may not see a single cager.
-Not too far from Laconia or Americade
-Easy to find seldom traveled roads while learning
-A very friendly 2-wheeled population
Cons:
– Weather: Don’t expect it to stay constant for more than 5 mins.
– Highways, they were designed by crazy people. If you stay in one lane too long, you just accidentally got on another highway. All highways seem to converge in a 100′ span right in the center of Hartford.
– Stupid bikers (SQUIDS) – on any nice day, there are a bunch of inner city kids racing down the only straight stretch of 84 east coming out of Hartford. They only cultivate 2 skills, cutting people off, and doing wheelies at 100mph, with no gear on. They don’t work on their cornering skills so they cause quite a few accidents.
– Lots of trees, they block everyones views, especially at intersections. Also CT loves to stagger intersections so they don’t line up.
– Cell Phones: no one can seem to be bothered with getting a headset or waiting till they get home to call people, rather than driving and not paying any attention.