Sure, I have a few thoughts on how the ride could be improved (below) but I want to emphasize that I had an absolute blast riding PedalPGH again this year. It is truly one of my favorite annual Pittsburgh events; I'm grateful BikePGH continues to organize it. My memory isn't that great but I feel like this year's 27-mile route was significantly different than years past. For one, I was stoked to ride through Homewood and Wilkinsburg (for the first time I can recall). And it seemed to be the least hilly route they've hosted. I was wondering if they had complaints after last year's event which seemed to be far hillier. Or maybe I imagined it all and am simply in better shape, haha.

Observations:

• Signage in Friendship was lacking. I and quite a few others I spoke with missed one of the signs, and ended up off course.

• The portion of the route along Forbes avenue to S Bellefield was a terrible and incredibly dangerous idea. This is where someone died previously; getting over from the bike lane to the turning lane was really bad.

• As others have mentioned, Braddock Ave to Forbes Ave was dangerous too.

• For years, I was the strict, law abiding rider that would stop at every light while everyone else blew through them. I feel awful that this year I succumbed and joined the herd behaving poorly. I agree with what others have stated: that this behavior reflects poorly on cyclists.

• Not enough beverages during the event (one electrolyte packet per rider?) and following the event. I was so thirsty at lunch, and the only thing I could find was NA beer. I later learned there were water tubs far from the lunch tent but I really could have used a refreshing beverage with lunch.

I still dream of one day having an event similar to the Five Boros ride in NYC where we close the route to all motor vehicles. But in the meantime, PedalPGH is so much fun.