First off, welcome. CLE is a great city with better suburbs.
Each side of town (West, East, South) has a different feel depending what you are looking for. Strictly for riding reasons, the south suburbs are great due to close proximity to the MetroParks and Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The Metroparks has a 60ish mile loop around the CLE area and it connects to the Towpath in the CVNP that goes from downtown to Canton (100+ miles of paved path and gravel).
That being said, I live on the West side of town and have no issues finding good roads for rides, including the MetroParks. I work on the East side and there is a little more traffic until you get further out, where it becomes very hilly.
There are many cycling clubs in the area. Spin Bike in Lakewood has some large group rides and sells high end bikes. Century Cycles has shops south/west/and on the towpath in Penninsula and are very well regarded, just to name a couple.
PM me if you have any more questions.
Brady
Each side of town (West, East, South) has a different feel depending what you are looking for. Strictly for riding reasons, the south suburbs are great due to close proximity to the MetroParks and Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The Metroparks has a 60ish mile loop around the CLE area and it connects to the Towpath in the CVNP that goes from downtown to Canton (100+ miles of paved path and gravel).
That being said, I live on the West side of town and have no issues finding good roads for rides, including the MetroParks. I work on the East side and there is a little more traffic until you get further out, where it becomes very hilly.
There are many cycling clubs in the area. Spin Bike in Lakewood has some large group rides and sells high end bikes. Century Cycles has shops south/west/and on the towpath in Penninsula and are very well regarded, just to name a couple.
PM me if you have any more questions.
Brady
