Columbus Corners: High Street and 4th Avenue (cbuscorners)

One of my favorite corners in Columbus, Ohio is at High Street and 4th Avenue. Some of the first shows I went to were at Little Brothers. So many great bands came through Columbus to play at Little Brothers. I saw Pete Yorn, The Damnwells, The Decemberists, Jude, Bob Schneider, and more that I am forgetting. I often remember walking to Skullys for Ladies/80s Night after an awesome show at Little Brothers. 4th Ave and High Street is great! Now Little Brothers just needs to come back!

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Columbus Corners: My favorite place to be in and around Columbus, Ohio #CbusCorners

My favorite place in Columbus, Ohio is to be outside on my bike cycling through some of the best parts of the city. Columbus offers cyclists some gorgeous and safe options to navigate the city.

First a bit about myself.. I ride a Trek 5200 that I have been riding for over 10 years. I have participated in the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure for nine years, which is a 300-mile bike tour around Ohio with 3,000 other cyclists.  On GOBA, I traveled through towns including Mt.Vernon, Lancaster, Athens, Marietta, New Philadelphia, Bowling Green and Newark. Although I do not routinely participate in many organized bike tours anymore, cycling is still a very important part of my life.

My interest in cycling extends beyond the physical training aspect and into the culture of bicycling. I have always been interested in the bike messenger service and the subculture that the messengers belong to. I even thought about being a bike messenger for a few years after graduating from college. I think that messengers are part of a unique group that comes to know the ins and outs of their cities.  Every city has its own, unique identity, which represents and influences the personalities of the messengers.  Travis Hugh Culley, a bike messenger from Chicago, once said, “Who I am is a parallel pursuit, a city and a man.”

After many years of cycling, I think that I have gotten to know a few of the ins and outs of cycling in Columbus, Ohio.  I know that Fishinger to Dublin Rd is one of the best routes to get to less busy riding road, Roberts Road is no fun to ride on and has far too many trucks, the Heritage bike path in Hilliard connects a few country roads and offers a quick route back to civilization, there is a bridge over 315 for bikers and walkers to get to the Olentangy bike path from the Upper Arlington area and the Tour de Grandview is a must for any local biker!

One of my favorite corners of Columbus is one of my regular bike routes (I built this map with an online tool called MapMyRide – it is shareable!):

 

Columbus Corners #CbusCorners

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