Greg,
I have ridden a motorcycle on the western half of the Midhill highway half a dozen times. It's a great route, but has a considerable amount of construction. Five years ago sections of it were extremely rough and narrow. Now many sections are wide, paved, and smooth. You should know, it does get a lot of traffic in some areas. I think as a bicycle route it's better than most in Nepal. As Nims said above, it will allow great access to amazing places off the main road, but you will certainly have to work for those mini side adventures. Even on a motorcycle, it's not uncommon for us to ride "over a hill" that takes us 2-3 hours...with a motor.
Christophe
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