SW Knoxville, TN - I had no idea when I moved here 6 months ago how great of a place this was to bike. Not only do most of the roads have 6-8' paved shoulders, but the rolling hills through farmlands, foothills, mountains, etc is absolutely gorgeous. This is one of the few places in the US, if not the only place, where you have water and mountain all around. The local bike club is the smoky mountain wheelman (
www.smwbike.org). I have a metric toys for tots ride this afternoon along the foothills of the Smokys, and can't wait to get out.
If you want to check out some communities around SW Knox, let me recommend Tellico Lake, Rarity Bay, or Tennessee National. Tennessee National, is the newest community so it will be a little while before they have homes for sell, but it is a Greg Norman golf course and will have a resort type marina on the Tenn River as well. If you can wait, this will be the community to get in.
Good Luck,
Kevin
http://timeoutdoors.blogspot.com/ Photo Blog - App Trail Thru Hike March - Sept 2009