Leah, what a great account of trying a new aspect to cycling! It's made even greater that you're doing it on a Platypus!
This thread was a fun read. I enjoyed the insightful reply as well. It sounds like many on this list have tried the faster group riding at one time in their cycling experience, me included. The best I could ever do in my younger cycling days was average 16 to 17 mph.(My late 30's to mid 40's) I could not hang with the 18 to 20 mph and up folks. I did enjoy the local Dallas cycling TX club for several years, mostly for the comraderie and social aspects. Their rides were no drop and they really looked after the slower and newer riders.Also they often met for lunch afterwards. It sounds like your group is similar in looking after all riders. The big Hotter n' Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls, TX was also a hoot.10,000 plus cyclists out on a hot August Saturday was something to behold. I participated 14 different years.Even my best attempt was only a 16mph average though. What an adventure though! It's really an endurance challenge at least it was for me to finish 100 miles in such heat. You definitely have to pace yourself. I only did the 100 miler 4 years and mostly started doing the 100k portion. As I've aged the solo rides or with 2, 3 or 4 or so friends is what I enjoy most now although I'm very glad I had the other cycling experiences including loaded up self contained touring. Leah, enjoy your new riding experience and please keep sharing. You have a gift to be able to share in such a winsome, fun for others to read and relate way. Safe pedaling at any speed.Paul in Dallas(Too wordy in my senior years) . -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/1727824981.5245.1649374706044%40mail.yahoo.com.
