I'm gonna talk with SDR about doing a Populaire next year. Its a big PBP qualifying year for the clubs, and there will be several opportunities for 200 & 300Ks next winter/spring up and down the west coast. But - as any of us who rode the SFR Populaire in July would have noticed - about half the riders were first-time randonneurs. There were about 140 people, and it was a big success. I've got a bunch of commuters down here in San DIego who are interested in doing rando-style rides 100-115K.
I agree that 100K is perfect, especially in terms of time away from the family. I like this idea of the fellowship of 100K. Kinda perfect for a well-equipped Riv. Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Aug 29, 6:39 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > It would be pretty cool. And like the populaires intent, might get some > folks into cycling or event cycling. > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Beth H <[email protected]> wrote: > > A Metric Club/web site is not a bad idea. I think this distance is > > going to grow more popular with riders over time, as more of us > > discover the joys of longer distances out in the country but don't > > feel a need to go out and absolutely kill ourselves on our bikes. > > > I have a friend who ride Paris-Brest-Paris and is working on his third > > trip next year. I'm glad for him, but as time goes by I find ride > > reports from this event inspire me less and less. I've arrived at a > > place where I think it is all about finding the right combination of > > pleasure and challenge on the bike, erring heavily on the side of > > pleasure. Metrics do it for me. > > > Maybe they do it for others, too; we could have a web site devoted to > > ride reports and photos of America's Best Metric Centuries. Someone > > else would have to set it up as that technology is beyond me; but if > > they did, I'd contribute. > > > Beth > > > On Aug 29, 9:09 am, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks Beth! ...In fact, having a group dedicated to just that length > > would be > > > a cool idea. "The Metrics" or "Les Metrics" I suppose. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%2Bunsubscrib > > [email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
