Time away from commitments (familial or otherwise) is minimal, you don't need a bunch of training (I'm the poster-boy for that!) and pretty much any bike could do it so you don't need anything really specialized. Plus you can get that mental sense of accomplishment that comes with milestone numbers like 100!
Thanks for starting the group, Seth! On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Esteban <[email protected]> wrote: > 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%[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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[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.
