Manny: As always, thanks for the photos. To your question of "Why?", my observation is that there is a tremendous variation among riders regarding when we are "done", i.e., ready to be off the bike & into something else. I recall finishing a century many years ago feeling much as you describe. My riding partner was flying high and talking about doing a double (..."wrong time to ask.."). I think it's simply easier & more natural for some riders to chalk up big miles. I know how my body reacts to big miles (poorly!) so I keep the mileage to distances and a pace that I enjoy.
dougP On Sunday, December 9, 2012 11:38:44 PM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Got to tag along with some SF Randonndeurs, Ely from Ruth Bags, Ray from > Mission Bags and David on their Jittery Jaunt 200k Permanent that took us > to the small town of Valley Ford. I'm not too fond of doing this much > mileage but was pretty curious about exploring around the Petaluma area so > I figured it would be good to explore with people that knew how to get > around and answer that dying question, Why all the miles? Those randonneur > guys, you would think that would enjoy riding all those miles, but the ugly > truth is that they don't. Apparently no buddy does. So what's the big deal? > Why would anyone want to put their body through that much suffering? I went > along searching for this answer. > And finally got it after a day of recovering. > When you have been riding your bike for the whole day and your whole body > is telling you this is a stupid idea. The only thing that pushes you along, > sometimes literary, is the other stupid people that is suffering with you. > You learn a lot about yourself and others when you're cramping and riding > up a steep grade in the middle of the night and the only thing that pushes > you on is that there are other people waiting for you with more food. That > sense of finishing something you set your mind to and doing it in the > company of great people and amazing scenery with plenty of food breaks > makes the whole experience a little less painful. > > Pictures prove that miles really don't matter but riding with amazingly > supportive and friendly people do: > > http://flic.kr/s/aHsjD9oML9 > > > -Manny "Oh the wonderful healing properties of snickers." Acosta > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/a0sYwDiHj5QJ. 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.
