Gearly! I'm gonna use that. On Monday, December 10, 2012 4:32:17 PM UTC-8, Eric Norris wrote: > > I have to believe that Manny was being facetious about "no buddy" (or > "nobody") liking randonneuring. I've been riding long distances for 30 > years now (first double century was in 1983), and I know it's not true at > all that nobody likes riding long distances. I, for one, like it. > > I've done many, many hard rides that were at times very unpleasant. Many > times I've asked myself just what the heck I'm doing out here in the (pick > one or more) rain, heat, cold, dark, or middle of nowhere. But at the end > of the day, there is a tremendous sense of satisfaction (for me, and for > many others, if not for everyone) to be had from overcoming the discomfort > and reaching a difficult goal. > > PBP in 2007--in the rain, on a fixed gear--was the hardest ride I ever > hope to do, but it's also one of my proudest accomplishments. And while > finishing that event was bought at the price of a lot of discomfort and a > lot of effort, it was totally worth it. > > Not everyone approaches cycling this way. There is much to be said for the > fun of a 2-mile ride with your spouse or kids. But it's not accurate to say > that "nobody" likes randonneuring or any other brand of ultra-distance > riding. > > --Eric Norris > PBP 2007 (fixed gear) > PBP 2011 (gearly) > Santa Rosa to Seattle (40-pound singlespeed) > California to Kansas (fixed gear) > www.CampyOnly.com > CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com > Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > > On Dec 9, 2012, at 11:38 PM, Manuel Acosta > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > 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/-/341QWFBPejAJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > >
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