Re: [RBW] 10x200 mile challenge nearing the end

Well, very impressive And I have been quite worried about the news of the annual wildfire scourge in northern California; devastation sounds appalling and from what I hear , these fires were the worst . I hope California RBW ers stay safe. So thanks for updating us about that, Bill.

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This has been my first week back at work. I had gotten quite comfortable with not working. 8 bikes were in the books as of October 5 last week, and I was primarily riding my "Doublespeed" over the weekend. I did a ~30 mile hilly ride on that bike on Monday, the first really bad day of the

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I don't think anyone would get tired of posts such as yours. It's too bad we are a virtual community, it would be really nice to watch the "finish". On behalf of all here, we are vicariously with you at the line. And to even think of PBP 2019, wow! I am impressed and look forward to

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19th of 11,000 is more than impressive--a source of justifiable pride to go along with your bold humility. Jay -- 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

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Towards my preparation for the Marin Mountains 200k, I pre-rode the second half of the course today, which was really fun. The highlights were the Inverness Ridge Trail and Bolinas Ridge Trail and the near perfect weather. It ended up being just a hair over 100 miles, with over 8000 feet of

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Too bad I don't live in Bill's area or I definitely would have volunteered to help him get the 200 miles in on his tandem! -- 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,

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Multi-leveled self effacement is a sure sign. Grin. With abandon, Patrick -- 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

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I’m always reminding people how boldly humble I am. Grin Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, Ca -- 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

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Ha! I hope. Grin. I heard Bill saying something very different. That to rank them diminishes them and the rides on them and himself because they are all inherently different and inherently good for their specific purposes. Bill is upholding bicycle dignity (to use the Catholic social justice

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Bill said he is not doing a bike ranking, which I understand. You don't want the other children to know the favorite. -- 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

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Tony asked which bike I would try to take on PBP if it were next week. I'll answer that a little bit obliquely by saying that I'm planning on doing the traditional San Francisco Randonneurs 2018 SR Series on my Samuel Hillborne. So, if PBP was next week, I suppose I would do PBP on my Sam

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Congrats Bill and thanks so much for taking us along with you on your experience. Building up for a SR and potential PBP is a heck of a goal and after this kind of kickstart I'm sure you'll be able to do it! Which bike would gain your nod for PBP if you were riding in it next week...?!? ;). -

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My two-speed singlespeed is a custom Gunnar that I bought second hand. The original owner spec'd this custom to be like a Samuel Hillborne, and it is. It's got a 130mm rear end with a Phil single speed hub. I'm running a 16/19 White Industries DOS ENO freewheel. The crankset is a 110

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What's this two speed single speed? I didn't see it in your list. Eric Whose single speed BMC has three speeds On Wednesday, October 4, 2017, Bill Lindsay wrote: > I really enjoyed three long rides. About a dozen of us went for a weekend > trip to Bodega Bay. I used

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Bill, +1 and agreed with all of the people who have thoroughly enjoyed the reports and the pictures! It has been great to see the bikes and the great places you have to ride. I especially enjoyed hearing how well the Rosco Bubbe step-through fit in as it is always very cool when experiments

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Bill, this has been a most enjoyable thread. Thank you for sharing it with the group. Congratulations on keeping the commitment! Best regards, Richard On Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 3:38:06 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Matt asked for some kind of ranking one through ten, which is not

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Matt asked for some kind of ranking one through ten, which is not going to happen. That would only make sense if all ten of them had the same intended use with similar objectives and expectations so you could say which one delivers best. There’s only two bikes in my fleet with the same basic

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Bill your 10 bikes X 200 mile saga has been very interesting to read and quite motivational to me...I'm retiring next June. I'm not thinking PBP or anything like thatI wouldn't rule it out but once I retire I'll have more time to ride ...my Rivs which do not get ridden enough...won't

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Bill, We need a best to not as best ranking for the bikes you rode? There is not as best to worst in my opinion on the bikes you rode. Matt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

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SP and DP have it correct. I’m riding almost every day and I’m doing comparatively little hammering. The first three weeks of this was built on a daily commute routine made up of four little six mile stages. Anybody can ride six miles at a conversational pace, but when you throw together a

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Hammer? No. Aerobic, absolutely. The concept is simple. Hammering tears down the body, requires recovery. Aerobic builds up the body and it becomes more efficient and thus going faster, farther, longer for the same effort. Get and read any of the books by Maffetone. This one is a good place to

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After a while of doing it daily, you adjust and it gets easier and "normal".  Also, you don't "keep hammering away" day to day: you do easier recovery rides in between.  I've read time and again that the biggest "training error" people commit is hammering away all the time, never taking it

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Yes, this has been worth it for your loyal readers as well, Bill. I admire your commitment, but obviously you have made some significant gains, and I'm sure that has provided motivation down the stretch. I also like your bikes. I've been tempted to get an RLT or a Black Mountain Road, and this

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This has been the funnest thread that I can remember for a long time. Thanks for the update. Now please tell me how you are able to recover fast enough to just keep hammering away day after day at these big miles? Two of my 30 mile/~1900-2000ft round trip climbing commutes per week and my

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It's been worth it on many levels. Maybe on more levels than I expected. - It's been worth it from a cycling/fitness perspective. I'm getting a lot stronger, and a lot faster. - I'm feeling prepared for the Marin Mountains 200k, which as far as I can tell, might be the hardest 200k brevet on

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On 10/03/2017 06:34 PM, Bill Lindsay wrote: From late August to early October I got a six week sabbatical from work.  I decided I was going to "ride like crazy", but I need a little more structure than that to keep myself focused.  I decided that over the three month period between August 1

[RBW] 10x200 mile challenge nearing the end

>From late August to early October I got a six week sabbatical from work. I decided I was going to "ride like crazy", but I need a little more structure than that to keep myself focused. I decided that over the three month period between August 1 and October 31 I was going to ride 200 miles