I think everybody is different on how they deal with long days on the bike. Some people just get grumpy and unhappy after a few hours, and that's no fun. Your bike has to be comfortable. I've had long days where my neck or shoulders or my tush start to hurt, and that can make things no-fun, and it just seems stupid to be going on such a long ride. You also don't necessarily have to pile on monster mileage to prepare. The longest ride I did on the roll up to this 300k was 60 miles. I do a bunch of climbing though.
The thing I didn't mention in my write up was that several of the riders and coaches associated with the high school mountain bike team I help coach were all live-following me and their encouragement texts showed up on my GPS screen. That was pretty fun on a day where I was riding solo for 13 hours straight. BL in EC On Monday, April 9, 2018 at 3:36:04 PM UTC-7, Austin B. wrote: > > Terrific write up, Bill--thanks for sharing! > > I've casually toyed with the idea of doing a 200k brevet (I've never done > one) but have it built in my mind as this grueling > against-all-odds-it's-me-versus-everything experience. But yours picks up > on the scenery and photos and the experience and enjoyment of the ride > (despite obvious setbacks with a flat and a loose fender). Not awful, > challenging yes, brutal at times, but not horrible. I just may yet do it. > > There's a 100-miler coming up with my riding club later this month which, > if I do it, I may have to put my Sam back in Road Mode for it. > > Good luck with your 400k! > > Austin Bishop > Sykesville, MD > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
