On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 2:42 PM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Clearly <7.5 hours for a 115k ride is not a big physical challenge for > a typically experienced cyclist. > > That said, I do not think it is difficult to argue that a 200k is an > impressive day's work, but those 200k rides are these Rando-folks' > easy rides.
For that reason, in my view the SFR are making a mistake in choosing to offer a 115K Populaire, instead of a longer one. I'm probably in the target group for randonneuring: I've done 200Ks, I've even done 200 mile rides, though not in the last two decades. And I've always been intrigued by the idea of randonneur rides. But why would I bother to make my way to San Francisco just to ride 70 miles? I ride 70 miles from my door every week or so; nothing special about that. I'd try a longer Populaire, but 115K has no appeal. -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
