I see. SFR is putting on a nice 75 mile bike ride for people who feel like riding a beautiful 75 mile bike ride. Nothing wrong with that, and undoubtedly the people who ride this will have an great time. I hope everyone on this list who participates will enjoy themselves; I know I would if I rode it. But what is the point of "introduc[ing] riders to the sport of randonneuring" if they are not targeting riders who would actually be interested in randonneuring? Lee says it's a kind of recruitment event, and I say if it were longer, it would be better for recruiting.
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Thomas Haggerty <tdhagge...@gmail.com> wrote: > To keep this post from confusing some interested riders, I felt compelled to > respond. Yes, challenging one's self by riding a longer distance than ever > before can be one reason to get involved in randonneuring, but it is far > from the only reason. If one can't appreciate beautiful scenery, friendly > riding mates, and extremely thoughtful volunteers, this ride is certainly > not appropriate. I believe there is a SFR 300k on August 28th that promises > to satisfy those who consider 75 miles insignificant for a bike ride. > > For the record, there was no mistake made with the offer of this 115K > Populaire. There will be many riders who come out with a wide range of > riding abilities and have a great time. I think there may even be some > riders who've done 1200Ks who will still have a great time. -- -- 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.
