Don't leave us hanging... did she opt for a relaxed fit Surly<http://clevercycles.com/blog/2012/05/09/pimp-your-surly/>to pull her Burley?
Also, I had a very similar experience, this week, in fact. In July a group of middle-aged women are coming down from Vancouver to do a ride. Their plan was the Willamette Valley the first half of the week and then out the Columbia River Gorge the second half. They are hiring me to shuttle them from Eugene to Portland mid-week and then The Dalles to Portland at the end of the week. While I try to keep route kibitzing to a minimum, their original plan was that I would take them from Eugene to about 40 miles west of Portland. This would allow them to "get more miles in" for their ride to The Dalles, which is east of Portland. I graciously explained their intended point 40 miles west of Portland wasn't going to offer much of anything different in scenery or terrain from the previous ~120 they did to get to Eugene, but that it would have them pedaling about 30 miles of suburban semi-sprawl as they come-and-go through Portland's outer bedroom communities. My suggestion was they use the day as an option day to allow people to split into smaller groups (there are 13 of them total) and sight-see around Portland-proper. They can hit coffee shops, restaurants, taco carts, dive bars, strip clubs, whatever is their fancy. And the racers can ride the Spring Water Trail or Marine Drive or both to get their "miles in." In the end, I think it was the strip clubs that convinced them to take the rest day. It is a strange, though common occurrence that people come all the way out to Oregon to ride, but then do not spend any time riding around Portland because, hey, sight-seeing is "junk miles." -Allan -- 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/-/gPPsFUZsu_8J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
