I don't think people need to be stuck in buckets in the sense that you must have fun every time you get on a bike. (I believe) Grant's point is not to label people and the reasons they get on bikes. The point is, if you are not "just riding" because you believe you need to ride "so far" or suffer "so much" in order to make the riding worthwhile, then you should re-evaluate.
As someone else pointed out, getting out for a 5 minute spin with no goals in mind is 100x better than saying I can't ride today because I don't have the 2 hours to make it worthwhile. I agree with that 100%. I do long distance cycling events to serve as goals/motivation and to keep me in shape. I'm raising two kids and I don't the time to spend hours and hours on my bike training for my long distance events. What this means for me, is that if I want to do the long distance events, then I have to take my 30 minute trainer rides (after my kids go to sleep) and do intervals and suffer. I'm not going to be apologetic about being an interval-doer. It fits my cycling needs and goals and allows me to take leisurely rides with my family during the weekend. To restate: I think the point is to not to over-analyze why you are riding (there are many perfectly valid reasons to ride), but to examine what the hurdles are that are keeping us from "just riding" more often. Best, Toshi in Oakland, CA On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'll echo everything Mike has written here. I'll add something simple: > ADVENTURE. > > Brevets are always an adventure. There's always a tad of doubt and > suffering. Exploring is poking around the hills and stopping to make tea. > Adventure holds some risk, and its rewards are deeply internal - along with > the fellowship of those who share the adventure. > > Even touring can be an adventure. Adventure touring! > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/25671211@N02/7585577892/in/set-72157630609991210 > > Esteban > San Diego, Calif. > > > On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:59:54 AM UTC-8, Mike wrote: >>> >>> >>> At a certain fitness level (in terms of both overall & training for >>> distance) rides in the 80-100 mile range are simply "ordinary rides," >> >> >> Exactly. And I would add, I don't do any specific training for >> randonneuring. I don't do intervals. I don't have set training schedules >> where all my rides are planned out for the next couple of weeks building up >> for training rides. I simply "just ride", a little more frequently and >> little farther in anticipation of the upcoming brevet series. >> >> --mike > > -- > 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/-/Mk7UCUw4QiQJ. > > 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. -- 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-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.
