Re: [RBW] Multiple grand randonnees on a Rivendell.

2014-02-08 Thread Iron Rider
I believe that Bill has a tandem. But I don't know if he's done a 1200K on it. On Saturday, February 8, 2014 11:43:25 AM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > I have NO business suggesting anything to the Olsens, but I think it would > be awesome if they rode a tandem on the brevets they were do

Re: [RBW] Multiple grand randonnees on a Rivendell.

2014-02-08 Thread Iron Rider
Bill Olsen has a tandem. I don't know if he has taken one on a 1200K I will too. On Saturday, February 8, 2014 11:43:25 AM UTC-5, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: > > I have NO business suggesting anything to the Olsens, but I think it would > be awesome if they rode a tandem on the brevets they were

Re: [RBW] Multiple grand randonnees on a Rivendell.

2014-02-08 Thread Tim McNamara
Heh. Yes, there are some interesting divisions of labor in the French economy that are just a bit different than in the US. In 2002 I went with friends on a tour of the Alps from Grenoble to Nice. http://members.bitstream.net/~timmcn/alps2002-1.html One of the other guests at the gite near Bo

Re: [RBW] Multiple grand randonnees on a Rivendell.

2014-02-08 Thread cyclotourist
I have NO business suggesting anything to the Olsens, but I think it would be awesome if they rode a tandem on the brevets they were doing together. Cheers, David "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 5:08 AM, Iron Rider <1000...@gmail.com> wrote: >

[RBW] Multiple grand randonnees on a Rivendell.

2014-02-08 Thread Iron Rider
A 1200k brevet is a 750 mile ride that has to be completed in less than 90 hours. Bill and Mark Olsen regularly ride these epic events. Mark rides an A. Homer Hilsen. They recently completed an interview describing their approach. You can read it here: http://eprider.blogspot.com/2014/02/riding-