I often carry a hammock in my bags for my day rides along with my lunch and
book -- I just wish that I had more time to dedicate to such rides. I ride
for a while looking for a nice pair of trees in a clearing, though a lot of
this area has tall dry grass and rattlesnakes, so such spots aren't as
I like that philosophy!
On Jul 11, 9:11 am, dougP wrote:
> My touring buds & I decided that if our average speed drifts up to a
> double digit figure, it's time to stop for coffee.
>
> dougP
>
> On Jul 11, 5:27 am, Pondero wrote:> Exactly. Not all
> my rides are like this, but several are. In
In the spirit of lingering, on the ride mentioned by James Warren (35
miles in 5.5 hours)above, we were well along the way (mid-afternoon,
perhaps?) before discovering that the only instrumentation was Noel's
venerable Huret Multito (?) odometer. Nary an electronic device
amongst us, ignoring the
Well, I do my lingering before the ride by drinking large amounts of coffee,
then I ride to a destination
like 'half a tuna sandwich from Robert's Market', or (holly molly) more coffee
at Peet's, then when I get
home I linger some more.
Perfect antidote for racy racer syndrome.
-JimE
After
Same here... I try lingering, but I just love being on the bike and seeing
new things. My compromise is to slow down a little and ride at a pace I
could do all day.
I also think it's harder on my body to start and stop. My wife calls it the
"energizer bunny syndrome".
I do stop to stretch period
Bicycle lingering is so hard for me. I love the idea of it and
frequently head out with the intention of lingering but then I just
sorta keep going and going. My wife is out of town for a few weeks and
so my intention is to do a couple of bike camping trips while she's
gone. I'm at work now and it'
My touring buds & I decided that if our average speed drifts up to a
double digit figure, it's time to stop for coffee.
dougP
On Jul 11, 5:27 am, Pondero wrote:
> Exactly. Not all my rides are like this, but several are. Instead of
> logging my "rides" by miles, I log hours. If I ride 45 minu
Exactly. Not all my rides are like this, but several are. Instead of
logging my "rides" by miles, I log hours. If I ride 45 minutes out to
a pleasant spot, linger for 30 minutes brewing and sipping coffee, and
ride 45 minutes back, I log 2 hours. On that day, I can't think of a
better way to sp
