Rob you will be fine there are folks of all shapes sizes and fitness on the ride so you will find a group going your pace to ride with and by all means enjoy the ride the scenery. I haven't been since 2004 when a group of fools...uh friends and I did it in one day. My memories of places worth stopping
REI rest stop at about mile 25 Tenino Park stop about mile 80 Winlock - sausage breakfast sandwich at the local food stop hmmm nice way to start day 2 St Helens get that second wind before you tackle the last 30 miles Thanks for the 7 rules post - for the STP I especially like #s 6 and 7. Enjoy, Savor and count the number of times people ask you how old your classic bike is ;-) Tailwinds Ryan On Jul 13, 11:36 pm, charlie <charles_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Not riding but would like to try it someday.....my personal limits are > 60 miles per day max but the potential camaraderie might make it worth > trying. I enjoy riding for pleasure and read your link to Velocio's > seven rules. Makes perfect sense to me.......the STP route goes right > past my house. I would like to ride it on one of my vintage machines. > > On Jul 13, 10:48 pm, Rob Harrison <robha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Look for me toodling along on my butterscotch Saluki with white > > Hetres, probably wearing a red, yellow and green wool Bouré > > jersey...and say hello as you pass me! :) > > > This will be my first time riding the Seattle-to-Portland in 15 years, > > as well as my first centuries since back then, and since a heart > > attack two years ago. I'm a bit nervous. Not about the heart thing-- > > I'm good to go according to my cardiologist. More about whether I'm > > ready to go that distance. The ride is 204 miles in two days. I feel a > > bit undertrained, but I am going to take Velocio's "contemplative > > cyclotouring" notions to heart, and ride slow and enjoy the scenery. > > (Velocio's Seven Rules were linked to in another conversation about > > Saluki-riding: <http://www.outyourbackdoor.com/article.php?id=1187>) > > Just had Bob Freeman at Elliot Bay have a look at my bike fit, and > > adjust the front deraillieur, and the bike feels great. > > > I mean, what about riding 200 miles with 9,999 other cyclists couldn't > > be fun? :) > > > Rob in Seattle -- 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.
