"Ideal commute." What is yours? Mine would be: ~ 10 miles one way, no big hills or regular winds outbound, some hills to climb on the return to make things interesting; much if not all on a wooded, paved and (at the commute times of day) little used bike path.
[Aside: I was annoyed when I commuted 15-16 miles one way, outbound with 7 miles uphill, to find that my inbound, homeward times were no different from outbound. But I realized that this is a penalty of riding fixed: you don't make up a great deal of time on the downhills.] Segwaying: I differ from many in liking to ride -- well, "hard" is putting too much stress on it; let's say "energetically." OTOH, I also like short rides: I get bored after about an hour, usually -- must try to ride with others, more, for longer distance interest. IOW, my personal application of the "just ride" philosophy is to ride until I sweat and breath heavily, even if only for a 11 mile rt to the grocery store. Last week, an ideal day: 12 miles home to Mom's via Mom's PO; 11 miles Mom to home; 8.5 miles home to church for Council meeting; 8.5 miles church back home; total 40 miles (diligently tracked on Cyclemeter on my iPhone), of which 28 on the Fargo, the rest on the '03 Curt. On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 4:25 PM, jimD <rasterd...@comcast.net> wrote: > I haven't read the book yet. > > I've ridden bikes for more years than I admit, most of that was 'club' type > riding with friends. The focus was on fitness and speed. As I aged that > became less fulfilling and I rode less and started avoiding the climbs. > Discovering Rivendell six or so years ago was the renaissance of bicycling > for me. These days I ride mostly for fun but try to maintain 'century' > fitness. I have an ideal commute and seldom drive to and from work. I ride > more than I ever did in my club/sport days and enjoy it more. > > From my perspective, Grant is on a worthy mission with 'Just Ride'. > > -JimD > > > > On May 19, 2012, at 9:56 PM, lungimsam wrote: > >> I have really enjoyed this book and learned alooooooot! >> I like the way Grant gives good ole' bike knowledge in simple, plain >> old English. >> Makes learning about, setting up, maintaining, and riding a bike fun >> again. >> >> I have been caught up in a whirlwind of modern race bike confusion for >> the last three years and just decided this 4th year of riding that I >> would ride for fun miles, and not care what my average speed is. I >> just ride for fun and commuting and enjoyment and to see the beauty of >> God's creation. I also escort my wife to work as she likes to commute, >> so there is even more time on the bike for fun. I love it! Bike riding >> is fun again! >> >> Later, I found the Rivbike site and read their velosophy on bike >> design and riding for fun, I was like "Yes, now this is what I'm >> talking about!". >> >> So when I saw the book was coming out, I was glad to buy one. I am >> almost done the book now, wish it could go on. I have been >> highlighting it all over and look forward to rereading it. Has so much >> great info in there. Thanks Grant for the fun and informative read! >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Rainer Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- 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.