Trevor: Fantastic that you undertook this challenge & shared your story with us. We all must recognize that cancer touches most of our lives in some way, and do what we can to help out. You are so right that no matter how we may feel we are suffering on the bike, it's nothing compared to what cancer victims endure. For you to manage this only 2 months after losing your wife is truly remarkable. Congratulations for what must have been a gut wrenching effort.
dougP On Sunday, June 9, 2013 5:13:11 PM UTC-7, Trevor saxton wrote: > > So i took my newly acquired Roadeo for a 200km charity ride this weekend > (100km per day), it was a Ride to Conquer Cancer, > > Roade was set up thusly > > 46cm Noodle Bars > Microshit Bar End Shifters > 42/26 White Industries Crank > Ultegra/Open Pro Wheelset > 11-28 cassette > > What I learned during the ride > > 4 rides totalling 125km over a 2 month span DOES NOT constitute and > adequate training plan for a ride covering 200km over 2 days > Riding a bike over 200km before you have dialed in the fit in NOT a good > idea > a 42/28 crankset is perfect for handling the most extreme climbs (their > were 4 brutal ones over the two days) however it leaves you short on the > flats and struggling to keep up, this crankset will be moved to a 650b > commuter/rando bike and replace with a 46/32 crank that will serve me much > better assuming i train a little harder for next year which should not be > hard > > Its been a rough 2 months since I lost my beloved wife to Cancer, she was > my inspiration from the day I met her and will be to the day I die. Most > importantly I learned how important it is to "Just get back on the bike" > which is one of the mottos of the ride, despite dealing with leg cramps and > saddle sores and a group that dropped me after every put stop (with my > blessings of course) I managed to keep getting back on the bike knowing > that what I was going through was nothing compared to what cancer patients > and their families live with every day. The event raised 19.1 Million > Dollars and I remain hopeful that Cancer will be beaten in my lifetime. > > The roadeo itself rode beautifully and attracted a few appreciative > comments particularly form the bike mechanics who donated their time as > well as needed parts for riders in distress at every pit stop. I look > forward to making the needed fit adjustments which will serve to make the > bike even more comfortable and lively, I cannot imagine how painful the > ride would have been on a different bike. > > t will upload more photos tomorrow > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
