On Friday, May 23, 2014 1:58:18 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote:
-- I ride remote roads and trails, so the world is my toilet.
With abandon,
Patrick
Ha!
As for 400ks... Uggh. Definately my least favorite brevet distance. In
fact, I've only ever done two, hence only 2 SRs in spite
just in case you all don't know this - Mike is a Very Very Strong Rider.
Others of us have to work a lot harder at it, might get a half hour sleep at
the overnight control, or still be working on fueling, because we can't do it
all on corndogs and fried stuff :-) Being a faster rider gives
Thanks to all for the great advice. The 300k is next weekend on Long Island and
I'm nervously looking forward to it. I did a flat century last Saturday
followed by a hilly 70 miler on Sunday to try the back to back days as Lynne
suggested and they went well so I'm pretty happy with my base. I
As mentioned the controls often have restrooms. I have become expert at
locating porta potties at constructions sites and parks.
Larry Powers
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 16:24:01 -0400
Subject: Re: [RBW] 400k plus
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Larry Powers
Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 05:05:14 -0700
From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Subject: [RBW] 400k plus
I know several of you in the group ride brevets so it's
I know several of you in the group ride brevets so it's time to pick your
brains. I've taken them up again this year. In 2011 i completed a 200k, had a
DNF 300k followed by finishing a planned 175 mile ride. I've had no rides over
50-60 miles since until this year, got fat, etc. I decided I
The first step is sunscreen - as Kurt Vonnegut once recommended.
Of course, getting comfortable on the bike is huge. Tires, saddle,
positioning, fenders, etc. Stand up on your pedals every so often to keep
blood flow in the nether regions, and shaking your hands out ever so
often. You can
Speaking from personal experience, I don't think it would be helpful to ride a
350K in preparation for a 400K, or a 550 before a 600. The 400 and 600
distances start stretching the notion of fun (for me) and start becoming real
work. Personally, if I were going to ride 500K, I would only do
sometime before the 600, you might want to try some doubles or triples - ride a
200k on one day, and a 100k the next day.
Control efficiency - something I completely suck at, but still a work in
progress. Consider stopping, refilling your bottles, and eating the food you
bought on the bike.
I know zero about Brevets, had never heard of them until I joined this
list. the one question I always ask myself is when and where do you go to
the bathroom? I used to run cross county where the occasional pit stop was
required but that was only a couple of hours. Not trying to be gross, just
On 05/23/2014 04:24 PM, Peter Morgano wrote:
I know zero about Brevets, had never heard of them until I joined this
list. the one question I always ask myself is when and where do you
go to the bathroom? I used to run cross county where the occasional
pit stop was required but that was only a
Always a good question, Peter! Several things of note from my experience
and learning with endurance stuff:
-- I, and I think most people, generally drink too much water
(Waterlogged is a fantastic and enlightening read). Drink to thirst, no
more, no less. But if you are thirsty for a while
Most of the time at the convenience store. Sometimes trees get watered.
In 8 years of Randoneuring I've only had to do the other on the side of the
road once, in a desolate part of Montana.
On Friday, May 23, 2014, Peter Morgano uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote:
I know zero about Brevets, had
You get really good at spotting porta-potties. Or concealing shrubs. Or
convenience stores. Depends on what part of the USA you are riding in.
Lots of nowhere/nothing out here. Of course, after dark, it is so much
easier to be discreet.
I really feel for the riders of a route I just
I find peeing in the great outdoors to be one of positive features of long
distance cycling. Makes me feel like a cyclist in the 1890s, when convenience
stores didn't exist.
–Eric N
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On May 23, 2014, at 2:12 PM, Jim Bronson jim.bron...@gmail.com wrote:
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