[RBW] Habitual rides, riding habits

2014-05-28 Thread BenG
My favorite rides include my family. Yesterday wife, daughter and I rode to Memorial Day parade, then downtown for lunch, then to nearby town to mow in-laws' yard, then home. 4 legs, 30 mi total, great trails with my fav people. We have it good. -- You received this message because you are

[RBW] Habitual rides, riding habits

2014-05-23 Thread Patrick Moore
The other thread on brevets got me thinking. As someone for whom a long ride is 30 miles, it is very interesting to see what distances others like to ride, and how. Yesterday's ride for me was a great one, combining several things that I find pleasant: a mid-way useful destination (bike shop

[RBW] Habitual rides, riding habits

2014-05-23 Thread Lynne Fitz
miles - I ride brevets. I am your age :-) I have good luck at the 200k, am finding 300k a bit challenging these days, and just abandoned a 400k at 175 miles last weekend :-( I did manage to achieve Super Randonneur twice, but my stomach seems to be checking out about 250k these days, and