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Awesome! Congrats
�Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.�
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
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Many years ago, my mother used to ride a big, old fashioned 'sit up and beg' bike that belonged to her parents' shop. At night it was lit with a paraffin lamp. When you rode downhill you had to lean to one side to avoid the flames....
PS congrats on completing such an impressive ride!Comment
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I also cycle. I have a Dutch city bike at the moment, so I only do day trips around Berlin, but I'm saving up for a trekking bike. My boyfriend does longer bike trips, and it would be nice to do them together!Comment
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My legs are RUBBER... thats what I get for not training for this ride."Don't ever miss a good opportunity to shut up." - Harvey Davis "Gramps"Comment
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I never train for rides either. Especially the tours. For some reason, I feel like I don't need to train for a tour, and I'll just suffer through the first few days while my body gets used to doing 50-60k every day. Bike tours: train on the go!Originally posted by ThorsSon View Post
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I train year-round, but it's only because if I don't get exercise, I can't sleep and have absolutely no energy in the winter. So, I ride a stationary bike to work out when the weather is cold and sucky.
I also bike for transportation. That keeps things easier.Comment
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That's totally the smart thing to do. I've got a bike trainer at home (that I NEVER use), and I cycle a ton in the summers, but winters...meh...Originally posted by DanieMarie View PostComment
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I used to bike for transportation. Now, it is my secondary means, and being in construction now, it isn't well suited to my job as my primary. The other side of it, is that I get plenty of exercise at work. So, even though I hadn't trained for this, it isn't like I am (badly) out of shape, either... but I would have been well served by going for a few 30-40 mile rides in the days preceding the ride, at least... but alas, I didn't.
I mean... I am in good enough shape to knock out 100 miles in a little over 6 hours.
But, still... legs were feeling like rubber. After my shower this morning, though, I feel MUCH better. The hot water loosened them up."Don't ever miss a good opportunity to shut up." - Harvey Davis "Gramps"Comment
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I don't have a car, and it's usually faster than taking the subway!Comment
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I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride my biiiike~
I really want a new bike. I'd love to go riding around town come Spring.Comment
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I used to not own a car. For nearly two years, I had only my bikes for transportation (there is no public transportation where I live, it was bike or foot for me). But now that I've stepped in to help run the family business, I found myself in need of something that can get around on job-sites, pull trailers with drilling equipment, and haul a crew with me... So, now I have an SUV... Still rather my bikes... But, sadly, (even when it's not necessary) it's often too easy to jump in the car rather than on the bike, and I've let my cycling for transportation slip.Originally posted by DanieMarie View Post
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DO IT!!!!!Originally posted by Vicariousparabol View Post"Don't ever miss a good opportunity to shut up." - Harvey Davis "Gramps"Comment
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Really? As silly as the song is, I always thought it was rather catchy... even before I got into cycling.Originally posted by volcaniclastic View Post
But, then, I find things to like about a lot of music... in other words, I have a lot of "guilty pleasures," when it comes to music."Don't ever miss a good opportunity to shut up." - Harvey Davis "Gramps"Comment
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