Long Distance Competition/Ultracycling, Randonneuring and Endurance Cycling - New to randonneuring...

Hello,

I've been lurking for a while, but I wanted to more formally introduce myself. While I have not participated in a randonneuring event yet, I plan to do so in the future. I also have minimal experience with road cycling; however, I have done a fair amount of activities that involve long days of 6-12 hours of athletic output (backcountry touring and long MTB rides). I was looking for an activity which involved long days without much stress on the knees (injuries) and randonneuring seems to be perfect. Plus, I recently moved just outside of Seattle.

I hope to meet some of you at events.

Thanks
Wes

PS-A picture of my Long distance/commuting/touring bike is attached.

Nice bike. Have you got in touch with your local RUSA group?

You mention "just outside of Seattle", so you're in luck. Seattle Int'l Randonneurs (http://www.seattlerandonneur.org) is one of the largest rando clubs in the country. If you're on the eastside, swing by Sammamish Valley Cycles sometime; they may have RUSA and SiR membership papers you can fill out. (SVC is sort of the club's shop, since the SiR president owns the joint.:))

Nice bike. Have you got in touch with your local RUSA group?

Thanks. I haven't yet, but I plan to soon


You mention "just outside of Seattle", so you're in luck. Seattle Int'l Randonneurs (http://www.seattlerandonneur.org) is one of the largest rando clubs in the country. If you're on the eastside, swing by Sammamish Valley Cycles sometime; they may have RUSA and SiR membership papers you can fill out. (SVC is sort of the club's shop, since the SiR president owns the joint.:))

I actually live in Kirkland. I swung by the shop last winter and noticed that they have some nice goodies. I will swing by again.

Thanks

Welcome! You'll find SIR and the whole PNW to be a real hot-bed of randonneuring. Enjoy, and be sure to post tales of your adventures here for the rest of us to relive vicariously.

Go to http://www.seattlerando.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=170&Itemid=25
to get on the SIR listserve. Lots of people talking about events weekend rides etc. Make sure you join RUSA and watch the SIR website. All speeds of riders are welcome.

Nice bike.

Also along those lines...

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll210/wildcat-bucket/Somka2x2009.jpg

Nice bike!

And you're just down the road from BC Randonneurs (http://www.randonneurs.bc.ca/), who put on a robust schedule of events (some of which steal WA roads). The Vancouver Island routes are particularly scenic and challenging.

There's plenty of info @ VeloWeb's rando pages (http://www.veloweb.ca/randopage.html) too.

Drop by Redhook 9:00 Sunday mornings (with bike!). Some SIR folk there, and friendly - if you can ride safely. Rain or shine. Also, drop by cascade.org and join. Largest club in the country, free rides daily.