rccardr 

OK, I'm in for the full 200K. Sounds like a fun time! Only thing is, I'm not a camper so Rudy, if you could e-mail me your general location (rccardr@cox.net) I'll grab a room in a local hotel. Which I'd be happy to share with any other non-camper types. Dallas, please save me a spot in the Sprinter, but if the hotel thing means a lot of back and forth from Rudy's I'll just drive myself.

Pastor Bob, you should drive down for this and get away from the snow-ish stuff likely to be around in April.

photogravity

No fuss. We have time to work it out. I'm really looking forward to this, despite the fact I'll probably be at or near the back of the pack on this ride.

rhm

^^That's the spirit! pm sent.

likebike23

It is tough to get any riding in when it's this cold. I rode for the first time in a while 2 weeks ago and could feel the difference in my legs. Hats off to anyone dedicated enough to get ready for that kind of ride so early in the season .

SJX426 

OK count me in ( @photogravity ) but give me an out! Brought the Cycleops in the house yesterday. Now have to put a bike on it!

pastorbobnlnh 

I would but I'm planning on being a snowbird from about April 8-May 4. I'm heading to FL-GA-TX-TN with my new Dahon folder. So if I do 100K on 20" wheels, does that count for something?

rhm

Baby steps, man, baby steps!

photogravity

You got it man. This is going to be fun... Perhaps if things aren't too hectic with the move to my new home we might even be able to ride before going to Jersey for this event!

mountaindave 

This is what you do in northern climes

(Just pretend they're C&V.)

photogravity

^^ That seems perfectly reasonable to me.

jimmuller 

These rules are too tough. I don't own a bike older'n me. They are getting older but apparently not fast enough because they never seem to catch up with me.

I do have a bike that is older'n I was when I bought it. Will that do?

I've had the Centurion on the Cyclops for a few days now. Can I count that mileage towards the total?

photogravity

Yeah, rhm's a tough guy when it comes to rules. Me, I'm a TEGWAR kinda guy.

Counting the mileage on the trainer is questionable, but you'll need to clear that with rhm!

You *really* need to come down and do this ride. You'll have a great time.

rhm

I wasn't sure, but now that I've read your questions I conclude that I need I had more coffee. For now, let me say that my rules, such as they are, are meant to be descriptive rather than prescriptive, and certainly not proscriptive. As for your rules, well... where's the coffee?

pastorbobnlnh 

Staying in MD, closer to DC, or are you relocating somewhere far flung? The curious want to know!
@rhm if I know @jimmuller well enough, he'll bypass the coffee for a well crafted beer--- or a food substance banned from the house due to Sharon's allergies--- such as peanut butter fudge!
@mountaindave, I so want to do this without dropping the $$$$! Do you know if they are riding on a packed trail (I'm thinking a groomed snow mobile trail) under the soft top?

photogravity

We're moving to Williamsport MD. I will finally have an oversized 2-car garage and workshop sitting on a level 1/2 acre lot.

seedsbelize 

Congrats

photogravity

Thanks man! I finally said 'enough is enough' with the garage/workshop situation. The price, house and location all met our criteria so we jumped. The downside is sorting, eliminating and moving all the junk we've accumulated after being nearly 14 years in the same home.

jimmuller 

What I meant to say was that I have a bike that is older now than I was then. Of course that means all of them, but now and not then. But then, what I mean is I should have said what I meant, and not meant what I said, if you know what I mean.

rhm

Well, then, at the risk of being taken seriously yes, I know just what you mean.

What I'm trying to say is: I'm going for a ride the weekend of the Eroica California (probably on the Saturday), and wouldn't it be fun if a bunch of other C&V people came and joined me riding their C&V bikes. Or, barring that, if other bunches of C&V people would get together the same weekend and do something similar.

If my ride sounds like something you'd like to do, then maybe you should join us! If you'd rather fly to CA for that ride, I'm pretty sure it will be better attended, better organized, more expensive, and it will probably have better scenery. If you'd rather do something else entirely... well, that, too, has its advantages!

photogravity

This post made me wonder whether you needed more coffee or more beer. Perhaps a coffee stout is in order for you?

jimmuller 

I'll take the beer. Hey, congrats on the new house!

Prowler 

I would love to participate and will put it on the calendar. But my fitness for the full 122 will be in question. My longest day so far ( in top summer form) was only 65 miles with a lot of Chesapeake Bay head wind.

One suggestion to consider (as long as its real easy for you) is to plan your route in a huge figure 8 with the mid point somewhere only a few miles from your house and our cars. Then those of us of lesser knee and thigh or those who have not fully recovered from the ravages of winter can just quietly slip off the back of the line, turn and jump over to the endpoint. We could then either pack the car and go or sit around under your tall trees telling ribald stories and making up FPE (flimsy but plausible excuses) about why we could not do the long haul.

Thanks for tossing this out there. We need more C&V gatherings here in the mid-atlantic region.

rhm

Well... For geographic reasons, that's just not a ride I'd want to do. All the best riding is farther from home. But if you were to organize a shorter ride, such as 50 miles through the Pine Barrens, I'll work with you to ensure our two groups ride together for most of it.

uncle uncle

I can't make either ride... but if other like minded individuals are in (or close to) Wichita Ks and want to stage a mini c&v outing, possibly on dirt roads in the area, pm me. We could meet, ride, maybe take some snapshots, and then lie about our accomplishment on the forum.

coggs

I'll keep this in mind. Not sure my old legs will be ready by that date since I live in New England and not even thinking about hitting the road for another 7-8 weeks. But I need a shake down of my L'Eroica Tuscany bike I just built.