to some people, 5 miles is a long ride. Been there myself. Not being pedantic, but people see a topic like this and then join in without realizing the context.
Someday you'll have to introduce yourself. I got to the ride on Saturday a little late and missed the mass start.
Just to put the distance thing in more context, on a 400k I had a knee that hurt so bad I one-legged it the last 20 miles. It was an emotional event, but there was no way after 230 miles I was going to make the call of shame. This was one of the experiences that contributed significantly to the formation of my motto, "epic is not a synonym for stupid." But clearly, there is some minimum distance where almost anything can be ridden, or even pushed. Another example happened on the 2009 edition of the Endless Mountains 1240k. A rider had a crank failure, but he had so much time built up that he walked his bike up every hill for a very long distance.
Last edited by unterhausen; 04-14-14 at 09:04 PM.