Back in the early 70's when I was a kid (in my early 20's) in Cape Girardeau, MO I was reading Bicycling! Magazine (yes, they had an "!" in the title then) and there was a list of the Most Famous Rides.

I made my own list list then (didn't know the "bucket" term) from their list: RAGBRAI, Paris-Brest-Paris, Davis Double Century, Hotter N Hell Hundred, Seattle to Portland, Fargo Street Hillclimb, TOSRV, etc.

As of Hotter N Hell 2010 I've done them all!

Must be about time to start another list but at this advanced age (65) I'm not so inclined to do that. Must be a geezer thing!

Rick / OCRR