Originally Posted by
BikeWNC
The women I ride with are hardcore athletes. It's an honor to be able to hang with them, besides, truth be told view is much better.
tha's exactly what i'm sitting here thinking i'd MUCH rather FOLLOW the ladies
in a serious vein, i'm a soloist, in just about everything i do... i dislike groups and having to follow others schedules and paces... i'm just not part of the herd i suppose...
i've decided, on this average speed thing, that my 20 mile per day ride makes me as tired as my 2.5 hour karate workout, and those guys try to break us down
so i must be doing something ok...
i'm coming in around 12 mph give or take a tenth or so either way depending on the route i choose...
i've still a couple of hills i just can't pull yet... they're a 700 - 900 foot climb in just a couple or three tenths of a mile, and i have to hoof a good portion of them.
i'm down here amongst the Amish who ride from the time they're walking and i don't know many of them that can pull it... and some of those fellows can RIDE! you should see their bikes! i saw the price tag on one of them in the shop, it was a $4K bike!
you'll ride by a house and there'll be a kid in the yard tinkering with his bicycle like we used to do cars...
i'm just gonna ride my speed, and not worry about it... if i'm getting a good sweat and coming in with a satisfactory feeling of tired and sore, i'm going to be happy... i'm not 15 anymore ... i can't remember ever getting tired back then... we were like the eveready rabbit... didn't stop for nothing, never...