USA coast to coast cycle for British Heart Foundation
07-08-09, 09:43 PM
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USA coast to coast cycle for British Heart Foundation
hi, i'm new to this site so be nice!
basically me and a friend have decided that we want to do something crazy and interesting instead of just plodding along as usual in our lives. somehow, despite the fact that neither of us have done any real cycling in our lives, we decided that we would cycle across the USA, coast to coast, to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Maybe this might seem a bit strange for cycling newbies (or maybe it is quite common for people to make random decisions???), however we are both confident that we can accomplish it despite the obvious difficulty. we are both naturally fit and have huge amounts of experience playing football, so we are both in shape and are used to regular exercise. of course, we do plan on doing several months of training before hand.
anyway, we have recently been speaking to the BHF, and they are going to help us to organise the event and gain some publicity etc etc. however, there are many many other things that we could use some help with.
firstly, what route is best? we are planning on heading from west coast to the east, maybe something along the lines of San Fran / Seattle to New York. Is this an advisable route? we prefer the idea of doing a more northern route as southern USA will probably prove too hot for us sun deprived humans. we realise that the north is prone to extemely cold weather over winter, however we much prefer the cold. we were thinking of doing the event in about february/march 2010, which would probably see us finishing a few months later i guess. is this time of year advisable also?
i must also point out that we don't have a particular time limit for this event. i'm a student on a year out and my friend is a freelance web-designer who can take the time off without hassle. because of this, we plan on just riding at a comfortable pace for as long as we can each day pretty much.
any help would be much appreciated, and i am sure that i will have many, many more questions to ask in the future also, as i am hoping that this place is full of cycling enthusiasts who will unleash a wealth of knowledge upon me
thanks
Graeme
basically me and a friend have decided that we want to do something crazy and interesting instead of just plodding along as usual in our lives. somehow, despite the fact that neither of us have done any real cycling in our lives, we decided that we would cycle across the USA, coast to coast, to raise money for the British Heart Foundation. Maybe this might seem a bit strange for cycling newbies (or maybe it is quite common for people to make random decisions???), however we are both confident that we can accomplish it despite the obvious difficulty. we are both naturally fit and have huge amounts of experience playing football, so we are both in shape and are used to regular exercise. of course, we do plan on doing several months of training before hand.
anyway, we have recently been speaking to the BHF, and they are going to help us to organise the event and gain some publicity etc etc. however, there are many many other things that we could use some help with.
firstly, what route is best? we are planning on heading from west coast to the east, maybe something along the lines of San Fran / Seattle to New York. Is this an advisable route? we prefer the idea of doing a more northern route as southern USA will probably prove too hot for us sun deprived humans. we realise that the north is prone to extemely cold weather over winter, however we much prefer the cold. we were thinking of doing the event in about february/march 2010, which would probably see us finishing a few months later i guess. is this time of year advisable also?
i must also point out that we don't have a particular time limit for this event. i'm a student on a year out and my friend is a freelance web-designer who can take the time off without hassle. because of this, we plan on just riding at a comfortable pace for as long as we can each day pretty much.
any help would be much appreciated, and i am sure that i will have many, many more questions to ask in the future also, as i am hoping that this place is full of cycling enthusiasts who will unleash a wealth of knowledge upon me
thanks
Graeme
07-10-09, 09:08 PM
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Be nice? To someone from oop North? ( joke )
If you prefer cold, do it in the Summer North of the border ( Canada )
Oh! Do it at night! better scenery!
Seriously, all i can say is West to East is the way to go. If you do decide to do it in Canada, i can probably help in Calgary.
If you prefer cold, do it in the Summer North of the border ( Canada )
Oh! Do it at night! better scenery!
Seriously, all i can say is West to East is the way to go. If you do decide to do it in Canada, i can probably help in Calgary.
