Don't mind them. It was a good thread. You actually started a thread commending someone else for their ride, instead of bragging about yours. There have been good comments, and then as in almost all the threads here, it degraded. Not your fault.

Every time I get into the next-higher age bracket, I think "Now I can get on a podium, because I'm only X years old in the X-Y age bracket. I'm gonna whoop all these old men. " And then some guys who are 8-9 years older will kick my ass.

You guys are obviously familiar with VegasJen ...Are you surprised that even her username makes no sense?

Off topic I know but this reminds me of something many years ago (25 maybe). I was traveling weekly to Wilmington North Carolina for business and decided to take my swimming stuff and work out at the YMCA there (A good one too). I used to swim competitively in High School and college. So I'm in the pool doing warm-up laps and this group of "old guys" come in with their Speedo's, paddles, inner tubes, etc. "Inner tubes" I thought, cool, these guys are old school. My old college coach made use use them.

I thought that these guys are pretty serious. I started doing a set of 100's Free on a 1:20. Ample time while I'm still getting warmed up. I finish that and the old guys said, "Hey, you wanna swim a set with us?" Sure I said. They start a set of 100's on a 1:05. I'm thinking, are these guys serious?

As a 40 something I couldn't back out, these guys are almost 20 to 40 years older than me. I get done with the 5th one and I'm freakin' gassed. All of them were waiting on me at the wall.

Granted, I hadn't been swimming much but still. They're 60 to 80! These old guys aren't even breathing hard. They start a set of 200's on a 2:30. They smoked me. It wasn't even close. I finish MY workout and meet up with them in the locker room. Turns out these guys were top-end competitive swimmers in their day and still swam competitively in the National Masters program. As I recall, one of the guys was a past champion.

Never judge a book by its cover.



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I thought you had a girlfriend at Michigan State.

Thanks Jenn for starting a series of posts which give the masses lots to discuss, grouse about, and otherwise show how right they are, unfortunately at your expense. People who have the cojones to start threads, which is the basis of a forum, should be commended for getting things going. Not every post needs to be uncontroversial, rational and boring. Thanks for bringing life to the forum. Keep it up.

Now about those clipless pedals….. :D

It appears that it's all about perspective what hardcore is.

Most of my friends think riding 30 miles is hardcore.

Oh, Clark

Like CheGiant?

Says a guy who starts a lot of threads.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4aa8f7d6b.jpeg

Let's not go that far.

Huh? What? :innocent: Non-humble brag :eek:

She should change her nic to "Middle of Nowhere in NevadaJen"?

BTW, it may surprise some folks to learn that my given name is NOT Eugene, and I'm not a small guy who rides horses.

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I see both of those are available and would speak to what Jen actually likes...triathlons.

But really, it isn't actually a big deal. I just noticed it and found it funny so I commented.

A photo from the 109 mile day. I noticed a school that looked open even though it was a Saturday. Turned in to bum some water. Called to two other tour members and they did the same. There was an extracurricular class going on. This was in rural IL. The teacher asked us to take some time to speak to the class. She wanted the students to know what possibilities were out there in the world, beyond their small community. We initially declined because it was hot and getting hotter, and we still had a long way to go. She ended up pleading with us, so we gave in and spoke and answered questions for about 30 min. total. The teacher took the photo and we gave her the address of our next scheduled day off in OH. (Bowling Green.) When we got to Bowling Green, I went to check for General Delivery Mail. We received the photo and hand written thank you notes from each of the students. I saved the photo and wish I had saved the notes.

I'm in the red, white and blue jersey.


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That's nothing. My dad made me watch an entire Pauly Shore movie.

200 miles or metric? 200 miles would be crazy fast for a hilly route. Seriously, wow.

You said it. 200 miles in 9 hours is crazy fast on a pancake flat route.

In a fast peloton, maybe. Solo, forget about it.

What happens in Pahrump stays in Pahrump.

Heck, leaving Las Vegas is so popular it even has a theme song.

TBH, it doesn't seem any weirder than someone keeping their married name after the divorce, and people do that all the time.

As far as Vegas goes, I don't even think it's a nice place to visit, just too weird.

Fwiw, my name isn’t Rosef and I’m not an artist.

That's a great story.

Aww, but let us all admire fartistry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A9tomane

This has been my experience, too. Now that I'm older, though, I'm not sure that this still applies - recovery takes significantly longer, and I don't see the "training" (using the term loosely) response that I once did. The age varies, but for me I've noticed a significant drop-off after 56-57 y.o., though it's true I did reduce my cycling significantly for a few years there. (Life happens.)

I'm commuting by bike again (finally!) though, so I guess I'll see. I don't expect to ever average 20+ mph for 4+ hr again, though.

200 miles, the Solvang Double. I don't remember if it was the spring or fall, they were different routes. There was a group of the fast doubles riders who would work together until the last section, then they would race against each other. My friend would carry all his food and only stop for nature breaks and to top up water.

I think my friend had the best kick at the end because he finished first in a couple. The other riders started noticing and on one ride they left the last stop while he was in the porta potty and worked together to drop him. He was able to catch all but one, I think.

Same guy finished first in the King of the Mountain series here in SoCal. It was a 3 century timed event with 30K total climbing. ( 3 different events ). He wasn't the fastest climber but he was the fastest to complete all 3 centuries. Terry knows those rides but I don't know his times. I did them but my times aren't worth mentioning.