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Nealz
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 131 Location: Alpine, Arizona
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Posted: 8/29/2006, 11:40 am Post subject: MS 150 Bike Ride |
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I signed myself up for this. I've done it before, but not for a few, too many, years. Gotta get back on the bike for real I guess. Oh my achin'... well, never mind. I'll be riding with a couple of other geezer roadie wannabees as well. Anyone else here riding this year?
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/aza/event/default.asp?g=6
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Nighthiker
Joined: 05 Jan 2003 Posts: 1714
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Posted: 8/29/2006, 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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Awaiting to find out if I can get time off for the ride. Most of the road bike events are on days that I am on duty. Been approved for some time off and will be riding in the Mcdowell Ride later this year. Awaiting to hear on Tour de Farm, Tour de Scottsdale and the Tour de Tucson. |
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Davis2001R6
Joined: 12 Dec 2003 Posts: 5591 Location: Italy
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Posted: 8/29/2006, 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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The tour is not just for serious athletes—anyone wanting to have fun and fight multiple sclerosis can participate. For beginners, it can be a great way to get in shape and learn from long-time cyclists |
I love this quote from their website. I know I'm completely new to cycling, but a 150 mile bike ride sounds like a heck of an undertaking for a beginner.
To me it sounds like, "You've never hiked before, let me take you on this Rim-Rim, you can learn for the experienced hikers" |
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LongStoryShort
Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 402 Location: Doha, Qatar
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Posted: 8/29/2006, 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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Your taint will be pretty beat up. _________________ Happiness is being high on the food chain. |
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Nighthiker
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Posted: 8/29/2006, 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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Like any other outdoor actvity, the right equipment including the clothing can make for an enjoyable experience. |
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LongStoryShort
Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 402 Location: Doha, Qatar
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Posted: 8/29/2006, 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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....and the right training. _________________ Happiness is being high on the food chain. |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 8/30/2006, 5:37 am Post subject: |
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Couldn't I put Fatboy tires on my mtn. bike to do this event? I wouldn't have to run out and buy a road bike, would I? My new mtn. bike is pretty light and fast. |
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Nealz
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 131 Location: Alpine, Arizona
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Posted: 8/30/2006, 9:58 am Post subject: |
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Last time I rode, 4 years ago, there were plenty of fat tire entusiasts - MTBR's, not the beer, altho that ain't bad either - who dropped me like a rock. Even little kids on 20-inch Malibu Barbie bikes were riding. There's always a contingent of hard-core riders, including a couple of Discovery Team members, but mostly it's just wanker riders, like me, who just want to spin along and reminisce about the old days. I used to ride crits and century rides, about a thousand years ago, but now I just tootle around.
I've been training by riding on Route 180, down to Reserve, NM and back to Alpine. It's about 44 miles, gate to gate, with 1100' in elevation gain. Sweet goin' down but torture coming back home. My legs seem OK and my cardio vascular strength is improving. My derriere is... adapting. I'll be in the valley in a couple of weeks to train with my partners at my old favorite, the Usery Loop in east Mesa. |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 8/30/2006, 10:23 am Post subject: |
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That mention of the "great overnight beer party" would be enough to make me stay home! I don't care at all for that sort of scene. Maybe I could take my tent and camp away from the noise--out in the desert? Are the other participants actually able to ride on the second day after all that overnight self-abuse? |
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Nealz
Joined: 06 Jan 2003 Posts: 131 Location: Alpine, Arizona
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Posted: 8/30/2006, 10:57 am Post subject: |
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Very few riders, at least by my observation, were tearin' it up Saturday night. Pretty much everybody turned in early, no later than 10 pm, just because we all had to ride the next day. Now... at the end of the trip, after the bus ride back to Lake Pleasant on Sunday, then things started to heat up. Although plenty of folks decided to just pack up and leave too. The people from New Belgium Brewing were extremely conscientious about limiting the consumption of their products. The overall route, over both days, is relatively flat. There is a shortish climb right at the start outta Lake Pleasant then nothing else again until you cross into California and ride up to the dam, which is optional. |
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azbackpackr Hi Tech Wizardess
Joined: 31 Dec 2005 Posts: 3639 Location: Needles CA
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Posted: 8/30/2006, 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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I will think about it. Have a lot on my plate at the moment. I will start doing some longer rides again, though. I had been riding a lot more up until a couple of weeks ago. I've been getting soft again, it doesn't take long! |
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