Rock D dropped the following Comment on my post regarding races for next year. I would love to hear what thoughts this prompts in everyone's minds. "during one of the hikeabike sections at leadville, I had time to reflect on why I ride bikes.
I ride to go places and to get great stories. I realize, now, that I have taken a detour these past few years and have been trying to go places fast, not exactly what I started out to do nor do I do it fast at all.These races are fun(?) and are the source of great stories.
Do you suppose they would/could be just as much fun if say, you did the Kokopelli trail in two three days at a nice pace? Do we always have to race, so to speak?
Just wondering, if you think so, think about doing the White Rim trail, should be doable in about 4 days, sometime in Feb or early March."
I really considered a lot of this heavily over the last few days, particularly on a gravel grinder I did solo last night. More of my thoughts on this to come, but bring it on...
Racing, Long Rides, and the balance between them.
Thanks, Rick.
3 comments:
Man, I am sooooo down with "the Rocks" mentality.
why do you guys always have to go so damn fast.
what happended to riding wilderness and making it last 2-3 hours. or just a nice easy pace out to walton or eagle. sometimes flowing up onto the horse trail and just eassin down the road.
enjoying the sights. birds chirpin, livestock, sayin hello to the people you see out there.
I love the race sceen, I love going out and seeing all my buddies and compardreis, and I love seein the compotion.
but the best, is right at the begining of the race, right before the first bottle neck when everyone is in a line, and your just mozzyin along, you can see everyone, and we're all chattin,
the climbs up Platte, the bottle neck 1st half of swanson.
those are the best.
and the beers after everyone is done and we're just sittin back chillin....
I hear you Rock. That's why I've gotten away from the local racing scene and have started to covet larger regional races. Different faces and different paces.
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