Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 202 miles, in either 1 or 2 days. I definitely wanna shoot for one day, but I'd have to maintain an average of about 20 miles per hour, which is pretty much a Tour de France average speed, given the distance.
Guest Zintar Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Cool. Good luck with that! If you wanna meet up and have a drink or snacks in Portland let me know.
fuggnificent Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 awesome dood. question how will you know where you're going? gps?
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Cool. Good luck with that! If you wanna meet up and have a drink or snacks in Portland let me know. Meeting up is some wicked additional incentive; I'd love that!
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 awesome dood. question how will you know where you're going? gps? Provided directions, and it's one of the largest cycling events in the nation, so the route is well posted along the way.
scoobdog Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 202 miles, in either 1 or 2 days. I definitely wanna shoot for one day, but I'd have to maintain an average of about 20 miles per hour, which is pretty much a Tour de France average speed, given the distance. 200 miles in one day? That seems a bit too ambitious, even for a an actual Tour rider.
Guest Zintar Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Meeting up is some wicked additional incentive; I'd love that! Cool. Let's do it then. My work schedule is pretty casual so I'm sure I would have the time.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 200 miles in one day? That seems a bit too ambitious, even for a an actual Tour rider. About 10 percent manage to do it each year. I've also known people who have done more than that in a day, and everesting is its own absurd challenge.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 About 10 percent manage to do it each year. I've also known people who have done more than that in a day, and everesting is its own absurd challenge. I used to do century rides on a regular basis too, with one of those routes including cycling up and down a mountain. The major hindrance here is my 2 years in new Hampshire caused me to slack, so I'm picking up back near the beginning.
scoobdog Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Well, if you centuried before, you have the skill to do it. But, damn, I can't imagine that's going to be any fun.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Well, if you centuried before, you have the skill to do it. But, damn, I can't imagine that's going to be any fun. Damn, that feeling when you make it though... All the adrenaline burned from your body, and you're at peace, and you can barely walk, and your digestive system returns to a normal routine. It's incredible.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 UEMB's very own Chris Froome. Hopefully with less urine tossed in my face.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Show me those calfs and thighs The closest thing I have to a thigh pic is one of my Yowamushi Pedal tattoo on my leg: It always peeks out a little at the bottom of my bib.
scoobdog Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Damn, that feeling when you make it though... All the adrenaline burned from your body, and you're at peace, and you can barely walk, and your digestive system returns to a normal routine. It's incredible. I imagine it's much like the relay race to Mt Whitney. What kind of steed do you ride?
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Good luck. Personally, I'd rather shoot myself in the face than ride a bike for 200+ miles. whut
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 I imagine it's much like the relay race to Mt Whitney. What kind of steed do you ride? Trek 5000 OCLV.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Good luck. Personally, I'd rather shoot myself in the face than ride a bike for 200+ miles. whut I feel that way about running, funny enough. My husband runs and I just can't handle going that slow for a short distance and feeling just as burned out.
fuggnificent Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Good luck. Personally, I'd rather shoot myself in the face than ride a bike for 200+ miles. whut i dont even wanna drive 200 miles
StarPanda Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 The closest thing I have to a thigh pic is one of my Yowamushi Pedal tattoo on my leg: It always peeks out a little at the bottom of my bib. That's dope good luck man
Codename: Jackass Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Hopefully with less urine tossed in my face. Hey man it just comes with the territory.
scoobdog Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Trek 5000 OCLV. A classic. Well, I hope you take a few moments to enjoy the western Washington countryside on your way down.
Mix Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 I've never actually given this much thought, but I'm beginning to understand why Lance took steroids
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Hey man it just comes with the territory. Well, he did win that year...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 I've never actually given this much thought, but I'm beginning to understand why Lance took steroids As far as I understand it, he did not take steroids; he used blood doping. Which is just as illegal.
Mix Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 As far as I understand it, he did not take steroids; he used blood doping. Which is just as illegal. I know better than to say steroids, but he did use performance enhancing drugs
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 I've never actually given this much thought, but I'm beginning to understand why Lance took steroids Because he's an aging cyclist overcoming a form of cancer whilst still trying to uphold the glory of winning a ~2000 mile race and to inspire a positive outlook on himself and the nature of recovery?
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 A classic. Well, I hope you take a few moments to enjoy the western Washington countryside on your way down. Well I live here, and it's one of the reasons I came back after grad school.
scope Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Good luck with that, my fat ass is not doing that shit. Give me a video game and I'll do it and smoke a joint with a side of false sense of accomplishment.
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Because he's an aging cyclist overcoming a form of cancer whilst still trying to uphold the glory of winning a ~2000 mile race and to inspire a positive outlook on himself and the nature of recovery? Sounds like you're justifying his cheating. But I shouldn't talk, I still like Barry Bonds and am glad he is the holder of the two home run records. >_>
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Sounds like you're justifying his cheating. But I shouldn't talk, I still like Barry Bonds and am glad he is the holder of the two home run records. >_> Nah, I ain't justifying it. Providing an explanation.
Mix Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Because he's an aging cyclist overcoming a form of cancer whilst still trying to uphold the glory of winning a ~2000 mile race and to inspire a positive outlook on himself and the nature of recovery? hmm, that could be it.......or he could of been so god damn bored peddling for hundreds of miles that he would of done anything to get it done faster ;D
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 hmm, that could be it.......or he could of been so god damn bored peddling for hundreds of miles that he would of done anything to get it done faster ;D Fair, though TdF is brutal as fuck. Cyclist pileups, urine in people's faces, people finishing the remainder of a stage with broken bones, people getting up from a 25 mph crash and getting patched up by a medic hanging out of a moving car. It's wild.
DragonSinger Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Hopefully with less urine tossed in my face. People are fucking gross. Anyways, good luck on the hell ride.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 People are fucking gross. Anyways, good luck on the hell ride. Agreed. And thanks!
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Good luck with that, my fat ass is not doing that shit. Give me a video game and I'll do it and smoke a joint with a side of false sense of accomplishment. Accomplishing a sense of bliss and joy ain't nothing to shake your head at.
Mix Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Fair, though TdF is brutal as fuck. Cyclist pileups, urine in people's faces, people finishing the remainder of a stage with broken bones, people getting up from a 25 mph crash and getting patched up by a medic hanging out of a moving car. It's wild. woah, wtf.....someone should fire whoever does their publicity 'cause I know way more people would be watching cycling if they knew we'd entered rollerball levels of insanity
scope Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Hopefully with less urine tossed in my face. Juan Manuel Marquez drank his own urine during the training to fight Pacquiao. Was trying to find the video of Pac reacting to it but couldn't find a good one, it's funny as hell tho.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Juan Manuel Marquez drank his own urine during the training to fight Pacquiao. Was trying to find the video of Pac reacting to it but couldn't find a good one, it's funny as hell tho. I must see this
Codename: Jackass Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 Well, he did win that year... Piss in face is like a free shot of HGH.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 woah, wtf.....someone should fire whoever does their publicity 'cause I know way more people would be watching cycling if they knew we'd entered rollerball levels of insanity It's certainly not everyday these things happen but they're always big in terms of turns of events. Like Tony Martin winning stage five in 2015 and breaking his collarbone in stage six. The rest is waiting and watching for subtle mind games, racing strategy and all-out displays of strength.
Bouvre Posted July 29, 2017 Author Posted July 29, 2017 Piss in face is like a free shot of HGH. That could be a chant! HGH? Piss in face!
molarbear Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 I went to Turkey when I was 19, we rented bikes and road 80 miles to the Beach and it was no big deal 12 years later I'm pretty sure I'd make it halfway and literally start throwing dirt on myself to assist with my burial charges
Codename: Jackass Posted July 29, 2017 Posted July 29, 2017 That could be a chant! HGH? Piss in face! Think of the opportunities. T-shirts, sponsored electrolyte water and sports drink with yellow bottles, car decals.
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