[OrRando] All this dirty talk

David Rowe david.readytoride at gmail.com
Fri Nov 2 12:25:01 PDT 2007


> I admit to liking gravel less than dirt, but I love
> not turning around when the pavement dissapears.


   I second that motion. http://readytoride.biz/?p=229.

On Nov 2, 2007 12:14 PM, Bill Alsup <bill at viscountstudios.com> wrote:
> I would sign up for (or just ride w/like-minded folks)
> a 100K mostly-fireroad brevet-like excursion in a
> heartbeat ... a route that wouldn't need suspension,
> but could possibly benefit from small-knobbied tires.
>
> I did such a ride (94K) on my own 4 months ago out of
> Ritter Springs. Lotsa hills and gorgeous views from
> the dirt road along the North Fork of the John Day
> River. A few miles of the ride (Hwy 395) were paved.
> It took most of the day, but was quite memorable.
>
> I admit to liking gravel less than dirt, but I love
> not turning around when the pavement dissapears.
>
> ~ Bill
>
> --- Susan France <susanfrance at teleport.com> wrote:
>
> > Just so you all don't be getting any foolish
> > ideas...
> > I have no intensions of running any ACP gravel-ish
> > brevets. Those who claim to love long brevets
> > containing lots of gravel, mud and elevation gain
> > have some options:
> >
> > 1) The fleche... you can put together a team, design
> > your own route, and ride for 24hrs in mud and snow
> > without any pavement. The rules and awards are the
> > same as for the riders who plan 24-hr in the Valley
> > on pavement.
> >
> > 2) Permanents... you design the route, you submit
> > the route to RUSA for approval, you own the route as
> > the organizer... best of all it's not a Susan
> > permanenet or an ORR event.  It's almost as good as
> > a RUSA brevet as far as your brownie points from
> > RUSA. The time rules are the same.
> >
> > 3) Or you can just go out and ride.
> >
> > Susan.
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