Just finished 207 Mile ride (and I need to brag ;-) Long - Page 3

06-14-2004, 07:08 PM

Neil Cherry wrote:
::
:: 10:30 - It's Allentown NJ, lunch time and we've just completed 100
:: miles. We're half way there. My arms hurt, my back hurts and
:: my neck hurts.

Amazing that you could keep going another 100 miles after having everything
hurt!

As a noob, I'm curious as to how long each of you have been riding?

Thanks for the great story!

06-14-2004, 07:30 PM

"Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding what
> I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central Jersey
> Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
> the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk to
> people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207 miles in
> one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have ridden doubles
> and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7 miles
> :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd completed it
> with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's 17.7
> mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view, none of
> the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit. I'll just
> blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food. Snippage..

This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this newsgroup.
Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride.
Ride On,
Hieronymus

06-14-2004, 07:30 PM

"Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding what
> I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central Jersey
> Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
> the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk to
> people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207 miles in
> one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have ridden doubles
> and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7 miles
> :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd completed it
> with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's 17.7
> mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view, none of
> the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit. I'll just
> blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food. Snippage..

This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this newsgroup.
Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride.
Ride On,
Hieronymus

06-14-2004, 07:30 PM

"Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding what
> I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central Jersey
> Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
> the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk to
> people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207 miles in
> one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have ridden doubles
> and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7 miles
> :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd completed it
> with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's 17.7
> mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view, none of
> the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit. I'll just
> blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food. Snippage..

This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this newsgroup.
Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride.
Ride On,
Hieronymus

06-14-2004, 07:30 PM

"Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding what
> I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central Jersey
> Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
> the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk to
> people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207 miles in
> one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have ridden doubles
> and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7 miles
> :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd completed it
> with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's 17.7
> mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view, none of
> the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit. I'll just
> blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food. Snippage..

This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this newsgroup.
Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride.
Ride On,
Hieronymus

06-14-2004, 07:30 PM

"Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
> I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding what
> I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central Jersey
> Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
> the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk to
> people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207 miles in
> one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have ridden doubles
> and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7 miles
> :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd completed it
> with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's 17.7
> mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view, none of
> the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit. I'll just
> blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food. Snippage..

This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this newsgroup.
Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride.
Ride On,
Hieronymus

06-14-2004, 08:24 PM

Hieronymus wrote:
:: "Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
:: news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
::: I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding
::: what I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central
::: Jersey
::: Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
::: the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk
::: to people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207
::: miles in one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have
::: ridden doubles
::: and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7
::: miles :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd
::: completed it
::: with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's
::: 17.7 mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view,
::: none of the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit.
::: I'll just blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food.
::: Snippage..
::
::
:: This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this
:: newsgroup. Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride.
:: Ride On,
:: Hieronymus

This story makes me eager to work up to being about to do a 200-mile ride
like that. I'm just green with envy!

06-14-2004, 08:24 PM

Hieronymus wrote:
:: "Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
:: news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
::: I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding
::: what I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central
::: Jersey
::: Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
::: the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk
::: to people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207
::: miles in one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have
::: ridden doubles
::: and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7
::: miles :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd
::: completed it
::: with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's
::: 17.7 mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view,
::: none of the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit.
::: I'll just blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food.
::: Snippage..
::
::
:: This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this
:: newsgroup. Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride.
:: Ride On,
:: Hieronymus

This story makes me eager to work up to being about to do a 200-mile ride
like that. I'm just green with envy!

06-14-2004, 08:24 PM

Hieronymus wrote:
:: "Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
:: news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
::: I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding
::: what I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central
::: Jersey
::: Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
::: the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk
::: to people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207
::: miles in one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have
::: ridden doubles
::: and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7
::: miles :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd
::: completed it
::: with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's
::: 17.7 mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view,
::: none of the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit.
::: I'll just blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food.
::: Snippage..
::
::
:: This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this
:: newsgroup. Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride.
:: Ride On,
:: Hieronymus

This story makes me eager to work up to being about to do a 200-mile ride
like that. I'm just green with envy!

06-14-2004, 08:24 PM

Hieronymus wrote:
:: "Neil Cherry" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
:: news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
::: I'm feeling pretty good (and still really hungery!) after riding
::: what I'm told is an easy double century. It's run by the Central
::: Jersey
::: Bike Club (NJ, USA) and it's called the Longest Day (it's held near
::: the summer equinox). It's really kind of funny because if you talk
::: to people who are not cyclist (and a few who are) they hear '207
::: miles in one day' and think your nuts. Talk to people who have
::: ridden doubles
::: and they'll poo-poo it as being easy. Uhm, it's still 200 and 7
::: miles :-). Anyway this is my fourth time doing this and I'd
::: completed it
::: with an average rolling speed of 15.6, 16.2, 16.8 and Saturday's
::: 17.7 mph! Now the story I'm about to tell is from my point of view,
::: none of the names are change but I may exaggerate the truth a bit.
::: I'll just blame it delirium from too many mile and not enough food.
::: Snippage..
::
::
:: This story is one of the things that makes me glad there is this
:: newsgroup. Thank you for your wonderful story of your wonderful ride.
:: Ride On,
:: Hieronymus

This story makes me eager to work up to being about to do a 200-mile ride
like that. I'm just green with envy!