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same here. a nice example is the repair stuff including inner tubes I tend to carry around on bike tours (like 10km and more). she also made fun of me for being

same here. a nice example is the repair stuff including inner tubes I tend to carry around on bike tours (like 10km and more). she also made fun of me for being so well equipped. and then one day she had a flat tire. good thing I had that stuff with me. because otherwise we'd have had to walk it for quite some time.

steve_adams_86 5y ago
Ha, likewise - I used to tour really far (300-600km in a day sort of things) and sometimes I'd make the whole trip without a hitch, other times I'd get several flats in a day. It became second nature to assume my bike was going to get a flat soon, so I still carry it in a saddle bag everywhere I go. Of course she thought it was silly too, but yeah, we cycle everywhere and I've fixed a lot of flats now. In their defense, I only figured out why you should bring kit everywhere because I've been stranded badly, totally unprepared. I was finishing a 400km ride, around 40km to go at 1am, and my tire went. It was cold, raining, low/no traffic, no cell service for most of the trek back, etc. I got home as the sun was rising, haha.
- 2-718-281-828 5y ago
  600km per day by bike? that's an average of 25km/h for every single hour of a day ...
  - steve_adams_86 5y ago
    You're right, what I should say is per continuous riding session - I used to take more like 38 hours for 600s (just under the cutoff, haha). There are breaks, usually 30m max, but I tended to average more like 18kph over complete ride. I wanted to reach 20kph, but had a kid instead – that kind of threw a stick in taking long rides. Here's more info if you're curious, it's a fun sport called randonneuring: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randonneuring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randonneuring Here's an example 400km route from an area near me run by the BC Randonneurs: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33536016 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33536016 It's a great way to get to know areas better. Very meditative, challenging, and rewarding.

steve_adams_86 5y ago

Ha, likewise - I used to tour really far (300-600km in a day sort of things) and sometimes I'd make the whole trip without a hitch, other times I'd get several flats in a day. It became second nature to assume my bike was going to get a flat soon, so I still carry it in a saddle bag everywhere I go. Of course she thought it was silly too, but yeah, we cycle everywhere and I've fixed a lot of flats now. In their defense, I only figured out why you should bring kit everywhere because I've been stranded badly, totally unprepared. I was finishing a 400km ride, around 40km to go at 1am, and my tire went. It was cold, raining, low/no traffic, no cell service for most of the trek back, etc. I got home as the sun was rising, haha.

2-718-281-828 5y ago
600km per day by bike? that's an average of 25km/h for every single hour of a day ...
- steve_adams_86 5y ago
  You're right, what I should say is per continuous riding session - I used to take more like 38 hours for 600s (just under the cutoff, haha). There are breaks, usually 30m max, but I tended to average more like 18kph over complete ride. I wanted to reach 20kph, but had a kid instead – that kind of threw a stick in taking long rides. Here's more info if you're curious, it's a fun sport called randonneuring: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randonneuring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randonneuring Here's an example 400km route from an area near me run by the BC Randonneurs: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33536016 https://ridewithgps.com/routes/33536016 It's a great way to get to know areas better. Very meditative, challenging, and rewarding.