I am adding STP to my goal list for 2007. But so many negative thoughts. Is it really that bad? I would be in the two day group, I don't think I could even hope to go that far in one day. A local riding club is getting a group together for next year. I've been getting excited about it, but now I'm not so sure.
Would this ride be to much for a humble dryside person? The biggest I ride I've been on to date would be LRRH. I think there were about 1000 riders . . . and it seemed fairly under control.
The other ride I want to try next year is the Chilly Hilly. Any coments on that? The chilly I can handle. It's the hilly that worries me! bikerHen
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10-13-2006, 08:42 PM #1
I ain't a chick any more!
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Wanting to do STP, I think!?
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10-13-2006, 10:07 PM #2
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See Jim Carson's web page for many ratings of STP ("would you do this ride again?") and you'll get a better idea of people's experiences with it. There are many people who love it and do it year after year.
http://www.northwestcycling.com/x/ri...cgi?ride_id=71"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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10-16-2006, 12:24 AM #3
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I'd say that for a lot of us it's really not that bad, it's just "Been there, done that, got the tshirt!" And then there are those who totally love doing it every year and have a big ol' party.
Originally Posted by bikerHen
You won't know until you do it at least once.
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