P12 - randonneuring.

[Biciclista]

Oh, that's terrific, and neat and I wanna try!
My velo comes in at the end of this month, wonder if I could do it in a velo?
Good for you, regardless, you are on your way!

not sure what a Velo is, but why couldn't you?

[TsPoet]

not sure what a Velo is, but why couldn't you?

Mine
http://bluevelo.com/strada.html

The one that will actually be mine - it's a shell right now

[azfiddle]

Is that 62k or 100k (62 miles)? And does it have to be done on a special RUSA approved route?

[maillotpois]

They do have to be certified populaires or permanents.

http://www.rusa.org/award_p12.html

[azfiddle]

I don't think there are any certified routes shorter than 200k close to me.

I would be interested if I could do it easily from Tucson......My DH, who is more like biciclista's DH registered me as a member of RUSA but I don't know that I will ever be up to doing a full brevet. My longest rides have been 60-70 miles and then I overdid it and have slowly been increasing my distances again.

[TsPoet]

I don't think there are any certified routes shorter than 200k close to me.

I would be interested if I could do it easily from Tucson......My DH, who is more like biciclista's DH registered me as a member of RUSA but I don't know that I will ever be up to doing a full brevet. My longest rides have been 60-70 miles and then I overdid it and have slowly been increasing my distances again.

I have the same problem, closest routes are 1.5 hr drive, and they aren't the shorter distances. They are also not organized since the clubs that have set them up have to drive 1.5 hr from the other direction.
Maybe I'll just do one on my own honor for a personal challenge.
I've wanted to go down to Maryhill and do that route, though, so maybe my goal will be to do it by the end of the summer - I think it's a 200k, if I remember right.

[Biciclista]

we didn't have many 100k routes either but DH made some new ones, including the one we just did that starts 3 miles from my house !
I would be happy to do the same ride 12 times, it's only once a month, i like routine anyway.

TsPoet, you probably can't do it with a shell, but if you get some wheels and stuff in there you should be fine.

Azfiddle, sorry about the typo, 100K or 62 miles..