December rides

[salsabike]

Very tactfully and kindly said!

Ooh, I should make it perfectly clear that my husband Chris rode PBP, not me. I am the veriest weenie of randos. We've done one 200k tandem ride, and we're almost done with our third P-12. 100k rides are fine with me! I do not have the 1200k fire in my belly. Also, I like doing other stuff like swimming, too.

Yes, Chris will be doing PBP again and I will certainly go along for the Paris of it. He's done one or two 1200s each year since PBP, and likes them, and LOVED his first PBP.

Do I remember right that Ian is an attorney? Anyway, he did great in 2011, and not everyone wants to keep that stuff going. It does kind of eat up your training time. And it sounds like you guys are having a wonderful time with the riding you're doing.

[khg]

That's great that you'll be back in Paris! I also did Paris while Ian did Paris-Brest-Paris Even if he returns for PBP, I don't think my work schedule is going to let me go this time, which I'm bummed about. You remember right that Ian is an attorney--just in case he decides to do PBP again, he went ahead and scheduled the potential trial date for one of his cases around the PBP schedule...

I'm with you on 1200k... I've done some brevets/permanents--up to 300K is great. But I also like sleeping--and sleeping in my own bed, not in a ditch!

I keep contemplating a tandem--I'd love to hear a bit about your experience getting and riding one. If you don't mind, could I maybe send you a PM later so that I don't do too much of a thread hijack?

[salsabike]

That's great that you'll be back in Paris! I also did Paris while Ian did Paris-Brest-Paris Even if he returns for PBP, I don't think my work schedule is going to let me go this time, which I'm bummed about. You remember right that Ian is an attorney--just in case he decides to do PBP again, he went ahead and scheduled the potential trial date for one of his cases around the PBP schedule...

I'm with you on 1200k... I've done some brevets/permanents--up to 300K is great. But I also like sleeping--and sleeping in my own bed, not in a ditch!

I keep contemplating a tandem--I'd love to hear a bit about your experience getting and riding one. If you don't mind, could I maybe send you a PM later so that I don't do too much of a thread hijack?

Yes! Please do. We've put in almost 9,000 tandem miles in the last nine years, so obviously we really like it. Message away and I'll tell you the whole story about how we started and how it works.