Bicycle Lingering

[jimD]

As a follow on to micro-tours:

http://blog.adventurecycling.org/2011/07/bicycle-lingering.html

They don't linger much in that big bicycle race across France.

I've never seen them stop for a croissant even.

-JimD

[James Warren]

 

Good timing with this post! We must have been channeling this article in the 3-speed River and Sea ride today. (See previous postings.) We did 35 miles in about 5.5 hours!

 

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[Pondero]

Exactly. Not all my rides are like this, but several are. Instead of
logging my "rides" by miles, I log hours. If I ride 45 minutes out to
a pleasant spot, linger for 30 minutes brewing and sipping coffee, and
ride 45 minutes back, I log 2 hours. On that day, I can't think of a
better way to spend my time. I log it with pride. I buddy and I have
a pretty good 3 hour sunrise watching expedition in our quiver.

[dougP]

My touring buds & I decided that if our average speed drifts up to a
double digit figure, it's time to stop for coffee.

dougP

[Mike]

Bicycle lingering is so hard for me. I love the idea of it and
frequently head out with the intention of lingering but then I just
sorta keep going and going. My wife is out of town for a few weeks and
so my intention is to do a couple of bike camping trips while she's
gone. I'm at work now and it's slow and I'm thinking about the ride
I'll be doing later this week. I was just telling myself I need to
slow down and give myself permission to just get out of town on day
one, pitch camp early and kick back and enjoy the new George RR Martin
book which will be delivered to my Kindle tomorrow morning. Day two
can be spent exploring some Forest Service roads and heading to the
next campsite and return home the following day. Depending on how I
loop it I could arrange it that the second night's campsite is only 50
miles or so from home. We'll see what happens.

yeah, bicycle lingering is a great idea but it's hard...

I'll add that Pondero seems quite skilled at bicycle lingering.

--mike

[Michael_S]

Same here... I try lingering, but I just love being on the bike and seeing new things. My compromise is to slow down a little and ride at a pace I could do all day.

I also think it's harder on my body to start and stop. My wife calls it the "energizer bunny syndrome".

I do stop to stretch periodicly, and eat/drink. 

 

I guess I do my lingering after the ride.

 

~mike

 

[jimD]

Well, I do my lingering before the ride by drinking large amounts of coffee, then I ride to a destination

like 'half a tuna sandwich from Robert's Market', or (holly molly) more coffee at Peet's, then when I get 

home I linger some more. 

Perfect antidote for racy racer syndrome.

-JimE

After years of club type fitness rides this approach has a certain appeal and counters my tendency to 'train'.

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[dougP]

In the spirit of lingering, on the ride mentioned by James Warren (35
miles in 5.5 hours)above, we were well along the way (mid-afternoon,
perhaps?) before discovering that the only instrumentation was Noel's
venerable Huret Multito (?) odometer. Nary an electronic device
amongst us, ignoring the cameras. Just some ancient French belt
driven analog device & a couple of sun dials along the route.

When lingering, accuracy AND precision may be sacrificed to indulge
relaxtion.

dougP

[Steve D.]

I like that philosophy!

[Rex Kerr]

I often carry a hammock in my bags for my day rides along with my lunch and book -- I just wish that I had more time to dedicate to such rides.  I ride for a while looking for a nice pair of trees in a clearing, though a lot of this area has tall dry grass and rattlesnakes, so such spots aren't as common as I'd like, and I do have a tendency, as others here have expressed, to just keep on riding and riding.