Jun 17, 2010
Meeting to ride a bike?
So I will not. As many know and others will know, I manage a small forum of cycling 's oldest, the Friends of the confectioner. Now, since long ago that there was the idea of a meeting of members like you normally do after a certain period of existence of an online community. I knew beforehand, the experience elsewhere, that the moment of truth there are few members that appear. Nothing special or very surprising, is part of the human condition. But still had some hope that we were still to complete the challenge and we thought we called The Classic . Until there was a handy bonus. After all was not the case and only three members of the board gained courage.
It is that our meeting was not well within the framework of the many meetings that are outside the country. Did not want just another meeting, just did not want a full table. The board existed but ultimately, as a reward for effort and not as the main reason for the gathering of lovers of bicycles. Inspired by the encounter L'Eroica , a distance of 60kms defined by roads that look as much as possible with those of our ancestors, dirt roads and potholes. Of course there was also an alternative to the classic bikes road. Not scared so much. The old bikes that are comfortable to handle this challenge comes without great pains. On top of the course, Gafanha of Nazareth - Mira - Gafanha of Nazareth is completely flat.
The result: the three members of the forum joined by other friends of yeye , other ways to see the bike and the morning was magnificent. What happened there is, will have to believe what I say and start tuning machines and legs to the 2011 edition. Yes, despite the low membership, the distance is not reduced and the land will not be tamed. Because more important than restoring, is pedaling.
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