http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/ BC Randonneurs Cycling Club Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:01:56 GMT Morgan Hay http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5996 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5996 I second Ron's comments, as do a number of riders I know. Best regards, Morgan From: bc-randonneurs@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bc-randonneurs@yahoogroups.com] On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:58:08 GMT Andy Reimer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5995 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5995 A 5AM start wouldn't prevent me from showing up, but I'm not sure the extra 2 hours of cool air and low traffic would be worth the discomfort of hauling myself Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:54:57 GMT Chase, Barry D. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5994 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5994 I'm totally happy with early starts for the reasons you said. 5 is fine, or whatever you can swing. Barry Chase ________________________________ From: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:54:50 GMT Harold Bridge http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5993 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5993 Well said Bob, However, it does depend where one lives. Getting out of PoCo early in the morning is more pleasent than when Costco, etc is open, even with the Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:15:44 GMT Ron Himschoot http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5992 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5992 I prefer a later start time. I've never understood the early start times for brevets. A 05:00 start means being on site at 04:30, which means leaving home at Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:52:13 GMT Bob Boonstra http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5991 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5991 I don't get up early unless I "have" to - or unless there is a really worthy objective. 400 km "objective" for me is to get finished by or around midnight - so Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:12:29 GMT Alex Pope http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5990 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5990 I received this information today about a missing cyclist. http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/?o=RrzKj Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:15:48 GMT Kevin Bruce http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5989 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5989 I'd like some feedback on this. I'm organizing two 200's in July 2010 and want to know how people feel about start times. 200 km rides normally start at 7 AM, Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:14:01 GMT Barry Bogart http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5988 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5988 Thanks for the osteoporosis repost, Ken. I used to listen to Gabe Merkin's programs and he seems very credible. But I don't know.... am still taking calcium Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:23:40 GMT Gord Cook http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5987 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5987 You calling me? Sorry, I had my cast iron earmuffs on - gets cold here ya know. Actually, when I read Harold's note I seem to remember an incident he was Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:56:21 GMT Ken Bonner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5986 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5986 Harold, now there's a positive thinker, a dense head, that means there is more weight to carry which is why rando-cyclists don't need to worry about losing Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:27:25 GMT Harold Bridge http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5985 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5985 Going by the impacts I have suffered with no serious results, I think my bones must be at least as dense as my head! HJB Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:55:38 GMT Malcolm McAuley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5984 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5984 Hi ...from the New York Times July 2009 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/is-bicycling-bad-for-your-bones/?em "Is Bicycling bad for your bones" Is Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:04:41 GMT Ken Bonner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5983 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5983 Hi! Dr. Gabe Mirkin's Fitness and Health E-Zine November 1, 2009 No Evidence Cycling Weakens Bones No data exists in the scientific literature showing that any Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:55:01 GMT Ken Bonner http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5982 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bc-randonneurs/message/5982 Hi! Here is a Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition fund-raising documentary that might be of interest to those who enjoy tales of adventure touring.