Comments on: Coast-To-Coast Bike Journey in One Day http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/02/coast-to-coast-bike-journey-in-one-day/ Bike Your Drive! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:39:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: David Regen http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/02/coast-to-coast-bike-journey-in-one-day/#comment-13257 David Regen Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:41:43 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1080#comment-13257 Nice Job, Alan. It can be hard looking for fresh challenges but you never stop trying. -d Nice Job, Alan. It can be hard looking for fresh challenges but you never stop trying.

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]]> By: Palm Beach Bike Tours http://www.bikecommuters.com/2008/06/02/coast-to-coast-bike-journey-in-one-day/#comment-13255 Palm Beach Bike Tours Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:45:50 +0000 http://www.bikecommuters.com/?p=1080#comment-13255 Much props to Alan! I'm jealous! For years, my father and I talked about riding across Florida from coast to coast. At the end of 2007 (when it finally got coolish), we stopped the talking and did our <a href="http://www.palmbeachbiketours.com/2008/05/18/matts-first-century/" title="Cross Florida Bike Ride" rel="nofollow">cross-Florida ride</a>. Unlike Alan who powered across the state in one day, we decided to take it easy and cross in three. The first day, I did a full century -- my first -- but we did a lot fewer miles the next two days. We started in Hobe Sound and headed east to Ft. Myers. I'm glad we did it but I doubt we'll do that route again. The first day was nice and the second day was okay but the closer we got to Ft. Myers, the less fun the roads were. After our <a href="http://ken.steinhoff.net/keysride/" title="Riding the Florida Keys All the Way to Key West" rel="nofollow">Key's Ride</a> (Key Largo to Key West, about a hundred miles), we had pretty much the same feeling. I like these sorts of challenge/superlative rides because I can really get my head into training and can then pound out the miles on the ride. Afterwards, however, I feel a bit empty. I get to claim crossing Florida on a bike but, in retrospect, the ride wasn't all that pretty and it was a grind. There are certainly better places to ride. --Matt Much props to Alan! I’m jealous!

For years, my father and I talked about riding across Florida from coast to coast. At the end of 2007 (when it finally got coolish), we stopped the talking and did our cross-Florida ride. Unlike Alan who powered across the state in one day, we decided to take it easy and cross in three. The first day, I did a full century — my first — but we did a lot fewer miles the next two days.

We started in Hobe Sound and headed east to Ft. Myers. I’m glad we did it but I doubt we’ll do that route again. The first day was nice and the second day was okay but the closer we got to Ft. Myers, the less fun the roads were.

After our Key’s Ride (Key Largo to Key West, about a hundred miles), we had pretty much the same feeling.

I like these sorts of challenge/superlative rides because I can really get my head into training and can then pound out the miles on the ride. Afterwards, however, I feel a bit empty. I get to claim crossing Florida on a bike but, in retrospect, the ride wasn’t all that pretty and it was a grind. There are certainly better places to ride.

–Matt

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