The tour total number goal is approximately 3,000 the past few years. This is the determined "ideal" number in regards to numbers of people on the road and...
Turns out my knees are getting too sore, I rode some but can't do the big miles without lots of damage. am 55. Dr says it's bone-on-bone...Need to do something...
AS a recent newbie ( only 3 tosrv's) I am a bit confused by this statement. I was under the impression that we had 3,000 riders in 2007. I saw many people I...
Weather also has a lot to do with it. There was a string of 6-7 years where we had rain both days. Bad weather tends to turn people away. But the weather has...
This was my first year riding the TOSRV and I had a great time...everyone, riders and volunteers, were great. When I saw this video, I considered myself lucky...
Yes, that's the guy who was "covering"; for Chris this year. I didn't hear why Chris himself wasn't there. It's all in good fun - if you really don't want to...
Hello All What I heard from the "Evil One" was that Chris's daughter was graduating from school. And yes, he wasn't quite what all of us were used to....
BlankFriends of bicycling and walking, On October 16, 2007 we appeared before Columbus City Council to formally request that City Council adopt a Complete...
Hi all: I was perusing the history section of this web page; in particular the official posters of each year. Most all posters denote 210 total miles, except...
So, what is your point? Everyone knows TOSRV is a Double Century, regardless of what the promotional material may or may not say, and that's all that really...
For me, I have participated in the ride 4 out of the last 6 years, and I am only a one way rider since I ride the morning into Columbus from Centerburg and...
All: I was a bit hasty in my observations. Here are the latest updated observations......to wit: Official posters....not sure if 68-69 were an after the fact ...
TOSRV is a double century only for the few who ride to Portsmouth and turn around to come back to Columbus the same day. The generally accepted definition of...
Now we're having to get politically correct in how we define TOSRV???? Welcome to the 21st Century...... It's a bicycle ride from Columbus to Portsmouth and...
When I started riding TOSRV in 1971, we called it a Double Century because it was 200 miles in a weekend, regardless of the time it took to ride it. You can...
Chris, I was not questioning your experience level, or your intentions. They are irrelevant to this discussion. The only thing I questioned was the accuracy ...
I have no misconceptions about cycling and you don't even know me to make such a statement! As a matter of fact, I could probably put on a clinic for you and...
Chris, you sound like an angry and intolerant person. Too bad. Maybe someday you will realize that we all have misconceptions and make mistakes. You...
Chris, Get a grip... I don't think that Harry met anything other than what he said... technically, it's not a double-century, but who cares. That's never...
Didn't realize that the semantics of past years' posters could cause such a response. I was thinking about opening up the proverbial can of worms about the ...
The 2008 TOSRV jerseys and t-shirts look great! If we order early enough, will they be mailed to us in advance or are all jersey/t- shirt orders picked up at...
The past few years' t-shirts have been especially good, and this year is no exception. I let my friend's wife make a collage of past t- shirts I had laying...
After the last series of rather combative posts, I thought it would be fun and motivating if we all shared a little bit about what excites each of us...
I've got almost 300 miles of indoor riding, on rollers, so far in preperation for TOSRV 08. My first TOSRV was 1977. This will be my 12th, my son's 2nd....
Indoor riding? That's not for me. I need to be outside, and, in spite of the iffy weather in the Columbus area, I've managed to get about 200 miles in this...
When the warm days of shorts and T-shirts of Summer have gone away and cool Fall has also passed through time we cyclists usually put away our bike shoes and...
When the warm days of shorts and T-shirts in Summer have gone away and cool Fall has also passed through time we cyclists usually put away our bike shoes and...
