It seems to a generational shifting of priorities, in regards to choices in recreational activities. It is very apparent that the demographics of most all...
The club in the Boston area (CRW), that I belong to, does not seem to hurt for membership, neither does Bike Virginia, a very nice 5 day tour that gets sold...
I for one grew up hearing about 'The Mighty TOSRV' and dreamed about what a great ride it would be. I always wanted to do it but never had the chance until a...
I wonder if the weather is statistically worse at the time of Tosrv due to global warming. When I did Tosrv I had great weather (1982) I was aware that...
Scott, It always surprises me to find so cyclist complaining of the traffic. The truth is, If you ride a bike you MUST learn how to share the road with...
Vernon, I couldn't agree more that sharing the road with cars takes practice and confidence. It's a skill we all use every time we get on our bikes. That is...
Sorry Scott...I don't think that traffic is an issue if you've got experience - especially on TOSRV. Maybe its a matter of perspective. I grew up in the City...
My hat's off to you if a city ride is the same experience to you as a country ride. Your options for a 'great ride' are more vast than mine. Namaste, Scott ...
That reminds me of a guy I used to see on GOBA a few years back named Canada Jack. His advice for finding a bar when you reached your destination was, "First...
In my experience, the weather in mid May has not really changed in variety as long as I've been riding TOSRV (1976). Many cold, wet moments and warm, dry...
Experience is good if it is applied properly. Many longtime riders don't seem to use good sense when riding in a large group. I will ride in nasty traffic by...
I think COP has done pretty well keeping TOSRV on the least traveled roads possible. SR 104 between Circleville and Columbus was getting pretty busy on Sunday...
For Columbus OH the average high in May is 73 and average low (usually at night) is 50. Pretty nice actually. I've ridden it for eight years now and it has...
My son, who is 15 and rode his first TOSRV last year, put it bluntly. Kids are lazy and it takes dynomite to blast them away from their playstations. That's...
And a generation ago, people used to say that about me and my generation...we were wimpy and lazy, doing nothing but hanging out in the arcade or in front of...
I think there is a lot more "extreme sport" posing than participation, but you make a good point, forcing me to recall that in my TOSRV 1983 example more than...
Please do not seperate the riders because of their bike choices. I have ridden that last 11 years and I happen to have a Carbon bike, and before that bike I...
You're right. I was being divisive. Even with large numbers of riders choosing not to ride in the rain the majority of riders still left were on aluminum and...
Talk about the weather always brings responses! This string of posts has everything from global warming being the cause of bad TOSRV weekends to steel bike...
Paul & All, This will be my 4th TOSRV and I'm as excited as if it were my first. This year I will be riding with at least 2 of my friends that rode TOSRV for...
Question: I've ridden TOSRV for 15? 17? years in a row - long time. I stayed in Portsmouth years ago with a friend of a friend, but for almost 10 years my...
In fairness, some of us lobbied COP to change the route for YEARS! That first 25 mile change (which has been uniformly popular BTW) was rejected for years as...
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