[BHV] Cycling Goals for Your Golden Years

[Bobby Nunnink]

  /The following made me laugh and comes from Scott's Spin from 
Roadbikerider.com newsletter.  I think some of the people who read our 
list should take note of the long distance advanced goal and remember 
there is a reason only 4000 people ride Paris Brest Paris./

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Ride Strong
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/Bobby
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*Cycling Goals for Your Golden Years
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/Goal:/  Watch the Tour de France in person.

/Advanced Goal:/  Watch the Tour de France in person and see more than 
30 seconds of the race.

 

/Goal:/  Ride across the U.S. and discover the real America -- and your 
true self.

/Advanced Goal:/  Ride across the U.S. and not get sick of eating peanut 
butter.

 

/Goal:/  Enter a criterium.

/Advanced Goal:/  Finish a criterium.

/Very Advanced Goal:/  Finish a criterium without crying.

 

/Goal:/  Ride no-hands.

/Advanced Goal:/  Ride no-hands while removing your jacket, eating an 
energy bar, shifting gears, listening to your iPod and just missing that 
police cruiser stopped at the red light.

 

/Goal:/  Learn to true a wheel.

/Advanced Goal:/  Learn to build a wheel.

/Very Advanced Goal:/  Ride the wheel you built.

 

/Goal:/  Cycle 100 miles in a day.

/Advanced Goal:/  Cycle 200 miles in a day.

/Very Advanced Goal:/  Stop right there, please.

 

/Goal:  /Pedal to work on Bike-to-Work Day.

/Advanced Goal:/  Pedal to work every day.

/Very Advanced Goal:/  Sell your car.

 

/Goal:/  Keep riding till the bitter end.

/Advanced goal:/  There is no higher goal.