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To the randonneur, a century is so 100 miles ago

Posted in General on May 9th, 2009

To the randonneur, a century is so 100 miles ago – OregonLive.com.
This article from OregonLive offers a good introduction to the sport of randonneuring.  It also includes a glossary of key terms.  I appreciate that the article is written by someone who had just finished her first 200k brevet, which gives it a good beginner’s [...]

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The ultimate long distance bike

Posted in bikes on Aug 6th, 2008

Bicycle Quarterly has a great article on what makes a good randonneuring bike (pdf).  What you’ll find there is not a description of a race bike, but a bike that is good for long days in the saddle.  I’ve recently subscribed to Bicycle Quarterly and received the first issue last week.  The publication is a [...]

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