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I took a little vacation time this morning, and here’s what I did:

I rode this with Chris. It took us about 3.5 hours including breaks to cover 43.5 miles. Actual ride time was about 3 hours, and we averaged about 14 miles-per-hour. According to Sanoodi, we did about 2800 feet of climbing. There were quite a few hills, but we managed to keep on trucking.

It was truly a fantastic day for a ride. For future reference, I drank 2.5 bottles of water and I ate 2 protein bars and a granola bar.

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 lot different that other bike mags, but thus far I’m really enjoying the read.  It’s got practical articles about bicycle weight and tire width.  Lance Armstrong wouldn’t be riding the bikes in the pages of BQ, but then again, I’m not Lance.