I find this interesting.
Until about a month ago I had never heard of Audax but I like the idea of "Orienteering" on a bike.
But then again I am not a cyclist. I think the furthest I have ever ridden in a day is about 30 miles and that was years ago.
I am now 52 years old, a bit overweight and not really fit.
My biggest problem is that someone on one of these sites told me about PBP in 2011 and that it only runs every 4 years. I have no option but to do it this year because I could be brown bread in 4 years....you never know.
Anyway I do not like diamond frame bikes because they hurt all my old motorbike injuries so I have ordered a Bacchetta Giro 26 recumbent bike which will arrive at my home in denmark next week. The fact that I have a metre of snow outside my door and that it was -15 last night is only a small problem. Not having ever ridden a 2 wheeled recumbent is a slightly bigger problem.
My first "Modification" will be to fit my flask holder from BikeBuddy because I am not riding around in this weather without hot coffee. The first 200 I can find within a reasonable distance of where I live is in Kiel, Germany on March 5th and that is about 3 hours away, depending on how much snow we have between now and then.
This is my personal challenge for 2011.
I know I can do the SR and the PBP who wants to bet against it?
Steve