I'm curious to know what Audax means to others (including non members who can't access the Audax Forum). To me it is/was a celebration of human powered achievement - if it's not that then what is it? It's proving a big issue for me to adjust my perception.
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Maybe that's the point.
To you, it's that. To others - it probably means something else. For example, I always thought Audax encompassed rides that are audacious. To some, that means riding a lot of hills. To others, it might mean getting out on your bike with others even though that's a really hard thing to do for some reason, and if EAPCs aid in that, then perhaps it's a good thing?
For my part - the audaciousness has come from the sheer distances involved. I'm not a fan of the whole "My ride is hillier than your ride" pissing contest that's been going on with some rides; quite possibly because (it would seem) latterly I can't ride a bike uphill without being carted off in an ambulance
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Riding a bike (a long way) is audacious. The nature of the bike, what "a long way" means, and the perceived difficulty - are all variables in the mix.
Like alfapete, I was pretty sneery when the EAPC motion was passed, but it's likely to have minimal affect overall, so I'm having less of a hard time processing it than I thought I would.