Can setting goals and planning a long distance ride benefit the utilitarian cyclist?
Some people are goal-oriented, and others are not. This book will benefit those who like to have goals in their lives. Some of my colleagues at work have set goals of riding to work every day, for an entire year. Attaining that goal is important to them and once they commit, they want to stay committed. But here in Portland, that surely means they will ride to work in the rain in the spring and fall, and on snow and ice in winter. When the set the goal, they might have been willing to endure those hardships, but did the also consider the financial expense of good rain gear? Of studded snow tires? Of waterproof panniers and racks? There are implications for the goals we set for our bicycling lifestyles. I would like to see more riders achieve their goals, no matter what they are. I think more would if they only took the time to think them through, to know why they are doing what they are doing, so when one thing or another gets in the way of their ride, they’ll have a strong reason to k
