tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post732241381968501313..comments2023-06-24T06:54:23.141-04:00Comments on The Chestnut Tree Cafe: Promotion in the Roman ArmyJim Wetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-2661163344965864112014-09-17T22:29:45.266-04:002014-09-17T22:29:45.266-04:00Thank you, ma'am. It sounds like more than it...Thank you, ma'am. It sounds like more than it is. I rode 7 hours and 10 minutes (actual riding time) at an average speed of 14.4 MPH, and that gets it done. I took slightly over 8 hours of real clock time to do this; I spent nearly an hour, total, at various rest stops. So it's really just a matter of being patient and somewhat dogged. Also: a lightweight road bike with skinny little 125 lb/in^2 tires doesn't hurt. All you have to do is climb aboard that bike, and you can feel that it really wants to GO.Jim Wetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07358539074647113747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9748383.post-59965813469621214182014-09-17T17:46:52.562-04:002014-09-17T17:46:52.562-04:00Jim, I'm so impressed! A hundred and three mi...Jim, I'm so impressed! A hundred and three miles--how is that possible? If I went 103 miles on a bike (fat chance), I would get all the way to New York City. Seems a incredibly long way even in a car--congratulations!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15017592585596334313noreply@blogger.com