In 2008 I bought my first road bike – a sweet little carbon fiber frame with Shimano 105 components and whole lot of rocket fuel! Stoked and with summer just ahead, I promised myself I would try to do as many rides my little inexperienced body would allow. 

It’s here I want to chat about the organized rides I did and rate them according my standards:

• How long was it, really?
• How difficult?
• Should I have trained more?
• Was the food any good?
• How many times did I have to pee on the side of the road because we really were in the middle of nowhere?
• Should I have worn layers?

Stuff that’s really important, next to the real terrain and logistics of it.

FYI – I’m not tied or affliated with any of these ride organizers, I’m simply a newbie cyclist who wants to spread the word (good or bad) on the routes I’ve accomplished thus far.