Originally Posted by
unterhausen
That's fine, I wanted to put your experience in context. If you are touring with it, which is what it looks like, it's a great setup. If you aren't riding 750 miles in less than 90 hours, which is the context of this thread, maybe your experience isn't as useful. Because that is a lot like a race and a racing bike is probably more appropriate than a touring bike.
FWIW my comments have been in the context of racing. But usually its longer distances over more varied surfaces that you see randenneuring. IMO what you're mostly seeing in a lot of the longer races and ultras is seeing how well a person can do without sleep. The winner of the Colorado Trail Race set a new record this year and he really didn't sleep much at all.