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I say I'm doing a long ride and they ask, are you riding with others, and I then say, well, kind of. Then try and explain it's just a bunch of checkpoints we have to hit within a certain time, and it's more about survival than "winning".
Mostly other people aren't interested anyway; in case they are you're lacking story telling skills?
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How do you explain audax to people?
I just call it long distance cycling. And try not to mention the actual distances: over about 60 miles they are not impressed, just think you're weird!
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'like orienteering but with bieks'
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How do you explain audax to people?
Getting away from people for a long time, on a bike.
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Just tell people you sleep in bus shelters for fun.
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@Ruserius
How do you explain audax to people? When I say I'm doing a long ride and they ask, are you riding with others, and I then say, well, kind of. Then try and explain it's just a bunch of checkpoints we have to hit within a certain time, and it's more about survival than "winning". Never really seems to make any sense.