I think it's the distances that scare me more than the sandals (hey, I ride with full mudguards and a carradice), combined with the fact that at least some of the audaxers I know display signs of quasi-religious zeal, particularly once they're on the subject of PBP or LEL. Nice folk, certainly, but it seems to take quite a lot of commitment.
PS I did consider starting out with the Poor Student this year, so I'm not really that scared...
I think it's the distances that scare me more than the sandals (hey, I ride with full mudguards and a carradice), combined with the fact that at least some of the audaxers I know display signs of quasi-religious zeal, particularly once they're on the subject of PBP or LEL. Nice folk, certainly, but it seems to take quite a lot of commitment.
PS I did consider starting out with the Poor Student this year, so I'm not really that scared...