In an idle moment I put together a bucket list of things you an do on a road bike. It’s a list of types of things to do, not specific events. Also the things should be doable by any reasonably trained cyclist so nothing about winning or finishing in a certain time. (Some things are distance linked but without the time constraint so they pass the “doable” test.) There’s obviously a lot you can do on a road bike off road but that’s a separate topic so there is just one catch all “Ride Off Road” for all of these. The list also includes a few unfortunate events but not, for obvious reasons, anything serious. I am sure there are things I have missed so please add any of your suggestions. In no particular order: Ride 100 miles Climb a mountain Descend a mountain Take part in a hill climb event Take part in a sportive/Gran Fondo Do a solo tour (carrying own gear) Do a group our with support for gear and aid Do a group tour unsupported Take part in a training camp Use a turbo Ride on rollers Use a VR training app (e.g. Zwift) Ride on pave Ride in a velodrome Take part in a Zwift race Take part in a road race Complete a multi-stage race or event Do a criterium Complete a short time trial (25 miles or less) Complete a long time trial ( 100 miles or more) Be part of a team trial Complete a short Audax (200km or less) Complete a long Audax (400km or more) Complete an epic Audax (1000km+ or similar ultra endurance test) Ride an Audax permanent route Fix a major mechanical problem while on a ride (so fixing a puncture doesn’t count…) Ride in snow or other extreme weather Escape a dog or other wild animal Ride off road Ride a bike with a fixed gear Ride through the night from dusk to dawn Transport your bike by plane Transport your bike by train Transport your bike by boat Get completely lost Build a bike up from individual parts Bunny hop an obstacle Cross a border Ford a stream/river

Ride in a country where they drive on the ‘wrong side of the road’.

Learn to wheelie ( completely self indulgent and totally inane but equally cool). Complete the Fred Whitton ( cancelled and rolled over to next year). Ride to the coast from my old house and catch the train back. A real itch I need to scratch.

Learn to track stand right now is #1 for me.

Currently it’s to knock out a 200 mile gravel event that has been plaguing me for the last 2 years.(more so weather but still) after that it’s gonna be to start bike packing

Ride naked Eat pizza while riding. Edit: Eat pizza while riding naked.

:laughing:. And at least part of that pizza holder is carbon fiber! :heart:

Get hit by a car. Not serious of course on this one

I got hit by a cop car… gotta be bonus points for that, right? :wink:

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