Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris Brest Paris 2023We occasionally throw around the adjective “epic” when describing a ride. Paris-Brest-Paris for me was more of the noun version of “epic”…Aug 29, 20234Aug 29, 20234
Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris-Brest-Paris 2023 — Final Day StatesideNot much to do now but ride the damn thing.Aug 16, 2023Aug 16, 2023
Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris Brest Paris 2023 — Mid-summer updateI’ve been lax on updates, but not lax on preparation.Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 2023
Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris-Brest-Paris 2023 — Lancaster (Ohio) 300k — Lessons were LearnedThe forecast all week did not look good. By Thursday, it at least looked like the day would clear after a rainy start, and while that was…Apr 24, 2023Apr 24, 2023
Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris-Brest-Paris 2023 — Qualifying Season is open, Austin Texas — Come and Get…It’s been open for a while, but if you are qualifying for PBP, and you live in a cold winter locale, it’s likely that your qualifiers are…Mar 24, 2023Mar 24, 2023
Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris-Brest-Paris 2023 — New Year VibesIt’s been a while since I’ve written anything, but I’ve been training and keeping fitness levels as good as possible during the holiday…Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023
Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris-Brest-Paris 2023 — Equipment review — Scicon Aerocomfort 3.0 TSAI’m going to have to get my bike to France next year, and I recently had an opportunity to travel to Albuquerque for the Masters National…Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022
Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris Brest Paris 2023 — The 1000kAt some point during the ride, someone asked me why I was just riding the 1000k and not riding the 1200k. I explained that I was riding…Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022
Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris Brest Paris 2023–600kMy 300k riding partner, Andrew, started posting rides to Strava that looked pretty interesting. They were 200k+ rides around Washington…Jun 28, 2022Jun 28, 2022
Jeff KoontzChasing Charly — Paris Brest Paris 2023 — the 400k RideMy goal for this Super Randonneur series has been two fold. One, to qualify for a 1000k/1200k in the fall to lock in the earliest…May 4, 2022May 4, 2022