I definitely want to do RAMROD one day...when it is back to the regular route. I've never done that kind of ride before, but next week I am doing the Shasta Summit Century, so that will tell me where I'm at. I think I could do the climbing of RAMROD, but I don't know about the whole distance.

Is anyone considering RATPOD for next summer? Same distance as RAMROD, but only about 7500 feet of climbing, and I'm told the climbing is easier. Also, not nearly the numbers of people involved, and the area (Big Hole Valley, MT) is GORGEOUS.

http://www.ratpod.org