Quote Originally Posted by Cataboo View Post
we passed a woman whose tire had exploded and a friend was coming to get her a few miles from the end. She was in the goose chase jersey? Or at least similar colors - and I think we passed her & her friend on a bridge earlier when they were looking in the water at some bald eagles.
Yup, that was us! We saw six bald eagles at that one spot, five mature and one immature.

On a more upright bike I think. Was that you?
Indeed it was, windburned cheeks and all.

Wow, you and your friend had quite the adventure, what with a leaking Camelbak and a crankarm falling off!!!

I saw one sag vehicle at the second rest stop -- parked -- and never saw another. This was my first supported ride, and I am *really* glad we ended up with our own support because had we not, my friend with the exploded tire would have been out there by herself a lot longer than she was. I would have thought there'd be at least a sweep sag at some point, but I never saw one. What if you hadn't found your crank bolt? What if my friend's tire had exploded 15 miles earlier?

I really enjoyed the event and the lessons that I took away from it are:

  • check the cue sheet against the map
  • make sure to have support outside of the supported event
  • bring chocolate/trail mix, because if any is provided, it will be gone before I reach the rest stop
  • wind is a pain in the cheeks, and so is my saddle!