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[Veronica]

It's really not that bad. Of course my longest ride has been 17 hours, so that's not really sleep deprived. For all I know, it could be awful.

V.

[jobob]

Poor 8bit, is anyone going to answer her question ?

Please excuse us 8bit, we tend to drift ....

[maillotpois]

You could probably do 400k okay without too much effect of sleep deprivation. Just keep the coffee coming.

I found that getting very tired led me to feel extremely cold - that was hard to get over even after it warmed up. So I'm thinking maybe bringing even another layer for the "wee hours" when it is bone chillingly cold. And keeping the layer in a plastic bag to ensure it is dry is essential.

You get stupid, too. I had a plastic bag to keep my extra shorts dry. I just took them out for some reason and left them out, in the rain. Duh. You just have to try to ensure your stupidity is limited to inconveniences like that and doesn't become life threatening.

Boy, I'm not doing a very good job selling this, am I?

[Veronica]

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Boy, I'm not doing a very good job selling this, am I?[/QUOTE]

No.

I thought hard about PBP. Decided I like one day events thank you. Maybe next year I'll give one of the other 1200 Ks a go. I was getting freaked by the talk of long lines, peeing in the field, sleeping on the side of the road...I like my creature comforts.

V.

[maillotpois]

Sleeping on the side of the road does nothing for me either. The one time I tried it, I couldn't even relax or stop shivering.

I am hoping that if I do the 600k, there's a better provision in this one (Santa Rosa's) for sleep. It seems like there is. I want to sleep around mile 300, and I think there's a motel on the route and it is better set up for this. SF's encouraged you to stay in Ft. Bragg and I knew that would be a huge mistake. Staying in Cloverdale is the way to go for that one. When it gets closer, I will look at the route and make the final decision. Right now, I am aiming for the full series with SR.

[maillotpois]

Poor 8bit, is anyone going to answer her question ?

Please excuse us 8bit, we tend to drift ....

Fine!!

Is anybody here planning on doing it in 2007? I'm set on going, but I haven't decided if I want to qualify and go on my single bike or with the tandem and partner. It's going to be a blast, either way.

NO. Have fun!

[Fredwina]

I had thought about, but like most everyone else, decided not to. This will be my first year at Randonuerring, and I want that i don't bite off too much

[8bit]

jobob- I think the qualifying for a tandem is actually just for one member of the team on any bike. However, if I plan on riding it with the tandem, I'd like to have done the qualifying series on the tandem with the partner because the PBP is known for strange rules that nobody's heard of (or translated from french, or that the french just assume that everyone else should know) so I'd like to make absolutely sure that there will be no issue.

However, if I don't use the tandem, then I'll have to make some major equipment changes on my single, which I'm pretty unhappy with and wouldn't consider doing the PBP on, much less qualifying with. Those Bleriot frames sure do look nice...

This is going to be my first 1200k, so I'm pretty gosh darn excited. I'm totally stoked (tandem joke, I'm sure) about sleeping in a haystack and all the other fun stuff.