MS 150 - New Bern, NC - A great ride, and a tropical storm

[emily_in_nc]

I guess the riders we saw leaving at 3:30 pm (along with us leaving for home from our boat) just stayed longer to see more of New Bern or some such - I was thinking they must have ridden at least the metric to be in town so late in the day. Sorry that Sunday was a bust - I wouldn't have ridden either! Nothing worse than torrential rains and high wind. We didn't have any torrential rains just east in Oriental at all. The heaviest rains were at about 5 am. After we got up, it only sprinkled on and off until 3 pm. We did hit some heavier rain driving back through New Bern, and the sky was BLACK.

Congrats on your 80 mile day -- that's nothing to sneeze at!

Emily

[jobob]

Well, that was memorable, at least !

Well done. And glad you showed the AV colors, C.A. !

[GLC1968]

Awesome job, CA! 80+ miles is an excellent accomplishment!!

I would have been terrified camping that night! I'm amazed you got any sleep at all. And go DH for riding on day 2. Amazing!!

I'm glad to hear that you guys had a good weekend.

[Midget]

Firslty, congrats on your 80 mile ride! :grin: I've only been cycling a few months, and just started doing some long distances this week...so it inspires me to push harder when I hear about people's long rides!

[QUOTE=emily_in_nc;243469]... - I was thinking they must have ridden at least the metric to be in town so late in the day. ... [/qoute]

What's a metric? I've read this word a few times here, and am still not sure what it means.

[Blueberry]

A metric is a metric century - 100km, or 62 miles

CA

[Trekhawk]

Congratulations on a great ride!!

[IFjane]

Carrie - I just found this thread! I was wondering how you did - glad it was overall a great experience. Ours was great this year, too - and was my first as well.

Congratulations on a terrific accomplishment & on raising money for a wonderful cause!

[Blueberry]

but since we now have a happy ending, I will

DH rode on Sunday in the tropical storm. His light bounced off his bike about 2 miles from the finish line, and someone in an SUV swerved and ran over it (obviously intentionally) as DH was trying to get back to it. The guy had a big grin on his face, and made some nice gestures. This was the *only* bad driver experience I think either one of us had.

So...we took inventory of the light. The back was broken, but the front and circuit board were in one piece. We emailed Planet Bike to see if they would sell us the replacement piece - we sent a picture, and explained what happened...

They asked for our mailing address...

We received a NEW light in the mail today - no charge - marked as a warranty claim. WOW!!! We just wanted to buy the replacement part, and they shipped a whole new light! Kudos to a great company!!

Thanks for all of the well wishes - I would encourage anyone who can to come do this ride It's a GREAT cause, and it really is a nice group of folks (and the ride is a blast!).

CA