Are you ridin' or are you hiding- BDB

[PscyclePath]

I had a great ride! Will have to post a full report after we go back to Texas. We met a lot of friendly people and made great time. I felt for all the people who were telling us they didn't realize the 75 miler was actually 87. How was everyone else's ride?

I logged into BikeJournal.com this morning, and found that we were tied in the overall standings, at # 1403 and 1404 respectively!

They tampered a little bit with the locations of the rest stops and turn-around points this year, so the distances weren't quite as advertised. If you did the "12 mile" route, my FlightDeck usually reads a little over 14 miles on that course. The 25 miler was actually about 33, and I rolled up some extra riding to and from the start/finish areas and doubling back to look for dropped riders.

I spent most of my time in the back of the pack... Saw a lot of folks back there riding without helmets. Some in baseball or cycling caps, one kid on an MTB came storming up to the top of the BD Bridge bare-headed. This is getting to be a common habit out here on the RiverTrail, with a lot of the club riders (who ought to know better) riding around like that

Vehicle traffic out on Maumelle Boulevard was sort of nasty, especially on the return leg. Hopefully we can re-route this for next year.

Overall, I had a great time. One of these days I hope to ride the whole route on event day, but may try out the volunteer/support end as well... This is one of those rides that gets a little better and a little bigger each year.

Ol' Number 777

[Tuckervill]

Yeah, I thought helmets were REQUIRED but I saw 5 or 6 at least without them. I thought someone would be watching and pull them from the course.

I kind of liked the route, but I heard someone complain about going through downtown Conway on the 100.

Does it seem to you that Little Rock just barely supports this ride, and NLR has really stepped up to the plate?

Glad you did a PB, Pat! I saw the Tour Da Delta posters...maybe I'll try it, too.
I'll let you know if I do.

Karen

[Tuckervill]

Hey, Tom, do you mean they posted the results on Bikejournal.com? How do you find it?

Karen

[PscyclePath]

Hey, Tom, do you mean they posted the results on Bikejournal.com? How do you find it?

BikeJournal simply keeps track of your total mileage for the year, and when you log on at the home page, it shows you where you stand mileage-wise compared to all the other members. You can do the same thing within your bike club on the club pages, it shows you where you stand compared to everybody else in the group, and totals miles for the members so that clubs can enter a little friendly competition as well. I log my miles under the Arkansas Bicycling Club, but the TE ladies have their own group there as well where they can roll up their miles. (Apparently you can only log your miles to one particular club, to prevent double-dipping by folks who belong to more than one group.)

I check the little list when I log on there, and was quite surprised to see a familiar handle just above mine ;-)

And yes, the ride rules required helmet use, since the event insurance policy (through the League of American Bicyclists) requires helmets as a condition of coverage. Arkansas, though, doesn't require the use of bike helmets for riders of any age, and lots of folks here run the risk.

Neat pictures, and I've admired that green bike for a long time ;-)

Y'all be careful out there...

[Tuckervill]

Oooooh! I thought you were saying that you finished 1403 in the BDB! Which would not be very good, would it? lol.

Yeah, I sometimes remember to log my miles at BJ. eh.

Karen

[Tuckervill]

Oh, and Will would have been in his Razorback jersey, but it got stolen in Detroit. A guy parked his car next to ours at the BDB and he was wearing the same jersey. I asked him if he'd been to Detroit lately.

Will saw the Hog jerseys for sale in the ballpark, but we had already replaced it with something else and--he's such a good kid--he said he didn't want me to spend the money on it. Parkside Bike shop had Hog socks there in ****ey-Stephens, so he got those instead.

We do wish we'd picked up the John Deere jersey we saw last year, though.

Karen

[Hub]

Yeah, I noticed the JD bike several times (and the rest of your party) before I realizied who y'all were. I'm sorry I didn't hook up with y'all again, after I hiked to the top of the bridge- I had to walk a little in a few places- but I have no shame. At least I rode further this year and walked a WHOLE lot less. I also avoided 2 opportunites to crash. Saturday was a top ten day for me!

[Aggie_Ama]

I logged into BikeJournal.com this morning, and found that we were tied in the overall standings, at # 1403 and 1404 respectively!

They tampered a little bit with the locations of the rest stops and turn-around points this year, so the distances weren't quite as advertised. If you did the "12 mile" route, my FlightDeck usually reads a little over 14 miles on that course. The 25 miler was actually about 33, and I rolled up some extra riding to and from the start/finish areas and doubling back to look for dropped riders.

I better go get some miles tonight- can't have that tie last. I know about those rest stops being a little off, I hit "the wall" at 80 miles and was desperate for the next rest stop. I was losing faith when it popped up 2 miles farther down the road. But that is the only negative thing I can say about the ride.

Tuckerville- I am glad you and DS had a great time. I wish I had seen you and Hub and the John Deere Bike. I personally didn't have any problem with going through Conway. The residents were accomodating when we rolled in and there was plenty of police.

I got a compliment on the Amici Veloci Jersey and one on my bike. I am such a sucker for compliments on my bike.