Hey TNT Riders: America's Most Beautiful Bike Ride is THIS coming weekend!!!!
Hope you're all ready.
Just a few things to pass on if you haven't already heard:
- There are around 3,500 riders. That's a lot of folks on a 2 lane road all day. So please be mindful of those around you. The California Highway Patrol and Nevada State Troopers were great last year. But they will not hesitate to ticket the hotdog riders, so again please be careful.
- If you're not used to riding at altitude, between 6,000 and 7,000 feet, you may want to ride at a slower pace to try to get adjusted.
- Careful on the narrow shoulders. They use sand/grit on the roads because of the snow. There will still be sand/grit on the road, and sometimes the shoulder is not a wide as it appears. I almost took a fall sliding into some of that grit....would have had major road rash.....
- There are a lot of newbies on the road, and they don't always use signals or alert you they are passing. On your left gets old after awhile, but it's nice to know when they are there.
- On the Nevada side, there are long drain grates that stick out almost 3 feet into the traffic lane. Some were marked with orange cones so you could go around them. And some were not marked. The holes are just the right size for a tire to get caught in. Also, if one's not marked, please point it out to the riders behind you, they (I) will appreciate it!

Otherwise, have a good time. It's a really nice ride with beautiful scenery, so don't forget your camera!!!!

See ya up there.....The Sacramento team will have gold nuggets on their helmets, and we're going to start early, like 6am .....PM me if you want to try to meet up some time.....I won't be up there till very late Saturday, because I'll be seeing the Lion King when you're at the pasta party!!!! I'll be up there till around Monday noonish...