Agreed. My guess is that you'll be the most prepared rider there!Originally Posted by Tuckervill
Have fun with it. The mass start and the first few miles are a bit nervewracking, but it settles down from there. The approach to lunch can also be a bit tedious. I like to think of it as a century followed by your basic 60-mile club ride.
The one thing I didn't do last year that I plan on this year is making sure I drink A LOT of water at the lunch stop. I was so intent on eating that I forgot about drinking.
Good luck!
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07-03-2008, 07:04 AM #1
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07-03-2008, 06:16 PM #2
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Don't let her fool you! She can hammer! Originally Posted by indysteel
When's everyone arriving? Can we do dinner?If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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07-03-2008, 07:05 PM #3
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Hey guys, still shooting to get away between 2-3, so we should be there in plenty of time for dinner.
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07-05-2008, 04:19 AM #4
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I did a century on Friday...I have to admit I was thinking "next saturday, I'm going to do this...and then I'm going to still have another three hours to go!"
Ugh!If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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07-05-2008, 02:05 PM #5
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I did a fast century today and hopefully will tackle a slower/hillier one tomorrow. I think I'm as ready as I'm going to get.
I'm also getting excited about next weekend. I've been wanting to try this for a couple of years. I had asked someone I knew last year if I could ride with them but they told me I was too slow to ride with them. I started doubting myself and decided not to attempt it last July. I wonder if I'm fastest enough now? I may just have to "chick" this person Saturday!Last edited by makbike; 07-05-2008 at 02:08 PM.
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07-06-2008, 04:58 AM #6
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Preparations
OK, I've not done this long a ride with no SAG support. Here's what I've done:
- Removed my standard saddle pack and replaced it with a two water bottle rack...this will give me three water bottles total
- Mounted a Triangular Frame Pack
- Added a Bento-Pack (?)
In my Frame Pack, I have:
- Two Tubes & tire levers
- Four air canisters and inflation tool
- multi tool
- credit card & cash
- cell phone & eye glass cleaners in case it rains
- blistex
- powerbars
- rapid charger for Garmin
The Bento Pack will have clif bloks. We'll send some back-up wheels up with some local friends who are sagging others.
My biggest concern is that I now don't have a place to hang a tail light which would be important to me if it rains...
What else should I pack?
We have local friends who will offer emergency SAG and ya'll have offered back-up SAG as well...but we don't want to impose on anyone unless it's a serious emergency.
I'm also thinking of replacing my tubes just for good measure against stem failure, etc...If you don't grow where you're planted, you'll never BLOOM - Will Rogers
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07-06-2008, 05:38 AM #7
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I have to get ready today because I have a two day business trip to Charleston, SC this week (We & Th). Some brilliant soul scheduled a 1/2 day workshop for Friday (I don't know who she was) so I won't leave South Bend until noon. Yesterday's 102 miles was great and I had plenty of energy to continue. The wind however was out of the east which we don't want! The last time I rode RaIN (2005) the fog was as thick as pea soup until around 11 AM so you would definitely need lights. Plus it made handlebar tape quite wet & slick! For the Silvers ... of course I'll have scissors! I'll be doing a crash SAG course with my son when he returns from Tennessee this evening ... wish me luck!
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07-06-2008, 06:36 AM #8
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The first thing that comes to mind is sunscreen. We had SAG support the first half of the ride last year and could have them spray it on us when we stopped, but DH was still pretty toasty by the time we hit Dunreith. Thankfully some was available at that SAG, but I didn't look for it at the others, so I don't know if it was available or not. Originally Posted by Mr. Silver
We always replace tubes the week before RAIN just to be on the safe side."If we know where we want to go, then even a stony road is bearable." ~~ Horst Koehler
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