First organized ride- Newbie questions

[mayanorange]

Yes, Italian sandwich and riding= bad! LOL The ziploc bag idea is great! I'll have to stuff the phone, etc in my camelbak in one too in case it pours. I'll throw in some ginger pills (which is as good as commercial remedies- Mythbusters is full of useful info!), but we don't get seasick. But there's a first time for everything I suppose!

[katluvr]

Ditto to what Shefly says.
It is hard to find pics when you dont' use the number on helmet, but usually they have a sign of what film roll it is.
They also give you a number to put on bike. I usually do not attach it. You can wait to attach it when you have to put your bike in the "bike corral" for over night or the truck for transport bike. It flaps in the wind--and will drive you crazy. (Well it bothers me)
At the ride in Texas they had this large cardboard-ish number to attach to the front of your bike. There was a 20 mph head wind and folks have this large cardboad number to add to the drag. And if a cross wind it hit it, there when you handlebars turning!

It was VERY cold for the over night when I did the "GreatMass" a few years ago. As for the ferry boat ride. I wanted a nice quiet scenic ride. IT was a BIG party boat! It was like at a wedding reception...people that never get out and drink and dance have gone wild!

Oh, still take snacks. On day one, the lunch provider (sandwiches/subs) FORGOT and we had cape cod potato chips--yum, but not substance.

Then when we got ot the finish on day one teh beer line was MUCH shorter than the food line....must I say more!
I did have a great time!

K

[SheFly]

but we don't get seasick. But there's a first time for everything I suppose!

Famous last words! I didn't either until the year of the monsoon ride... And I was EVILLY ill the whole 3 hour ferry ride back. Hopefully, you won't have to worry!

SheFly

p.s.
I've been in the official photos without the numbers on my helmet. You will have a number on the front of your bike, your back, etc....

[jobob]

No advice, just sayin' I hope you have a great time !

[mayanorange]

Shefly- I promise I'll take a preemptive ginger pill! They do work rather well- I get a bit carsick sometimes, especially up and down big hills.

Kat- yeah, I'm going to see how securely I can rig up the bike number. It might be difficult to work around my bento. Which will be full to the brim with food! I should have enough that we won't need their snacks, but if they have something good....

Thanks Jobob!

[katluvr]

The year I did it they have "mini Cliff bars"...before you could buy them.
They had TONS of them, so I didn't feel tooooooo bad that I grab handfuls of them. I had enough to last me thru many a summmer training session (I like only a small bite). It was GREAT!

Now I am hooked on the mini Lara bars..I need find a race that has tons on those to stock up on!

Have a blast...hope the weather holds for you.
K

[mayanorange]

Kat- at ASCM in Seattle, Powerbar was giving away the new Powerbar Bites. The oatmeal raisin ones are yummmmm, so I grabbed a couple bags of those at REI. But I could save those for later if they have good stuff...

[ny biker]

I always put the number on my helmet. I think most people do.

Good luck!

[ttaylor508]

I always put my number on my helmet too and it has always peeled off no problem. Some of the organized rides I have done will require you show a bib number, either on you jersey or helmet in order to get food etc. If I take my camelback, I pin the number to that instead of my jersey.

Good luck and have fun!