First organized ride- Newbie questions

[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!