Calling all randos...

[Catrin]

Yes, do let us know how things go! I am interested in eventually trying this. I am not interested in racing, but would like to try my hand at a brevet when I have enough experience to do so.

[sundial]

Susan, no tips to give but I do wish you a great ride and I will be looking forward to your report.

[tulip]

Once again, Susan, you are an inspiration to us all. Can't wait to read the ride report.

I have Paris-Brest-Paris on my someday list, but really, I'd prefer to just tour there and stop and sleep and explore the villages! Night riding is not high on my list.

[Pedal Wench]

Another thread reminded me of this. I use aerobars on brevets, for a variety of reasons. Besides the opportunity to give my hands/wrists a break, and slightly for their obvious aero advantage, I use the bars to hold my cue sheet. I laminate it, punch holes and use cable tie loops to hang it over the aerobars - flipping pages at controls. It's also great to have to hang things from. Lights, batteries, and spare armwarmers-legwarmers. I'm not the most aero thing rolling down the road like that, but I've got everything I need.

[Susan Otcenas]

Once again, Susan, you are an inspiration to us all. Can't wait to read the ride report.

Well, I'm glad I can inspire people to sign up for nutty things. Since, at this point, all I've actually *done* is been crazy enough to sign up.

For inspiration, I'm looking to Maillitpois http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=6299 and Pedal Wench and the others amongst you who have successfully tackled this stuff.

I will definitely do a ride report, assuming I can remember what happens during the ride. I suspect things may get kinda hazy at some point.