it's practically official now

**caligurl** · 03-10-2006, 08:25 AM

i've ridden around the block to tack on a bit too! if i set a ride goal that day.... and i fall short when i get home... i head down the street or around the block!

i did that a LOT last year when i was working so hard to stay in the top 100 on bikejournal last year!

normally when people just say "century" they mean 100 miles..

however if they say metric century.. then it's... 63 i believe (100 kilometer...)

ok.. just did converter... it's 62.13712 miles for a metric

bikerchick is talking about the 100 miles centuries!

**Susie** · 03-10-2006, 08:27 AM

I'm going to have to ride in this stuff. I've been signed up for the Solvang Century since December and my friends have decided that we still have to go. Luckily, I've managed to talk them in to looking for a hotel room rather than camping, which was our original plan. I had to compromise, though, and agree to ride the 50 miler instead of the full 100 (which has higher climbs and will definitely be in some kind of white stuff).

Think nice warm thoughts for us tomorrow.

Susie

**Brandi** · 03-10-2006, 08:28 AM

How far do yo ride a day average? that is when you can ride and not dodging rain and snow and what not.

**caligurl** · 03-10-2006, 08:31 AM

Originally Posted by Susie

I'm going to have to ride in this stuff. I've been signed up for the Solvang Century since December and my friends have decided that we still have to go. Luckily, I've managed to talk them in to looking for a hotel room rather than camping, which was our original plan. I had to compromise, though, and agree to ride the 50 miler instead of the full 100 (which has higher climbs and will definitely be in some kind of white stuff).

Think nice warm thoughts for us tomorrow.

Susie

oh susie... yuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/USCA1072.html

i'll be thinking LOTS of WARM thought for you....

**bikerchick68** · 03-10-2006, 08:33 AM

Susie... oh man, warm and dry thoughts coming your way... last year Solvang was absolutely beautiful... hope maybe you'll all get a 6 hour window of no rain!

Brandi... I typically ride a miniumum of 30-40 miles anytime I get on the bike... but sometimes during the summer I'll just go for an hour and get 15/16/17 miles in... just a quick spin...

I have learned what kind of rider I am... I am not a natural climber and I am not a sprinter... but what I do well is maintain a steady pace for a long time... so I'm a decent distance rider...

**slinkedog** · 03-10-2006, 08:33 AM

Susie... be careful! Lots of black ice in the SC mountains, from what I hear. I hope you get a good ride in. It's actually sunny right now!

**bikerchick68** · 03-10-2006, 08:35 AM

OH! and yes, this is just a personal goal... I'm not trying to qualify for anything...

**Brandi** · 03-10-2006, 08:49 AM

I do about 16 to 17 a day too and try for longer rides on the weekends. Not this weekend of coarse. Is that good? avarage maybe as far as a daily workout? I need to build up cause of my tour in sept so i double up as much as i can in this weather.

**bikerchick68** · 03-10-2006, 09:48 AM

what tour are you doing in Sept? are you riding specifically to train for this tour?

**Susie** · 03-10-2006, 09:51 AM

I am soooo HAPPY. There are so many cancellations for the Solvang ride tomorrow, that we managed to get a hotel room right near the start!

I don't have to camp tonight ... I don't have to camp tonight ... I don't have to camp tonight!

Susie

**bikerchick68** · 03-10-2006, 10:02 AM

wooohoooo! a hotel will be soooooo much more comfortable under these conditions... you guys be safe out there... remember all the little stuff like the striping is like ice in the rain, and braking takes longer... hope it's a great ride for you...

**caligurl** · 03-10-2006, 11:02 AM

take some little packets of hot chocolate with you for after the ride (ok... maybe take a bottle of something stronger! lol!) to warm you up!

**tprevost** · 03-10-2006, 11:55 AM

We lived up near you before moving to SoCal 5 years ago. There's a really nice ride out of Aptos in May that you should do if you haven't already; its called Strawberry Fields Forever. It has 25, metric, and full century routes. Just thought I'd throw that out there!

Good luck this weekend - glad you got a hotel; much more comfortable for sure! Be sure to let us know how the day went and BE SAFE!!!

Caligurl - I'll be looking out the window whining about the weather too

Even though we need the rain; I'm ready for the heat!

Cold.... burrrrrrrrr!!!

Tracy

**bikerHen** · 03-10-2006, 12:46 PM

I have just one suggestion. Get toe warmers! The chemical kind. REI, Walmart or any outdoor shop. They make a huge difference. Really!

Bikerhen

**Susie** · 03-10-2006, 12:51 PM

I did El Tour de Tucson in November and we had to wait in the pitch cold dark of the desert for the start. It was really cold, but no one wanted to put too many clothes on because we'd just be peeling it off by 9:00am and then have to carry it the rest of the way. I actually bought some of those disposable hand warmer packets that people use skiing. I put one down my job bra, one in a back jersey pocket, and shifted one between my hands. It worked like a charm, so I bought a bunch for tomorrow's ride. Let's see -- one in my helmet (under the fleece beanie), one in my job bra, one in my back jersey pocket, one in each of my tight legs .....

Susie

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