Wine Country Century 5/6/2006

[Sag 4 Valentine]

Bike Goddess,
Would you send me the information for the Lake Berryessa ride this weekend. I have a tight schedule on Saturday, but would like to try to squeeze this in.

[Sag 4 Valentine]

Sadie Kate,
Are you going to do the Sea Otter in April?

[SadieKate]

Sea Otter? No, I'll be in Moab and environs, Monkey Wrench Gang territory to be exact.

Thanks, Nancy. We haven't quite decided what we want to do and we don't want to end up driving both days.

[kjay]

You're all very seasoned bikers and I am not, but I do ride as much as I can and lately have been doing a lot of spinning - even two hours at a time. I generally ride for about 2 1/2 hours outside, but that's about it. I'm retired so am not a youngun' but you all motivated me and I signed up for the Wine Country 100K in April. Here's where I need some advice. I only have a hybrid (wider wheels) but am keeping my eyes peeled for a used road bike. However, if I can't find one before the ride, do you think I could ride my hybrid? I suppose it would take me longer, but would still appreciate your thoughts about this. Thank you.

[SadieKate]

Sure you can ride a hybrid. You'll just be slower and need to make sure you take care of your hands. You don't have as many postions on flat bars as drop.

Is it wider wheels (as in the rims) or wider tires? You may want to consider getting narrower and higher pressure tires so you'll have less rolling resistance but lots of people do metrics on hybrids.

Make sure you have the date right. It is May 6th, not in April.