Flattest Century in the East is on September 10th, and the registration form can be found at http://www.nbwclub.org/events/2006-TFCE.pdf.

I haven't done this ride, but I understand that it is a good one.

I have done Granite State Wheelmen's Seacoast Century in the past (info at http://www.granitestatewheelmen.org/...C-HomePage.htm) - and I like the way they run this ride. Instead of a mass start for each distance, you can start at any time between 7 and 1, as long as you are finished by 5. That's an interesting approach to a start - and it does a good thing by spreading the riders out. This is a beautiful ride too, following the coast of New Hampshire and Maine. Another interesting thing about this one is that it's scheduled for 2 days - September 23rd & 24th. You can ride one day or both days, same route.

I stopped doing organizied rides a long time ago, but I would still consider this one because of the (very staggered) start. (To be honest though, I'm more likely to follow this route at other times when there aren't so many people wandering on bikes. I ride in this area fairly often...)

--- Denise