Beanz -- That sounds like a ride I'd love to do! If I have the opportunity before the TdF I'll do it. Are you doing the TdF?.
Not me! I've thought about it a few times but usualy falls on my daughter's birthday (11th) So we celebrate that Saturday. Seems to get in the way. I have taken the day off from riding to go sit on Baldy Rd and root on the riders up the climbs. I think I've mentioned that I carry my tools aong part of the course and have helped out a few riders along the course. Plus sagged a dude up Baldy when he was suffering a little too much.
I have fun but some of the riders are mean to me!
I get lots of "what, sitting on the side of the road cause you can't do this ride?"
. Wow, lots of funny riders out there!
Haha! I have fun either way. I do these roads all the time, I just can't see paying a fee to do the ride and it's not like me to do a bandit ride. So I'll help out some of the riders instead. I did get in a couple of flat changes for a couple different riders last year!
I don't discriminate, one really hot chick and one ugly dude!
So if you see a fat guy on the side of the road on Baldy, cheering for the riders, taking pics, maybe video, that looks like he can't do the ride, that will be me!
I dunno, maybe I will do it someday for the social factor.
I've done org rides since 92 so nowadays, I save paid rides for special events.