For those who missed it, this thread has been moved to the new Rides and Races subforum of SSFG. Here it is:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=237514
Mods: Since there haven't been any new posts to the thread since the move, I'm guessing quite a few people don't know to look for race/ride threads in the new subforum, even though there is a sticky to that effect. It will probably take a few weeks before everyone figures this out. Anyway, ride is this Sunday, so I didn't want the move to the subforum to cause people to miss out, thanks.