Boston to Providence race/ride

[Morgie]

ok, I'm not in charge of this **** or anything but I'm starting this thread because this ride keeps getting talked about in the Boston Ride and Boston Halloween thread so I'll move the conversation here....

I think someone else said it's 49 miles? and there is a bus or commuter rail you can take back? Whatever.. sounds fun

By the way I'm in... sound off if you are also...

oh and..
BEER...

[Caraxmarie]

Scott is getting me a checkered flag for the start.

[scotthorrigan]

Thanks Morgie...
i've been meaning to do this, but obviously, i'm too lazy

i'll get all the details up in a few

[warrantchief]

Pretty excited about a race where all I have to do is pedal. Count me in for the 19th. If i ride my geared bike, I'll try riding back too.

Last night really proved I lack the ability to pedal and think at the same time.

[scotthorrigan]

http://myspace-386.vo.llnwd.net/01344/68/33/1344203386_l.jpg

estimated miles: 45
estimated time: 4-5 hours

Date: Sunday the 19th. Time TBD

Starting line: not sure where i'd like to start it but I was thinking brookline village, or somewhere around there. I though about starting it downtown but i figured that this race is long enough.

Finish Line: not sure of this either. I figure we could end it at india point park or maybe a bar.

route: Left on to Boylston st. Right onto Jamaciawa. Follow Jamaciaway to the first rotory and turn onto Arborway. Follow Arborway to next rotory and turn on to Centre St. Follow Centre st past next rotory. Centre St becomes Grove St. Take a Right onto Washinton St. Follow Washington to Providence Highway Rt 1. Providence Highway becomes Washinton St Rt 1. Washington St becomes N. Washington St Rt 1 ends. N. Washington becomes S. Washington Rt. 1 begins again. S. Washington becomes Washington St. Washington St becomes Broadway. Broadway becomes Main st Rt 1. (go over bridge) Left onto Park Pl Rt 1. Park Pl becomes George St Rt 1. Stay on George St (on left) Rt 1 ends. George St becomes East St. East St becomes Hope St. Left onto Wickenden St. Right on to Gano st. end at india point park.

the directions will defenetly change.

bring plenty of water and snacks.

maybe we'll set up a rest stop along the way, I can have my job (WBCN) drive down there and set up a table with free snacks and drinks and play some tunes in some parking lot.

Regestration Fee: since there will probably only be a small amount of you entering and i'm sure everyone would like to see a big cash prize so we'll have to chage $10 to enter.

umm.. anything else?

[rookiemon]

this really better happen. also, anyone riding for 5 hours better make it to conneticut.

[Morgie]

Sunday? WTF mate? why not Saturday?...

[scotthorrigan]

i figured a sunday morning ride would be chill

let's take a survey:

would it be easier for everyone if we did it saturday morning?

[cityraincityst]

i figured a sunday morning ride would be chill

let's take a survey:

would it be easier for everyone if we did it saturday morning?

nope.

[warrantchief]

Can't make sat. Sunday is good.

[scotthorrigan]

plus sunday morning traffic will be minimal which is why i originally chose this date


is there anyone who CAN'T do sunday?

[Morgie]

eh, I can do sunday... would perfer sat. but it seems like I'm out voted, and plus your right about traffic.. so sunday is alright

[scotthorrigan]

sunday it is.

[srcurran]

i just want to throw it out there that i will be attending.

[pixel]

I can't do sunday, gotta work. but don't let me hold **** back as I'd get housed if I did race.

[srcurran]

I can't do sunday, gotta work. but don't let me hold **** back as I'd get housed if I did race.

actually... are any of you folks doing it as a ride more so than to race? I'm down either way, I just am not going to break myself trying to race 40 miles.

[scotthorrigan]

not that this has anything to do with the ride.... but....

http://myspace-677.vo.llnwd.net/01369/77/62/1369702677_l.jpg


my life is complete....

[Morgie]

holy **** is the a costume? or did you actually meet him somewhere.... big ups to whoever that is if it's a costume..

[scotthorrigan]

nah dude. he came into my work (wbcn) to do an interview and I just chilled in the studio got to hang with him for a while.

it was funny when he first came into the building, i turned the corner and i ****ing see flavor flav standing in front of me... and i got all excited and was like "WHAT UP CUZ!" and he replied with "WHAAA, WHAT UP MONEY!" it was amazing.

plus he was the nicest dude i've ever met.

AND he was wearing a viagra racing jacket hahaha

[Morgie]

****in sweeeeeeet.....

[epicshakedown]

I am envious that I will be out of state November 19, so I rode to Providence today. Will give the report here. My two cents: Why are you racing it? Would be nice to get a few pacelines going and suffer through it together.

The good:
Easy to follow, don't need to pull map out at all
Great pavement once you get out of Boston
Wide breakdown lane with no glass, dirt, trash, etc.
Favorable wind (today)
Flat with a few long, low grades (nothing steep for the fixies)

The bad:
Could be some nasty winds
Cars/trucks are fast and are right on the white line
Riding out Jamaicaway and getting to 1 is nasty

The ugly:
This is truly the ugliest ride aesthetically that I have ever done. There is a fun novelty of riding to another state, but the scenery is just heinous the entire way. Had to have been 25 Dunkin Donuts and 20McDonald's.



Miscellaneous: I clocked 56 miles from Medford. Took 3 hours on the dot, which included two 5 minute breaks. Don't want to knock anybody, but no reason for it to take 5 hours. Was going to ride home, but spent the afternoon with a friend and took the commuter rail back. No questions asked about the bike, only cost $6 and took about 70 minutes. I'd recommend the train- I've had to get pretty desperate and fake Tourette's tics for sympathy (shameful, I know) with the bus people before. Never get asked twice with trains.

Enjoy it, but Route 1 is sh*t.

[scotthorrigan]

so sunday morning should be a little easier hoping the winds are low.

all in all it'll still be a good time.

Thanks for the info epic.

[Morgie]

My two cents: Why are you racing it? Would be nice to get a few pacelines going and suffer through it togethe

I dunno about everyone else but I'm not approaching it with the full on race mentality... I think in a 45+ mile ride people will end up riding in lines etc... I'm just going to try'n get there in a decent time and have a good time...

[scotthorrigan]

I dunno about everyone else but I'm not approaching it with the full on race mentality... I think in a 45+ mile ride people will end up riding in lines etc... I'm just going to try'n get there in a decent time and have a good time...

we could just sprint it out at the end and all ride together

[Morgie]

I have no doubt there will be some sprinting in the end...

[fatbat]

Regestration Fee: since there will probably only be a small amount of you entering and i'm sure everyone would like to see a big cash prize so we'll have to chage $10 to enter.


eh. i'd rather have a semi-organized group ride than some prize money ride. more fun, less stress.

[scotthorrigan]

**** it, i'll just charge $2 to pay for the spoke cards.

regestration fee: $2

and the winner will get his bus/train fair home paid for.

[stickyfoot]

Aw, bollocks. I wanted to race! Tour de France guys ride pacelines and are still racing. Yeesh.

[Morgie]

**** it, i'll just charge $2 to pay for the spoke cards.

regestration fee: $2

and the winner will get his bus/train fair home paid for.


**** that! I want a $25 entry fee cus I'm gonna skool all you mutha****ers!!! and I want a fat prize!!



kidding of course...
I'm all for $2 but you better bring a handfull of ones cus everyone's gonna show up with 5s

[scotthorrigan]

i just decided i dont want to make this decision...

all of you discuss this..

race? no race?
$2 entry fee small cash prize non-competive?
$5 entry fee medium cash prize mideum competive?
$10 entry fee large cash prize very competive?

pacelines majority of the way with sprinting at then last few miles?
**** eveyone else i want big money?
I'm not a ***** i want stress?
I am a ***** and don't want stress?

you'll be the judge...and i'll make my decision on everyones decision...

ready...GO

[srcurran]

i say $2 for the riders and $10 for the racers.

It seems strange to have a middle cash prize, how much would they win if they beat a person who threw down $10? If you just have $10 and $2 I think there should be enough cash for prizes.

Me personally am going to do the $2 deal and have a good time with it.

[Morgie]

i say $2 for the riders and $10 for the racers.

It seems strange to have a middle cash prize, how much would they win if they beat a person who threw down $10? If you just have $10 and $2 I think there should be enough cash for prizes.

Me personally am going to do the $2 deal and have a good time with it.

why not just make it 5 bucks for everyone, like the previous alleycats... that way if you don't wanna race it's not that much, and if you do wanna race you'll make a few bucks if you win...

[warrantchief]

I plan on racing and not winning, I'll throw in whatever.

Seriously, I got lost enough times to quit last night, let me have one race where I know how to get where I'm going!!

[stickyfoot]

warrant, you at least made it to the afterparty, right? Couldn't miss the forty bikers hanging outside Zuzu. And wrestling, and drinking, and dancing. Was a sight to behold.

[srcurran]

why not just make it 5 bucks for everyone, like the previous alleycats... that way if you don't wanna race it's not that much, and if you do wanna race you'll make a few bucks if you win...

that works too. i mostly don't want to drop $10 on a race.

[scotthorrigan]

i like it... for those of you who want to race... race and pay $5 to register... for those of you who want a nice relaxing paceline... do it and pay $5 to register.

I'll time everyone and we'll wait for everyone at the finish line. as long as you don't take 6 hours.

work for you?

[Morgie]

works for me... but at 6 hours I think we might wanna check that someone didn't get flattened by an 18 wheeler

Even with a flat and a stop for water I don't think 45-50 miles should take any of us 6 hours...


~ugh I shouldn't talk **** though, cus I say this **** now and then watch I'll be the kid that takes all damn day...

I'm excitied about this ****, can't wait...

[scotthorrigan]

how about riders leavea half an hout to 1 hour earlier than racers?

that way we'll all pretty much get there at the same time?

[Morgie]

I'd perfer to leave all
at one time... but that's just me... It's not that big a deal to me

[chuck_norris]

I want to race this ****. I don't give a **** about entry fees.

Either way you push, there's no way that everyone would be comfortable going the same pace, so I say race.

[stickyfoot]

I think it'd be fun if the racers left later than the regular riders. It'll be fun when we pass you!

[scotthorrigan]

Alright it official.

Racers Race
Riders Ride
Riders leave 30 minutes before racers.
Entry Fee: $5
Starting line: Bookline Village (Pearl St)
Finish Line: Kennedy Plaza
returning home: Commuter Rail $6, bike friendly. (train schedual to me announced at finish line)
Direction: TBA
Rest stop: there will be a rest stop. I talked to my boss and he's going to send a street crew out there to set up a small table to hand out free drinks and snacks and will probably play some tunes as well. Location TBD

Sunday November 19th
Restration: 9:30 AM
start time: 10:00 AM
Cut off time at finish line: 3:00 PM
sounds gay, but we're going to set up a buddy system for the riders to make sure we dont leave anyone beind. which means, no one leaves with out letting someone else who is finishing know you're leaving. I don't want to have to set up a seach and rescue team.

the name of the race will have to do something with the fact that columbus discovered purto rico on this day some 500 years ago and lincoln gave the gettysburg address 200 hundred some odd years ago. so something historic, something along the lines of an expedition. like the oregon trail.

[mncplfreedom]

Will there be a prize for First Basket?

[Morgie]

damn, if we leave at different times I can't claim that I was just "riding" to cover for my poor race performance....

[scotthorrigan]

when you regester you'll regester as a racer or a rider. riders can not change to racing. racers can however change to riding. though you'll still be placed as a racer.

[stickyfoot]

Morgan, you'll just have to ride real hard until we meet the riders, then you'll be fine.

[pandoranow]

There should be prizes for the first roadbike and for the first fixed gear.

[stickyfoot]

Unless first fixed gear beats the first road bike. Then the fixed gear kid gets everything!

[mncplfreedom]

Unless first fixed gear beats the first road bike. Then the fixed gear kid gets everything!

Especially if the fixed kid's got a basket...

Right? Am I Right?

[pandoranow]

Unless first fixed gear beats the first road bike. Then the fixed gear kid gets everything!


true that. if a fixie wins, fixie gets all.

Maybe this race should be called Pillars of Hercules. Because it is a endurance test which brings a mortal into the realm of the gods.