Who all are signed up for the Davis Double?

[taxi777]

I think Red and Yellow makes Orange doesn't it?

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/minivandriveby/tim_x_col_06_bike.jpg

Mixed children are beautiful. :love:

Mama Mia!! we could make a fortune...Let's let em go at it!:twitchy:

[dauphin]

just got my rider number in the email

[cccorlew]

258 corlew c
But I don't know why I need to know this number.
Didn't come email, had to look on the site.
http://www.davisbikeclub.org/ddc/2008/2008RiderNumbers.htm

[redspoke]

410 Jensen, Christopher (me)

258 corlew, c

330 Ferguson, Peter


Sorry, I only know the rest of y'alls "fight club" names.
Thanks for the update dauphin. I'm trying to figure out which email address I used :wtf:

[x136]

I know it sounds miserable but look at the positives... Probably no wind whatsoever.You dare tempt nature? You could get both. It's supposed to be 98 degrees with 20-30MPH winds here tomorrow.

[ConstantRider]

But I don't know why I need to know this number.

it's not so much that *you* need to know the number. rather, *they* want to know who you are. if i'm remembering correctly, the Davis Double actually gives you three iterations of your number that you must identify yourself with -- one goes on your helmet, one on your jersey, one on your bike.

[cccorlew]

I've looked around for a checklist and couldn't find one using SEARCH.
I realize that we'll all have our own quirks, but here's the checklist I'm working on for my first double. I'm scared to death I'll forget something. Got anything to add? Nav Com up link? Color TV? Air conditioner?


Bike (don't leave without this. Check to make sure front wheel is there too)

Garmin 305
Heart strap
minty boost garmin charger w/cord
camera
phone w/charger?
Alarm clock

large seat bag
bento box bike bag thing
2 water bottles
extra water bottle goes in jersey pocket
L&M bike light (take charger to hotel)
seat blinkie (has new batteries)
Large paperclip thing to hold directions on bike
Pump on bike


shoes
helmet
gloves
warm gloves
headband, for under helmet
buff (won't need it, but take it)
glasses (2 lens sets [night, day], bag to carry lenses)
glasses mirror
ID tag

socks
bibs
underarmour
jersey (take white one due to sun, heat)
jacket (in my dreams...it's going to be hot)

many bags of HEED, Hammer Perperium mix, pre-measured
cliff bars (5 in drop bag)

Money (cash during ride)
keys (just the car key)
credit card/atm card
ipod (just for the drive up)

Drop bag (2) one to leave light in at stop 1 with light, one to send to lunch stop.
Map to hotel
Map to ride start
print out form of payment

toothbrush etc stuff
prescriptions
ibruprophen
SUNSCREEN
lotion

clothes to wear home

gas in the car the night before i leave
Take big water good bottle of water to fill bottles in morning
Test out Starbucks double shot coffee for morning
Breakfast. Bagel and peanut butter, milk.
Floor pump to leave in car
check patch kit, tubes in seat bag before leaving

[spingineer]

Curtis,
You'll need battery backup for your Garmin when it runs out of juice ... and it will.

[cccorlew]

Curtis,
You'll need battery backup for your Garmin when it runs out of juice ... and it will.

Got it covered. I made a "Minty Boost (http://www.ladyada.net/make/mintyboost/)" battery charger/extender just for this ride!

Here's the insides

http://curtis.corlew.com/hosting/board_bottom.jpg

[ConstantRider]

Got anything to add?

Tums
multi-tool
spoke wrench
towelettes

are all things I like to bring on really long rides -- even on ones as well-supported as the Davis Double.

[cccorlew]

Tums
multi-tool
spoke wrench
towelettes

are all things I like to bring on really long rides -- even on ones as well-supported as the Davis Double.
Good adds. Though if I need a spoke wrench I'm screwed. I've never used one and would just make a mess.
+1 on the towelettes

[knotty]

I always take a pair of latex surgical gloves for grabbing greasy chains etc.

knotty

[jonathanb715]

I always take a pair of latex surgical gloves for grabbing greasy chains etc.

knotty

+1 - if it's really chilly in the morning and I don't want to carry both long fingered and short fingered gloves, I'll also wear these under the short-fingered gloves until it warms up. Surprisingly effective.

JB

[taxi777]

258 corlew c
But I don't know why I need to know this number.
http://www.davisbikeclub.org/ddc/2008/2008RiderNumbers.htm

It will be your toe tag number so if your family needs to recover the dryed up deflated corpse:twitchy:


YOu need the # for check in , instead of name

[taxi777]

My Checklist:

1. Forget everything... welcome the Zen...Don't Worry be Happy : )

[spingineer]

My Checklist:

1. Forget everything... welcome the Zen...Don't Worry be Happy : )

Please, dear god, don't let him ride naked!

[redspoke]

Please, dear god, don't let him ride naked!

I'm cool with it as long as he doesn't call on me to be "lotion boy". :notamused:

[redspoke]

Didn't get a flat all winter and first half of spring with the bulletproof Maxxis ReFuse tires I was rolling. In the month I've been back to GP4000's I've had two (2nd being tonight at dusk in the boondoggles... FUN! :wtf: ). I have two tubes in my pack for Sat. No way in hell I'm patching any tubes in that heat. Phew! I was more winded changing a tire than when I was battling the dreaded delta headwind... Let us pray for good mechanical fortune!

[gpelpel]

Got it covered. I made a "Minty Boost (http://www.ladyada.net/make/mintyboost/)" battery charger/extender just for this ride!

Here's the insides

http://curtis.corlew.com/hosting/board_bottom.jpg

Nice soldering job! Did you find a copper minty box to match the Kestrel?

[Rushfan]

+1 - if it's really chilly in the morning and I don't want to carry both long fingered and short fingered gloves, I'll also wear these under the short-fingered gloves until it warms up. Surprisingly effective.

JB

You won't have that problem this year. It's gonna be hot.

Hope that the north wind dies. It's been 15-20+ mph the last couple of days...

[redspoke]

Hope that the north wind dies. It's been 15-20+ mph the last couple of days...

Yesterday at 6pm my thermometer read 97 degrees, but with that wind it felt pretty good outside. Wind will also be at our backs on the home stretch if it remains a north wind.

Currently 95 with NNW wind at 12mph... It's only 1pm! :twitchy:

[dauphin]

a guy here at the gym...said...start drinking now... :)

[redspoke]

a guy here at the gym...said...start drinking now... :)

Yeah! Cold Gin... :cheers:

I find myself quoting Chevy Chase... "This is crazy. This is crazy. This is crazy."

[dauphin]

...thinking I should have booked a room in Davis for the night before...

[mmcnicho]

I saw this video of the course:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQz1EYt-M_M

Seems like there is alot of traffic for the whole ride, and not much of a shoulder.
Is this what it is like on the course? 14 hours of cars whizzing by might add
to the fatigue.

Also- Does anyone know where the pre-ride checkin is tomorrow?
This link says it will be posted but it seems kinda late to decide.
http://www.davisbikeclub.org/ddc/2008/page4.htm

I was going to register tomorrow. Anyone know where it is?

Good luck everyone.

Thanks, mike

[taxi777]

I saw this video of the course:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQz1EYt-M_M



I was going to register tomorrow. Anyone know where it is?

Good luck everyone.

Thanks, mike
Did you get an email: ?
A reminder that preride checkin will be held Friday, May 16, from 5p.m. until 8:45p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Center, 14th and B Sts., in Davis; this is also the start/finish for the ride on Saturday. If you are unable to make pre-ride check-in on Friday evening, you may check in on Saturday morning between 4:30a.m. and 5:30a.m.; no check-ins after 5:30.

They've made it really simple this year and every thing is in one spot.

BTW don't psych yourself out. Have fun...After a 25 mile warm up you wont be worried about anything! You'll get caught up in the spirit of it all and encouraging others to make it and you'll forget about yourself and the next thing you know you're sitting around eating chicken and laughing about some of the experiences, also thinking about how you'll do it better next year. TRUST ME!!! If you're still worried, ride with me and I'll make you laugh till ya puke!:thumb:
Pete

[knotty]

I'm wishing all the riders a safe and successful ride.

knotty

[redspoke]

BTW don't psych yourself out. Have fun...After a 25 mile warm up you wont be worried about anything!


I figured 5 miles... :thumb:

[ConstantRider]

I'll be wearing #184, aiming to start around 5:15AM - 5:30AM.

Have fun everyone!

[dauphin]

#235

[BlastRadius]

Have fun and be safe!

[x136]

Yeah, good luck, all you psychos, err... people. :p

In case you haven't noticed, it's going to be a bit warm out there, so stay hydrated so as to prevent getting a case of death.

[spingineer]

Yeah, good luck, all you psychos, err... people. :p

In case you haven't noticed, it's going to be a bit warm out there, so stay hydrated so as to prevent getting a case of death.

You got it right the first time, Alex ... psychos !!!

In Santa Clara, at 3:30 PM, temp is 97 F ... much cooler than yesterday's 99 F :roflmao2:

[x136]

It's an even hundred in Davis right now.

[t4mv]

Maybe tomorrow's ride will actually be a triple century..200 miles + 100 deg temps. NICE! :thumb:

[spingineer]

Forecast for tomorrow in Davis is 102 F ... :eek: I'm glad I'll be in Pescadero ... 76 F

[Rushfan]

Forecast for tomorrow in Davis is 102 F ... :eek: I'm glad I'll be in Pescadero ... 76 F

I'm jealous. It's 100 or so right now in Davis, but the wind died off today. Not much wind at all all day...

Good luck everyone.

[SesameCrunch]

Good luck to all you riders tomorrow. Stay safe and have fun!

[spingineer]

It was so freakin' hot out there. I can't imagine riding 200 miles in this heat. Hope everyone finishes, and did not DNF.

[Red Rider]

It was so freakin' hot out there. I can't imagine riding 200 miles in this heat. Hope everyone finishes, and did not DNF.

It was 105* 4:30 pm. Was everyone off the road by then?

I hope we're finished the Monticello century by noon tomorrow. If not, we're gonna bake. :eek:

[scottmorrison99]

Pete? Curtis? Anyone survive?

[rumbutter]

There were a whole lot of people on the course after 4:30 me included.

It was horrendous out there today. Very hot with a drying wind. It felt much hotter than the weatherman said. It was the worse heat I have ever encountered on a century/double. Many veteran DD riders said it was the hardest Davis they had encountered. I finished but I suffered. Full report tomorrow.

mark

[scottmorrison99]

Wow! Good job, Mark.

[jobob]

Congrats for finishing under such difficult circumstances!

[overthere]

All of you have been on my mind ... it was sizzling today!!! Congrats on making it back in one dehydrated, double baked piece! Curtis? Pete? Redspoke? :(

[mmcnicho]

Around mile 50, I hit some gravel in a turn on the backside of Cardiac hill and bit the dirt at 35 mph.
That ended my day as the bike was no longer ride-able, and I was a bit out of sorts.

I met a rider back at the hotel who had ridden 25 davis doubles and he bailed saying it was too hot.

[scottmorrison99]

Yikes. Cardiac can bite. Hope you are ok.

[overthere]

OUCH!! :( I'm sorry. Gravel suxs.

[redspoke]

We're all good. Curtis and Pete started about an hour before I did but I caught up to them in Guinda (mile 160) as they were heading out of the stop. I again caught them at the Davis city limits and we all finished together. By far the most brutal thing I've ever done. 15 hours start to finish... Phew! Cup O' Noodles saved my life!
203 miles of hell. :roflmao2:

[x136]

I think you're all now qualified to tell anyone to HTFU at any time you wish.