cpblue
01-22-09, 04:39 PM
Anyone riding in the Frost Bike this Sunday? The weather forecast looks pretty good.
Texas - Houston-Frost Bike 50
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kylejack
01-22-09, 08:30 PM
Yep, I will be there.
heavydutytrek
01-22-09, 11:15 PM
I will be there. Cant wait to log some miles with new scenery. Im gonna try to average 19-20 for the 50 if anyone wants to join me.
dr. nate
01-23-09, 12:40 PM
Not I, have to work. I've never been able to ride this ride. Didn't it use to be on a Saturday?
-Nate
-Nate
kylejack
01-23-09, 01:02 PM
I've got a hybrid, and I'm still powering up my legs. I'll probably do the 50 at 11-13 MPH.
roadnoob412
01-24-09, 07:54 AM
I'll be there.....
Engyo
01-24-09, 07:57 AM
linky?
kylejack
01-24-09, 09:16 AM
linky?
http://www.jvgolddusters.com/ $40 registration on ride day. Lunch and break food included.
Also, the route map was released yesterday. http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/tx/houston/600541773982
http://www.jvgolddusters.com/ $40 registration on ride day. Lunch and break food included.
Also, the route map was released yesterday. http://www.mapmyride.com/route/us/tx/houston/600541773982
kylejack
01-25-09, 12:18 PM
I just finished. The college has internet terminals (sweet!) so I'm sitting here eating a hot dog and cooling down. The ride organizers and the drill team girls were all very friendly. The route was well-managed with the exception of the last stretch down Barker Cypress where nobody was directing traffic. I did the 55 mile route in 3 hours, 56 minutes on a hybrid with 700x35c tires.
Fun ride!
Fun ride!
mnkyman
01-25-09, 08:58 PM
nice, i wish i was in houston this weekend to do this
kylejack
01-25-09, 09:16 PM
The start line.
chevy42083
01-26-09, 08:22 AM
Yup, I did it also. I thought it wasn't going to live up to it's name... but the cold front reassured me :( Oh well, still had fun.
It's one of the rides that I look forward to because all of the roads are good. I won't say excellent... but there isn't a stretch of bad road. Oh, and Banana Bread... YUM. Next time I'm at the back, I'll stop at the Softball feilds for port-a-johns instead of holding it till the 1st rest stop. That line was crazy. Rest stop 2 was EMPTY by the time I got there. But still plenty of supplies.
I started 20min late, and for the first 6mi putted along at ~12mph while waiting for someone. Mile 6 I gave up, and upped the pace to ~16. Finished the 55miles w/ 14.4 avg on my fixed gear... totally solo, no drafting. Not bad considering the last ride i did over 25mi was the 70mi Tour de Houston.
It's one of the rides that I look forward to because all of the roads are good. I won't say excellent... but there isn't a stretch of bad road. Oh, and Banana Bread... YUM. Next time I'm at the back, I'll stop at the Softball feilds for port-a-johns instead of holding it till the 1st rest stop. That line was crazy. Rest stop 2 was EMPTY by the time I got there. But still plenty of supplies.
I started 20min late, and for the first 6mi putted along at ~12mph while waiting for someone. Mile 6 I gave up, and upped the pace to ~16. Finished the 55miles w/ 14.4 avg on my fixed gear... totally solo, no drafting. Not bad considering the last ride i did over 25mi was the 70mi Tour de Houston.
chevy42083
01-26-09, 08:49 AM
Oh, and I'll admit that the Barker section of the ride had a few lights that were not "manned'... but getting stopped at a light is part of riding for me... on a road that busy, it's a given. I did get passed by one car in the right lane, so I just took the lane. No problems after that. I didn't do it the ENTIRE section on Barker... just the areas where the shoulder reall was too small to ride on.
cpblue
01-27-09, 08:56 PM
Kudos to the ride organizers of the FB-50. It was nice to ride with 1,100 freezing people in Houston, Texas. I'll remember the temperature when the blazing hot Tour de Pink comes around in September. The only nit I would pick was with the number of "port-o-jons" at the first rest stop. They short by at least ten.