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Hotter'n Hell 100 questions.
I've been reading about this a bit and have been on their website. My cousin is talking about doing this and she sees it as a race. I'm seeing it as an endurance ride. It looks like we may both be right since there are several events. Which is it actually?? Is the Hotter'n Hell part a race or a ride?? It looks like a hoot either way, but I'm not a racer. I can ride all day, but I'll not set any land speed records!
Anyone here ever do it?
Anyone here ever do it?
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Both, the racers leave early before the herd of 13,000 riders.
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If you're thinking about doing it, bear in mind that hotels fill up in the area. Even people who are relatively local (a few hours away) usually plan on staying the night before and the night after. I haven't done it but I know several people who have and they are always talking about sharing rooms and stuff.
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If you're thinking about doing it, bear in mind that hotels fill up in the area. Even people who are relatively local (a few hours away) usually plan on staying the night before and the night after. I haven't done it but I know several people who have and they are always talking about sharing rooms and stuff.
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I've ridden it five times so far... The HH100 is both. There's a pro/semi-pro road race on the same route that departs 30 minutes prior to the mass ride start. Usually somewhere around 200 racers or so on that route.
The mass ride starts with the Air Force flyover and the cannon shot a few minutes after sunrise. Usually about 14,000 riders here. Because there's a time cut at Hell's Gate in Burkburnett, most of the century riders will treat the ride like a 63-mile time trial up to that point... riding hard and making only the minimum of pit stops. After Burkburnett, all the riders are a lot more laid back to the finish of the ride.
Train to spend about 5 or 6 hours in the saddle, learn to protect your front wheel, and acclimate yourself to riding in the heat of the day. Most riders will get to Hell's Gate between 11 a.m. and a little past noon, and you've still got about 45 miles to go from there. It will be hot, it will be windy, it's rough, Texas chipseal road, and you will be tired and thirsty!
The mass ride starts with the Air Force flyover and the cannon shot a few minutes after sunrise. Usually about 14,000 riders here. Because there's a time cut at Hell's Gate in Burkburnett, most of the century riders will treat the ride like a 63-mile time trial up to that point... riding hard and making only the minimum of pit stops. After Burkburnett, all the riders are a lot more laid back to the finish of the ride.
Train to spend about 5 or 6 hours in the saddle, learn to protect your front wheel, and acclimate yourself to riding in the heat of the day. Most riders will get to Hell's Gate between 11 a.m. and a little past noon, and you've still got about 45 miles to go from there. It will be hot, it will be windy, it's rough, Texas chipseal road, and you will be tired and thirsty!
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I've ridden it five times so far... The HH100 is both. There's a pro/semi-pro road race on the same route that departs 30 minutes prior to the mass ride start. Usually somewhere around 200 racers or so on that route.
The mass ride starts with the Air Force flyover and the cannon shot a few minutes after sunrise. Usually about 14,000 riders here. Because there's a time cut at Hell's Gate in Burkburnett, most of the century riders will treat the ride like a 63-mile time trial up to that point... riding hard and making only the minimum of pit stops. After Burkburnett, all the riders are a lot more laid back to the finish of the ride.
Train to spend about 5 or 6 hours in the saddle, learn to protect your front wheel, and acclimate yourself to riding in the heat of the day. Most riders will get to Hell's Gate between 11 a.m. and a little past noon, and you've still got about 45 miles to go from there. It will be hot, it will be windy, it's rough, Texas chipseal road, and you will be tired and thirsty!
The mass ride starts with the Air Force flyover and the cannon shot a few minutes after sunrise. Usually about 14,000 riders here. Because there's a time cut at Hell's Gate in Burkburnett, most of the century riders will treat the ride like a 63-mile time trial up to that point... riding hard and making only the minimum of pit stops. After Burkburnett, all the riders are a lot more laid back to the finish of the ride.
Train to spend about 5 or 6 hours in the saddle, learn to protect your front wheel, and acclimate yourself to riding in the heat of the day. Most riders will get to Hell's Gate between 11 a.m. and a little past noon, and you've still got about 45 miles to go from there. It will be hot, it will be windy, it's rough, Texas chipseal road, and you will be tired and thirsty!
You'll have a hard time finding a room in Wichita Falls this late. The locals open their homes, and probably 2000 or so people help put it on. Consider Graham, or Jacksboro TX or Lawton, OK for a place to stay. Get there REAL early the morning of the ride.
When you get out west of WF and can see nothing but bicycles for miles ahead and miles behind...it's worth the ride to do it once in your lifetime. Take a camera.
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