Originally Posted by
jeffpoulin
Wow, that's really increased then. I did STP 3 times (1998-2000) and back then I remember there were only about 1500 one day riders.
I rode it last year and there were just over 3000 1 day riders.
Originally Posted by
bobbycorno
Last time I did STP (mid '80s IIRC), it was the 10th anniversary edition - strictly limited to 10,000 riders. Even doing the 1-day ride, it was a constant crowd scene the entire 200mi. Ugh. No thank you, please.
They're upping the cap this year to 10,000 riders. I figured out last year (with a 9,500 rider cap) that if they evenly spaced riders along the course, it would be 1 rider every 112 feet for 203 solid miles.
I'm glad I rode it once for the experience, but I'm not a party crowd guy so I won't be doing it again.