Originally Posted by ExMachina

Man, I need some advice (and maybe a good dose of reality).

So there’s a century here in NC that I’d really like to ride, and since I'm leaving the state and it's in a really fantastic area, this might be my last chance (http://bloodsweatandgears.org/).

HOWEVER:

1) I’ve never ridden over 50 miles at one time
2) The century has somewhere between 10000 and 13000 feet of climbing (sources vary)
3) It’s in just over two weeks!!

Sounds like a foolhardy plunge, eh?

I’m in pretty good shape, but still weigh in at 210 lbs--so the climbing could be killer...

Anyone here followed through with such a hair-brained scheme?

Am I nuts?