New neighbor wanted to go out for a ride. He wants to do a century but wants to do a 60 first. So on the 21st I'm riding a the Little River Bike Tour 60 with him (I was going to do the century) and then on the 28th my wife, the neighbor, and myself are doing the CRAM century.

So he wanted to ride today. He got the map for the CRAM 60 and we *sort of* followed it...except we started at our houses and biked to the start of the 60. Winds were 10-20MPH.

Anyway, pics.



Stopped 36 miles in for Gatorade, water, a Snickers, a Coke, and a big blueberry muffin. I had coffee and a bagel for breakfast.


Yup, we're flatlanders.


He rode through here - I didn't. Not with the HEDs. It came up to his axles - which means he needs to service the axles and BB.


Since I wasn't riding through the water I had to find a route around it. Tossed the bike on the shoulder and headed for the tracks.


Passing engine.


Hoofed it for over 1/4 mile easy. Neighbor can be seen under the trees on the right.


Final distance was 73.5 miles. We did it in 4:27:33.

Not a bad day. The neighbor definitely got his 60 in (and then some) so he's happy and feels much more confident in doing a century.