I just checked out the site for the Great River Ride.
http://newhorizonsbikes.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=161
Since its not until October 9th I may try to get enough long rides in to give this one a go. I ride a 2005 Gary Fisher Hoo Koo E Koo with 100psi (Kenda Kwest) slicks on the road so I have plenty of gears. I ride 5-6 days a week but most of my rides are 25 miles or less due mostly to lack of time rather than fitness. How long & how often should I be getting longer rides in before tackling a 100 miler ? I have done metric centuries in the past, (also on an mtb) and even a 100 miler on an mtb too but just not recently. I'm 42 and in pretty good shape....
Thanks again for the info !!
Originally Posted by KevinF
It would probably be quicker to list the organized New England centuries I haven't done by now... The only two in New England that immediately come to mind that compare to Mt. Greylock in terms of difficulty are the Mt. Washington century (mid August, northern New Hampshire) and the Great River Ride (early October, southern Berkshires in Massachusetts). As a bonus, the Great River Ride allows you to visit Peru again!
My regular riding buddy and I have a special contempt reserved especially for Peru. It is just mean to send anybody there late in a ride. (Random fact:
www.weather.com does not acknowledge the existance of a town called Peru).