It was a fantastic ride. The tailwind was perfect. Nice cloud cover kept it cool. My bike didn't break down too much. The riders were courteous and pretty professional, all things considered.

I get the feeling a bunch of people didn't do the ride at all. LaGrange was pretty empty compared to 2 years ago, even before the buses headed back to Houston. The big oil companies seemed to have smaller teams this year. I saw a bunch of empty or near empty tents.

Saint Arnold and Karbach had a good time, though. The Saint Arnold support crew (all volunteers) are the best. As soon as I stepped off my bike they handed me a cold Art Car IPA. That's a great tasting beer after a 100 mile ride. They cooked perfect beef, pork and chicken tacos, boudin, and had massive quantities of kolaches, klobasniky and hot coffee ready as soon as we woke up Sunday morning.

I planned to party all night, but I'm older than I think I am. By 6pm I was very sleepy. I still had a great time and can't wait to do it again.