I was one of the few who rode from Houston. Our ride was ~98 miles or so. I heard about 1,500 riders signed up in Houston and only about 300 rode. It rained on us from miles 35 through 60 then quickly cleared up. We were supposed to push off at 7:00 but didn't start leaving until 8:30 or so.

This was my fourth century.

Overall it was a great ride. Great rest stops. Nice riders and volunteers. The Shiner concert was a bit too commercialized for me.

We rode the bus back to Houston and had 12 people on a full-size coach luxury liner! Best part is the driver stopped at a local quickie mart so we could get some cold hop-flavored beverages for the long ride home!

Steve