Anybody ever ride one of these? The NJ Randonneurs are running one for Easter weekend. At least one of my regular riding buddies is very interested, heck, more than I am, I think. Being the route-guy in our little group, I'd have to get going pretty soon in order to get a route sheet together in time for the RBA's cut-off date of early February or something like that. I guess part of the trick would be to develop an easy enough route, as I usually plan pretty hilly stuff.

Another concern would be that among my riding buddies, none of us has ever done a distance longer than 262km (my personal best), though we've done a few centuries and short brevets together this last year. Apparently for a Fleche it is strongly encouraged to have a more experienced rider on the team.

Any thoughts or advice?