Originally Posted by DXchulo
This is my first time, so I'm not sure just how crazy people get during the first loop. I had a situation in a brevet once where the lead group was going just a little bit too fast for me but the next group was going a little bit slower than my comfortable solo pace. I'm hoping that doesn't happen Saturday.
In '05 the lead pack was moving in the low-30s at times and got to the first checkpoint averaging nearly 24mph. It was slower in '06 -- there was some, but not much, respect for the heat. The average to the first checkpoint then was only about 23mph, and that was the average for the completion of the 127-mile loop. It's brutal-fast. Learn from my mistakes and don't get sucked into something that you're not up for!
Cranium, my attempt sarcasm didn't come off, obviously. I'll let you judge my accomplishments. Me? I just like to ride a bike for fun. And I like to try to be helpful to folks when I can. Those are the only two accomplishments here that I care about.