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Old 05-04-08 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by BlastRadius
Oh and the descent to the coast wasn't bad either...
I was glancing at all the graffiti on the way down, and my favorite by far was the one at the very, very bottom, where some smart-ass had written "HILL!" facing the people about to climb that sucker.

Originally Posted by BlastRadius
Unfortunately, as with most of the arrows on the course, they were too small and I read them wrong. I rode a mile in the wrong direction before double-checking the street addresses, it's 50 Mark West Springs Rd, not 510.
Not only were they small and easily missable, but there weren't enough of them. I often found myself wondering if I'd missed a turn, and who knows how far I'd go before I noticed? A small marker of some sort every mile or two would have been nice, as reassurance.

Originally Posted by BlastRadius
my longest ever
Ditto, by about forty miles.
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