Originally Posted by
VaultGuru
Has anybody ridden the Death Ride? How does that ride compare (in saddle time not climbing) to the STP? I have always wanted to do the STP in a day. Have ridden the Death Ride a couple of times in around 9 hours. Am I in the ballpark for this ride? Do I need to train differently?
Thanks for the advice in advance
I think you should be fine for STP if you did Death Ride in 9 hours.
Previous to STP, my longest ride was a 200k that took me about 9 hours total time.
I completed my 1 day STP in 13h 33m rolling time, and 14h 45m total time. I kept my stops to a minimum and hit up the mini-stops for bathroom breaks instead of the main stops, that way I avoided the 15 minute lines for the port-o-johns. I kept my break times to 5 - 7 minutes each, with the exception of a 20 minute lunch break at Centralia College and a 10 - 12 minute shade/water break about 30 miles later. If your butt is OK with 9 hours in the saddle, just make sure to bring a baggie with an extra handful of chamois creme for the later portion of the ride, and you should be fine.
BTW, I didn't paceline except for a couple miles just outside the PDX city limits when a polite group asked to swing in behind me for a bit and then kept my pace for a while to drag me along for a bit after they rested up.