buelito, you have added inspiration and excitement to the great advice and encouragement from others. That ride report is awesome. Here I am talking about adequate gearing and you did it on a fixie!
I plan to get to the Boulder/Fort Collins area a week ahead of RTR, as I have friends there I can crash with.
I am really motivated now. Can't believe even now I made the lottery cut on the first attempt. I tried to get into Cycle Oregon closer to home, but it is first come-first served and filled up rapidly within a few days. RTR is by lottery and I did not even register until a couple of weeks ago.