For those who don't make the registration cutoff why not try one of the smaller MS rides. We did the Bike MS from San Antonio a couple of weeks ago and despite day 2 being cancelled because of the rain it was a blast. It seemed more like the first few Houston to Austin rides way back in the late 80's except the whole "team" thing is already in full swing. We joined the Pappas team and had a blast meeting a great bunch of people during the ride and after day one at the party in NB. We will definately be doing this ride agian. The BP MS150 is just too darn big for our taste.