If you're doing a double century this weekend, RAIN in mid-July should be nuthin'. Good luck and enjoy the TOSRV ride.

Thanks......wouldn't say RAIN will be "nuthin" but it would be nice to improve my time over last year's.

I will keep my eyes peeled for the Orville jerseys and a 2-tone tandem. Look for me on a yellowy-orange Serotta, my riding partner has a blue Riv. Hope to see you!

Mom, will this year be your first GOBA?

no, this is the third GOBA for me. I've gone every year since I started riding my bike and I really look forward to it. I like spending the time outdoors, just riding, relaxing, and catching up w/friends.

Last year I worked in the medical tent and I will do that again this year.

Colleen

Ahh you have seen us on GOBA then........Same people different bikes and 2 more people, A black Trek xo1 and a Comotion Quad.

What is happening to the Columbus Saturday weather forecast?
One service has West winds at up to 14 mph, another service has West winds at up to 28 mph!

TOSRV #138

I'll take the 14 mph forecast please.

I'm TOSRV #450...say "hey" if you see me

I'm number 1028. Will be riding an IRO Jamie Roy fixie. Everyone have a great ride and let's hope for the 14mph winds rather than the 31mph winds!

There is really not much comparison between RAIN and TOSRV. RAIN is sooo much harder.

Good luck to all of you and have a great time!

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content...s&cat=&sid=101

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Started outside of Westerville and rode the first leg of TOSRV to Circleville and back. 93 miles. The weather was good. The wind was not. West/SW at 20-25mph. With gusts +30. The winds were'nt as bad in the morning. They got stronger in the afternoon. I could'nt imagine how they were the whole way to Portsmouth. Coming back to Columbus I thought we'd have a nice tailwind. But at times it turned to a brutal crosswind. Especially when we had to head west at times. Getting beat up by a 30+mph headwind takes the fun out of things. Picked up the Bikepath at the Whittier Peninsula and headed home weatherbeaten and tired.

... I'd like to hear how the trip was on Saturday heading to Portsmouth.
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Saturday was a bit windy, especially after the stop in Portsmouth. It was a crossing wind for the most part -- the wind was due West. It blew steadily in the mid-20s with gusts to 35mph (according to the historical data at wunderground.com for Chillicothe). Toward the mid-afternoon, the wind died out a bit and south of Waverly there's good shelter with the trees and hills helping to knock the wind down. It was a challenging ride, but it won't be one for the TOSRV record books. (It was my fifth, and it was probably the most favorable conditions for the weekend as a whole of any I've done -- 04 was better but 05, 06, and 07 were not). It could have been a whole lot worse!

Sunday was much nicer, with some light winds crossing out of the NW to keep things honest. It was sunny and the humidity was low. We had a delightful ride back.

Congrats! on your long day Saturday!

TOSRV 2009, what can I say about it? We headed out of downtown Columbus bright and early. The weather was nice, jersey, shorts, armwarmers were plenty. We had a headwind. I had wonderful riding companions. The food at was unremarkable but adequate. We had wind, but no rain, and moderate temps, so there's no complaints about the weather. We had a headwind both days, it was worse on Saturday, and Sunday when the wind changed it brought in high pressure which made for a beautiful crystal clear day and bright blue sky.

What made this ride so intriguing to me is the idea that you must get out and train in the often nasty NE Ohio late winter and spring to be ready. And I was blessed to have had adequate training so I felt really good, and remarkably fresh at the end of the first day.

The party in the park was fun. The murals are awesome, quite a coup for a small town like Portsmouth. You can tell they really treasure the TOSRV tradition. We drank beer and socialized. We ate pizza and socialized. I went to bed early. I slept the sleep of angels.

Sunday riding up to Waverly was a good time to work out the kinks and warm up. I was feeling the previous day's miles on my saddle and oh my butt was sore:cry:

From Waverly to Chillicothe I went OTF and had a great run through the hills. Schoolhouse was more fun going down than up, but it was OK on the way up too. Not bad at all, infact.

We regrouped and rode the rest of the ride together w/my riding group. We jawed seemingly endlessly about how sore our butts were and how difficult it was to find a comfortable spot. We pondered the possibility of riding out of the saddle for the next 40 miles, but couldn't pull it off. We took ibuprofen. We ate more cookies and pb and j. One of our companions had done this ride many times and regaled us w/the history of the event and provided lots of interesting trivia about the geography and history of the towns were were passing through.

No one bonked.

We had one broken bicycle and two flats in our group.

I did something really boneheaded. In the morning I followed another person to the parking garage in Columbus, an area I am completey unfamliar with. I parked my car, w/the idea that they would be w/me when I returned and help me find my car, so I wasn't paying attention to where I was. Well, that couple finished quite a bit later than me, so they weren't around to remind where my car was:o Fortunately for me my good friend MKarhl here on BF was w/me and helped me find it after ascending 6 spiralling levels in a parking garage. Just what you want to do after riding 105 miles, right? If it hadn't been for his help, I would probably still be wandering around downtown Columbus...doh! Thank you Michael!

Here's a few photos of our excellent adventure

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...0&l=b773f3cf53

^^^^^^^^^^^ Thanks for sharing the great pics C!!