BridgeNotTunnel

Proud to share this with all you hardcore endurance riders.

I completed my first century Saturday and filmed many highlights with my GoPro Hero2 for my blog.

https://astoriahd.blogspot.com/2012/0...936-miles.html



I will try another century route in July on the Farm Ride.

This experience has truly inspired me to lose weight in earnest as hauling 50+ pounds of fat over 100 miles is ridiculous.

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Thanks! Enjoy!

Jamesw2

Way to go ! Congratulations ! I know the struggle of hauling around an extra 60 lbs

unterhausen

very nice. Looks like a good ride. I have struggled with my weight, and I have found that riding centuries and beyond is a good way to keep it in check.

drmweaver2

Congrats on the ride. Nice videos also.

BridgeNotTunnel

thanks guys

i'm still 4 pounds lighter after a 100+ mile effort!

i'm determined to be at most 250 pounds for The Farm Ride in late July.

ThermionicScott 

Good work, man!

lambrettaDL

Great Job, We rode next to each other for a while. I did 154 miles from NYC. I was the guy wearing a team fat bastard jersey. Ended up averaging 14 mph. I was planning on doing the farm ride as I am from MA, but still have a bitter taste in my mouth over the lack of food.

BridgeNotTunnel

Thanks, and nice riding with you lambrettaDL.

14MPH for 154 miles is awesome.

I apparently got lucky with food and didn't run into any problems in that regard.

They did manage to lose my luggage though, and I still haven't heard any answer to my email about that yet.

Many people seem disappointed with this ride, I guess I should be happy that I didn't have a worse experience. One of the bike shipping trucks broke down and caused people A LOT of headaches on top of the starvation. The organizers are getting ripped apart on facebook and have not addressed any concerns publicly yet.

I was already registered for the Farm Ride prior to the Ride to Montauk and it should also be a much smaller event so I do not think it will run into the same problems.

no1mad 

Good on ya, mate!

k7baixo

Great job!

davemd1820

Congratulations! It's very exciting & fulfilling to capture that first century.

Richard Cranium

congrats - but respect your effort - listen closely to your body for a couple of weeks - its easy to get excited when a goal is achieved -

it takes years to condition and harden some of the tissues you are taxing, be happy and careful......

BridgeNotTunnel

thank you, all.

Richard Cranium, I think that's excellent advice, and I learned some painful lessons prior to this ride by not listening to my body in the past.

I was very happy to find my saddle area was no worse for wear, including no numbness (i now have an alcohol/neosporin routine for after showers, and my new Serfas RX saddle worked well).

my legs actually felt less burnt out than after the 5 boro bike tour (a lot more climb).

numbness in the tips of my left ring finger and pinky is lingering longer than usual though.

2 days after the century I rode 15 miles to my girlfriends house and felt strangely strong. I rode home the next day.

I would like to think that my next century in July will be easier now that I have a better idea of what to expect.

My next long ride will likely be before that. I put together a complete cycle touring backpack rig that weighs less than 13lbs (full gear overview on my blog) including shelter and I want to ride to Fahnestock Park (63 miles North of NYC) for a trial run of my gear, and eventually ride to Albany in the Fall.