Seattle To Portland--What To Take?
03-06-20, 11:27 AM
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I would stay away from pacelines all together. There are a lot of fit people who never ride with anybody and are just as dangerous as the slower rider who never rides with anybody. Problem with a 7+ person paceline is that if somebody up front pulls a Fred, everyone is probably hitting the deck. Ride defensive and only with people you know.
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03-06-20, 11:58 AM
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I see lots of folks setting up tents along the way in parks in some of the smaller towns but I would check with the Cascade cycling club or the STP website to find out what is allowed and where the bag drop sites are located.
I started with the 1 day at 4:45am, it was dark and pretty dense with cyclists already, it took about 10-15 miles before it kind of opened up so I take it easy for the first hour or so and kind of ride with the flow as much as possible before kicking it up to my preferred pace. As usual with any mass start you have your share of folks who seem a bit clueless and definitely not watching out for your safety. Don’t assume that people will be calling out road obstacles, passing, or slowing warnings.
I started with the 1 day at 4:45am, it was dark and pretty dense with cyclists already, it took about 10-15 miles before it kind of opened up so I take it easy for the first hour or so and kind of ride with the flow as much as possible before kicking it up to my preferred pace. As usual with any mass start you have your share of folks who seem a bit clueless and definitely not watching out for your safety. Don’t assume that people will be calling out road obstacles, passing, or slowing warnings.
That said, pretty worried they are just going to be forced by the state to cancel the whole thing, given what a cluster the COVID-19 situation is in WA currently. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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03-06-20, 12:20 PM
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It won't affect the STP - for anybody who can survive until July. 
03-06-20, 08:10 PM
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Great advice! Have done the ride a few times both 1 and 2 day rides. Did the 1 day a few years ago with a tight group of riding friends who have ridden thousands of km together. We had refreshed our paceline skills the weeks before to ensure we reduced the risk as much as possible. We constantly had issues of unfamiliar riders of questionable ability jumping onto or rotating single paceline causing problems. Took the fun out of it for us. The following year did the 2 day with my wife and had a blast, even stopped for a swim.
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