Originally Posted by rkwaki (Post 14113681)

http://www.clarksvillecentury.com/About.html

A few of my boys set that record pace - a 3:44 century. Nice...

Originally Posted by DropDeadFred (Post 14113707)

lmao...i love the attitude on the site =)

Originally Posted by rkwaki (Post 14113681)

http://www.clarksvillecentury.com/About.html

A few of my boys set that record pace - a 3:44 century. Nice...

Originally Posted by KevinF (Post 14113529)

LOL? The effect that PamolaPat refers to is real, although I imagine the net effect is pretty much zero at cycling speeds.

Originally Posted by deacon mark (Post 14114053)

I started the other thread on 5 hr just to not steal it but frankly a 5 hr is maybe not a huge deal but I do think it is a very good athletic level of acheivment. Age has a consideration but I say sort of equivalent to a 3:25 marathon. I do think a sub 3 hr marathon is much more difficult. Maybe similar to a 4:15-20 century. I know that cannot compare different activities but sort of If that makes sense

Originally Posted by jmX (Post 14114184)

I think a sub 5 hour century in a pace line is stunt, not an accomplishment. Most anybody in a decent group could pull that off.

As for the camelbak, I use them on all my century rides and it's fine. One of the rides had an avg temp over 100F and it was easily better to have it than to not. I never felt like it made me hot.

Originally Posted by DropDeadFred (Post 14114282)

I'm hoping for a 24 avg at least on this ride.

Originally Posted by LowCel (Post 14113531)

Not to be a jerk but a five hour century really isn't that difficult with a group that size. Don't over think it, just go and have a good time.

Originally Posted by Nachoman (Post 14114362)

You may as well bump it up to 25 mph avg for a 4 hour century. :innocent:

Originally Posted by Commodus (Post 14113607)

I find often that wheelsuckers can be dislodged if everyone in your group is good about slotting in behind the last member of the group, rather than behind the wheelsuckers. They tend to get shifted to the outside, or have to drop back and surge a bit to get back on. Now that's not so hard to do, of course, but if it's happening every 5-10 minutes it gets tiresome, and I guess it makes them feel a bit uncomfortable. I dunno, but generally if a team works as a team and ignores the others behind, they tend to end up by themselves.

Originally Posted by StanSeven (Post 14114170)

It all depends on the type of person you are. I've run a sub 3:00 marathon and a bunch in the 3:06-3:11 range. Although I've never tried a solo sub 5:00 century, I'm not the effort is a whole lot different - my personal opinion is a 4:45-4:50 time

Originally Posted by mkmartin (Post 14114438)

Never ridden this far, never tried to though....

Am I the only one that thinks 20mph for 100 miles is super impressive? Maybe I'm naive but most of the rides I see people doing online are 30-75 miles, always <20mph. And to the marathon-100mph comparison, I think a 3:25 marathon would be much easier than a 5hr century (IMO)

Originally Posted by caloso (Post 14114421)

A smart wheelsucker will recognize what's going on and allow the strong guys to slot in ahead of his wheel. Hopefully, you'll get some like that. I don't mind lazy riders, but I do mind clueless squirrels.

Originally Posted by caloso (Post 14114449)

5 hours solo is impressive. In a group, not so much.

Originally Posted by jmX (Post 14114184)

I think a sub 5 hour century in a pace line is stunt, not an accomplishment. Most anybody in a decent group could pull that off.