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Octopus here. Couple of things re: audax. ...

Octopus here. Couple of things re: audax.

First, PBP-Audax will be held next year -- in 2020! -- from June 27 to July 1. Starting next year, it's going to be every four (not five) years, so it...
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Posted By The Octopus

I've used Apidura stuff for the last two years....

I've used Apidura stuff for the last two years. The bags did PBP Audax and the ******* Swamp 1200, plus a host of other shorter rides. I'm hard on my gear, and the bags look brand new. They are...
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Posted By The Octopus

That was likely us. We got a late start -- 8:45...

That was likely us. We got a late start -- 8:45 -- owing to the chilly weather. We made it around and had a great ride. Little Octopus had a blast, as everyone should on their first-ever century.
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Posted By The Octopus

Take it easy. Go slow. Have fun. And if...

Take it easy. Go slow. Have fun.

And if you want to finish and have a great time, hang out with me. I'll be the guy riding this with my 8-year-old on a tandem. It'll be her first century...
04-14-16, 08:33 PM
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Posted By The Octopus

Hey, y'all. Octopus here. Super-stoked to see...

Hey, y'all. Octopus here. Super-stoked to see people still chattering about riding big hills fixed, and that those old posts of mine are still useful to people. I just reread the advice one, and I...
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Posted By The Octopus

It's not on RWGPS, but you can expect the ride to...

It's not on RWGPS, but you can expect the ride to be loosely based on a 1000K that we did in 2014; a draft of the routes for that is up on MapMyRide. They're all open to the public, and can be found...
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Posted By The Octopus

******* Swamp 1200K: Florida, October 13-16, 2016

Y'all--

It's been an eternity since I posted here (though I am looking forward to putting some thoughts up on Rowan's recent thread on organizing events...), but I wanted to pop in and let you...
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Posted By The Octopus

As a 2-time, 80-hr finisher out of the 84h group,...

As a 2-time, 80-hr finisher out of the 84h group, I think your plan is optimistic. Loudeac twice and Mortagne are the locations for sleep that will produce that finish time (and at a pace speedier...
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Posted By The Octopus

I've only done PBP twice, but fwiw, I think most...

I've only done PBP twice, but fwiw, I think most randonneurs will be more efficient with a drop bag and using the controls for most things, rather than trying to ride like its a self-sufficient tour....
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Posted By The Octopus

Much less scientific, but one of the things I...

Much less scientific, but one of the things I found helpful was checking the finish times on the qualifiers for those folks I knew -- people I'd ridden with -- and then comparing with how they did on...
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Posted By The Octopus

*bump* I've got a baker's dozen registered,...

*bump*

I've got a baker's dozen registered, with folks coming from all over: Oregon, California, New Hampshire, Ohio, Virginia... If you're casting about for another rando adventure this year,...
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Posted By The Octopus

I rode up and down Ventoux 4 times on a fixed...

I rode up and down Ventoux 4 times on a fixed gear bike 3 days before starting PBP (and finishing in 80:00) on the same FG bike in 2011. You proposed separation between an Ironman and PBP should be...
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Posted By The Octopus

In my experience, you'll be faster, if that's...

In my experience, you'll be faster, if that's your thing, the *less* self-supported you are. A drop bag in Loudeac is your friend, especially for the 84h riders (done that twice).

Showers in...
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Posted By The Octopus

Def. worth submitting. The first perm I submitted...

Def. worth submitting. The first perm I submitted for Ohio had a similar amount of climbing. It's been ridden a number of times, and the RBA there has run that route as a brevet, too.
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Posted By The Octopus

It's ACP. It's been in the title/caption for the...

It's ACP. It's been in the title/caption for the event page, ... same as all the other brevets we offer.
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Posted By The Octopus

Registration is open for the Central Florida...

Registration is open for the Central Florida 1000K. Check it out, here (http://floridarandonneurs.com/wordpress/?page_id=934).
Note that we'll also have separate 400/300/300 brevets concurrent with...
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Posted By The Octopus

I've done PBP twice (and 4 other 1200s) and...

I've done PBP twice (and 4 other 1200s) and that's the benchmark I shoot for. It's worked well for me. The one 1200K I DNF'd (Uzbekistan) -- the only ride I have ever DNF'd -- had nothing to do...
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Posted By The Octopus

Central Florida 1000K (11 October 2014)

All--

The details of the Central Florida 1000K are now out, and you can check them out here (http://floridarandonneurs.com/wordpress/?page_id=934).

There are no "easy" 1000Ks, but this ride is...
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Posted By The Octopus

I've started events I really care about (PBPs,...

I've started events I really care about (PBPs, ultra races) on brand new rubber.
Other events? Eh, whatever's on the bike works fine, but I don't let things get too worn down/out before...
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Posted By The Octopus

Never carried one. I take one to PBP, but that's...

Never carried one. I take one to PBP, but that's only for locking up in SQY outside that huge shopping mall there.....
On randonnees, ain't no one gonna steel any of my crappy bikes. Couple of...
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Posted By The Octopus

No. I think it's really tough to control a...

No.

I think it's really tough to control a bicycle without your feet on the pedals (and preferable clipped into the pedals). I have 2 kids and a wife and a mortgage and a job that I cannot show...
02-19-13, 09:48 PM
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Posted By The Octopus

Needless to say, I'm a big fan of IRO. If their...

Needless to say, I'm a big fan of IRO. If their bikes can take this (http://www.bicycletimesmag.com/content/climbing-mont-ventoux-fixed-gear-four-times) (and that was a Jamie Roy, which was not as...
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Posted By The Octopus

Since it's getting to be that time of year again...

Since it's getting to be that time of year again in most randonneuring places, and I know we have a lot of new(er) folks here... thought this thread might be helpful.

Current version of this is...
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Posted By The Octopus

Silk Route 1200K (Uzbekistan), 18-22 Oct 2012

I'm headed off to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the Silk Route 1200K this upcoming Sunday (ride starts 0800h local time (EDT +9h) on Thursday, 18 October). Though I leave Sunday afternoon, I won't...
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Posted By The Octopus

Dude, I am so pumped for you! A big, hearty...

Dude, I am so pumped for you! A big, hearty Congratulations! on one hell of an accomplishment. You're gonna get to enjoy this deal for the rest of your life.

P.S. -- Look forward to checking out...
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Posted By The Octopus

YATQ (Yet Another Tire Question)

Any recommendations for a 32mm (or thereabouts) 700c tire?

Intended use: riding a 1200K in Uzbekistan, over legendarily lousy pavement. I believe all the roads are paved; just very, very poorly...
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Posted By The Octopus

Completed a full series, fleche, and a few...

Completed a full series, fleche, and a few permanents.... Good times, as always.
Off to Uzbekistan for the Silk Road 1200K in two weeks. Details on that epic, here (http://xt-uz.com/brevet_1200)....
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Posted By The Octopus

I did a 200k on a pursuit bike running tubular...

I did a 200k on a pursuit bike running tubular tires. It didn't make a lot of sense, but it was fun to take that bike out and light up a long ride.

That said, I carried an extra tire and two...
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Posted By The Octopus

Interesting idea. Sounds like an alleycat for...

Interesting idea. Sounds like an alleycat for the dirt and gravel crowd.

A different kind of event than yours, but you might check out -- http://12hoursofstpete.com/ -- in which we took the idea...
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Posted By The Octopus

Speaking of pig products: Bacon. And if JLE...

Speaking of pig products: Bacon.
And if JLE approves it, beer would be brilliant.
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Posted By The Octopus

You know, I started planning on 2015 before the...

You know, I started planning on 2015 before the 2011 edition was even over.
Heck, I was talking with some people at dinner in SQY on the Saturday night before the ride about how we all wanted to...
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Posted By The Octopus

There are some very good thoughts here from...

There are some very good thoughts here from randonneurs with a wide variety of approaches to our sport; my own are pretty close to where Nick is on all of this stuff.

My own experience, for what...
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Posted By The Octopus

I'm flying up Friday for it; it'll be my 8th one....

I'm flying up Friday for it; it'll be my 8th one. Riding down and back in one day with a group of guys I used to work with. Good luck and give the folks in the PorterWright jerseys a wave when you...
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Posted By The Octopus

I started randonneuring after riding a lot of...

I started randonneuring after riding a lot of centuries in the winter in Ohio and the RBA up there said he thought I might enjoy this randonneuring thing. I'd never heard of it, other than in...
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Posted By The Octopus

I'll give my $0.02 on randonnees (one's options...

I'll give my $0.02 on randonnees (one's options and what one ought to be willing to endure -- either to continue on or to find one's way home, using their own resourcefulness, should depend, in part,...
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Posted By The Octopus

Good luck, y'all. Let us know here how it went...

Good luck, y'all. Let us know here how it went after you get back safely and recover from it!

And easy on the caffeine; it can upset your stomach pretty good, especially if you're hammering,...
05-04-12, 10:24 AM
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Posted By The Octopus

12 Hours of St Pete, 6.9.12

An urban, endurance cycling event in the heart of St. Petersburg, Florida. Last year it was awesome. This year, it will be awesome-er.

Rather than tell you about the Guaranteed Awesomeness, you...
05-04-12, 10:16 AM
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Posted By The Octopus

@Santaria -- Thanks, mate! I think the best...

@Santaria -- Thanks, mate! I think the best reward one can receive in cycling is inspiring others to take their riding to the next level, push it just a little harder, try something they might have...
05-03-12, 11:37 AM
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Posted By The Octopus

I think there is. Obviously, practice makes...

I think there is.

Obviously, practice makes perfect and, the better physicial shape you're in, the better you're going to be at climbing hills or mountains or bridges or whatever.

But, all...
05-03-12, 06:15 AM
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Posted By The Octopus

A few thoughts on bridges and rollers: As...

A few thoughts on bridges and rollers:

As others have noted above, on a fixed-gear bike, you tend to be better off at the start of a small hill/roller/bridge maintaining the same effort (but don't...
05-02-12, 09:12 AM
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Posted By The Octopus

Kent Peterson...

Kent Peterson (http://kentsbike.blogspot.com/2005/12/way-of-mountain-turtle.html) rode it on a SS years ago. Kent's a legend in the long-distance SS/FG world. Strongly commend his blog and writing...
05-02-12, 06:03 AM
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Posted By The Octopus

Get Over It: How to Climb on a Fixed-Gear Bicycle

Riding a fixed-gear bike in the hills might give you the willies. In Florida, there are not many opportunities to acquire or practice it. I've ridden fixed over some ridiculous inclines, including a...
05-01-12, 09:19 PM
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Posted By The Octopus

I can hold it for almost 100 miles (time...

I can hold it for almost 100 miles (time trialing), and there are plenty of people on BF much faster than I am. ;)

I know we're heading into a physics and math abyss here... but I'll lead the...
05-01-12, 08:58 PM
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Posted By The Octopus

Oh, my. Let me try to explain: Play with a...

Oh, my. Let me try to explain:

Play with a wattage meter sometime. You're not doing much work at 18mph. Even in a draft, you're doing some good effort once you get into the 30s. In spirited...
05-01-12, 08:22 PM
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Posted By The Octopus

Here...

Here (http://connect.garmin.com/activity/173867038) is what a typical, spirited road ride looks like. There was one ex-pro in this group and a few other studs. I was on a Dolan Forza running 49x15,...
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Posted By The Octopus

Agreed, although what constitutes "riding...

Agreed, although what constitutes "riding together" is a subject that you'll see differences of opinion on.

Where I think Luis is coming from -- and I've seen this on many randonnees -- is you'll...
04-30-12, 06:38 AM
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Posted By The Octopus

Thanks! Great challenge; glad to share some of...

Thanks! Great challenge; glad to share some of my nutty rides with the forum!
04-28-12, 12:15 PM
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Posted By The Octopus

Ok, I got this. No. 12 – RUSA Permanent No....

Ok, I got this.

No. 12 – RUSA Permanent No. 1243, Pinellas Beaches (St. Petersburg, Florida; 101K)
April 28, 2012
Rode fixed in 48x18. Also rode to and from the ride start, to tack on another...
04-28-12, 11:38 AM
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Posted By The Octopus

Condescend much? Show up down here with...

Condescend much?

Show up down here with 48x17 and old ladies will drop you, I don't care who you are. That's a very small gear. You'll need 160rpm to deliver 35mph; not a lot of folks can hold...
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