42Ride: A huge bike ride across the country. And people get paid to do it?!
05-29-09, 03:47 PM
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I made the 42 RIDE.
I Just talked to Nick Kock.
They had lost my phone number.
He was able to get it from another rider.
I made the 42 RIDE.
I Just talked to Nick Kock.
They had lost my phone number.
He was able to get it from another rider.
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05-29-09, 04:51 PM
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...a quick note that the Participant Release form does not need to be completed and faxed back by Monday. That document was included in error at this stage in the game.
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Mr. SXE friend,
Check out ehealthinsurance.com - click short term on the right side, then enter your ZIP. You should be able to walk away with a 1-6 month plan for a small up front application fee and $20-40 per month. It shouldn't take more than a day to get your application accepted, unless you [are forced to] answer health questions negatively. Make sure you say you want your information sent to you online/email/internet though (towards the end of the application).
Check out ehealthinsurance.com - click short term on the right side, then enter your ZIP. You should be able to walk away with a 1-6 month plan for a small up front application fee and $20-40 per month. It shouldn't take more than a day to get your application accepted, unless you [are forced to] answer health questions negatively. Make sure you say you want your information sent to you online/email/internet though (towards the end of the application).
05-29-09, 05:12 PM
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83 mi Thursday, 90 miles today, Temps got up to 94* today.
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05-29-09, 05:21 PM
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10wheels - I just posted the link to this thread on the 50+ Forum. You MUST provide us with a blow by blow report - and please cross post on 50+.
The best of luck to you and god speed!
The best of luck to you and god speed!
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05-30-09, 11:22 AM
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Hey friends,
I just found this thread today- don't know why I didn't think to check BF sooner. I applied 2 weeks ago and I've been chewing my nails to the quick since then, refreshing the BFF website daily for updates when I felt starved for emails. I got my communique from the promo company yesterday- I'm in! 10Wheels, I'll be seeing you there.
Anyone else? Roll call?
I just found this thread today- don't know why I didn't think to check BF sooner. I applied 2 weeks ago and I've been chewing my nails to the quick since then, refreshing the BFF website daily for updates when I felt starved for emails. I got my communique from the promo company yesterday- I'm in! 10Wheels, I'll be seeing you there.
Anyone else? Roll call?
05-30-09, 02:03 PM
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Training June 24
Depart NY June 25.
Will post when we get some details and addresses with the routes.
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05-30-09, 03:17 PM
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Damn. If only I had seen this earlier. I think I would be perfect for this.
27 years old, and just finishing first year of med school. I can't think of a better way to spend my last "free" summer until I retire! Consider me jealous.
27 years old, and just finishing first year of med school. I can't think of a better way to spend my last "free" summer until I retire! Consider me jealous.
05-30-09, 03:39 PM
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Would y'all be agreeable to my moving this thread to this:https://www.bikeforums.net/forumdisplay.php?f=212 subforum to see if some life can be brought to it?
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05-30-09, 03:43 PM
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I haven't heard back so I'm guessing I didn't make it. Here I thought I would have been perfect for this. I guess the ways of promoters are inscrutable. I even offered to forfeit the 3k.
Looks like it's back to my original plan of a tour around the great lakes and northeast this summer.
Looks like it's back to my original plan of a tour around the great lakes and northeast this summer.
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I haven't heard back so I'm guessing I didn't make it. Here I thought I would have been perfect for this. I guess the ways of promoters are inscrutable. I even offered to forfeit the 3k.
Looks like it's back to my original plan of a tour around the great lakes and northeast this summer.
Looks like it's back to my original plan of a tour around the great lakes and northeast this summer.
They lost my phone number.
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06-01-09, 04:10 PM
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The plan is to start at 8 or 9 the morning of, in "Time Square, Central Park or Columbus Circle (a big name place), cross the George Washington bridge and head to Philly - 50 miles per day for 2 easy days." Then we would split into two groups of 21, split evenly based on exactly experience, gender, cyclist-type, etc - "women, young guys, older guys, bike messengers, experienced tourers split evenly between the two groups". He was still working on finalizing the route, but named off "Chicago, Austin and Dallas" when we were talking about routes a bit. He also mentioned no need for panniers, as it is fully supported (sorry BengeBoy!
). "In the coming days" we'll have routes and such, I hear.So what's the BF head count?
06-01-09, 04:25 PM
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So I was a bit confused about the whole deal. I had received the forms, but no phone call, so I didn't know if I had to make another cut or not. I emailed Nick and just spoke with him on the phone about it, and it appears they forgot to call me! I'm in, so all is well, but we talked a while about the trip and such.
So what's the BF head count?
So what's the BF head count?
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06-02-09, 05:26 AM
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Any ideas on what the route from GWB to Philly might look like if you're on bikes straight through?
I am planning to travel those exact spots Thursday.
Thanks so much!
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