Thanks Noah. I'll be riding that same bike for the Fault Line 200 on cinco de mayo and the Hamilton 200 on June 1. That'll take me to the halfway point for an R12 medal.
BL #6551 On Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 2:00:41 PM UTC-7 Noah Swartz wrote: > Oh, I saw you at the start Bill! Love the matching fenders! > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 12:11 PM Toshi Takeuchi <tto...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Bill, I'm glad you had a good ride with your Roadeo. Your post >> reminded me that I took a picture of my bike after the 300k, so I've >> attached it here. >> >> Toshi >> >> [image: IMG_1793.jpg] >> >> >> On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 7:26 AM Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Good work Toshi! >>> >>> I also skipped the 400, which would have been my first, and instead went >>> for a fast 200 yesterday on the Two-Rock Valley Ford route. It was my >>> first long ride on my new pink Roadeo, which was very fun >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 10:30:08 PM UTC-7 ttoshi wrote: >>> >>>> About a month ago, I rode the SFR 300k event. Prior to the 300k, I >>>> rode the SFR 200k event and completed it successfully. I hoped to add to >>>> my training, but I was only able to take one ride in the weekend ~28 hilly >>>> miles to supplement my 4-5 days of commuting during the week. >>>> >>>> Despite the lack of long miles, I was confident that if I stuck to my >>>> plan of taking it easy on the hills and limiting my stopping time, then I >>>> could have a good outcome. >>>> >>>> The 300k route is very similar to the Russian River 200k route, except >>>> the extra 100k comes from riding from the out and back from San Francisco >>>> towards Fairfax-Olema. There were a few extra km in the mostly flats >>>> around Santa Rosa too. >>>> >>>> I had around a 10 hour 200k, so I was targeting a 10 + 6 hour =16 hour >>>> 300k. >>>> >>>> I made my chicken sausage/egg/rice "sushi" rolls and then didn't stop >>>> at all for food. I took a couple quick bathroom breaks and a water break, >>>> but the only substantial time off the bike was my two flats. >>>> >>>> Unfortunately my rear tire picked up some steel belted tire wires that >>>> went through my Grand Bois Hetre tire and gave it a slow flat. These >>>> annoying metal wires can only be removed by pliers, so it is a good idea >>>> to >>>> carry one in your toolkit. I have a mini leatherman tool that I have in >>>> my >>>> bike bag. >>>> >>>> --One thing I did notice was that my tire had some sidewall damage >>>> despite being stored inside and the tire being relatively new. I booted >>>> the tire with a sticky park tire boot and continued on to the end without >>>> mishap. I'm not sure when the tire damage happened and need to make sure >>>> to check my tires before a long ride more carefully. >>>> >>>> Despite the 2 flats, I finished in about 16 hours, so overall it was a >>>> good ride in that I reached my desired goal. >>>> >>>> I couldn't do the SFR 400k, which was yesterday, ending today, due to >>>> an orchestra concert today. It was a bit wet out there, so I hope >>>> everyone >>>> who did it managed ok. Actually, a couple years ago I rode the 400k and >>>> played in a concert the following day. I wasn't so confident this time! >>>> >>>> Several years ago I rode a wet 400k and finished around 23 hours >>>> (brutal!) and did the very stupid thing of trying to drive home without >>>> taking a nap. I caught myself falling asleep on the drive home and could >>>> have killed myself. I promise to rest before going home! >>>> >>>> I'm sure to have at least one big ride (double century or 400k) to ride >>>> this year, but I have to juggle that with my crazy schedule. Luckily my >>>> daily commute is providing a good base of training for these rides. >>>> >>>> Toshi in Oakland >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9b808197-9ee7-4b24-ab5a-df59defcc532n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9b808197-9ee7-4b24-ab5a-df59defcc532n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGB59xxU-YRyzGty18v1kmmr11N6RETYUQLNP6UtriHWtmx%3DZQ%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAGB59xxU-YRyzGty18v1kmmr11N6RETYUQLNP6UtriHWtmx%3DZQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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