On Mar 6, 12:09 pm, Smitty-A-Go-Go <54ca...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm thinking of riding in a 100k populaire in a couple weeks. I know it's > not a tremendous distance but it'll be my first rando event and my longest > ride ever.
cool! > I plan to do it on my Hilsen... I've got the necessary reflectors, lights > (battery), fenders, and a small sackville saddle bag + front trunk sack to > carry stuff. consider only carrying 1 bag unless the weather is such that you need to carry extra layers. avoid the urge to overpack. > I've got 40mm Marathon Supremes on there now. I imagine I'd be the only one > with 40mm tires. Not that that's a deal breaker but I've been contemplating > getting a set of faster tires and this seems like as good a reason as any > to make a purchase. What sort of tires do people normally ride on such an > event? I love all the Schwalbes I've had and am tempted to get Kojaks out > of brand loyalty. I was also eyeing the 32mm Grand Bois Cypress on Jan's > site. As far as I can tell Jan is the rando guy and I can't imagine he'd > sell crappy tires. you're call, but sporty tires are nice to have around, if only for special events like this. > What sort of foods do people eat? I'd rather avoid things in the power goo > and protein pudding food group. I went for a ride with some roadie types a > few weeks ago and brought dates as my snack. I was keeping up ok before I > ate the dates but the dates sat heavy in my belly and I became a slug. stuff that digests quickly and is relatively "light" - i usually reach for apple sauce, cereals, clif/lara bars, fruit, nuts, pb&j etc. mostly carbs. a shot of espresso is nice. remember that when you eat is as important as what you eat. do not carbo load the night before and do not eat a huge breakfast. > How extensive of a tool kit do people generally bring on a ride like this? > I generally carry more tools than I've ever really needed on the road. > Flats are really my only stop-me-in-my-tracks roadside repair I've had to > deal with. I'm tempted to minimize the tool kit but don't want to go too > small. a tube/patch-kit, multi-tool and spoke wrench. do a good pre-ride maintenance check and you'll be set. > I realize the ride is short enough that I could probably get by doing > business as usual and get through it but thought I'd solicit advice from > those who have gone before. Perhaps I could appear more sophisticated than > I really am. Any thoughts or advice... food, tire, tool, or otherwise... would > be appreciated. it's your longest ride, but remember that it's just another ride - the extra miles aren't going to magically cause you or bike to catastrophically fail. ride within yourself and you'll be fine. have fun!! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
