Lots of good advice here. I'm just stoked for you, 'cause its likely to start you into something really fun. So far this year, I've ridden a 200K in the pouring rain and felt great, and rode an "easy" 300K (relative to the climbing I've don on other 300Ks) and suffered and cursed myself for ever buying a bicycle. Every randonee has its different narrative moments - and for every one I've ever done (including Populaires), I've had that moment filled with doubt. Its part of the payoff of a randonnee: you learn from each one. The good, the bad, the DNFs, the really good days. But best of all, as others have mentioned, you have people around you who are really supportive.
Enjoy! Esteban San Diego, Calif. On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 9:09:17 AM UTC-8, Smitty-A-Go-Go 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > Oh yeah, FWIW... the ride is the OR Randonneurs Brewpub > Popularie<http://www.orrandonneurs.org/rba/2012/Brewpub/Brewpub_Info.html> > > Thanks, Smitty > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Mma2g6le6swJ. 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.
