Sorry I missed you Tony! I think I set a new personal record for the slowest 50 miles I've ever hidden, but I took my time and met a lot of really great people along the way. That 2-3 mile section of mud about 11 miles in was truly brutal. I quickly learned that the sidepull brakes are absolutely awful in thick mud. I could not get 10 feet before my wheels would seize up and I ended up carrying my bike 2 miles before I finally climbed a fence and pushed it through the grass. I eventually pulled my wheels off and spent about 25 minutes digging out the mud, clay, rocks, and grass. Next year I will be bringing the Bombadil if the conditions are as similiar. Here are some pics of my experience...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/101678932@N02/sets/72157653811400305 On Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 8:50:22 PM UTC-5, Tony McG wrote: > I wish I had seen this before I left town Thursday morning. I rode my > Atlantis on the Half-Pint again this year; though much slower than last > year. The 3 miles of walking and 40 miles of headwind on the soggy roads > really took it's toll on me. Looking forward to riding again next year, > but I might not be riding the Riv. > > On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 10:36:43 AM UTC-5, Wildcat96 wrote: >> >> I chickened out last minute and will be doing the 50 mile "Fun Ride" this >> year. Sounds like it's going to be a mudfest! I'll be riding my Sage >> Green Sam. If anyone from this list is going and wants to hook up, my cell >> is 913-406-5830. > > -- 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
