I rode the Grizzly Peak century as well. I was on the Purple Custom. I saw many Rivs during the ride including a blue Ram, four Homers and an orange Sam. I rode the north loop - a measly 73.3 miles, which I modified by riding up to Island Picnic area in Tilden from Berkeley. Also rode back to Orinda BART from the finish in Moraga.
It was amusing to be one of the few wearing street clothes in a sea of polyester and lycra. I learned many things on this ride. Among them: 1) If you're going to ride something as challenging as the Grizzly Peak Century, you should probably do more than a few climbs in the Berkeley Hills. I should have made several repeated climbs during each ride. By the time I got to Port Costa, my legs were pretty much shot. 2) Eat and drink in quantities your body will use at regular, frequent intervals. I made the mistake of eating a small breakfast at home and nothing more than a piece of cantaloupe at Island. By the time I got to Port Costa, I was famished. Instead of eating sparingly, keeping in mind the steep climb just outside the rest stop, I ate too much. I did make sure to drink lots of water and filled my water bottle. 3) I carried too much. The water bottle and tool kit were critical - but on a ride this well supported, there is no need for a cell phone, extra glasses, keys, etc. And to be honest (as my pictures or lack thereof will attest) I was too preoccupied to take photos. Looking forward to next year. I am planning to train much harder though. The pictures I did take are here: https://picasaweb.google.com/Ernfast/GrizzlyPeakCentury2011# Corwin On May 1, 8:42 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > I did theGrizzlyPeakCenturytoday on the Hilsen. We enjoyed > perfect conditions. No wind, warm and sunny, nearly hot on climbs, > but not quite. Just a great day out on the bike. Including the ride > to the start and from the finish, I logged ~115 miles. The Hilsen was > spectacular again, on my fifthcentury-plus for 2011. > > I saw a total of 4 Rivs in the huge field of participants, including > me and my buddy Doug on Hilsens, one Rambouillet (do the hip kids call > that a "boo-yay" or a "bwee-lay"?), and the spectacular bright purple > metallic custom that Grant posted a flyer for on the Riv site > recently. The owner of that Purple Stunner and Doug were the only two > folks I saw pedalling free with tennies, although I did see one lady > rocking the Adidas Sambas with toe clips. > > A few photos prove it happened > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/sets/72157626626862972/ -- 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.
