I agree with Tony. I'd much rather carry a little too much over not quite enough. I got a couple comments from the crabon crowd at the size of my handlebar bag. One guy on a climb asked if I had any beer in there. It's true you don't need to carry much in the way of food at the GPC, but those little snacky bits that hold you over between the rest stops are pretty useful. I had a few larabars for the in between times and did really well food-wise.
On May 2, 5:47 pm, Tony <tony.m...@astound.net> wrote: > Hi Corwin - I spoke with you at the Briones rest stop (orange Sam). > I did the 109 miles (plus there and back home) and toted a bag in > front and back. Where else would you put the wool arm warmers, knee > warmers and socks needed at the beginning of the day? That I did the > whole route is not a brag, I was bushed, bushed, bushed. All in all, > I'm glad I did it. I enjoyed meeting some of the friendly people on > the ride Sunday, and the day before chopping fruit. I had never been > up at the top of Oakland on Skyline and that was very pretty. The cue > sheet around that area was interesting - "go into the zoo; go out of > the zoo to the right, downhill". > > Tony > > On May 2, 10:37 am, Corwin <ernf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > 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/-Hide > > >quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
