Hi Tony and William - To each his own. If this ride had not been supported - I would likely have been happy with my load.
But I was plenty warm in shorts and a thin t-shirt at Island (at 7am). It was all I could do to get myself to drink between rest stops. And you have every right to be proud of finishing 109 miles Tony. That was a punishing ride. Curiously, while riding to BART, I noticed that even though I could not handle steep hills, I could push a moderate gear - about 75 or 80 inches - up a reasonable incline for a prolonged distance. I only had a problem with the steep hills. Grizzly Peak Cyclists do seem to be a friendly bunch. I am considering trying some of their rides during the year, and reacquainting myself with some of the hills we sampled Sunday. CZ 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.
