Steve's not wrong that this is a CHALLENGE but the routes and people are fantastic. If you end the day not smiling, then it's been a very bad day!!
I just checked this year's information on the D2R2 and it's 40 miles (the bailout route) or your choice of metric 100K, 115K or 180K. The 115K is new and the routes get tweeked every year. The longer routes "sell out" first for practical reasons, so if you want to really crank it, sign up early. For Riv types, it's one of the events most aligned with folks on this forum. I mentioned Peter Wiegle (who rides by the way) but the bikes you see are off the charts. Many handbuilt lugged steel bikes from the best frame builders (Wiegle, Circle A, Iglehart, Moots, Independaent Fabrication, etc.) things like bamboo and wood frames, classic 60's - 80's French, British, and Italian, etc. ... the rest stops are an exercise in bike lust! I generally see a handfull of Rivs but I never to get to see all the bikes in one place. If my bones come together in time, I'll be there. If you want to come home with a great story to tell, this is it! Bill On Jul 18, 1:42 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Sun, 2011-07-17 at 18:36 -0700, bicyclebill wrote: > > I should have added, this is not for the faint of heart! > > Nor is D2R2 for those in anything but superb condition and in posession > of mad dirt road skills. It's been said that the 100mi version is the > most difficult ride in North America. -- 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.
