There are a couple of rides this weekend and I wanted to see if anyone is interested in either/both. It looks like you need to download and fill out registration for the Saturday one.
I was thinking about the century on Saturday and then the short route (with the family) on Sunday.
Saturday is the AYH Beer & Brat 5 Star Century out of Milstadt, IL
Beer & Brat 5 Star Century
Join us for the Beer and Brat Century. Sign in and start riding at 6:00 A.M. from the Millstadt, Illinois VFW Hall. Complete a metric century loop (67 miles) in the morning, have lunch at the VFW Hall on us, and finish your ride after lunch. The roads will be clearly marked, maps will be available, as well as SAG support and rest stops. For those riders completing the century, a patch will be available. Timing your ride is an option. Cost: $25 for HI-USA members; $30 for non-members, includes lunch. Sign up in advance at our website: http://www.blogger.com/www.moonlightramble.com or call the office for advance reservations: 314-644-4660.Contact Email: davereiter1@earthlink.netContact Phone: 314-406-2359 Fax: 314/644/6192Web site: http://www.moonlightramble.com/featured_rides_06.htm
Sunday is Trailnet's Peach Pedal out of Marine, IL
Peach Pedal
time: Registration 7:30 – 9 am
location: Mills Apple Farm, 11477 Pocahontas Rd, Marine, IL 62061
description: Routes: 34, 42, or 51 miles
Terrain: Flat to gently rolling, no big hills
Features: Pleasant ride through the countryside returning to the farm for fresh peaches from the orchard. The bakery will also be open selling pies and other baked goods.
fees: $6 Member, $9 Non-member, $3 Child under 13
sponsor/partner: Ride Sponsor: HYPERLINK "http://www.thehubbicyclecompany.comthe/ Hub Bicycle Co.
Stop in for $3 off coupons, while they last
contact info: For more information, HYPERLINK "mailto:bicyclefun@trailnet.orgEmail us or call 314/416-9930 ext. 109 or 618/874-8554 ext. 109 directions: From St. Louis cross the PS Bridge and take I-70 East. Take IL-4 (Exit #21) and turn left on IL -4 heading north. Take a right on IL 143. In the town of Marine go left onto N. Duncan St then turn right onto Pocahontas Rd and follow to Mills Apple Farm.
Let me know what you all think.
Cheri
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Performance Drinks
Cheri,
You had mentioned before you had an extra Accelerade on the order you made. If you still do I would like to buy it from you.
Greg
You had mentioned before you had an extra Accelerade on the order you made. If you still do I would like to buy it from you.
Greg
5 hour century
This post is for Greg, and maybe other too.
Last Sunday Greg and I got to talking about trying to do a 5-hour century some time this fall. I think if we had a group that was pretty committed to this we really could do it. Probably out in Saint Charles County, so we don't have to deal with so much traffic, and almost zero stop lights. We can easy make some loops that are 20-30 miles with no lights, and we'd only have to do them 3 or 4 times and we'd be done. I think a group of 5-8 riders who could pace line at 22-23 should be able to get the job done, and we'd bank some time for a stop or two. If we really had our act together (I'm volunteering) we could park a car or two in different places on the route, and the car's could have extra bottles of performance drinks, and some food or gels that we could change out on or bikes / into our jerseys in less than 5-minutes.
I know of at least two guys who are not on this blog who I could probably talk into helping with this. They are both good cyclists, but not crazy types. They would both be able to take their pulls at the above speeds.
Speaking of pulls, if we had say 6 or 7 cyclists, you'd only have to pull 60-90 seconds on the front. Or even less if you were not fully recovered. A 90 second pull on a flat road would leave you with almost 10 minutes before you got to second position. We'd all have to work together with each others plusses and minuses to make it work the best for the team. We could / should probably practice with some 20 mile hours or 40 miles in less than 2 hours on some of our rides leading up to this. We may need to look at some investment in gear, but not much. I'm only talking about things like gel bottles that make it easier for you to eat while in the back, while trying to stay on a quick line. If you have an extra bottle cage to cary more water (like the cages that go under you seat) that may be a plus too, but probably not completely necessary.
Let me know what you all think.
Mike
Last Sunday Greg and I got to talking about trying to do a 5-hour century some time this fall. I think if we had a group that was pretty committed to this we really could do it. Probably out in Saint Charles County, so we don't have to deal with so much traffic, and almost zero stop lights. We can easy make some loops that are 20-30 miles with no lights, and we'd only have to do them 3 or 4 times and we'd be done. I think a group of 5-8 riders who could pace line at 22-23 should be able to get the job done, and we'd bank some time for a stop or two. If we really had our act together (I'm volunteering) we could park a car or two in different places on the route, and the car's could have extra bottles of performance drinks, and some food or gels that we could change out on or bikes / into our jerseys in less than 5-minutes.
I know of at least two guys who are not on this blog who I could probably talk into helping with this. They are both good cyclists, but not crazy types. They would both be able to take their pulls at the above speeds.
Speaking of pulls, if we had say 6 or 7 cyclists, you'd only have to pull 60-90 seconds on the front. Or even less if you were not fully recovered. A 90 second pull on a flat road would leave you with almost 10 minutes before you got to second position. We'd all have to work together with each others plusses and minuses to make it work the best for the team. We could / should probably practice with some 20 mile hours or 40 miles in less than 2 hours on some of our rides leading up to this. We may need to look at some investment in gear, but not much. I'm only talking about things like gel bottles that make it easier for you to eat while in the back, while trying to stay on a quick line. If you have an extra bottle cage to cary more water (like the cages that go under you seat) that may be a plus too, but probably not completely necessary.
Let me know what you all think.
Mike
100 miles of hills, and Calhoun Co. Century
Hello all,
I think you all have done two rides that I didn't get to do, and I'm simply posting a request to put them back in the rotation soon. I've missed out on hitting Calhoun County twice and would still really love to get up there with the group. Let me know if we can work it into the schedule.
Also, I think you all did a very long ride that combined the best of Dr. Dan's ride, plus the ride over to Saint Charles County, plus Reise Road and parts of West County (maybe the Adams / Marshall Road hills?). I think Roark had this route worked out, and I think it came in as a hilly century. Anyway, I'm hoping we can do that ride sometime soon as well.
Mike
I think you all have done two rides that I didn't get to do, and I'm simply posting a request to put them back in the rotation soon. I've missed out on hitting Calhoun County twice and would still really love to get up there with the group. Let me know if we can work it into the schedule.
Also, I think you all did a very long ride that combined the best of Dr. Dan's ride, plus the ride over to Saint Charles County, plus Reise Road and parts of West County (maybe the Adams / Marshall Road hills?). I think Roark had this route worked out, and I think it came in as a hilly century. Anyway, I'm hoping we can do that ride sometime soon as well.
Mike
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Sunday August 13 Bike Ride
The I Scream For Ice Cream bike ride is this Sunday in Edwardsville. Options include 20,33, and 45 miles. Anyone interested two loops?
Brian
Brian
Ride Saturday, Aug 12
Is anyone doing this ride out of Rockwoods Reservation that John sent out via email (below)?
"This ride is a doozy and very scenic while your suffering up the climbs. We'll be leaving from Rockwoods Reservation. Meet at 7:30 and leave at 8:00am. Just for kicks (don't know if I'll do this every time), here's a link to the route on GMap. If you click on the elevation (small/large) tag, you can see just what we'll be doing climb-wise. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=346734 Normally, this route goes up Melrose and down Allenton but, the road between Allenton and Eureka is closed and I don't know if it's ridable. That's why we're spending a mile or so on the shoulder of Hwy 109 to Alt. To get to Rockwoods Reservation: Take I-44 to Eureka Hwy 109 Exit., go North. About 3.9/4.0 miles will be Woods Rd. Take a left and then a right on Glencoe. About 1.7 (give or take) miles on the left, you'll see the Visitor's Center and parking. We'll leave from there. Don't know if the Visitor's Center will be open that early for restrooms or water. Please plan accordingly."
Rockwoods - Rockwoods
via some BIG Hills
Start From Rockwoods Reservation Office
R Glencoe
L Woods
R Hwy 109 (shoulder)
R Alt
L Forby Rd
R N. Central Ave
X I-44
R Hwy W
R Hwy FF
L John McKeever Rd.
R Byrnesville Rd.
BR Upper Byrnesville Rd.
R Lynch
S Lynch becomes Hwy F
X Hwy FF
R Hwy O/F
S Hwy F becomes 1st St.
(For Food in Pacific see opposite page)
S Hwy F become 1st St.
X Bus 44
S Hwy OO/First St.
BL Hwy OO/Park St.
S Hwy OO
X Hwy 100
S W. Manchester Rd.
L Bouquet Rd.
R Melrose
X Hwy 100
Cont Manchester
R Glencoe Rd
R Rockwoods Reservation
40.6 Miles
Food Options in Pacific
Off of Hwy F/1st St.
R E. St.Louis Ave -Depot Rest.
R Bus 44 -Subway
"This ride is a doozy and very scenic while your suffering up the climbs. We'll be leaving from Rockwoods Reservation. Meet at 7:30 and leave at 8:00am. Just for kicks (don't know if I'll do this every time), here's a link to the route on GMap. If you click on the elevation (small/large) tag, you can see just what we'll be doing climb-wise. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=346734 Normally, this route goes up Melrose and down Allenton but, the road between Allenton and Eureka is closed and I don't know if it's ridable. That's why we're spending a mile or so on the shoulder of Hwy 109 to Alt. To get to Rockwoods Reservation: Take I-44 to Eureka Hwy 109 Exit., go North. About 3.9/4.0 miles will be Woods Rd. Take a left and then a right on Glencoe. About 1.7 (give or take) miles on the left, you'll see the Visitor's Center and parking. We'll leave from there. Don't know if the Visitor's Center will be open that early for restrooms or water. Please plan accordingly."
Rockwoods - Rockwoods
via some BIG Hills
Start From Rockwoods Reservation Office
R Glencoe
L Woods
R Hwy 109 (shoulder)
R Alt
L Forby Rd
R N. Central Ave
X I-44
R Hwy W
R Hwy FF
L John McKeever Rd.
R Byrnesville Rd.
BR Upper Byrnesville Rd.
R Lynch
S Lynch becomes Hwy F
X Hwy FF
R Hwy O/F
S Hwy F becomes 1st St.
(For Food in Pacific see opposite page)
S Hwy F become 1st St.
X Bus 44
S Hwy OO/First St.
BL Hwy OO/Park St.
S Hwy OO
X Hwy 100
S W. Manchester Rd.
L Bouquet Rd.
R Melrose
X Hwy 100
Cont Manchester
R Glencoe Rd
R Rockwoods Reservation
40.6 Miles
Food Options in Pacific
Off of Hwy F/1st St.
R E. St.Louis Ave -Depot Rest.
R Bus 44 -Subway
Monday, July 31, 2006
Ride Sunday August 6
I am up for riding Sunday August 6. Let me know if any one is planning any specific rides.
Mark
Mark
Thursday, July 27, 2006
7/29-7/30 Weekend Rides
I will not be riding Sunday 7/30. I am going out of town on bussiness for the week Sunday. I will return just in time on Thursday August 3 to go out of town to Michagan on vacation. I will not be joning you all to ride again till Wednesday August 16th.
This Saturday 7/29 I will be doing a team ride from "The Hub" Bicyles. My plan is to ride from my house at 7 am to "The Hub" to meet the team. Of course I will be riding home as well. This puts the ride for those who join me from home at 50-60 miles.
I posted the following to my MS150 Team describing the ride.
Our next team ride will be Saturday July 29th. The ride will start at the Hub Bicycle Company in Webster Groves starting at 8:00 am. The Hub is one of our jersey sponsors and is located at 40 West Lockwood Ave in Webster Groves. Our own Ryan Heine will be leading us out, with me at the tail end.
The route description follows. We will go the 34 mile short version, and extend the (42 miles) ride if everyone seems to be doing well. Our food stop will take place in Webster after the ride. Please RSVP as soon as you can.
The typical route (route1.gif):
1. Start at the Hub on Lockwood & Gore in Webster Groves,
2. Follow Lockwood west, and then Adams.
3. Right onto Geyer follow to the T at Clayton
4. Left onto Clayton and follow through to Mason Ridge right after Mason Rd.
5. (Rest Section) Right onto Mason Ridge.
6. Left onto Mason, Cross over 64/40.
7. Left onto Conway at the bottom of the Hill (another T)
8. Right onto Babler at the top of the hill.
9. (Rest Section) Follow to the next T, at Ladue
10. Right onto Ladue for a short down and up jaunt.
11. Right onto Mason
12. Follow to the T at Conway again.
13. Left onto Conway, Follow to the 270 overpass.
14. Right onto the outer road and follow to Mason
15. Left back onto Mason, over 64/40 again and then left onto the other outer road.
16. Follow to Clayton road.
17. (Rest Section) Left onto Clayton road, Follow to Ballas Rd.
18. Right onto Ballas. Follow the rolling hills for a while.
19. Ballas makes a fork intersection with W. Adams,
20. Stay left onto W. Adams and up the long hill.
21. Follow W. Adams to Lockwood and the Hub, the same way we went out.
I believe this route is around 34 miles with a fair number of short rolling hills and one long hill.
Route2.gif -- yellow addition not fully tested yet.
The second map highlights an alternate route that should add another 8-10 miles onto the route along with Marshall hill:
Same as above except:
16. Past Clayton stay on the outer road (Des Peres Rd.)
17. Follow to T at Des Peres Hospital.
18. Right on Dougherty Ferry Rd.
19. Somewhere Past Big Bend turns into Forest Ave.
20. Left on Didian Ave. Over the RR.
21. Left on Marshall Road
22. Follow to Big Bend, Cross onto Old Big Bend
23. Follow to S Ballas.
24. Right onto S. Ballas. Follow to W. Adams
25. Right onto W. Adams
26. Follow W. Adams to Lockwood and the Hub, the same way we went out
This Saturday 7/29 I will be doing a team ride from "The Hub" Bicyles. My plan is to ride from my house at 7 am to "The Hub" to meet the team. Of course I will be riding home as well. This puts the ride for those who join me from home at 50-60 miles.
I posted the following to my MS150 Team describing the ride.
Our next team ride will be Saturday July 29th. The ride will start at the Hub Bicycle Company in Webster Groves starting at 8:00 am. The Hub is one of our jersey sponsors and is located at 40 West Lockwood Ave in Webster Groves. Our own Ryan Heine will be leading us out, with me at the tail end.
The route description follows. We will go the 34 mile short version, and extend the (42 miles) ride if everyone seems to be doing well. Our food stop will take place in Webster after the ride. Please RSVP as soon as you can.
The typical route (route1.gif):
1. Start at the Hub on Lockwood & Gore in Webster Groves,
2. Follow Lockwood west, and then Adams.
3. Right onto Geyer follow to the T at Clayton
4. Left onto Clayton and follow through to Mason Ridge right after Mason Rd.
5. (Rest Section) Right onto Mason Ridge.
6. Left onto Mason, Cross over 64/40.
7. Left onto Conway at the bottom of the Hill (another T)
8. Right onto Babler at the top of the hill.
9. (Rest Section) Follow to the next T, at Ladue
10. Right onto Ladue for a short down and up jaunt.
11. Right onto Mason
12. Follow to the T at Conway again.
13. Left onto Conway, Follow to the 270 overpass.
14. Right onto the outer road and follow to Mason
15. Left back onto Mason, over 64/40 again and then left onto the other outer road.
16. Follow to Clayton road.
17. (Rest Section) Left onto Clayton road, Follow to Ballas Rd.
18. Right onto Ballas. Follow the rolling hills for a while.
19. Ballas makes a fork intersection with W. Adams,
20. Stay left onto W. Adams and up the long hill.
21. Follow W. Adams to Lockwood and the Hub, the same way we went out.
I believe this route is around 34 miles with a fair number of short rolling hills and one long hill.
Route2.gif -- yellow addition not fully tested yet.
The second map highlights an alternate route that should add another 8-10 miles onto the route along with Marshall hill:
Same as above except:
16. Past Clayton stay on the outer road (Des Peres Rd.)
17. Follow to T at Des Peres Hospital.
18. Right on Dougherty Ferry Rd.
19. Somewhere Past Big Bend turns into Forest Ave.
20. Left on Didian Ave. Over the RR.
21. Left on Marshall Road
22. Follow to Big Bend, Cross onto Old Big Bend
23. Follow to S Ballas.
24. Right onto S. Ballas. Follow to W. Adams
25. Right onto W. Adams
26. Follow W. Adams to Lockwood and the Hub, the same way we went out
Friday, July 21, 2006
Saturday July 22nd
I am being lazy. Since Sunday is a 100 miler, I am going to ride around 9am Saturday with John J from my house. Nothing to intense.
Roark
Roark
Sunday - July 23
I have this wild idea about doing the 100 mile Calhoun County ride again this Sunday.
Anyone have any thoughts about this wild idea?
Anyone have any thoughts about this wild idea?
Friday, July 14, 2006
Weekend Rides July 15th & July 16
Here is what I know about this weekend. If you want to hook on with Alan and his group on Saturday, plan to leave his house at 7am. I would give him a call to confirm the start time. I will be traveling with family to see the a dead president in Springfield IL on Saturday.
Sunday I plan to ride with Alan's group. Alan didn't know the exact start time for Sunday but will coordinate it with me late afternoon Saturday. I will post the info as soon as I know. On the off chance Alan does not plan to ride, I am thinking an early morning city type loop.
Thats all I know.
Roark
Sunday I plan to ride with Alan's group. Alan didn't know the exact start time for Sunday but will coordinate it with me late afternoon Saturday. I will post the info as soon as I know. On the off chance Alan does not plan to ride, I am thinking an early morning city type loop.
Thats all I know.
Roark
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Fastest Speed On Bicycle
Is it true that John Howard set a record in 1985 by riding his bicycle 152.3 miles per hour?????
Friday, July 07, 2006
Saturday July 8th Team Ride
Folks,
I am doing a team ride this Saturday starting at Kaldis in Chesterfield Valley at 8 am. Its about 30 miles, with just a couple of climbs. It might challenge my MS150 team, but for the rest of us, think recovery ride.
Roark
I am doing a team ride this Saturday starting at Kaldis in Chesterfield Valley at 8 am. Its about 30 miles, with just a couple of climbs. It might challenge my MS150 team, but for the rest of us, think recovery ride.
Roark
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Coupons for Sun 7/9 and Sun 7/16
Hey all,
I picked up coupons at Maplewood for the Trailnet rides on 7/9 and 7/16 and tried to get enough for anyone who needed them. I've got about 10-12 extra. Let me know if you want any and I can get them to you....either at Wednesday night ride, at the ride itself, or some other way. I think I'm going to do the 7/9 Big Bottle ride, but don't think I'll do the 7/16 Joie de Vivre ride. A lot of stuff on the schedule that weekend and will hopefully squeeze in a local ride at some point.
Cheri
I picked up coupons at Maplewood for the Trailnet rides on 7/9 and 7/16 and tried to get enough for anyone who needed them. I've got about 10-12 extra. Let me know if you want any and I can get them to you....either at Wednesday night ride, at the ride itself, or some other way. I think I'm going to do the 7/9 Big Bottle ride, but don't think I'll do the 7/16 Joie de Vivre ride. A lot of stuff on the schedule that weekend and will hopefully squeeze in a local ride at some point.
Cheri
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Bike Tour Of Colorado
Whats there to say, long climbs, litteraly breathtaking views! The hotel options have been great, and camping sucks. Today is a day off with a massage scheduled.
Roark
Roark
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
600k
A few of you have asked me how the 600k went, so I thought I'd give a quick post. All in all it went pretty well. 600k is about 375 miles, and the time limit is 40 hours. I was with 1 other guys most of the time, and 1 other guy kind of cat and mouse. For the most part we finished togehter in 34 hours 32 minutes. I finished 3rd a couple of minutes behind the other 2 because I wanted to pull my own way in down the stretch. Not a bad time considering we were in Anna, Il for almost 9.5 hours not pedaling.
Nine or ten riders started in Edwardsville on Saturday at 4am and rode east for about 40 miles, then mostly south in a round about way. We made it to Anna Illinios that day at 6:30, which was 227 miles give or take. This qualifies as my second double century, and we did the 200 miles in 12 hours 15 minutes, which was about 15 minutes faster than my previous double. If you've never been there, Anna is about 15 miles South / Southeast of Carbondale. It gets pretty hilly down there too, so the last 40 miles of day one, and the first 60 miles of day two were fairly hilly. Not as hilly as west county, but hilly enough considering the miles in our legs. Saturday was a pretty good day for biking except that it did get pretty hot from about 1pm to 5pm.
On Sunday we again started at 4am. This meant me and one other guy who stuck together into Anna had gotten about 6.5 hours sleep, plus time for dinner and winding down the night before. Keeping a good pace the first day is a good thing because it allows for more sleep time before you have to get going again. We saw some of the other riders on day two. One group of three had riden about 260 miles on day one, but got to their hotel around 2am, and then only had 3 hours of sleep. One other guy who was in the back of the pack rode straight through, and we didn't see him in front of us until about the 310 miles mark. He looked like hell too, and was moving at about 11-12 mph. Day two wound up being about 152 miles for us due to a couple of small wrong turns. So in the end I rode about 379 miles, even though the ride was only supposed to be 375. Sunday was considerably cooler too. I had a wind vest on all the way until noon, which by that time we only had about 40 more miles to go. I'm not 100% sure, but I think our riding time was right around 20.5 hours, so our average speed on the bike was somewhere around 18.5 mph. The guy I was with most of the time was a real tank. We pulled 50 / 50 for the first half of both days, but by mid day it was starting to be more him than me. By the end of the second day we split up a bit because I told him I didn't feel right following him pretty much 100% of the time. I was fine to ride, and was not having any real difficulties, I just couldn't ride at his pace.
I learned quite a bit about long distance riding too. A race bike is good for speed, but not so good for comfort. It is now 3 days after and the tips of some fingers are still tingeling, but they are almost back to normal. No saddle sores, although my sit bones were pretty worn out. My neck was worn out too, but I could have riden the next day if it had been an even longer ride. I'm pretty sure another bike is in my near future. Probably something with a more upright position, and maybe a steel / carbon frame for more comfort. I also think it will be a triple, and it may even have a rear rack for gear. Too much junk in your jersey pockets really adds to fatigue. Plus starting at 4am and riding through the heat of the day is very challenging when it comes to managing your gear.
The good news is I know I'll do these again next year, and I'm pretty sure Paris-Brest-Paris is still on the radar.
Talk to you all soon,
Mike
Nine or ten riders started in Edwardsville on Saturday at 4am and rode east for about 40 miles, then mostly south in a round about way. We made it to Anna Illinios that day at 6:30, which was 227 miles give or take. This qualifies as my second double century, and we did the 200 miles in 12 hours 15 minutes, which was about 15 minutes faster than my previous double. If you've never been there, Anna is about 15 miles South / Southeast of Carbondale. It gets pretty hilly down there too, so the last 40 miles of day one, and the first 60 miles of day two were fairly hilly. Not as hilly as west county, but hilly enough considering the miles in our legs. Saturday was a pretty good day for biking except that it did get pretty hot from about 1pm to 5pm.
On Sunday we again started at 4am. This meant me and one other guy who stuck together into Anna had gotten about 6.5 hours sleep, plus time for dinner and winding down the night before. Keeping a good pace the first day is a good thing because it allows for more sleep time before you have to get going again. We saw some of the other riders on day two. One group of three had riden about 260 miles on day one, but got to their hotel around 2am, and then only had 3 hours of sleep. One other guy who was in the back of the pack rode straight through, and we didn't see him in front of us until about the 310 miles mark. He looked like hell too, and was moving at about 11-12 mph. Day two wound up being about 152 miles for us due to a couple of small wrong turns. So in the end I rode about 379 miles, even though the ride was only supposed to be 375. Sunday was considerably cooler too. I had a wind vest on all the way until noon, which by that time we only had about 40 more miles to go. I'm not 100% sure, but I think our riding time was right around 20.5 hours, so our average speed on the bike was somewhere around 18.5 mph. The guy I was with most of the time was a real tank. We pulled 50 / 50 for the first half of both days, but by mid day it was starting to be more him than me. By the end of the second day we split up a bit because I told him I didn't feel right following him pretty much 100% of the time. I was fine to ride, and was not having any real difficulties, I just couldn't ride at his pace.
I learned quite a bit about long distance riding too. A race bike is good for speed, but not so good for comfort. It is now 3 days after and the tips of some fingers are still tingeling, but they are almost back to normal. No saddle sores, although my sit bones were pretty worn out. My neck was worn out too, but I could have riden the next day if it had been an even longer ride. I'm pretty sure another bike is in my near future. Probably something with a more upright position, and maybe a steel / carbon frame for more comfort. I also think it will be a triple, and it may even have a rear rack for gear. Too much junk in your jersey pockets really adds to fatigue. Plus starting at 4am and riding through the heat of the day is very challenging when it comes to managing your gear.
The good news is I know I'll do these again next year, and I'm pretty sure Paris-Brest-Paris is still on the radar.
Talk to you all soon,
Mike
Team Prices on Accelerade, Endurox, and Accel Gel
All,
I have the order form from PacificHealth Laboratories for the team prices on Accelerade, Enderox R4, and Accel Gel. (If you want to see a product comparison on the gel, you can look here....http://www.accelgel.com/pages/comparison.html)
I'd like to get a count of who all would interested in ordering any of these. We have to order them by the case.
Accelerade comes in a case of six. Each 56-serving container comes out to $20.50.
Endurox comes in a case of six. Each 28-serving container comes out to $27.00.
Accel gel comes in a case of four boxes. Each 24-count box comes out to $16.15.
These prices do NOT include shipping yet. Shipping is between $11-20 per case....or free shipping if we order six cases.
I'm double-checking, but I think that a case needs to be all one flavor.
Accelerade flavors: fruit punch, orange, lemon lime, blue raspberry, and lemonade (new).
Endurox flavors: fruit punch, tangy orange, lemon lime, vanilla, and chocolate.
Accel gel flavors: vanilla, strawberry kiwi, cholocate, and citrus orange (new).
I'm in for two Accelerades and two gels. I'm ok with any of the flavors (for Accerade and gel), but since I've been drinking only the fruit punch Accelerade for a while, I may be ready to switch.
Let me know within the next couple of weeks.
Cheri
I have the order form from PacificHealth Laboratories for the team prices on Accelerade, Enderox R4, and Accel Gel. (If you want to see a product comparison on the gel, you can look here....http://www.accelgel.com/pages/comparison.html)
I'd like to get a count of who all would interested in ordering any of these. We have to order them by the case.
Accelerade comes in a case of six. Each 56-serving container comes out to $20.50.
Endurox comes in a case of six. Each 28-serving container comes out to $27.00.
Accel gel comes in a case of four boxes. Each 24-count box comes out to $16.15.
These prices do NOT include shipping yet. Shipping is between $11-20 per case....or free shipping if we order six cases.
I'm double-checking, but I think that a case needs to be all one flavor.
Accelerade flavors: fruit punch, orange, lemon lime, blue raspberry, and lemonade (new).
Endurox flavors: fruit punch, tangy orange, lemon lime, vanilla, and chocolate.
Accel gel flavors: vanilla, strawberry kiwi, cholocate, and citrus orange (new).
I'm in for two Accelerades and two gels. I'm ok with any of the flavors (for Accerade and gel), but since I've been drinking only the fruit punch Accelerade for a while, I may be ready to switch.
Let me know within the next couple of weeks.
Cheri
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Bicycle Fun Club Ride
The Bicycle Fun Club Ride this Sunday June 11 is only 40 miles, if anyone is interested we could meet in Alton and ride about 13 miles to Brighton for 66 miles or for those who want more miles meet at Lewis & Clark in Hartford for 82 miles.
Friday, June 02, 2006
Sunday June 4 Pancake Ride
Looks like I might be doing this one alone. There is a 100k and 100 mile option. The ride starts from New Baden IL City Park between 6:30 and 8:30 AM. It costs $30 and includes lunch. I am confirmed and preregistered. If anyone else is interested we can carpool or agree to a meeting time.
Brian
Brian
Greg's 100 Miles Loop Through Calhoun County via The Golden Eagle Ferry!
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Up for your consideration next Saturday, June 10 (not this Saturday Ron). A Century ride over in Calhoun County via the Golden Eagle Ferry. This is a ride Greg Hobson suggested, and worked with me to create. There will be lots of hills once we get to Calhoun County. How many hills, and how much climbing I can't say for sure. It will be a new ride for all of us. If you think next Saturday would be a good time to try this ride let me know.
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