400k Wrap Up
Okay, so the Davis Bike Club 400k was last Saturday. It ended at 2332 for me, anyway (Brevets use a 24-hour clock). It was a good ride. Not as…
Saddles Sores
I haven't experienced saddle sores. But I have ridden some miles on a pretty sore butt. I think surviving a 90-hour ride over 750 miles will require that I have…
DBC 400k
This weekend is the Davis Bike Club 400k Brevet. This is the third of four rides necessary to qualify to ride in the Gold Rush Randonnee. 400k is right around…
Nor Cal Fleche Velo
(Note: I re-dated this post so it appears at the top of the Fleche Velo posts. It gives a general intro to the event, which seems helpful before you read…
2009 Fleche Velo Review, Part 1
Okay, I'm back from San Francisco and our 24 hour adventure. And all I can say is what a blast! The Fleche was the best organized ride I've ridden. The…
2009 Fleche Velo Review, Part 2
This is the beginning of a rather long description of our bike ride. I hate reading long blog entries myself. But I'm too lazy to edit it into a tight,…
2009 Fleche Velo Review, Part 3
This post describes the second leg of our ride from Cloverdale to Marinwood. We hung out a while at our turn-around point in Cloverdale. Our contol point was a grocery…
2009 Fleche Velo Review, Part 4
This account is the third leg of our ride, from Marinwood to San Francisco. Our control at Marinwood was a real treat. The control was at Paul's brother's house. Paul's sister-in-law,…
Wool
Packing for the Fleche, which starts in less than 12 hours. And I just realized that all of my cycling clothing for the ride is wool: wool underlayer by Patagonia; wool…
Status as of April 8
Just a post to say where things stand as I get this blog underway. So far, I've ridden two of the four qualifying brevets: the 200k and the 300k. Both…