on 3/6/12 9:09 AM, Smitty-A-Go-Go at [email protected] wrote: I'm thinking of riding in a 100k populaire in a couple weeks. I know it's not a tremendous distance but it'll be my first rando event and my longest ride ever.
I plan to do it on my Hilsen... I've got the necessary reflectors, lights (battery), fenders, and a small sackville saddle bag + front trunk sack to carry stuff. I've got 40mm Marathon Supremes on there now. I imagine I'd be the only one with 40mm tires. Not that that's a deal breaker but I've been contemplating getting a set of faster tires and this seems like as good a reason as any to make a purchase. What sort of tires do people normally ride on such an event? I love all the Schwalbes I've had and am tempted to get Kojaks out of brand loyalty. I was also eyeing the 32mm Grand Bois Cypress on Jan's site. As far as I can tell Jan is the rando guy and I can't imagine he'd sell crappy tires. What sort of foods do people eat? I'd rather avoid things in the power goo and protein pudding food group. I went for a ride with some roadie types a few weeks ago and brought dates as my snack. I was keeping up ok before I ate the dates but the dates sat heavy in my belly and I became a slug. How extensive of a tool kit do people generally bring on a ride like this? I generally carry more tools than I've ever really needed on the road. Flats are really my only stop-me-in-my-tracks roadside repair I've had to deal with. I'm tempted to minimize the tool kit but don't want to go too small. I realize the ride is short enough that I could probably get by doing business as usual and get through it but thought I'd solicit advice from those who have gone before. Perhaps I could appear more sophisticated than I really am. Any thoughts or advice... food, tire, tool, or otherwise... would be appreciated. Oh yeah, FWIW... the ride is the OR Randonneurs Brewpub Popularie <http://www.orrandonneurs.org/rba/2012/Brewpub/Brewpub_Info.html> Thanks, Smitty -- Jim Edgar [email protected] Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com Current Classics - Cross Bikes Singlespeed - Working Bikes Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com "Maybe a bike, once discarded, pines away year after year for the first hand that steered it, and as it grows old it dreams, in its bike way, of the young roads." -- Robert McCammon, "Boy's Life" -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
