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Comment by Todd Bremer on May 3, 2014 at 4:00pm

Lantern how long on average do your century rides take? Last time i did 100 mi was 2003 and i left my house at 6 am and got home at 830. i did not do it for time. That was on the IPP

Comment by Lanterne Rouge on May 2, 2014 at 7:03pm

Todd - most of us ride road bikes, but that's not to say that long rides cannot be done on other types. On every century I've rode, there's been at least one or two people on hard tail mountain bikes. Heck, I even rode on a century with a girl riding a step through city cruiser. Just be sure whatever you ride is comfortable. 

Comment by Todd Bremer on May 2, 2014 at 2:56pm

What type of bikes do some of you ride? While i have a road bike it needs too much work for me this year. I am buying a Schwinn Trailways and looking for rides of 25+ miles a day.

Comment by Deet 4.5mi on May 2, 2014 at 9:27am

So who is doing the 300k the weekend after next?

Comment by Lanterne Rouge on May 1, 2014 at 8:05pm

Whaaaat? Lon probably whizzed right by me and I didn't even know it.

Comment by Eric Peterson on May 1, 2014 at 7:07pm

Sure - I was at registration. At first I wasn't sure it was Lon, then I saw his paperwork. I said hi and shook his hand. He's kind of a quiet guy. He left on time I think, but I left late so don't know for sure.

Lon was flipping burgers at a rest stop on my first century, back in 2003, on the Udder Century. 

Comment by ilter on May 1, 2014 at 6:55pm

So, did anyone meet Lon Haldeman last Sat during the 200K?  He might have started late.

Comment by Eric Peterson on April 28, 2014 at 12:10am

On the plus side it was dry and sunny, and the temperature was pretty nice. It seemed like there was some benefit from the wind on the first leg, and for the group I was with a bit of help sometimes when heading south after Oregon. After Edgerton there was no respite. We stayed on Cty-M and did not take the detour, which was a mistake as the same crappy road surface is there on the last stretch. Next time I'll take the detour.

There is an Amish farm somewhere between Edwardsville and Oregon, which always has laundry on the line, and on Saturday family members were hand-working the field. We waved at each other.

Saw some wild turkeys too. There is a speedway in Stoughton, we heard the engines racing as well. 

Comment by Lanterne Rouge on April 27, 2014 at 9:19am

For sure. Lighter wind in any direction would be nice, too. 

However miserable this ride was for me, my highlights include seeing such wildlife as:

- a bald eagle (yeah, 'murica!)

- Red tailed hawk (which I jokingly thought must've seen me circling the drain, therefore following me overhead for a a few miles.)

- more wild turkeys. 

-beavers.

And somewhere near Stoughton I heard what sounded like motorcycles or cars racing. Heck, at least some got to go fast yesterday.

Comment by Deet 4.5mi on April 27, 2014 at 9:05am

Let hope the wind is more in our favor for the 300k

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