Comfort trumps weight on a long ride. Good luck for a good cause.

Edited May 30, 201313 yr by morphsci

Good riding, Jeff.  You are going to be one tired boy after this one, and like Al said, stay hydrated in that heat.

Put Zipps on, upgrade to Red 22, more CF for parts, ti bolts everywhere, carbon cages, shave the tires, lightweight latex tubes (or go Tubular).

Best of both worlds.

Barring that, my ass was sore for a week doing 115% over my longest ride... another tick for comfort.

**BRENT**

...my ass was sore for a week...

Barring that, my ass was sore for a week

Oh cool, Steve visited you?

Don't hate.

**BRENT**

Have a good ride Jeff!

 

Comfort trumps weight easily. What distance are you doing or planning on?

Edited May 31, 201313 yr by Pars

It is a 56 mile course with an option to extend to 68. 

 

Probably the shorter as severe thunderstorms are supposed to be rolling in on Sunday.

Edited May 31, 201313 yr by VPI

Best of luck tomorrow Jeff!

Thanks Chris.  Hopefully it will be non-eventful.

Best of luck tomorrow Jeff!

Twice!

Good luck Jeff Keep hydrated!

Jeff, I've been thinking about you today. Hope your ride is AWESOME, and the weather isn't too bad! Proud of you, man.

 

**BRENT**

Good luck Jeff. Drink more than you think you need to and have fun.

Hopefully he took his flask.

 

**BRENT**

Done. Rained about half the time. Only issue I had was misaligned cleats so my right foot is really sore now. I am definitely going to train for the Century next time as I do not feel tired at all at the end of 52.

Thanks again for everyone's support.

Have a great ride, Jeff.

Done. Rained about half the time. Only issue I had was misaligned cleats so my right foot is really sore now. I am definitely going to train for the Century next time as I do not feel tired at all at the end of 52.

Thanks again for everyone's support.

Great job! See that you ignored us and went Cervelo

Funny that it rained because we have not seen a drop all day.

Awesome, Jeff! I think I'm going to train for the metric next year, at least. Love the pic, man!

 

**BRENT**

Yeah never got a chance to switch out brake pads. I really had no discomfort on the Cervelo.

First Red Rider across the finish line in my route so I consider that as a win.

First Red Rider across the finish line in my route so I consider that as a win.

BIG win!

 

**BRENT**

 

Edit: I see you made it in time for lunch after all!

Edited June 2, 201313 yr by MexicanDragon

Yeah. Unfortunately BBQ was awful. Some of the worst I have ever had.

Awesome Jeff! We will have to do a metric this fall.

Jeff, it's settled... next year, you're doing the Chattanooga one. The chicken and burgers were great, and the almost-mexican food wasn't bad either. Not to mention you'll come in for the VIP dinner for some pasta, perhaps with a side of Lynskey.

 

**BRENT**