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One of my goals for biking this year is to ride the 2004 CBBT.
www.cbbt.com is the main site. Here's the direct link:
http://www.cbbt.com/cbbtevent.html
It's often pretty windy so it may be a bit of a challenge for the ancient
rider like myself, but it looks like it could be pretty neat. My brother
lives in Va Beach and is planning to ride with me. He's been training about
3 months.
The course is about 17 miles, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to
sneak a double.
-B
"Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote
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One of my goals for biking this year is to ride the 2004 CBBT.www.cbbt.com is the main site. Here's the direct link:
http://www.cbbt.com/cbbtevent.htmlIt's often pretty windy so it may be a bit of a challenge for the ancient
rider like myself, but it looks like it could be pretty neat. My brother
lives in Va Beach and is planning to ride with me. He's been training
about
Quoted message said:3 months.
The course is about 17 miles, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to
sneak a double.
I've done it a coupla times. Piece of cake if it's not raining. Yes, it can
get a bit windy, but you deal with it.
A double would be no problem. And if you can't hack that second trip,
there's a truck at the turnaround point to take you back.
Absolutely flat except for the 2 (each way) overpasses, and the slight rise
from the parking area.
You drive to the Eastern Shore end (free), and ride to the first tunnel,
then back to the parking lot.
My son did it when he was 8 on his BMXer, with no preparation other than
being an 8 year old.
Pete
Pete said:
"Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wroteQuoted message said:
One of my goals for biking this year is to ride the 2004 CBBT.www.cbbt.com is the main site. Here's the direct link:
http://www.cbbt.com/cbbtevent.htmlIt's often pretty windy so it may be a bit of a challenge for the ancient
rider like myself, but it looks like it could be pretty neat. My brother
lives in Va Beach and is planning to ride with me. He's been training
aboutQuoted message said:3 months.
The course is about 17 miles, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to
sneak a double.I've done it a coupla times. Piece of cake if it's not raining. Yes, it can
get a bit windy, but you deal with it.
A double would be no problem. And if you can't hack that second trip,
there's a truck at the turnaround point to take you back.Absolutely flat except for the 2 (each way) overpasses, and the slight rise
from the parking area.You drive to the Eastern Shore end (free), and ride to the first tunnel,
then back to the parking lot.My son did it when he was 8 on his BMXer, with no preparation other than
being an 8 year old.
Pete
Thanks, Pete. The plan is to get there early (I think 7:30 or 8:00, to
avoid some of the mass. What would you estimate the average speed? They say
no racing, but it's hard to know what that means. I would presume 15mph
would be acceptable?
-B
"Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote
Quoted message said:
Thanks, Pete. The plan is to get there early (I think 7:30 or 8:00, to
avoid some of the mass. What would you estimate the average speed? They
say
Quoted message said:no racing, but it's hard to know what that means. I would presume 15mph
would be acceptable?
It's very much of a family thing, so speeds are all over the place.
Little kids on 12"ers with training wheels,
quad tandems
twice a year rusty Huffy riders
full plumage Lycra dudes
15mph is certainly acceptable. Think of it as a wiiiide bike path on a nice
Sunday afternoon.
Pete.
"Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:
One of my goals for biking this year is to ride the 2004 CBBT.www.cbbt.com is the main site. Here's the direct link:
http://www.cbbt.com/cbbtevent.htmlIt's often pretty windy so it may be a bit of a challenge for the ancient
rider like myself, but it looks like it could be pretty neat. My brother
lives in Va Beach and is planning to ride with me. He's been training
about
Quoted message said:3 months.
The course is about 17 miles, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to
sneak a double.-B
It's a fun ride and you should have no problems. My daughter and I did it
in '99 and loved it. We're thinking about going back to do it again this
year. A double would be no problem.
Beverly said:
"Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:
One of my goals for biking this year is to ride the 2004 CBBT.www.cbbt.com is the main site. Here's the direct link:
http://www.cbbt.com/cbbtevent.htmlIt's often pretty windy so it may be a bit of a challenge for the ancient
rider like myself, but it looks like it could be pretty neat. My brother
lives in Va Beach and is planning to ride with me. He's been training
aboutQuoted message said:3 months.
The course is about 17 miles, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to
sneak a double.-B
It's a fun ride and you should have no problems. My daughter and I did it
in '99 and loved it. We're thinking about going back to do it again this
year. A double would be no problem.
Yeah, I knew as soon as I saw it that it would be a blast. Plus, you can
get/buy a T-shirt! <g>
-B
"Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote
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Yeah, I knew as soon as I saw it that it would be a blast. Plus, you can
get/buy a T-shirt! <g>
Last time I rode it, they ran out of shirts not too late in the afternoon.
Pete
"Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:On Sat, 15 May 2004 01:45:22 GMT, "Beverly" <[email hidden]>
Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
"Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:
One of my goals for biking this year is to ride the 2004 CBBT.www.cbbt.com is the main site. Here's the direct link:
http://www.cbbt.com/cbbtevent.htmlIt's often pretty windy so it may be a bit of a challenge for the
ancient
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:rider like myself, but it looks like it could be pretty neat. My
brother
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:lives in Va Beach and is planning to ride with me. He's been training
aboutQuoted message said:3 months.
The course is about 17 miles, but I'm wondering if it would be possible
to
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:sneak a double.
-B
It's a fun ride and you should have no problems. My daughter and I did
it
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:in '99 and loved it. We're thinking about going back to do it again this
year. A double would be no problem.Yeah, I knew as soon as I saw it that it would be a blast. Plus, you can
get/buy a T-shirt! <g>-B
Bought the t-shirt <G>
In article <[email hidden]>,
Badger_South said:Pete said:
"Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wroteQuoted message said:
One of my goals for biking this year is to ride the 2004 CBBT.www.cbbt.com is the main site. Here's the direct link:
http://www.cbbt.com/cbbtevent.html
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:The course is about 17 miles, but I'm wondering if it would be possible to
sneak a double.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:My son did it when he was 8 on his BMXer, with no preparation other than
being an 8 year old.
PeteThanks, Pete. The plan is to get there early (I think 7:30 or 8:00, to
avoid some of the mass. What would you estimate the average speed? They say
no racing, but it's hard to know what that means. I would presume 15mph
would be acceptable?
Any ride like this will have the vast panoply of speeds represented. Let
me describe the Populaire (100 km) I did just over a month ago:
Organizer steps out in front of 300 cyclists at the start, and says
"remember, this is not a race!"
150 cyclists laugh.
I was tenth-fastest finisher, carded a 2:55. Some people took well over
twice that to complete the ride. I imagine this ride will see every
speed possible from 10-40 km/h, an even wider diversity than my ride
since it's feasibly short for some very inexperienced riders.
-RjC.
--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/
President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club
Ryan Cousineau said:
Any ride like this will have the vast panoply of speeds represented. Let
me describe the Populaire (100 km) I did just over a month ago:Organizer steps out in front of 300 cyclists at the start, and says
"remember, this is not a race!"150 cyclists laugh.
I was tenth-fastest finisher, carded a 2:55. Some people took well over
twice that to complete the ride. I imagine this ride will see every
speed possible from 10-40 km/h, an even wider diversity than my ride
since it's feasibly short for some very inexperienced riders.-RjC.
Well, on one hand it can't really be a 'race', b/c the start time is
continuous from about 8am until around 11 or 12, from what I could make
out. But thanks for the enjoyable anecdote.
-B
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