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    Badger_south
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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:
    cbbt.comcbbtevent.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

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  2. Pete
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    "Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote

    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:
    cbbt.comcbbtevent.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

    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

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  3. Badger_south
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    Pete said:


    "Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote

    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:
    cbbt.comcbbtevent.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

    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

    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

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  4. Pete
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    "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.

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  5. Beverly
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    "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:
    cbbt.comcbbtevent.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

    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.

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  6. Badger_south
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    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:
    cbbt.comcbbtevent.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

    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.

    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

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  7. Pete
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    "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

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  8. Beverly
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    "Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    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:
    cbbt.comcbbtevent.html

    It'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


    about

    Quoted 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

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  9. Ryan Cousineau
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    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Badger_South said:
    Pete said:


    "Badger_South" <[email hidden]> wrote

    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:
    cbbt.comcbbtevent.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.


    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?

    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]
    sfu.cawiredcola President, Fabrizio
    Mazzoleni Fan Club

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  10. Badger_south
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    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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