Any advice for doing this year's Manhattan to Montauk 145-Miler -- on a 'bent?
It's supposed to be mostly flat, with hills only towards the end. Starts at 6 in the morning and scheduled to end no later than 6 in the evening. Hopefully no headwinds!
The route's top-secret...but there are probably only so many ways of getting 1K+ cyclists through Long Island, right?
Anyway, your experiences -- 'bent or otherwise -- are appreciated. The tour organizers really want to scare folks away from doing this denomination (66 and 100 are the others), but with half the day to play with, it's only 12mph on average! Okay, so you figure...what, two hours' worth of rest? That's still like 15mph -- on flat terrain! No big deal, right? 'Specially on a nice comfy 'bent!
Any advice for doing this year's Manhattan to Montauk 145-Miler -- on a 'bent?
It's supposed to be mostly flat, with hills only towards the end. Starts at 6 in the morning and scheduled to end no later than 6 in the evening. Hopefully no headwinds!
The route's top-secret...but there are probably only so many ways of getting 1K+ cyclists through Long Island, right?
Anyway, your experiences -- 'bent or otherwise -- are appreciated. The tour organizers really want to scare folks away from doing this denomination (66 and 100 are the others), but with half the day to play with, it's only 12mph on average! Okay, so you figure...what, two hours' worth of rest? That's still like 15mph -- on flat terrain! No big deal, right? 'Specially on a nice comfy 'bent!
A lot depends on you. Have you ever done a century? Also, the eastern part of the ride is flat, wide open terrain, so in the unlikely event of a strong east wind, it can be murder.
Any advice for doing this year's Manhattan to Montauk 145-Miler -- on a 'bent?
It's supposed to be mostly flat, with hills only towards the end. Starts at 6 in the morning and scheduled to end no later than 6 in the evening. Hopefully no headwinds!
The route's top-secret...but there are probably only so many ways of getting 1K+ cyclists through Long Island, right?
Anyway, your experiences -- 'bent or otherwise -- are appreciated. The tour organizers really want to scare folks away from doing this denomination (66 and 100 are the others), but with half the day to play with, it's only 12mph on average! Okay, so you figure...what, two hours' worth of rest? That's still like 15mph -- on flat terrain! No big deal, right? 'Specially on a nice comfy 'bent!
As someone who rides a SWB bent, I would say it depends on your conditioning. Whether it's a bent or an upright, 145 miles in a day is still a lot of miles if you don't work up to it. All the comfort in the world won't make up for legs that are not in condition. 145 miles would kill me in the early spring, but somewhere around mid summer I'm doing centuries without a problem. If you're not used to doing these sorts of distances, you might want to work out some sort of training program that will get you in shape for the ride.
Any advice for doing this year's Manhattan to Montauk 145-Miler -- on a 'bent?
It's supposed to be mostly flat, with hills only towards the end. Starts at 6 in the morning and scheduled to end no later than 6 in the evening. Hopefully no headwinds!
The route's top-secret...but there are probably only so many ways of getting 1K+ cyclists through Long Island, right?
Anyway, your experiences -- 'bent or otherwise -- are appreciated. The tour organizers really want to scare folks away from doing this denomination (66 and 100 are the others), but with half the day to play with, it's only 12mph on average! Okay, so you figure...what, two hours' worth of rest? That's still like 15mph -- on flat terrain! No big deal, right? 'Specially on a nice comfy 'bent!
