I am thinking that the Century will take place sometime in August. Of course it will be on a Sunday since out here we don't work on such a day. The ride for sure will include Asphalt, Gravel (quite a bit of it), Hills, long moments of no car action, cornfields, Hawks, Dogs, hills, and Gas Stations as rest stops. The loop will most likely go towards the west and touch Oregon, IL where the hills will be waiting for you.
Riders will be advised to be prepared with tubes, pumps and such. We will solidify such details in the future. Each rider will receive a map of some sort since a lot of the sign posts out in the country do not exist. You can use a GPS, map, compass, pouring sand or which ever method you like. We will Not mark the course and we will not have sag wagons. This is an informal gathering of riders. There will be no rest stops with cookies and ice cold Gatorade. The whole point of this ride is to be self sufficient.Fancy time trail bikes with 18mm tires will most likely not make this ride. Some bike ideas will be given in the future. More to come and oh by the way I am going to name this ride:
Flandria 100
questions and so forth let me know.
You know I will be there. I am tossing the idea of a fabricating an outhouse built around a recumbant bike with clip on aero bars.
ReplyDeleteMethhead you are just too funny. YOu know you should be living out here and not in snobby DuPage County. You know your roots are out here.
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Ari
I am originally from Somonauk Illinois which is actually in DeKalb County! Is this something you knew? Of course, you are the all knowing, omniscient Ari "I am half bicycle half man" Flandria Velosport.
ReplyDeletemy cousin lives on a farm near serena.... that's close. kinda.
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