Sunday Riding

Most excellent Mowers Rd.

Peaceful, no cars, no people.

Gumby and the Pre-fab that he lusts for

Crossbikes Galore.

Gumby and I got out on Sunday morning for a long one. We decided to take the crossbikes since there was going to be a combo of surfaces to ride on. I got up really really early and met up at 6:00 for the long one. I took the Gunnar Crosshairs. Packed up 3 bottles, was wearing a light jacket and had the rain jacket packed in a Thomson bag and strapped to the frame. We ended up riding 94 miles. With about 20 miles worth of bumpy gravel. Got chased by a fair amount of doggies. Route basically went to Steward, Franklin Grove, Oregon and then back to Sycamore. Route will be on Mapmygayride. When we left Oregon I had 4 full bottles and Gumby 3+ We drank a lot of electrolytes and kept the nutrition up. I had no cramping at all and Gumby a bit that soon went away. Drinking lots of fluids is key to making rides in this range.
Nutrition for the ride

6 20 oz bottle 2 with Carbo rocket, 4 with Camelbak Elixir tablets
4 packs of No caffeine Gu
1 pack of keebler Cheddar Cheese Crackers (79 cents)
1 cup of coffee for breakfast
2 slices of Multigrain toast with Smart Balance Spread with 3 slices of Cheddar Cheese.

Drank lots of fluids when I got home but was not very hungry. Gunnar worked flawless. Been running a Speedmax in front and a heavy-duty Vredestein Spider Commuter tire in back 700x40c.

Noxzema withstood the whole ride with no irritation or discomfort. Feet got a bit hot since I did not use powder.

No hat under helmet keeps head cooler.

Sorry for the personal notes,

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