tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post5397120940261468035..comments2021-01-30T06:51:48.529-08:00Comments on Huffman Bicycle Club: Crewing the 508Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-87815540692848836182014-10-17T11:36:01.752-07:002014-10-17T11:36:01.752-07:00The degree of specificity in these comments strong...The degree of specificity in these comments strongly suggests we may be moving in this direction. Sounds great from my end.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722786211652015559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-26799484415296143012014-10-16T09:49:52.221-07:002014-10-16T09:49:52.221-07:00A rack like your Urkel could suffice instead of th...A rack like your Urkel could suffice instead of the camelbak, if the idea of wearing a clammy bag on your back for 508 miles isn't appealing.<br /><br />That gives you room for a couple spare bottles and enough insulated stuff to get by in a pinch, with warmer stuff at the TS as Max suggests.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215727841155911987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-89698094597590865522014-10-16T08:30:29.080-07:002014-10-16T08:30:29.080-07:00I was trying to think on that and I agree. Good s...I was trying to think on that and I agree. Good sized saddlebag, some sort of feedbag mounted up front, two bottles in the frame and 96oz of water on your back should serve. <br /><br />Based on the experience last week but assuming you move more slowly if self-supported, I think you dress light until Middlegate Station, then leave your warm clothes in one of Austin, Middlegate, or Fallon on the return. Of course, on the slower schedule you may need them again for the final descent from Geiger Summit, so perhaps you need to keep a windjacket or vest in a pocket.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722786211652015559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-33433500837716539692014-10-15T05:56:33.259-07:002014-10-15T05:56:33.259-07:00Rando division party in 2015!
I wonder whether th...Rando division party in 2015!<br /><br />I wonder whether the rando division will wind up being a real race, or will all the action be on the crewed side?<br /><br />My sense is that you'd need to ride with a camelback. In the middle of the day, in the desert, even a 50-mile stage is way too long for a standard 2 or 3 bottles.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383376886256041817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-7216308932756341842014-10-14T11:27:05.376-07:002014-10-14T11:27:05.376-07:00With those temperature swings, it would not be a t...With those temperature swings, it would not be a trivial rando division! I am tempted as well. <br /><br />I note an additional checkpoint (presumably with drop-bag service): "an additional checkpoint will be added at Middlegate Station (mile 122 / mile 390)" -- this is halfway from Fallon to Austin. Can't as I sit here recall anything existing there.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722786211652015559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538361619679101786.post-35451858069540793762014-10-14T11:15:55.725-07:002014-10-14T11:15:55.725-07:00Nice write-up. As with all things ultra, immediate...Nice write-up. As with all things ultra, immediately afterward I was thinking "never again". A week afterward, I'm wondering when the next race is, and thinking about getting into shape to ride the 508 rando division.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16215727841155911987noreply@blogger.com