I thought this was a great 30 second clip on driver / bicycle safety. Too bad we're all not made of legos.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
MS150 Ride for 2009 Complete
I'd like to thank everyone who donated to this years MS150 Ride to benefit Multiple Sclorosis. The ride was very hilly and very challenging.
Prior to the MS 150 being held in Greenville, SC it was held in Myrtle Beach, SC for over 20 years. A decision was made to move the MS 150 to Greenville for whatever reason. I liked the idea because I live in Greenville so it's convienent for me and my cycling buddies. Well if anyone has been to the eastern coast it's relatively flat so most riders who chose to sign up for the MS 150 in Greenville were in for a bit of a shock. In the upstate we have rolling hills and some challenging climbs. The hills are not too bad, but they are tough and after 60, 70+ miles the hills get harder as the day goes on.
Day 1 covered 80.34 miles with 4300 feet of climbing averaging about 16.3mph. The starting temperature for the day was 48 degrees. Day 1 MS150 Route details from Garmin Edge 305.
Day 2 covered 36 miles with 2300 feet of climbing averaging about 16.1mph. The starting temperature for the day was 46 degrees. Day 2 MS150 Route Details from Garmin Edge 305 GPS
We chose not to do the 60+ miles for day 2 since it was going to take us up some very steep hills into Saluda and Tigerville. I wanted to be able to walk at work on Monday so it was probably a wise idea to take it easier on day 2.
Prior to the MS 150 being held in Greenville, SC it was held in Myrtle Beach, SC for over 20 years. A decision was made to move the MS 150 to Greenville for whatever reason. I liked the idea because I live in Greenville so it's convienent for me and my cycling buddies. Well if anyone has been to the eastern coast it's relatively flat so most riders who chose to sign up for the MS 150 in Greenville were in for a bit of a shock. In the upstate we have rolling hills and some challenging climbs. The hills are not too bad, but they are tough and after 60, 70+ miles the hills get harder as the day goes on.
Day 1 covered 80.34 miles with 4300 feet of climbing averaging about 16.3mph. The starting temperature for the day was 48 degrees. Day 1 MS150 Route details from Garmin Edge 305.
Day 2 covered 36 miles with 2300 feet of climbing averaging about 16.1mph. The starting temperature for the day was 46 degrees. Day 2 MS150 Route Details from Garmin Edge 305 GPS
We chose not to do the 60+ miles for day 2 since it was going to take us up some very steep hills into Saluda and Tigerville. I wanted to be able to walk at work on Monday so it was probably a wise idea to take it easier on day 2.
I've posted some pictures of myself during the day 2 ride below.
This is me sporting my Hincapie sportswear cycling gear. In my opinion the best cycling gear you can buy. The other plus is that the company headquarters is also located in Greenville, SC so occasionally you get some super cheap deals at their warehouse sale. How good of a sale? Try buying $702 worth of retail cycling gear for just over $150! Check out their website at Hincapie Sportswear.
This is a picture of me completing the end of the day 2 ride. I chose not to ride my LiveSTRONG bike on day 2 because there was much more climbing than day 1 and wanted to be able to walk on Monday. I built up a Felt F65 with SRAM Rival Compact Cranks and very light Industry Nine Ego wheels. The wheels retail for $1100 but I got them super cheap from a contact I know. Safe to say I didn't pay anywhere near retail for the wheels. Information on the wheels can be found a Industry Nine Ego Wheelset. My Felt bike weights in ride at 17.2 with the tool bag.
Overall the whole weekend was great and I had a great time riding with my buddy Jeff Meadors. We pushed pretty hard most of the time. With the exception of some cramping between miles 60 and 70 during day 1 the ride was fantastic!
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