Who is going to HTFU and do the Roswell Century? (Page 2)

I was thinking that Nat could lead the pack down 400, with her radio/iPod-thingie blaring "We Are the World," and all of the triathletes, roadies, and other cyclists could join hands and pedal together in unison, if only for a moment...

Coldfire, it is hooked up to an ipod.

Lou, that is just beautiful.

If it's hot, 62 is definitely HTFU.  However, maybe we can talk you into the 100? . . . because Nat and I won't be fast. 

Steph is sandbagging. She will probably be fast. But I definitely will not. I am never fast on the bike.

I just checked the map, and it look like the brown_dog's will be at the top of the hill about mile 85 after you exit Mountain Park.  You'll know you are in Mountain Park when the banjo music from Deliverance starts up. 

Congratulations to the finishers!  We sat for about 90 minutes at the top of the hill and watched the 100 milers and Natalie's Dad suffer up that hill.  I saw a lot of strong cyclists on tri bikes and I assume those were the folks on here I didn't recognize.

autigers_1998 - 2009-07-12 4:39 PM

brown_dog_us - 2009-07-10 5:01 PM

You'll know you are in Mountain Park when the banjo music from Deliverance starts up. 

Now, Doug, you know better.... Mountain Park is where the old Hippies live.

Funny.  It's starting to clean up a bit.  We rode through there Saturday and I only saw 5 or 6 trailers.  It's only recently I've become brave enough to drive through there at night. 

A few pics from the AJC
http://projects.ajc.com/gallery/view/metro/ga-400-charity-bike-ride/#homepage_tab_newstab

Wow that was so hard! 

Okay, disclaimer:  I think everytime I ride my bike it is hard and granted, I don't ride all that often but that century by far was the hardest ride I have ever done. In fact I would put it at number 2 for athletically arduous events I have done and that is just behind the Twisted Ankle Trail marathon.

I told my husband about the course and his response was "who thought that course up!?"

I don't know but I think it was someone who has never ridden it.

Carnage on this ride came early. I had a girl directly in front of me do a 360 roll from the pavement over into the grass while still completely clipped in going up one of those hills in Huntcliff when she just lost the momentum. Then a guy blew a tire and flatted in front of me on the next hill. People were hopping off and walking left and right and all this in the first 15 miles. I am thinking that first 20 wouldn't have been nearly as hard if it hadn't been so crowded and people knew that hey, if you use the momentum on the down hill it makes getting up the uphill much easier.

Still, a really fun day.

I'm pretty sure Eric Broadwell had lots to do with the design of the route.  He is a cyclist and tends to look at things from a fairly narrow viewpoint.  His heart is in the right place, but if you've read any of his email missives (esp. those that relate to the bike/car relationship), you know that diplomacy and a broader viewpoint are not part of his MO.

Re: Huntcliff, how was that n'hood carved out of those cliffs?  Was really glad to be on the left side of the road when we came upon "Walkers Hill."