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MS 150 is  in the books. Thanks to those who donated. Resting is over and will get back to riding tomorrow.

Nasty headwind on Saturday. Completely demoralizing.

Thinking of doing that Lukemia charity ride around Lake Tahoe next year.  Anybody done it?

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On 5/3/2024 at 9:52 PM, Jiggy-Z said:

MS 150 is  in the books. Thanks to those who donated. Resting is over and will get back to riding tomorrow.

Nasty headwind on Saturday. Completely demoralizing.

Thinking of doing that Lukemia charity ride around Lake Tahoe next year.  Anybody done it?

I too did my first MS150 from Houston so we had tail wind/cross wind both days. The hardest was the last 14 miles into Collie Station. Holy shit the cross wind was brutal.  Rode with team sponsorship so had a cot and air-conditioned sleeping arrangement.  Didn't have to tent camp.  Saw several bad wrecks on Sunday due to wet roads.

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1 hour ago, APEX said:

I too did my first MS150 from Houston so we had tail wind/cross wind both days. The hardest was the last 14 miles into Collie Station. Holy shit the cross wind was brutal.  Rode with team sponsorship so had a cot and air-conditioned sleeping arrangement.  Didn't have to tent camp.  Saw several bad wrecks on Sunday due to wet roads.

Came from Austin, so Sunday was not bad at all except for my hangover.  I really thought Sunday was going to get canceled and behaved accordingly on Saturday to my own detriment.

I am really surprised Austin riders did not have a bunch of heat related issues on Saturday.

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Anyone done any road cycling in Vail area. Staying in Eagle Vail area.

I can do the Vail Pass to Frisco, but that is a long day from Eagle Vail ?72 miles with elevation elevation above sea level for this flatlander). Im going to do it but that cant be a regular thing since I have duties when the kids wake up at 11am or so and want to just be able to ride the whole way without doing any driving.

Any gravel stuff or extremely easy mountain bike stuff ( easy hardtail) close by in Eagle Vail/ Avon? Will bring both bikes. Thanks. I'll hang up and listen.

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27 minutes ago, Jiggy-Z said:

Anyone done any road cycling in Vail area. Staying in Eagle Vail area.

I can do the Vail Pass to Frisco, but that is a long day from Eagle Vail ?72 miles with elevation elevation above sea level for this flatlander). Im going to do it but that cant be a regular thing since I have duties when the kids wake up at 11am or so and want to just be able to ride the whole way without doing any driving.

Any gravel stuff or extremely easy mountain bike stuff ( easy hardtail) close by in Eagle Vail/ Avon? Will bring both bikes. Thanks. I'll hang up and listen.

Do the pass.  There is a trail so no cars.  Just do what you can.  Plus it will effectively be downhill one way.  

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51 minutes ago, EastHorn said:

Do the pass.  There is a trail so no cars.  Just do what you can.  Plus it will effectively be downhill one way.  

Plan on it. Both ways of course.

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