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Date: 10 Feb 2006 13:12:47
From: NYC XYZ
Subject: Montauk 145!!!
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Hi, All:
Any advice for doing this year's Manhattan to Montauk 145-Miler -- on a
'bent?
It's supposed to be mostly flat, with hills only towards the end.
Starts at 6 in the morning and scheduled to end no later than 6 in the
evening. Hopefully no headwinds!
The route's top-secret...but there are probably only so many ways of
getting 1K+ cyclists through Long Island, right?
Anyway, your experiences -- 'bent or otherwise -- are appreciated. The
tour organizers really want to scare folks away from doing this
denomination (66 and 100 are the others), but with half the day to play
with, it's only 12mph on average! Okay, so you figure...what, two
hours' worth of rest? That's still like 15mph -- on flat terrain! No
big deal, right? 'Specially on a nice comfy 'bent!
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Date: 11 Feb 2006 05:17:08
From: John Knez
Subject: Re: Montauk 145!!!
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NYC XYZ wrote:
> Hi, All:
>
> Any advice for doing this year's Manhattan to Montauk 145-Miler -- on a
> 'bent?
>
> It's supposed to be mostly flat, with hills only towards the end.
> Starts at 6 in the morning and scheduled to end no later than 6 in the
> evening. Hopefully no headwinds!
>
> The route's top-secret...but there are probably only so many ways of
> getting 1K+ cyclists through Long Island, right?
>
> Anyway, your experiences -- 'bent or otherwise -- are appreciated. The
> tour organizers really want to scare folks away from doing this
> denomination (66 and 100 are the others), but with half the day to play
> with, it's only 12mph on average! Okay, so you figure...what, two
> hours' worth of rest? That's still like 15mph -- on flat terrain! No
> big deal, right? 'Specially on a nice comfy 'bent!
>
You might want to consider participating in some of the training rides
offered by the 5BBC. See http://www.5bbc.org/montauk/trainingrides.shtml .
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Date: 11 Feb 2006 05:08:05
From: John Knez
Subject: Re: Montauk 145!!!
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NYC XYZ wrote:
> Hi, All:
>
> Any advice for doing this year's Manhattan to Montauk 145-Miler -- on a
> 'bent?
>
> It's supposed to be mostly flat, with hills only towards the end.
> Starts at 6 in the morning and scheduled to end no later than 6 in the
> evening. Hopefully no headwinds!
>
> The route's top-secret...but there are probably only so many ways of
> getting 1K+ cyclists through Long Island, right?
>
> Anyway, your experiences -- 'bent or otherwise -- are appreciated. The
> tour organizers really want to scare folks away from doing this
> denomination (66 and 100 are the others), but with half the day to play
> with, it's only 12mph on average! Okay, so you figure...what, two
> hours' worth of rest? That's still like 15mph -- on flat terrain! No
> big deal, right? 'Specially on a nice comfy 'bent!
>
As someone who rides a SWB bent, I would say it depends on your
conditioning. Whether it's a bent or an upright, 145 miles in a day is
still a lot of miles if you don't work up to it. All the comfort in the
world won't make up for legs that are not in condition. 145 miles would
kill me in the early spring, but somewhere around mid summer I'm doing
centuries without a problem. If you're not used to doing these sorts of
distances, you might want to work out some sort of training program that
will get you in shape for the ride.
---
John Knez
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Date: 10 Feb 2006 20:27:25
From: Arthur Harris
Subject: Re: Montauk 145!!!
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"NYC XYZ" wrote:
> Any advice for doing this year's Manhattan to Montauk 145-Miler -- on a
> 'bent?
>
> It's supposed to be mostly flat, with hills only towards the end.
> Starts at 6 in the morning and scheduled to end no later than 6 in the
> evening. Hopefully no headwinds!
>
> The route's top-secret...but there are probably only so many ways of
> getting 1K+ cyclists through Long Island, right?
>
> Anyway, your experiences -- 'bent or otherwise -- are appreciated. The
> tour organizers really want to scare folks away from doing this
> denomination (66 and 100 are the others), but with half the day to play
> with, it's only 12mph on average! Okay, so you figure...what, two
> hours' worth of rest? That's still like 15mph -- on flat terrain! No
> big deal, right? 'Specially on a nice comfy 'bent!
A lot depends on you. Have you ever done a century? Also, the eastern part
of the ride is flat, wide open terrain, so in the unlikely event of a strong
east wind, it can be murder.
Art Harris
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