Thanks to everyone.

I was one of the DNFs and I've not had as much fun in quite a long time.

It was my first brevet and my first time through the maze in metropolitan
Marin. I could see that people have tried to make the cue sheet as clear as
possible but I still had to turn around a couple of times, and it was a good
thing it wasn't raining because I was able to ask joggers and dog walkers
for clues along the way.

I did everything wrong in terms of preparation. I rode a frame that was
built up just the day before because as bad an idea as that usually is my
regular ride wouldn't have made it. I had temporarily placed a new sella
an-atomica on it the night before for a right around my neighborhood but
forgot to replace it with my usual saddle in the morning, so I got it broken
in real well during the course of the day (if it had been anything but
"sella an-atomica" brand I might have been in real trouble). I hadn't
"trained" either, so participating was ill advised by most standards, but I
really, really wanted to ride, at least as far as the lighthouse, which is
what ended up happening. I'm the guy who waved at some of you from Mr. Bruce
Berg's car.

I probably enjoyed myself too much along the way. I liked how the storms had
washed away the regular automobile shrapnel of metal and glass from the
roadside and replaced it with rocks and sand and mud and branches. While I
never got to talk to most of you I enjoyed recognizing the many Flickr
personalities riding past me. Twice the wind had me going in a right angle
away away from the road and into cow dung and barbed wire, something that's
never happened to me even in light typhoons so that was fun too. There were
times I found myself forgetting I was on a brevet instead of a century. I
didn't make any real rest stops but did have a conversation with a ranger in
Samuel Taylor State Park. (The park office has a rubber stamp and stamp pad
outside for some sort of kid's "state park passport" program. I mention this
because it could be used as an unmanned control if ever necessary.) Anyway I
completely lost track of time and got to the lighthouse about 30 mins late.
Oh well. Next time I'll do many things differently, like remembering to ask
for a cue sheet (or bring my own!) so I don't have to go back across the
bridge for one. A special thanks to Rob Hawks for all his organization.

I had a great time. I have signed up for the 300K but we'll see.

- peter schroepfer


On Jan 27, 2008 9:49 AM, CycloFiend <cyclofiend@...> wrote:

> on 1/26/08 9:04 PM, Rob Hawks at
rob.hawks@...<rob.hawks%40gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > My thanks to Charlie Jonas and Kevin Foley for working the first
> > control, Bruce Berg and Mike Biswell for working the Lighthouse
> > control, and to Jared Brockaway, Harry Hugel, Lee Thrall, Joanne
> > Petithory for working the final control with me.
>
> Yes!
>
> Thanks again to all the volunteers - your upbeat attitude (and roadside
> photography) was a great lift!
>
> A fine first brevet, Rob! Thanks again,
>
> -- Jim
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