... See the "Links" page for last year's routes. I haven't heard that they're changing substantially. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tourdashugel/links -- ...
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kenneth jessett
kjgbuk
Oct 3, 2007 4:21 pm
The problem for those of us who have never done this ride and knows absolutely nothing about it is, all the links assume you do know all about it. I'd like to...
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michael harris
ravenmore7
Oct 3, 2007 4:28 pm
Well, as far as I know no one "officially" puts this ride on. Travis organizes it, but this ride started as just a bunch of crazy guys on bikes setting out to...
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Patricia Rosen
pbrosen2us
Oct 3, 2007 5:27 pm
I met one of the foks that helped put this ride togetehr when I was up in Dallas.... it's just some folks that said can we do all of the hills in one day and...
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trevor hadley
hadleyafu
Oct 3, 2007 6:13 pm
What happens to the people that get dropped? Is there at least a little hand held map at the beginning to let you know which direction to go? Patricia Rosen...
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Jim Bronson
jnm_bronson
Oct 3, 2007 7:25 pm
It's not private, but it is informal from what I've gathered. Informal rides are pretty common around Austin. The date is November 17th. I'm waiting for...
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kenneth jessett
kjgbuk
Oct 3, 2007 7:50 pm
Yes Jim, I was beginning to recognize it for an 'Ad Hoc' sort of event, I originally heard about it from the Hill Country Randonneurs group so I had assumed...
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Carey Jung
careyjung
Oct 3, 2007 8:25 pm
By the way, I'm going to ride part of last year's route this Sunday morning to get familiar with it. (I only recently found out about the ride and this...
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Jim Bronson
jnm_bronson
Oct 3, 2007 8:40 pm
That's just it, there is no "group" that arranges this ride per se. And I am glad. One of the things I love about randonneuring is that there doesn't have to...
I read this last thread and the only comment I have is people should not bring their own SAG wagon unless they meet with Travis first. Too many SAG's on the...
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careyjung
Oct 4, 2007 11:29 am
... No problem. (I was thinking more along the lines of a few cases of energy bars.)...
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Travis Justilian
tmj360
Oct 4, 2007 1:35 pm
Howdy Hugelers! Sorry for going radio-silent on you! Kind of got wrapped up in doing what we do when we're not riding bikes. Ugh. I'm getting excited, as it...
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jonathonhagar
Oct 4, 2007 1:52 pm
I'm very happy to hear about the starting point - it'll make it a bit easier for those of us who are car-free to get there. I remember you saying earlier in...
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Daniel Norton
danielnorton...
Oct 4, 2007 2:16 pm
Meteorological Stats for November 17th in Austin: Sunrise: 6:57 am CST (So I guess wheels roll at 7:00 am?) Sunset: 5:33 pm CST Average max temp: 70°F...
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kenneth jessett
kjgbuk
Oct 4, 2007 2:34 pm
The ride is still along way off, I know, but there's no harm in talking about it. Does anyone have any ideas what grades are expected? I'll have to decide...
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Daniel Norton
danielnorton...
Oct 4, 2007 2:47 pm
I believe that the grades are the steepest Austin has to offer. Be ready for 20% with legs that aren't very fresh. But this ain't Colorado: the horizontal...
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Jim Bronson
jnm_bronson
Oct 4, 2007 2:47 pm
You will want to bring a triple on these hills, I will be bringing mine for sure. The highest grade will be above 20%, although short. There will be many...
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kenneth jessett
kjgbuk
Oct 4, 2007 2:51 pm
It sounds like voluntarily going to the headmaster's office for caning Daniel Norton <Daniel+cycling@...> wrote: I believe that the...
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Dan Miner
danminer9th
Oct 4, 2007 3:14 pm
Yes it is... :-) ... From: kenneth jessett [mailto:kennethjessett@...] Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 9:51 AM To: tourdashugel@yahoogroups.com ...
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michael harris
ravenmore7
Oct 4, 2007 3:48 pm
I don't care how short the hills are, hitting Jester at mile 100+ is just plain cruel. ;) And no matter how you classify the climbs it is still ~13k feet of...
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kenneth jessett
kjgbuk
Oct 4, 2007 4:21 pm
Actually, I have no problem with hills. I am a hiker, so I can just get off the bike and walk - as I did half way up Eagles Nest Road at last year's Smokin'...
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Daniel Norton
danielnorton...
Oct 4, 2007 4:38 pm
FYI, the Wurstcross is now confirmed for November 3rd in New Braunfels. -- Daniel www.DanielNorton.org/LIVESTRONG...
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Patricia Rosen
pbrosen2us
Oct 4, 2007 5:31 pm
if anyone wants to do altitude training, let me know. (I know we aren't going up that high but it will increase your endurance) also, I guarantee you I will...
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Christopher Flynn
eponymity
Oct 4, 2007 6:10 pm
I find that nothing gets me to the top of a tough hill better than a cyclist who looks really out of shape pedaling along past me without breathing hard or...
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Scott
turbomatica
Oct 4, 2007 7:38 pm
I've done the Smoking Spokes 2 years in a row. Its a nice ride except for the wind. FYI: Eagles nest is a breeze compared to what you are about to climb. :O) ...
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kenneth jessett
kjgbuk
Oct 4, 2007 7:40 pm
FYI: Eagles nest is a breeze compared to what you are about to climb. Uh, oh! Scott <sdalhover@...> wrote: I've done the Smoking Spokes 2 years in a...
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Paul Habib
drum_sing
Oct 5, 2007 3:55 am
In my experience a certain amount of ignorance is bliss. I've done more rides than I can count that were really hard...I just didn't know how hard going into...
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ecoastjohn
Oct 11, 2007 6:27 pm
Patti, You should be able to make it up Beauford if you gear down. Do you have a triple chainring crank on your bike? If not, I would invest in a cheap Deore...
