I's like to introduce myself. I am Kim Bauer the Executive Director of the Portsmouth-Scioto County Visitors and the Portsmouth Cooodinator of the Tour Of the...
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Jorhi
grassland5099
Feb 25, 2008 9:59 pm
You, and all of your Portsmouth crew, do a wonderful job of making all TOSRV riders feel welcome. It's always a joy to ride into your city. Please don't let a...
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lofus1
Feb 26, 2008 11:52 am
I agree, Kim does a fantastic job every year. The nicest thing I can ever do for her is leave her alone during TOSRV weekend. That is what best represents...
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mueller74us
Feb 26, 2008 4:00 pm
What route would you propose for the Circleville - Chillicothe segment? The only other possibility I see is by going through Kingston but Rt 159 looks...
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desperateground
Feb 26, 2008 6:56 pm
Kim Bauer - My apologies if my note seemed like an attack; I think Portsmouth is very welcoming to TOSRV riders, and I'm sure your office is a big part of...
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desperateground
Feb 26, 2008 8:03 pm
There were two options under "study"; one west of 104 (interesting but longer) and the Kingston route, but coming into Chillicothe on CR-241 (Marietta Rd),...
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mueller74us
Feb 27, 2008 5:53 pm
I was a skeptic but I can now see what you are talking about. The route to the west would take Westfall Rd to the southwest and come back in to Chillicothe on...
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lofus1
Feb 28, 2008 4:15 am
Nice how a bike route change turns to ranting and raving about people living in the "country" soon to be suburbia. I live in Oregon which has all but...
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Jorhi
grassland5099
Feb 28, 2008 1:33 pm
Good point Tony, I could not agree more with your "deal with traffic" comments. There are a few people on this board who are always pissing and moaning about...
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Dean Shipman
deano4885
Feb 29, 2008 6:42 pm
My first TOSRV was 1979 with about 3000 total riders. I did a few more TOSRV's in the 80's and a couple of the 6000+ rider tours in the early 90's. For that...
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desperateground
Mar 4, 2008 3:36 pm
I agree that 3000-some riders is more enjoyable than when the ride had twice that many. I'm a little concerned about the decline though because it's young...
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lofus1
Mar 7, 2008 1:58 am
3,000 is the ideal number for this ride. I have done some huge rides out west, most notably Seattle to Portland (STP) and the 8-9,000 people is ridiculous....
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Jorhi
grassland5099
Mar 7, 2008 2:43 pm
I miss the old days when there were a lot more riders. For me, it was exciting seeing and riding with a very diverse and eclectic mass of riders. I love...
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mueller74us
Mar 7, 2008 4:07 pm
I agree, TOSRV at 6,000 riders was a rush. And for the participants and the vendors it was also the idea that this was biggest bike event in the U.S. I'm...
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Richard Beck
sgtrbeck
Mar 9, 2008 4:57 pm
The decline in TOSRV ridership can be attributed to a rainbow of factors most of which has been illustrated by many perceptive contributors to this forum. And...
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Douglas A. Kohler
dak95_00
Mar 10, 2008 1:43 am
Richard is right on w/ this one. I just got into riding last year and rode TOSRV last year for the first time too. It was great. However, riders are their...
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mikebuckner_2
Mar 11, 2008 6:55 pm
I just started cycling last summer for recreation and I just got my girlfriend a bike a few weeks ago as well. I was thinking of having us both do TOSRV this...
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Joe Testa
jtesta8965
Mar 11, 2008 7:17 pm
Mike, i'll let the bicycle EXPERTS talk about training. I'll fill you in from the ham(amateur) radio side. We provide communications for injured riders,...
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mueller74us
Mar 11, 2008 8:55 pm
It's certainly possible and the time to start getting ready is right now. Plan on a short ride, maybe ten miles this weekend. Wear whatever clothes you like...
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bmkr
bmkr94
Mar 12, 2008 3:00 am
I live in the country because that is how I grew up, and I don't farm. Frankly I am glad I don't live next to an apparent jerk like you in a development, if...
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Jane Doe
eastb1
Mar 12, 2008 4:49 pm
Mike, I attached a couple of files that are training schedules for century and double century training. If you have access to a local bike club I would...
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mrwwrm1
Mar 12, 2008 6:04 pm
If you are thinking of doing TOSRV for the first time this year and your girlfriend has not even ridden at all for a while, keep the half TOSRV in mind. If you...
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Jorhi
grassland5099
Mar 14, 2008 12:25 pm
Joe, thank you very much for your volunteer work. Because of you and all the other ham volunteers, we TOSRV riders have a much safer trip. Giving up your...
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wire1ess
Mar 14, 2008 1:27 pm
Mike, one thing I can recommend that always seems to be overlooked is using anti chafing lotion. Most bike stores carry a product called Chamois BUTT'r. I've...
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bmkr94
Mar 17, 2008 1:50 am
Seat time is important and the 70 mile buildup is a good way to get that seat time. If you can get a 50 to 70 mile ride in before, that should suffice. You...
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lofus1
Mar 18, 2008 5:17 am
Seems no one is talking about the benefits and trials and tribulations of drafting. A big ride like this invites drafting for better and worse. Usually not a...
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Frank
keekeeree
Mar 18, 2008 4:57 pm
We've been getting a lot of precipitation this month in central and southern Ohio. And as we get hit with another round of heavy rains today, I got to thinking...
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Jane Doe
eastb1
Mar 18, 2008 5:48 pm
Frank, I have completed TOSRV in the rain and wish I had better equiped myself for those conditions. The absolute gear is a breathable fabric rain jacket and...
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Charles Sanders
pima25
Mar 18, 2008 6:06 pm
i did tosrv 06 with no rain gear. the last 30 miles on sunday was about 52 degrees and full on rain. my shoes were full of water. gonna have rain gear this...
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mueller74us
Mar 19, 2008 2:13 pm
An absolute must is full fenders. Without that a large quantity of water gets picked up by the front tire and dumped right into your shoes. The water off the...
