Going Long and Hard.

[The Kalmyk]

The list of people you mentioned on that ride is just wild!

 

[Steve Vai]

The list of people you mentioned on that ride is just wild!

Yeah. I'm definitely getting my ass handed to me on a silver platter for a few days. With any luck the field will leave me for dead going up the Fig into Solvang and I can have a nice peaceful ride by myself 🤣

 

[Steve Vai]

Verdict, I hate the GP5000TRs. Too light compared to the old TLs. 3 flats today...Sitting in South Jersey waiting for my wife 😢 Some random guy did give me a ride from where I was to a Pizza place so I can eat and hang out in the shade at least. This was flat #1 at Mile 81.

 

[jShort]

Sitting in South Jersey waiting for my wife 😢

How does that conversation go? Not well I assume

 

[Steve Vai]

How does that conversation go? Not well I assume

I lead with Uber being $150 and let her make the decision to come get me, I never ask 🤣

 

[Steve Vai]

 

[jShort]

So, why couldn’t you fix it?

 

[Steve Vai]

So, why couldn’t you fix it?

I fixed 2 of the 3 flats. 3rd one was a complete sidewall failure because I ran over a big metal thing in the road.

 

[The Kalmyk]

Damn son!!

So whats the back up to get a 400 in?

 

[Steve Vai]

I have 2 days next week to do it, although I'm gonna look into James' Finger Lake 400k. That course looks awesome. I think it's the week before Cape May.

 

[Steve Vai]

"Around the Finger Lakes" 400k Brevet (400_ITH1)

This ride is a clockwise loop around the Finger Lakes of NY, starting and ending in scenic Ithaca, NY, and bringing the rider within "wheel-dipping... - 248.9 mi, +11842 ft. Bike ride in Ithaca, NY

ridewithgps.com

 

[Sven Migot]

I lead with Uber being $150 and let her make the decision to come get me, I never ask 🤣

Got AAA? They include 2 bike rescues per year.

 

[The Kalmyk]

I have 2 days next week to do it, although I'm gonna look into James' Finger Lake 400k. That course looks awesome. I think it's the week before Cape May.

Yeah it does look like a great ride. Never ridden out that way but many talk big big about that area.

 

[Steve Vai]

Yeah it does look like a great ride. Never ridden out that way but many talk big big about that area.

I've done Ithica to Watkins Glen, then north along Seneca when I rode to Niagra Falls. It's spectacular up there.

 

[Steve Vai]

Got AAA? They include 2 bike rescues per year.

Now that we don't own a VW I cancelled it.

 

[onetracker]

Got AAA? They include 2 bike rescues per year.

This cannot be true. What does this mean; AAA gives you a ride home?

 

[serviceguy]

I fixed 2 of the 3 flats. 3rd one was a complete sidewall failure because I ran over a big metal thing in the road.

And that's why the ancient greek philosophers advised against running your bike over big metal things in the road...

 

[ebarker9]

This cannot be true. What does this mean; AAA gives you a ride home?

"AAA Members receive two bicycle calls per year.
AAA will transport you and your bicycle anywhere within 10 miles at no cost."

I was definitely not aware of this, although 10 miles isn't always going to be that helpful.

 

[Sven Migot]

This cannot be true. What does this mean; AAA gives you a ride home?

Can. Is. Does. Results may vary...

Bicycle Coverage | AAA Northeast

AAA Bicycle Service is free and available to all membership levels! There is no signup or enrollment.

northeast.aaa.com

 

[Steve Vai]

"AAA Members receive two bicycle calls per year.
AAA will transport you and your bicycle anywhere within 10 miles at no cost."

I was definitely not aware of this, although 10 miles isn't always going to be that helpful.

10 miles in South Jersey wouldn't even get you to the nearest Wawa.