BigWheelTex does 180 miles in 2 days

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(odd, a thread with no first post)

Congrats, AJ!

He finished the BP MS 150 on his Coker shortly before 5PM Sunday. It was a 180+ mile, two day ride from Houston to Austin, TX.

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:astonished:

Nice work!

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That is quite an accomplishment!!!

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(I had trouble getting the forum servers to respond last night.)

Here’s a movie of BigWheelTex finishing.

Congrats…

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Amazing AJ! I hope you got to sleep in today.

Scott

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Excellent!

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thank you

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Scott, I could’ve slept in today but I didn’t really feel that bad. Legs are a little tight but that’s really about it. I will definately be up for riding to work tomorrow night. After this weekend, eleven and a half miles to work doesn’t seem all that bad. Later, guys.

Aj

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Aj:

I have done the event a few times on a bicycle, but doing it on a uni is really something! Congrats!

In that many miles of riding, how many UPDs did you have?

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Re: BigWheelTex does 180 miles in 2 days

I’m certainly impressed. I have a goal to ride in a 100 mile 2 day ride in
southern Indiana which is very hilly. The ride is in October, so I have some
time to get in shape. I haven’t gone farther than 6 miles yet.

I ride on country roads, and the spring wind makes it hard for me,
expecially a cross wind, but a head wind going up hill is also challenging.

How do the bicyclists respond to a uni?
How long did the ride take?
Do you have any advice for me?

Thanks!

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> Thanks for the kind words everyone. Scott, I could’ve slept in today but
> I didn’t really feel that bad. Legs are a little tight but that’s really
> about it. I will definately be up for riding to work tomorrow night.
> After this weekend, eleven and a half miles to work doesn’t seem all
> that bad. Later, guys.
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Re: Re: BigWheelTex does 180 miles in 2 days

A: They love it…they are already there pushing themselves hard…and are amazed that you are there

B: Prepare to exchange ‘you should be in the circus’ with ‘can you put clipless pedals on that thing?’

(clipless pedals are the pedals that bikers click their feet into)

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You look fresh as a daisy at the finish line!

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U-Turn, I’m impressed you caught that from the video.

I saw him do the last couple of blocks “live”, and it struck me how good he looked; he looked like he could’ve kept on going indefinetly.

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kokomo juggler

Like Sofa said, the bikes absolutely love it. Many of them get a little frustrated when I passed them on the uphills, which was by far my favorite part of doing these rides. My advice to you is ride as much as you can from now until the ride in October. I did one 54 mile ride a couple of months ago and beside that I just commuted to work everynight which was a 24 or 25 mile round trip. The only thing I would suggest is seek out as many hills as you can and attack them like there’s no tomorrow. That’s just me though, I freakin’ love hills. Good luck and make 'em die in the hills. Later.

Aj

p.s. I only had three upd’s on the first day and none on the second day.

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ride length

Total time in the saddle was just under sixteen hours. With breaks and stuff it was twenty hours and fifty minutes.

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The 180 miles is already impressive.
The two days is already incredible.
The 11.25 mph average riding speed is unbelievable.

Congratulations on a fantastic accomplishment. Austin is hilly, Houston is not. About where does it become hilly in between?

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Re: Re: Re: BigWheelTex does 180 miles in 2 days

I think we need a snappy comeback to that one. Here’s some starter ones:

  • Yes, if I like examining the pavement from point-blank range.
  • Yes, if I like the taste of pavement.
  • Yes, if I want a broken nose.

Congrats on the big ride! It sounds like you were in really good shape for it. Now my 8.1 mile ride to work (which I don’t do enough) doesn’t sound so Far!