Old Cazadero 300K

[Esteban]

Saturday before last, I rode the Old Cazadero 300K with SFR, and I
wrote up a little report (with links to far better descriptions):

http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/1146/

I mention it here because sections of this ride would be really worth
exploring for those in (or visiting) the area. Jay at RBW explored
some of Old Caz on Sunday and we spoke about how great a ride it can
be, complete with the idyllic Austin Creek at the bottom of the dirt
descent. Hunquapillar/Hillborne/Homer heaven. Max, the route's
creator, was at the finish with his great-looking red Atlantis, which
would be a fun bike on parts of this route so long as its a spartan
build (lots of climbing!).

I had Pari-Motos on my Nobilette, and they preformed well. One flat
on glass up Hwy. 1 at night. Otherwise they were light and quick,
even though I was neither.

Esteban
San Diego, Calif.

[William]

Thanks Esteban for posting that.  I had the Old Caz marked on the calendar, but life conspired and I concluded that I was nowhere near ready for it.  I'll commit myself to prepping for it next year.  

[Solomander]

Awesome looking ride.  The idea of riding 300K in one day on my AHH is mind blowing.  

Joel

[islaysteve]

Thanks for write=up, Esteban.  Just out of curiousity, do you have the all-black (thinner) Pari-Motos, or the whitewalls?  

steve

[Esteban]

All black. I'm sure it made no difference. Glass on the side of Hwy.
1. For what its worth, I did a month of city riding on very rough
pavement/cobbles in Paris and nary a flat.

I really believe flats are about luck, mostly. At least with
relatively light tires, and most Schwalbes are too heavy for my
taste. During Dustin and my central coast tour, we each got one flat
- me with a huge chunk of wood on CldVs, and Dustin with a piece of
steel belt on the side of 101 near Goleta on his non-Tourguard 35mm
Paselas.

Esteban
San Diego, Calif.

[Anne Paulson]

On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Esteban <prot...@gmail.com> wrote:

Saturday before last, I rode the Old Cazadero 300K with SFR, and I
wrote up a little report (with links to far better descriptions):

http://veloflaneur.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/1146/

I mention it here because sections of this ride would be really worth
exploring for those in (or visiting) the area. 

I haven't done the 300K (maybe next year, when I'm contemplating an R12, would be a good time) but I can confirm that the roads are wonderful. When I rode Willow Creek this spring on a tour, I found it fantastic. The route organizers recommend 32 mm tires, which sounds right to me. And many people would want to walk parts of Old Cazadero Highway even with 32mm tires. Esteban didn't-- but then again, Esteban crashed on it.

  

--
-- Anne Paulson

My hovercraft is full of eels

[jpp]

Cool ride.  I am have always been curious of what a normal week of riding is like for the guys who ride 300k's etc?   How do you train for such a long event? 

[Esteban]

Harsh! I wasn't the only one who fell, and no one walked it. We're
all fools. Then again, 300K....

At this point in my life (two small children), I make it a point not
to train for randonneuring. I commute, get groceries, take-out, and
do some hill stuff when I get a spare hour or two. I'm not terribly
fast right now, although I feel like I'm pushing myself, and at 37 I'm
having a ball doing this kind of riding. Some Saturdays or Sundays I
try to take a longer ride. Some rides I take my randonneuse, others I
take my Protovelo and enjoy a few hours exploring, which is really the
most enjoyable type of riding (see David's photostream!).

I figure this: if you can ride 100 miles a few times, then you can
ride a 200K. And if you can do that, well then, you can ride a 300K &
400K. Its just luck, mental fortitude/madness, food, and water that
gets you to the finish. Some days are good, some are bad. I've
certainly had both. Once you start doing these, its more fun to
challenge yourself to ride harder and faster. On others you want to
survive, on some you just want to enjoy a whole day in the saddle.

In general, I find the $100+ centuries and doubles to be more of a
roadie/hustle/suffer-fest. Even the strongest randonneurs appear to
be enjoying themselves!

Esteban
San Diego, Calif.

[Jim Mather]

Great report! It was a fun coincidence running into you at RBW and
then at the Pt. Reyes market. I hope next year I'll be doing the ride
too.

jim m
wc ca

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