Did the Ok is Ok permanent as my final R12 ride. 18 LSR folks showed up and ended up riding a lot with Del which is always great. Did a bit too much work too early for the later heat with Clay Wilson and had to slow down to recover for awhile at the 91 mile mark. Up to that point had been averaging 18.5mph, with the preceeding 20miles being done in quite a bit less than an hour. Took another good 20 miles of going pretty slow, but finally was able to pick it up again. Definitely would have been faster with a more even effort. 9:45 overall time, which had me finish just a minute or 2 in front of the main pack, even though I didn't really ride with them except for the first 15 miles or so. Left side bottle cage broke, and rear wheel is making some ominous noises.   Thanks Paul for cursing my Velocitys.  
 
Take Care,
Nelson.

Congrats on the R12, Nelson. For those who may not know what that means, Nelson has completed at least one 200k (or longer) brevet in each of the last 12 months.
 
I can't believe how many of the riders who rode the OK is Ok 200k, also rode the Rio Vista Rumble 200k that I rode on Sunday. In the six rider group I ended up with Sunday, I was the only one who hadn't also ridden on Saturday, in this August heat. These are some serious long distance riders.