Quote from Brad Bedell on Jul 17^th, 2008, 10:36am:

 
 
Like they told John Schlitter in the mountains of West Virginia in the middle of the night, when he was going down hills -- "Just keep the pedals moving, so we know you're awake!!!"  
 
One interesting thing about last year's TTTT ride, was the full moon we had -- it was ALMOST light enough to ride without a headlight...  (almost)

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Jul 17^th, 2008, 1:44pm:

 
Indeed it was, I snuck up on a couple of riders by turning my light off and talking to them.        My favorite part was seeing riders, out on course, on the side of the road taking a 'nap'.
 

Paul that was one of my favorite movies, along with the Don Johnson sci-fl flick:
 

I'm no Politician. Yes ,I think it's a good idea. I agree.

Quote from bikerteam on Jul 17^th, 2008, 3:55pm:

 
I'm looking for a Team, either DF or 'bent.    IS there a category for DF& 'bent mixed?   I have a couple of soft committal DF people, but nothing firmed up yet.  
 
-B

Brad,
 
Last Year Ray and I rode on a mixed DF/bent team, we counted in the DF category.  We also mixed DF and Bent on our on individual efforts, but the other 2 guys were all DF.  
 
Ray I don't think its possible to exert any kinda control or agreement over the proceedings, things will work out on their own accord.  All I know is we got first dibs for teaming up with Peggy!  I agree with the idea in principle that it should be 2 women and 2 men, but that can be a tall order even if we were a DF team.  
 
I agree with Paul, the experience is the reward, and having a team to share with makes it more memorable for me.  If we get to steal Steve from the flyers that would be cool.  I expect to continue my hopefully shallow and long decline in performance!  My goal is to be as near to 1hr lap averages as possible.  I think I was just under 1:05 last year over 7 laps.
 
Take Care,
Nelson.
 

Quote from FlyingLaZBoy on Jul 17^th, 2008, 4:53pm:

 
If that is what it is how I can not want to be in  
 
Is each lap 17.85 miles? Trying to piece together posts (one says 125 miles each rider Nelson just said 7 laps)
Hm I may need a faster rider for my bike  

Quote from evblazer on Jul 17^th, 2008, 5:25pm:

 
 
Each lap is essentially 20 miles -- it's 8 miles to the right turn at the "top" of the course, about 3.5 miles across the top, and the remainder back to the start.  A team can do the laps however you feel like splitting them up -- it looks like Brad took at least one two-lap turn (1:59 is excellent time for a double, by the way!    ).  We had three riders do 6 laps (120 miles), and one do 7 laps (140 miles), alternating through the four of us, but we flipped the order during the night to give people a chance to get a little sleep, which seemed to work pretty well.  Brenda Barnell's 3-person mixed team split things differently, 120/180/200, I think (with Brenda doing the 200).
 
What actually helps team riders is that there are also solo contestants out there that are doing either 200 or 500 miles -- and you're a LOT fresher than they are when you're riding your lap(s), so chances are you will catch and pass someone you see ahead of you.  Rabbits and carrots, so to speak!
 
Here's a version of Brad's elevation map, with certain landmarks noted:
 

 
 
I believe it was around Mile 9 or so where the infamous "Get that kickstand offa that bike" incident occurred...     and "The Glade" is the name of a retirement community off to the left of the road that is essentially where most of the climbing is complete, and some nice downhills are ahead, so "If you're at the Glade, you've got it made!"