[CR]Vintage D2R2 Report

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

From: "Bill Talbot" <bulldogsrule@graffiti.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 07:05:29 +0800
Subject: [CR]Vintage D2R2 Report

CRers,

Well this past Saturday was the third annual D2R2. First off, for anyone ou tside of New England it was a brutally HOT day. The numbers for the 100k ri de on paper were 64 miles and just under 7500 ft. of climbing. Approximately 40% on dirt roa ds.

Eddie Albert and myself were the only ones with downtube shifters, that I s aw anyway. He was on his Masi GC with only a 41-28 low gear to work with, and 25mm tir es to boot. I was on my '83 Bianchi Cross bike with far more appropriate ge ars (45-28 with a 13-28 cluster) and 32mm tires to float on the loose dirt and steep rocky decents.

This was a tough ride between the heat and the fact that Sandy added a few "bonus" climbs for us this year.

As Eddie said after the ride "when I got to mile 10 and we were already an hour plus in, I knew this was no 4 hour 100k". Myself, I didn't roll in unt il 6.5 hours had passed. GREAT ride though...and I hope some more of you w ill come out and give it a try next year.

Bill Talbot New Hartford, CT USA

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