We are having our Century of the Month Ride this Saturday, September 4 at 8am. A fun ride with ride leaders and ride support. Routes available for approximately 12, 23, 44, 61, 81 and 102 miles.
We’re also having a post HHH sidewalk sale! We will have all the clothing from HHH 100: Jerseys from HHH 100 will be 50% off and all Shorts will be 25% off. Shoes will be 25% off and select shoes will be marked lower. Helmets from HHH will be 25% off. There will also be other select items on sale!
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A brief review of the Wheelbrothers 2010 Hotter’n Hell experience.
Thank you to everyone that joined us during this years ride.
Hope you had as much fun as we did!
This year’s Hotter N’ Hell 100 was the biggest and best ever setting a record with the most riders participating in the endurance race with a recorded number of 13067 riders.
Congratulations to Russ Walker winning the Men’s Pro Division and Jen Purcell winning the Women’s Pro Division.
We were lucky enough to be granted an interview with Lisa Nye-Salladin, the Race Director of The Camp Eagle Classic Mountain Bike Festival to ask some questions about their upcoming event happening on Sept. 3-5, 2010
How long has the event been around and how did it start?
The first Camp Eagle Classic was in 2006. We promoted the Kelly Creek Classic for 8 years before that. Kelly Creek was sold and we needed a new venue- Camp Eagle was looking to expand to do some events and the match was made
What was the motivation behind starting this event and who benefits from it? How have they been able to utilize the funds in the past?
We wanted to keep a mountain bike race in the hill country- unique terrain, challenging trails, etc. We also like to do more than the standard fare of just the cross country race. We created a few fun events, the Adult/ Junior Team Time Trial, the $100 costume crit, the $100 downhill We are a small group of cyclists that put on the race- we donate to the local Kerrville community- we have donated a bike to the Kerrville Bike Patrol, we sent some firefighters to the firefighters “Olympics”, we donated medical panniers and equipment for the EMTS to work big events, we donated money to build a skate park, and we have started a fund to build bicycle racks in downtown Kerrville. The Boy Scout Troop 111 comes and helps for the weekend and they get the proceeds from any T-shirt sales- we buy the tshirts and give them to the Scouts to sell.
Logistically, can you give us an idea how many volunteers, finances and planning it takes to put on this event?
Being at the Camp, it takes about 30 of the Camp Staff, 40 additional volunteers, $15,000 or so budget, planning, never enough!!
What’s the average number of riders per year who finish the race?
400
How many riders do you medically assist during the average race?
2-3
What was the worst accident you had in this event?
This event hasn’t been bad, Kelly Creek we had a punctured lung
What can folks do to support you and your mission?
Come to the race and participate
How many port-a-potties do you have?
18 but there are lots of bathrooms at the Camp
Any celebrities joining the ride?
We have a pro dirt bike racer, Cole Kirkpatrick racing this year. And of course, everyone is a celebrity in their own mind!!
Additional stuff you would like to let folks know about this years ride?
This is a great festival, the Camp opens up the property to all the participants of the weekend and there’s tons of fun stuff to do. It is a great event for the entire family on one of the more challenging mountain bike courses in the state. We’re offering up everything from kids races, to unicycle races, high school and collegiate races plus all the fun stuff.
Thank you Lisa for granting this quick interview and we hope we can catch up with everyone at the event.
Click here to view the event details for the The Camp Eagle Classic Mountain Bike Festival
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Wheelbrothers taking off for a relaxing 100 mile jaunt… Full Video coming soon
Part 2: Tips and tricks before the race
1. SLEEP!!!! Make sure you get plenty of sleep from Thursday/Friday night. The day before folks usually have a hard time sleeping. So make sure you give your body the maximum amount of rest you can.
2. Pack your gear the night before: Logical right? You’d be surprised how many riders freak out in the morning because they realize they left that extra tube at home.
Quick Checklist:
3. Talking about tubes, make sure you have at least two extra tubes with you on this ride. For some reason, the combination of heat and awesome Wichita Falls road conditions is really tough on them.
4. Whatever you do, do not wear underwear under your riding shorts. It’s a ‘sensitive’ subject but we speak from experience when we say that saddle sores, ingrown hairs and blisters full of puss… well, you get the picture. Some of the real manly guys use Chamois/Butt Butter. Yeah, yeah… but it works!
5. Sunscreen: You are going to be in the sun for at least 5 hours or longer at 90+ degrees. Nuff said.
6. Don’t listen to one of the Wheelbrothers called Wade. There are more then one gears on your bike. Use them!
7. Find a great group to ride with and draft, if you are experienced enough to do that. Remember to ask for permission to do so before hand. 99% of the time it’s fine but there are anal retentive goobers everywhere.
8. Draft wisely: If you do not know the folks you are drafting of be careful. Figure out if they know what they are doing and if they can hold a steady lane. If not, the potential couple minutes you are shaving of your overall time, might not be worth the road rash.
9. Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate: Read part 1 – yesterdays story on how to survive the HH100.
10. Keep your head up and have a great time. ENJOY the ride. Don’t take it to serious and relish in the experience of riding with 13,000+ other riders. Make new friends and most importantly, if you see one of the Wheelbrothers say ‘Hi’!!!!
Part 1: How not to die of dehydration
Written by Brad our team Doctor (Okay, so he happens to be a Doctor that rides with us… details, details… he still knows what he is talking about!)
There are a lot of prevailing theories on how best to hydrate for an event such as the HHH so let’s break it down into its simplest terms:
1. It’s all about the day before: hydrate your brains out 24 hours before the ride. Use water or electrolyte solution. If you are not drinking, then your not allowing the individual cells to retain the fluids that it will desperately need.
2. Avoid all caffeine for 24-48 hours prior to the ride. Remember that caffeine is a mild diuretic (makes you urinate more) and obviously this is the opposite of what we need to be doing.
3. Take a multivitamin the day before and the day of the race. If you cramp often, consider adding an OTC potassium tablet (8-10 meq should do) the day before and the day of your race.
4. Complex carbs the day before the ride to eat (pasta, rice, pizza).
5. Hydrate during the race. I have observed that most riders under hydrate. I plan on stopping at mile 25-30, 50, 70, and 90 miles. Bring 3 bottles with you and make sure they are gone before you get to the rest stop. The desire to drink decreases as your cardiac output increases so you have to remember to drink. What’s the best solution? There is great debate on this one but water vs electrolytes is probably a wash. During extreme conditions (of which this will be) electrolytes show a 3-4% improvement in performance in elite athletes only (and we ain’t that except for Ron – Cat Racer extrodinaire). I start out with 2 waters and one Gatorade and after the first stop I switch to 1 water and 2 gatorades. Why? Electrolyte solution doesn’t quench your thirst like water does and therefore your more likely to drink. Also, you’ll need the calories during a long event like this.
6. Are you urinating? If the answer is no, then significantly increase the volume. I want everyone screaming to pee at that first rest stop.
7. Pickle juice? A trendy pick and has some merit but I wouldn’t try it for the first time on ride day. It may upset your stomach and that is NOT where you want to be. Also, it tends to turn off the desire to drink more.
8. Kick some ass…
So Chris our team test subject, tried this method during the Goatneck race and reported, that he had finished the race feeling better and faster then ever before.
Rumor has it, that he set up a shrine of worship with Brad’s picture on it. Kind of strange…
Not that there is anything wrong with that.
Reed Bates (AKA ChipSeal) has been found guilty in Ellis County Court No. 2 on a charge of reckless driving for not riding as far right as possible (as stated by the prosecutor instead of the word ‘practicable’) in a 12′ lane with 70 mph tractor-trailer trucks, and for not riding on aninconsistent, broken, and even nonexistent shoulder when directed to ride there by local law enforcement officers, contrary to the requirements of Sec. 551.103 of the Texas Transportation Code. Oddly, the fact that other vehicles were being allowed to exceed the posted speed limit was considered a reason to force a lawfully operating vehicle off the roadway.
Part of the case against Mr. Bates was that he was riding at dusk, even though police detained him prior to dusk for almost 40 minutes (from roughly 5 to 5:40 pm) before letting him proceed. He was then handcuffed and arrested.
In finding Mr. Bates guilty, the judge stated, “You may be right that it is safer to ride in the middle of the lane instead of the shoulder, but it is reckless of you to do so”… at which point a white rabbit was seen doing down the elevators at the Ellis County Courthouse.
Yes, Mr. Bates is appealing the conviction. Please donate.
From cycledallas.blogspot.com
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The third open house for Arlington’s hike and bike system master plan is Wednesday, September 1st. At this meeting you will have the opportunity to review the draft version of the plan that has been developed over the last ten months. This will be the last open house before the plan goes before City Council in November, so be sure to come to share your thoughts!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
6:30-9:00 pm (come and go)
Bob Duncan Center (Note different location from last meetings!)
2800 S. Center Street
Arlington, TX 76014
