www.portlandcentury.com

I know it's a ways away, but anybody else planning on doing this? I think Zac and I are doing it. I'll probably do some volunteer work on Saturday so I can do it for free.

Who's down for the course marking with me on Saturday?

Which one are you guys thinking?
I'd like to blast the actual century, but I'd do it all wrong in jeans, a t shirt, and vans.
Thinking the 50....
But I'm very interested...

krystenr:

I'm definitely doing the whole 100.

You forgot, "*slams fist on table*"
Are you doing it fixed!?

I hope my foot will be in good enough shape...

I just may do this. They'll probably make me attach a brake to my bike to ride it...

Haven't made it past 60 miles yet..

Yeah Ill do the whole 100 fixed. Id rather do it on a conversion than a track bike though.

bschultz:

krystenr:

I'm definitely doing the whole 100.

You forgot, "*slams fist on table*"
Are you doing it fixed!?

I hope my foot will be in good enough shape...

Yes, I'm doing the whole 100 fixed, with Zac. I, too, will be riding a conversion.

Well, shit, if everyone else is doing the hundo, then I might just have to get in on that action.
Training sessions... I'm in.

Maybe this should go under confessions, but (providing I can ride) I'll be on a roadie for the 100. Big ups to the fixie folks!

I signed up as a mechanic. Free is the best price.

theres still a spot open to set up and help with registration :0!

krystenr:

who's doing this on Sunday? Zac? I'll be at PSu at the lovely time of 6:45 am. I'm riding the 100 mile course as a mechanic. If you see me, say hi. I'll be on a Specialized S-Works Tricross (black, white and red) and sporting the blue and green River City kit.

Jesus a S-Works Tricross? Employee discount?

fun time:

saturday was alleycat, house show, and watching olympic basketball final til almost 2am
i got up at 4:15 to get there a little past five
"worked" as a volunteer til about 8:15 (put up some signs, did a little reg. stuff, ate free granola and blueberries)
tarcked it up and rolled out of the park blocks
leg-braked a little going down madison towards hawthorne bridge
shoved the cog and lockring almost off, lost the chain, walked bike back to start area
talked to bike gallery worked, he tightened some stuff up, i clip in and slip forward again
sat around
talked to two cute volunteer girls who were about to ride off for half-century
got a free castelli jersey from one of the girls (it was covered in coffee and she was gonna throw it away, it's also pink and argyle)
asked bike gallery fellow if he happened to have a 3/32 freewheel in his work van
he offers his own rear fixed wheel off a conversion of his own which he had in the back (had brought it in the van so he could practice backwards circles if he ever had some free time during the century)
i ride home on a basic sunrims wheel which i'll drop off at woodstock bike gallery later today
i pick up my stock kilo wheel there later, too

not bad, if i had actually paid the 50 or 80 bucks to registed i'd be more upset or might even go out there with my trek, but still... good enough!

my first fixed century will have to wait. perhaps 'til i build up new wheels.

i didn't finish but i did all the hills and rode 65 miles fixed. still a decent accomplishment.

my sit spots are sore, and my legs aren't pushing me very quickly today.

Zacp, I think I saw you, did not click it might be you, props to riding fixed, good going. The hills weren't that bad and the descents were slow. I used it as an unsupported training ride until I got to the salmon at the end was nice.

Okay, that makes much more sense.

K_phomma:

Shoulda smacked a hoe.

If it wasn't for the fact that I got to ride for free, got free beer, food, coffee, Gu, Bio-Freeze, and clothing I would've. But it worked out to be a pretty nice deal. I think next year I'll volunteer for something the day before so I can ride the century at my own pace, though.