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WOOT! We got an LDP-er from Denmark joining the ranks!!
Tarin's been at this for some time now, great to have him on the NCDSA signup list.
I can't stress enough that the Seattle ride is SOLO AND UNSUPPORTED. I see a pretty nice sized contingency from the Puyallup area and that rocks!! I just want to make sure riders coming don't think that there will be a Garfield High School marching band, Swedish bikini cheerleading team, P.A. system, volunteers providing back and temple massages, and all that hoopla...because there WON'T!! In fact one of the previous rides some showed up without even carrying a WATER bottle (yikes) and there are really only a couple places along the trail where a convenience store is nearby.
Just want to re-iterate... anyone coming for the 8 AM start at Urban Surf on the Burke-Gilman trail, we are going 100 MILES SOLO AND UNSUPPORTED before we go up to Greenlake park at night -- which is also somewhat UNSUPPORTED other than the fact we will have our cars parked there and we can stop and rest anytime after 2.8-mile lap increment. And at least at Greenlake, there will be a bathroom and water fountains here and there.
The Burke-Gilman is a 25-mile, open trail, with only a couple water fountains and restrooms -- PACK AND PREPARE ACCORDINGLY!!!
I'm gonna be Mr. Redundacy here and point out the prep link again
Cool Crake! May your snow and ice melt away and the sun beam upon your trails!!
Keith you know that WOOT thing is really geek-gamer speak right? I know the UK's got a fair share of late night 1st-person shooter geek freaks cause I've played against a few of 'em back in my Half Life days. You really don't know what I'm talkin about do ya Great to see the UK contingency still rolling along -- I hope you guys can lock on a location sans scumbags!!
Seems to me the most quiet group so far might be New Zealand... and they've got the best weather no??? But apparently Rob's got a marathon next weekend, so he'd be too hammered to do an ultra right away, I'm not sure about the rest of the crew...
"...We're devising our route to be a combination of Easton's Rails to Trails, Oxford Road from Easton to Oxford and back, and a heavy dose of the Kent Island Cross Island Trail." http://bikewashington.org/trails/crossIsland/index.htm
For those doing the ultra with the seattle crew, make sure to read James' B-G trail write-up in the Local Trals (or whatever its called) forum. Theres a lot of great info in there, but i wanted to add a few general tips:
1. If you see red or white spray painted lines on the trail, be careful! they identify roots sticking up and other hazards.
2. Be very careful getting onto the several bridges along the trail, i know at least one of them has a gap before it wide enough to eat my entire BigZig. Two or three of them have 'steps' or 'lips' prior to the bridge that can toss you if your wheels arent huge.
3. The two biggest hills on the entire trail come right before quick (and sometimes blind) right turns, use caution.
4. The area around the university can be heavily populated by people NOT expecting fast moving vehicles. They come out of the crosswalks and dont even look. Its only about 3 blocks thats particularly hazardous, i suggest keeping your speed down for this section.
5. When on the return trip (from marymoor to gasworks) there is a point that always confuses me. Its right near where the lake sammamish trail hooks back into the burke gilman. There is a brige to your right (the one with the nasty gap) and a trail to your left (that is pock marked and ugly). Go across the bridge, not down the trail.
6. James mentions a waterfountain past Ti-cycles. To my knowlege it is not operational at the moment, at least it hasnt been the last few times i tried to use it.
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I hope anyone who hasn't been on the Burke-Sammamish trail from end to end will read up on it well beforehand, because after doing five of these, I know it's highly unlikely we'll all be going at the same pace!!
ok i will prob be down for that. if it just kills me i am just gunna end it because there really is no need for me to do it but still want to do it.
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