Rest stops
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Get your card signed first
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Drink a bottle of water
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Eat if needed
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Fill up water and use rest room
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Check for saddle sores and reapply chemise
butter if needed.
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Stretch get going again
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Don’t say more than 15 minutes if you can
Tires
At a minimum I would run Schwalbe Marathon supreme front and
rear.
An upgrade from that would be to run the Marathon Plus on
the rear
if you want even more go Marathon Plus front and rear. Marathon tires are legendary for durability,
and not getting flats is critical!
Chemise Butter
I’ve tried different brands.
I have gone to just using Bag Balm, it is lanolin, has skin protectant
and won’t sweat off like chemise butter.
I’ve been using if for the last year and it is great. It will seep through your short on to your
seat and anything else you sit on so bring a towel for the car.
Saddle sores
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Fastest way to heal them is 10% benzoyl peroxide
cream (acne cream) works great. Just wash and dry at least 2x a day and apply
2x a day. It will bleach out your
shorts.
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If you need to heal even faster you can also put
on drawing suave at night, but wear some old shorts as that stuff stains everything
it touches
Lights
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2 is 1 and 1 is none
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I have 2 of these. One on my helmet and one on my handle
bar.
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There might be some better ones out there now,
but you absolutely need a helmet one for night riding so you can see street
signs and when to turn.
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I also carry a separate head lamp in my bag for
tire changing etc…
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I put extra batteries in my bag. I put a rubber band around them in sets of
3. Used ones I don’t rubber band back together
I just throw them in the bottom loose.
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Tail lights 2 on my bag and 1 on my helmet. Also some reflective things on my bag and
body.
Nutrition
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I usually hit either subway or a grocery store
on 300+ rides
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Typically get a turkey sandwich, mixed fruit
bowl, bag of chips and Peach Ice tea
On Ride Nutrition
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I use hammer gel. I buy the big bottles and then refill squeeze
bottles from REI. The hammer bottles
suck
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I usually take at least 2 -3oz bottles and also
a bunch of other gu etc…
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I find that gu can get me recharged and give me
10-15 miles of energy on 2 packs.
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I drink a lot water to start then mix in water
and Gatorade etc.. later on. Switch to
Ice tea for the caffeine as well.
Bags
A nice front bag is awesome.
you can get into it while riding and some are big enough making them all
you need. Also they have map / cue
sheet holders built in. Problem is they are expensive! More made for serious
touring
I use this bag for 300 and greater Rando rides.
I use a bagman rack with quick releases and like it a lot.
Nice small front
bag. http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bavbb.htm not too spendy.
Spendy bag that you’ll need
a front rack for. http://www.wallbike.com/berthoud/berthoud/berthoud-frontbag-basic
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