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Originally Posted by look 171

You will want to stop and get of the bike and give your ass and shoulders a rest. Legs, not so much unless you are cramping. Once that comes along, you are pretty much done unless you really rest up. 15 min stop aint gonna do nothin' for it.

Its seem like a mess with hundreds of people stopping to eat, pee and so on but its a great moral booster just to stop after 4-5 hours in the saddle. One time, we decided to pull in a Taco Bell and had a meal. I had no idea Taco Bell made such wonder food. We sat for about 20 min. Felt great.

She's tired and try and open that damn bag on the toptube is asking for it with so many people around. One thing about those mass rides, stay alert on up hill sections. That's when people slow down so much that someone will cross a wheel and fall over causing more to fall.

GEt a saddle bag and put a tube and Co2 inflator in there along with some money. This way is out of your way. There's nothing like having a big old bag on the handlebar or anywhere on the frame. Stuff a couple of light food items in the jersey pocket and stop at the feeds. Feeds every 30-40 miles?

So far, on 30-40 mile rides, my rear is fine. My arms and shoulders are a little sore (muscles) which I think will improve with more time in the saddle in the postion.

We each have saddle bags. I have tire levers, inflators and CO2, tubes, and multitool spread between the two. We have been carrying food, etc in our jersey pockets.

I have seen some pics of the ride, and it looks like pandemonium. I’ve been hoping that it mostly starts out bad and then gets better as people spread out more, but that’s probably wishful thinking.