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SDstumpy · 12-11-2009, 10:39 PM

http://www.tourdepalmsprings.com/home

The wife and I are doing this one. Very flat century...should be good training for the Mulholland Challenge!

ChrisB · 12-12-2009, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by SDstumpy

http://www.tourdepalmsprings.com/home

The wife and I are doing this one. Very flat century...should be good training for the Mulholland Challenge!

Does this sell out? Haven't finalized my racing schedule for mountain bikes and I would love to get some road rides in. I have also never done a century, is it just like a relaxed ride? Or do you get a lead pack formed that is pretty serious about going fast?

SDstumpy · 12-12-2009, 08:30 AM

I don't think it sells out, since you can register the day before. This is more of a fundraiser. The website says they expect to have over 9000 riders. The course is very flat and pace is what ever you want it to be.

Bergsteiger · 12-12-2009, 09:45 AM

Sol
Did you get my text message Friday morning?

Dizle · 12-12-2009, 11:07 AM

Did you get a tandum Sol??

ghixon · 12-12-2009, 01:58 PM

Was going to do the 55 miler as a training ride/CTS field test day. February in the desert in beautiful. I miss living there sometimes...

SDstumpy · 12-12-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Bergsteiger

Sol
Did you get my text message Friday morning?

Yah I did thanks. By the time I got around to signing up it was sold out so I signed up for the Mulholland Challenge instead.

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Originally Posted by Dizle

Did you get a tandum Sol??

Nah...not yet. The wife is going to do the 55 miler and I'll do the century. We are in the process of buying a house so I don't think we can buy any more bikes for a while.

Pain Freak · 12-12-2009, 03:55 PM

I've rode it 8 times and I've never seen it sell out.

MTBMaven · 12-12-2009, 04:44 PM

This was the first century I ever did - about two months after getting my road bike. Did the ride with Mike. Good times! It is a very fast and pretty easy, assuming there is no wind. Very well supported event with tons of riders.

I might do it if my wife is up for going to PS for the weekend. Otherwise I will skip it. For the effort and costs involved I'd prefer to do a self supported ride out of Pasadena. I can ride to San Diego and get more miles in for less than the cost of registration.

Pain Freak · 12-12-2009, 04:52 PM

Yeah, lets do it again Brian. I'll just drive out from my house though as the rooms were to expensive. That was a fun ride.

Rossage · 12-12-2009, 05:15 PM

Even with a corporate discount Palm Springs is still almost $80 a night-what a rip off! I mean it's just a bed and a shower-C'mon man!!

Pain Freak · 12-12-2009, 06:11 PM

Yeah, last time I did it I brought the wife and she went to a spa (200$) then paid another $130 for the room (nothing special) and she dropped another 150 at the Casino. So for gas and money for the ride and the late fee. I dropped over 500 dollars for what I could of done for free. Yep, next time I'll just drive from home.

SDstumpy · 12-13-2009, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Pain Freak

Yeah, last time I did it I brought the wife and she went to a spa (200$) then paid another $130 for the room (nothing special) and she dropped another 150 at the Casino. So for gas and money for the ride and the late fee. I dropped over 500 dollars for what I could of done for free. Yep, next time I'll just drive from home.

Yah, nothing really special about this one but its my wife's first endurance event. I heard that this one is a good starter event (fairly flat, well supported, and great atmosphere). I have a aunt with a place in PS so we are going to be squatting for the night.

Chewyeti · 12-14-2009, 01:44 PM

could be fun...

Jay, Dave, - what say ye??

Jay · 12-14-2009, 01:47 PM

I say we do it....might even be able to get a condo for cheap.

Chewyeti · 12-14-2009, 01:49 PM

sure.. why not

davidB · 12-14-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Chewyeti

could be fun...

Jay, Dave, - what say ye??

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Originally Posted by Jay

I say we do it....might even be able to get a condo for cheap.

Been thinking about it because of the cabin we have in Idyllwild.

(sleeps a half dozen)

edit: dammit, thought there was an easy way between the 2 cities, guess not. Anywho, i'm game

maxwell · 12-14-2009, 02:05 PM

I know, what am I doing in the roadie forum?

I'd like to get my first 100 miler in, and this could be a pretty cool way to do it.
Is the ride on Saturday, and do you think it's single speed (my only "road" bike) friendly?

Chewyeti · 12-14-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by davidB

the 2 cities, guess not. Anywho, i'm game

just down the 74 into palm springs from idylwyld

Chopper · 12-14-2009, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by maxwell

I know, what am I doing in the roadie forum?

I'd like to get my first 100 miler in, and this could be a pretty cool way to do it.
Is the ride on Saturday, and do you think it's single speed (my only "road" bike) friendly?

I did it on a single speed so I know you would have no problem.
I was running 42X17 but if I do it this year it'll be 15 in the rear.

12-12-2009, 09:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bergsteiger Mr. Krisztian	Sol Did you get my text message Friday morning? __________________ STRONG EXPERT COMING THROUGH!!!!! GET OUT OF MY WAY!!!

12-12-2009, 11:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Dizle Gear Masher	Did you get a tandum Sol?? __________________ "Kind of like experimenting in college to decide what kind of alcoholic you're going to be later in life" - Bryguy

12-12-2009, 01:58 PM	#6 (permalink)
ghixon Look Ma - No hands!	Was going to do the 55 miler as a training ride/CTS field test day. February in the desert in beautiful. I miss living there sometimes... __________________ 'Obsessed' is a word that the lazy use to describe the dedicated. - Anon

12-12-2009, 03:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pain Freak Isn't it? Isn't it?	I've rode it 8 times and I've never seen it sell out. __________________ .................................................. ...................... This space for rent I don't like poached women. I prefer them sunny side up.-Waldo .................................................. .......................

12-12-2009, 04:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
MTBMaven This is Shangri La	This was the first century I ever did - about two months after getting my road bike. Did the ride with Mike. Good times! It is a very fast and pretty easy, assuming there is no wind. Very well supported event with tons of riders. I might do it if my wife is up for going to PS for the weekend. Otherwise I will skip it. For the effort and costs involved I'd prefer to do a self supported ride out of Pasadena. I can ride to San Diego and get more miles in for less than the cost of registration. __________________ You must be the change you wish to see in the world ~ Mahatma Gandhi Blogs: http://mtbmaven.vox.com http://nomadicbynature.vox.com

12-11-2009, 10:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
SDstumpy	Tour De Palm Springs http://www.tourdepalmsprings.com/home The wife and I are doing this one. Very flat century...should be good training for the Mulholland Challenge! __________________ Does upgradeitis ever go away?

12-12-2009, 08:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
SDstumpy	I don't think it sells out, since you can register the day before. This is more of a fundraiser. The website says they expect to have over 9000 riders. The course is very flat and pace is what ever you want it to be. __________________ Does upgradeitis ever go away?

12-12-2009, 04:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
Pain Freak Isn't it? Isn't it?	Yeah, lets do it again Brian. I'll just drive out from my house though as the rooms were to expensive. That was a fun ride. __________________ .................................................. ...................... This space for rent I don't like poached women. I prefer them sunny side up.-Waldo .................................................. .......................

12-12-2009, 05:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Rossage STR Veteran	Even with a corporate discount Palm Springs is still almost $80 a night-what a rip off! I mean it's just a bed and a shower-C'mon man!! __________________ “Bacon is delicious, It’s meat candy.”

12-12-2009, 06:11 PM	#12 (permalink)
Pain Freak Isn't it? Isn't it?	Yeah, last time I did it I brought the wife and she went to a spa (200$) then paid another $130 for the room (nothing special) and she dropped another 150 at the Casino. So for gas and money for the ride and the late fee. I dropped over 500 dollars for what I could of done for free. Yep, next time I'll just drive from home. __________________ .................................................. ...................... This space for rent I don't like poached women. I prefer them sunny side up.-Waldo .................................................. .......................

12-14-2009, 01:44 PM	#14 (permalink)
Chewyeti Blunt Realist.	could be fun... Jay, Dave, - what say ye?? __________________ -Aaron or Chewy SweetPea: "You are wrong, Dirtvert. There is something more dangerous; an intelligent, insane, engineer."

12-14-2009, 01:49 PM	#16 (permalink)
Chewyeti Blunt Realist.	sure.. why not __________________ -Aaron or Chewy SweetPea: "You are wrong, Dirtvert. There is something more dangerous; an intelligent, insane, engineer."

12-14-2009, 02:05 PM	#18 (permalink)
maxwell Dirty Stinky PATH Love	I know, what am I doing in the roadie forum? I'd like to get my first 100 miler in, and this could be a pretty cool way to do it. Is the ride on Saturday, and do you think it's single speed (my only "road" bike) friendly? __________________ Fun does not mean the same thing to everyone. Here is what I suggest you insert when Maxwell uses the word FUN: F.**ked U.p N.asty "It was a F.U.N. ride"... Gnutz

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