http://www.24hoursofbooty.org/events/indianapolis/
For the 24 hours of booty I basically wanted to do it as a training ride for PBP (Paris-Brest-Paris). I'll need a couple 24 hour rides in order to complete PBP. I also wanted to ride my bike set up as I'll have it during PBP.
The weather forecast for both days of the event was grim, strong thunderstorms and rain, but it didn't turn out too bad. Actually the only complaint about Saturday was the wind.
I biked 25 miles to the event from my house. I left the house a hour later than I intended so I could try and catch a break in the weather, luckily I stayed dry. We started under cloudy skies and by about 10pm the rain unloaded on us. The roads became flooded in parts, it became difficult to see, but I trucked on. Even through the rain there were fans cheering us on. Some people had food and drinks available to the riders. Yes even one guy was giving out beer. There was lemon aid and cookie stands hosted by kids, there was a pancake stand too. The community really comes out for this. It was a lot of fun riding down the road giving high fives to kids while they ran alongside you and your bike.
I rode with a fellow Indiana Randonneur and together we both trucked on. The heavy down pour finally subsided and gave way to a constant rain shower which lasted into the next morning. We bared down and knocked out laps. I kind of zoned out for a while, just grinding away at the time. This event was quite different than a distance event where you can pedal harder and finish quicker. No matter how fast you are at the 24 Hours of Booty it's still 24 hours of seat time.
About 5am we broke for breakfast. I became cold, so cold that I couldn't hold my coffee because I was shivering and shaking. The guy I've been riding with decided to take a nap, I decided to grind on. Riding warmed me up thankfully. Lap after lap after lap went by. Before long others began to notice that I was on the route a lot. Some realized that I rode the entire night. From what I heard I was the only rider to ride straight through. I began to gain some fans and they began to cheer the guy on that rode throughout the night. This was a nice boost I needed to finish strong.
I finished with 270 miles and rode the entire time. The guy I rode with finished with around 260 miles. From what I heard we were the highest in miles and seat time.
The Bike: (fully loaded with water comes in at 50lbs)
Surly Cross Check. I love beating this bike. 30 speed downtube shifting with a alfine generator hub and revo light combo. During the ride a someone yelled out, "here comes the guy with a light of 1,000 suns!" That about explains the power I have.
Day before the ride I noticed my cassette was wobbly. I took it apart Thursday morning and noticed the cassette freewheel was cracked. Some calls to the local bike shops I finally found one. I installed it and made adjustments. Ended up going to work on 2 hours of sleep because of bike maintenance, but my ride to work was wonderful on a machine that functioned properly.
Gear:
Bags:
- Arkel handlebar bag. It's small, but small bags force you to pack less.
- Revelate seat bag. This bag will have cloths and tools excluding tire repair kits which will be in my handlebar bag.
- Frogg Togg shell (I take everywhere) Waterproof and warm. The shell doesn't compress well so I strap it to my rear rack.
- Wool short sleeve shirt.
- Bike shorts
- 3 pairs of socks.
- A pair of wool gloves with a couple pair of rubber glove shells.
- Long tights
- Reflective vest and ankle bands
- Light cotton long sleeve button shirt
- Bike gloves
- Multi-tool
- adjustable wrench
- allen set
- spare crank bolt
- 2 tire levers
- pump
- 2 spare tubes
- patch kit
- 2 chain links
- rag
- zip ties
- spoke wrench
- duct tape
- plastic bags
Accessories:
- 2 red lights
- 1 dyno front light
- 1spare battery front light
- 3 water bottles
- rear rack
- 6 spare AA batteries
- 4 spare AAA batteries
- zip lock bag for phone, wallet, and brevet card
- Laminated cue sheet
- GPS with French maps and route
- 200 Euros
- sunglasses and clear glasses
- cycling cap and helmet
- head lamp
- 8 Cliff bars
- 18 Cliff Blocks
- 20 recoverer drink mixes
I maybe forgetting something, I'll update as I remember. Also future PBP training post will have a revised list I'm sure.
By bike: 395 miles
By feet: 0 miles
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