Dark Century VIII
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ridetime at 06.29.10 - 2:54 pm
Dark Century VIII
Saturday, July 24th, 2010
Meet at L.A.'s Union Station at 6:00 pm
Roll out at 7:00 pm
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How long do you think it will taske to finish?
BWiize06.29.10 - 3:27 pm
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I rolled in with the last riders on the last 2 D.C.'s.
Elapsed time was 9 Hrs. 55 min. and 9 hrs.50 min.
We're a pretty consistent bunch, no matter how hard we try to do it faster.
TITS (that's Time In The Saddle) is about 6.5 hours. The rest is eating and other rest stops/regrouping.
Creative Thing responding to a
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06.29.10 - 3:54 pm
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@Creative Thing
I still have http://darkcenturyride.org
I would love to see it back in service
contact me if you want me to set you up with ftp access
- trickmilla
trickmilla06.29.10 - 4:37 pm
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Very much looking forward to this one!
nancine06.29.10 - 5:43 pm
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it's that time again huh?
DAYLO07.13.10 - 10:20 pm
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will make an honest effort to come out to this.
tfunk40807.14.10 - 2:25 am
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around town. still riding here and there. occupado with a new addiction MOPEDS. lol.
DAYLO responding to a
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07.15.10 - 2:30 pm
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I'm up for this, but 9 HOURS!!!! That's way to long for my sensitive rear end.
BICYKILLER07.15.10 - 2:43 pm
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I'm considering tagging along and doing a half-century, or a metric...
Home in time for my beauty sleep...:p
alicestrong07.15.10 - 3:53 pm
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We'll be in the saddle for about 6 and a half hours. The rest is eating and fixing flats.
Based on the last 7 D.C.'s anyway.
Due to the down time and lack of major climbs, this is about the easiest way to ride 100 miles that I have done.
Creative Thing responding to a
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07.15.10 - 7:52 pm
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what happened to the pics from the last ride?
Dean453707.16.10 - 3:10 am
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What's the route ?
is it a loop ? or a back and forth multiple times ?
can you ride at your own pace ?
Dedicated81807.16.10 - 4:30 am
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I'm in, provided I will get my joint breaks.
revolution07.16.10 - 8:29 am
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it won't be like a superfast considering the will be a lot of peeps who provably have not ridden that many miles at once. My guess is they keep the previous route. If so the it is mostly flat, all rivertrails, and just heluva lot of fun. Every one sticks together last thing you want is a run in with a crack head on the san gabriel river trail @ 2 am. Or come face to face with a "car" at coming towards you on the LA river trail. Haha good times.
sancho1 responding to a
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07.16.10 - 9:24 am
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The DC VIII rout is a variation of the "traditional" route.
No ridah left behind, but we like to keep it lively, 15-18 mph mostly.
Route slips will be handed out at the start.
Spoke cards at the end.
Creative Thing responding to a
comment by Dedicated818
07.16.10 - 1:32 pm
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This is tempting.............
braydon07.16.10 - 9:33 pm
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go, braydon.
Are there many fixed gear riders? I've been talking about doing this for months..
Anna.annA07.19.10 - 12:06 pm
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We always get some fixed ridazz.
Yeah, P.C.!-he'll be fixed
Creative Thing responding to a
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07.19.10 - 12:27 pm
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Really good questions being asked...
The following information should be of help for those who are undecided.
We Meet & Start at the Alameda side entrance of Union Station
There will be a 7Eleven break at about the 18 mile mark.
There will be a Ralphs lunch break at about the 44 mile mark.
The 3rd and final break will be in Long Beach and will be decided upon our arrival time. My guess is that it will be 7Eleven.
We will End at the Denny's, directly behind Union Station, for a post ride breakfast.
There will be a point of no return in which we will be fully self dependent for 30 miles. It's actually the best part of the ride.
There will be 2 Bailout points before the "Point of no Return" for those who may feel they want to save it for DC9.
There will be 2 Bailout points before the "Point of no Return" for those who may feel they want to save it for DC9.
ridetime07.19.10 - 12:46 pm
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This is sooo fun. I think I will attend, and try to bring some others with me. :)
This is my fav way to ride 100 miles, and to do it with a bunch of friends!!?? RAD!
leader #107.19.10 - 1:19 pm
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I’ll be riding fixed if I go! Sounds like a fun time but I haven’t been on a bike in a while and need physical therapy on my knee and wrist I don’t want to fuck it up even more. Consider riding free-wheel if you don’t have a geared bike – at least you can coast for a bit.
Kakihara responding to a
comment by Anna.annA
07.19.10 - 4:44 pm
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cool, i'll likely break off once we're in LB
tfunk40807.19.10 - 6:02 pm
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yeah, i mean, my boyfriend and i ride nothing but fixed (cuz i cant afford another bike, not because i ride strictly fixed) so i wouldn't have the choice.. i have no freewheel cog on my flip flop.. We may do this one, if not this one, then definitely the next one.
Kakihara, if you need conditioning, check out THE DAME'S RIDE (sorry for the free advertising :D) It's an all ladies ride that I just started. Slow pace, easy routes, and we'll get progressively faster as time goes on!
Anna.annA responding to a
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07.19.10 - 7:26 pm
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@DAMES ride: word on the street is that there will be a little bike orgy happening tonight at wurstkuche in dtla around 9:30pm. you ladies are welcome to meet us there after your ride =]
/threadjack
tfunk408 responding to a
comment by Anna.annA
07.20.10 - 5:44 pm
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hey, tfuck408....make your own thread.
tern07.20.10 - 6:01 pm
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What does TFUCK mean?
tern07.20.10 - 6:03 pm
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...and how are there 408 of you?
I'll take comments offline.
Thanks, tfuck408
tern07.20.10 - 6:05 pm
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I'm hoping for the best DC yet.
tern07.20.10 - 6:09 pm
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....okay, maybe I overreacted to your admintted threadjack, thefunk. I just have high hopes for this ride.
tern07.20.10 - 6:40 pm
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"were you talking to me this whole damn time?"
ease up Tern, i mean no harm. you're invited to the bike orgy tonight as well!
tfunk40807.20.10 - 7:13 pm
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iim soooo excited. im bringing my bringing my bro with me to join in on the melee
sancho1 responding to a
comment by Creative Thing
07.20.10 - 10:13 pm
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looking fwd to the ride and the spoke card!
tfunk408 responding to a
comment by Creative Thing
07.21.10 - 1:42 am
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I for the life of me can't understand why TERN would bring his negativity to the thread but while he "bashes" riders he does not know and expresses his "High Hopes" for the Dark Century 8 ride.
To everyone who will be attending this Saturday, I say..... 4 days until 100 miles of Cycling Camaraderie begins. Start Hydrating!
If anyone has any questions by all means don't hesitate to ask them.
ridetime07.21.10 - 2:30 am
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i've got a q. at what mile will you guys hit LB?
tfunk408 responding to a
comment by ridetime
07.21.10 - 2:55 am
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Mile 70, give or take an inch or 2.
ridetime responding to a
comment by tfunk408
07.21.10 - 3:28 am
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dang, just realized if i break off in LB i won't get a spoke card. if i ride out from LB to union station to meet you guys, then do i qualify?
tfunk408 responding to a
comment by ridetime
07.21.10 - 3:33 am
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Maybe his is still angry that someone hi jacked his ride.The negativity you speak of I only see it in your posting.
crossbones responding to a
comment by ridetime
07.21.10 - 3:55 am
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Nobody "hijacked" anybody's ride.
Tern is behind us putting this on 100%. That is clear in his posts.
If you have to leave the ride early, I'll make sure you get a spoke card.
Creative Thing responding to a
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07.21.10 - 9:22 am
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T-Minus 2 days till Le Dark Century 8. Come ride with us!!!
ridetime07.22.10 - 3:12 pm
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anyone from LB want to ride out to this together? i'm gonna leave at 4:45pm from the signal hill/traffic circle area.
tfunk40807.22.10 - 4:12 pm
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sounds like alot of fun!!! im there
DETOXXX responding to a
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07.22.10 - 8:33 pm
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I think I'll head out to this. Are the bike paths the same one would ride for the LA River Century that was run this past June. If so, I am there.
I was looking at the Gold Line info for this weekend, and the first train leaves the station at 3:40 am. Will we be done too early or just about that time due to stops and eating at Denny's afterwards?
Thanks, I should see you guys and gals there.
Mike
oshirobianchi07.22.10 - 11:45 pm
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We'll be done around 4 or 5 am.
We ride up the L.A. River bike path, but we cover a lot more area than the River Ride did.
You'll love it!
Creative Thing responding to a
comment by oshirobianchi
07.23.10 - 7:43 am
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bump?
Yes, bump.
tern07.23.10 - 5:49 pm
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Hey there, Crossbones!
tern07.23.10 - 5:51 pm
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man....I wish I could go. My favorite part is the hill at the dam...and the super dark nature ride that follows into Azusa Canyon. I really miss this ride.
tern07.23.10 - 5:55 pm
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It's hard to believe how beautiful that part of the ride is. Man, sucks I can't go.
tern07.23.10 - 6:04 pm
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T-24 hours...By george I do believe the countdown has begun.
Drink lots of Water, eat a good meal tonight and get some good sleep.
ridetime07.23.10 - 6:10 pm
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Last D.C. in January, we all stopped at your directional arrow on top of the dam, Tern.
Because I knew what I was looking for, we found the very faint last trace of it, over 2.5 years later!
Creative Thing responding to a
comment by tern
07.23.10 - 8:20 pm
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Let the pain begin!!!!!!
Alfredo responding to a
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07.24.10 - 7:41 am
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tern we miss u man!!!! it'd be so much better with the creator riding!!
t.bone07.24.10 - 1:21 pm
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was a pleasure riding with you guys tonight. thanks for the good times!
tfunk40807.25.10 - 3:35 am
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DC, always an adventure. Thanks to Wayne, Leslie ad everyone who rolled out.
Jeronimo07.25.10 - 7:48 am
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my 1st century, great times....great ride!!!
DETOXXX07.25.10 - 12:21 pm
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tern,
i unfortunately had to miss the ride last night. any chance you'll be doing another one before the end of the year?
tortuga_veloce07.25.10 - 12:24 pm
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Damn, I didn't get home 'til 7AM but it was damn worth it! Thanks Wayne and Leslie for the great ride. This was my first century, and it definitely won't be my last...
Nygmatic07.25.10 - 3:30 pm
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wooohoooo! Congrats on your first century. U picked a perfect one to pop your cherry on...Ha!
Wayne aka Ridetime
ridetime responding to a
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07.25.10 - 3:40 pm
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DC8 was ubelievably amazing.
It appears that 38 started and 23-25 finished. By far the largest DC turn out to date. Creative thing will have better stats. The weather was amazing, the moon was full and bright and my hat goes off to those that braved the few usual mishaps like flat tires, a chain pop, a bag left at ralphs, and I don't think it's ever happened(can't recall) but 1 crash with no injury and no bike damage. Congrats and thanks for making this ride a truly wonderful Dark Century VIII.
Leslie, thanks for your dedication to making the spoke card and your dedication to making this ride as safe and amazing as possible, despite those who feel inclined to say stupid things like "this ride has been hijacked".
It was a pleasure helping you Leslie and despite the early drama, i'm glad you decided to continue doing the Dark Century ride that Tern gave to you when he moved to another state. you are a class act and I hope to ride with you again on a 100 mile ride at night.
Wayne aka Ridetime
ridetime07.25.10 - 3:55 pm
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first century ride for me... had a blast!
thanks guys!
-e-
Kakihara07.26.10 - 10:51 am
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Had a great time. Fun route, I didn't miss the hills.
KevinRH07.26.10 - 11:02 am
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When I'm rockin' in my chair at the old folks home, these are some of the memories I will cherish most.
Thanks to everyone who came out.
If you broke off early, send me your mailing address for a spoke card.
lesliecaldera@sbcglobal.net
Creative Thing responding to a
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07.26.10 - 2:41 pm
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words can not even begin to describe the DC, and the fine folks that showed up.
Vocal, safe, cooperative, teamwork, and camaraderie were all present, making this Century the most fun Century I have done, to date. Wayne, and Leslie, You two complete this ride. GRRRREAT JOB!!!! THat route was made to be a route. Perfection.
Hopelessly hooked, Peter, (. )( .)s, Leader #1. :)
leader #107.26.10 - 5:42 pm
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That was fun! I had a great time in spite of my knee going out around mile 70. Sorry for not calling you guys to tell you to just go on (though of course it was swell of you all to wait). Slowly crawling back up Alameda as the sky was getting light was a surprisingly peaceful way to end a hundred-mile ride.
Thanks, Wayne and Leslie!
nathansnider07.26.10 - 8:30 pm
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Also, I'm finally up and about now, eating solid foods for the first time in 24 hours. Denny's, you done me wrong.
nathansnider07.26.10 - 8:47 pm
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It was really cool to see Nathan finally roll up to Dennys as we were getting ready to go. It was just like in that Cake song...you know the one.
Thanks to the ride leaders for leading, and to the participants for participating. It was a blast.
And of course, thanks to user "tern" for all Dark Centuries and Dark CenMs, whether he is on them or not.
PC07.27.10 - 2:53 am
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Oh man… after 100 miles I really didn’t give a fuck about anything – even eating at Denny’s. Still I took the “safer” route and ordered French fries with extra French fries(which were supposed to be hash browns). Glad you’re ok man… take it easy on that knee for a while. Really, you don’t want to fuck it up and not be able to ride at all! My knees were feeling from mile 80-90 but once I re-grouped and rode the last 10 miles with the main group I felt great again!
-esther
Kakihara responding to a
comment by nathansnider
07.27.10 - 10:53 am
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Serious props for cycling 100 miles fixed, Kaki!
Thanks for joining us.
Creative Thing responding to a
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07.27.10 - 12:56 pm
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Man, I wish I knew who everyone was...
So many great people on the ride I didn't introduce myself to.
I'm peter, the loud guy, stoned, on the disk cross bike. Hi :)
leader #107.27.10 - 6:53 pm
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haha nce to meet you. im leo, the guy that kept saying it was fo' show fridays!
sancho1 responding to a
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07.27.10 - 8:11 pm
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Hi I'm Alfredo, Douche.
Hahaha.
Yeah, that was probably my favorite ride thus far.
More so than when I did wolfpack and the Marathon Race.
The route was perfect.
So were the ridazz
Everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once again, sorry I didn't pull as much.
Alfredo responding to a
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07.27.10 - 11:41 pm
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You've been planning on doing a DC for a long time...I know that you were gonna go on the last two rides that I hosted...and now, you have made it. I am so happy for this! You have now joined the group of TW that have pulled the ride! Congratulations!
tern responding to a
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07.31.10 - 10:10 pm
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I'm so glad for your achievement, Kakihara!
tern07.31.10 - 10:12 pm
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Well… more like “talking about” and not actual planning or doing any “training” rides. I don’t want to get into all that bc in all honesty it was stupid how ill prepared I was and how I used my early morning hours to MOVE instead of rest.
Anyway… thank you so much!!! I can’t wait to do a re-TERN Dark Century ride!
Kakihara responding to a
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08.4.10 - 11:02 am
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