[GRRiders] Re: Water

[Joel Voelz]

Thanks Joe!

This is great news. Having a water stop at mile 50 eliminates the need to 
have a tanker truck follow me out of Davis. I thought it was kind of 
bizarre that the GRR would have a greater distance (an impossible distance 
for mere mortals like me not going 20+ mph as the mutants do) to the first 
water stop than PBP - and all without the hundreds of villagers out at 
night with snacks and water refills.

50 miles to the first water stop is now very reasonable and lets people use 
a more normal water supply -- IE 2-3 bottles or a smaller Camelbak and a 
bottle, etc. I got used to using a Camelbak for PBP 2003 but still hated it 
-- and given the availability of water from people along the route it was 
not really necessary.

Cheers,


Joel Voelz

At 01:24 PM 4/13/2005 -0700, Joe GoldRush wrote:
>Hi Mike and others.
>This is Joe!
>
>I'm glad to see the conversations picking up on the list.  It's a good 
>place to discuss all the experiences and ideas surrounding the GRR.
>
>In 2001 we knew that the distance between Davis and Oroville would be too 
>great without a source of water and snacks, especially given the 
>temperature for the first hour of the ride.
>For that reason we put in an unannounced water stop along the route just 
>as it left the river at about mile 50.
>This year the route sheet will show this as a "Water Stop" as we've 
>decided it was a good idea and we should allow people to plan their water 
>capacities accordingly.
>Just a note however, the group was fairly large still at the 50 mile mark 
>and some of those who took advantage of the water stop were glad to have 
>an excuse not to ride so hard.  Calmer groups formed and good times were 
>had by all!
>-Joe
>  At 11:43 AM 4/13/05 -0700, Mike Sturgill wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>I was wondering if there are any locations between Davis and Oroville in 
>>which riders can reasonably expect to get water? Food should be easy 
>>enough to carry for that distance, but water may not be. Since I don't 
>>know if the routes are the same both outbound and inbound, the same 
>>question applies to both directions.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>-Mike
>
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Joel Voelz
PBP Ancien 2003
Business Jedi and Cyclist
jvoelz at pobox.com
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