After 5 years of procrastinating I finally rode the Detour de
Connecticut. Maybe it was a good thing that I waited this long because
in the past it was always held in the spring and from past accounts of
the ride it sounded like it always a miserable day of riding. Saturday's forecast was for 70s and a little overcast clouds which made for perfect riding conditions. You couldn't get better than that for this type of ride.
With the long weekend I was planning on test riding a fat bike and ride all my favorite trails in the area but the forecast for rain dashed those plans, so if I really had one day to ride, it might as well be Saturday and I better make the most of it.
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| Salem Mazzawy, Detour de Connecticut event coordinator |
The night before, I loaded up both Garmins, loaded the GPX course to
Google Maps and created cue sheets. I loaded food into my barrel bag,
spare tubes, etc, in the frame pack, and in my trunk bag was first aid
it, another bottle of water, and other essentials. Beside my iPhone, salt pills, and a backup cue sheet I had a can of Salt and Vinegar Pringles.
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| Brendon Mahoney |
There were 57 entries on Bikereg but probably 35 people showed up by my estimate.
