Save the date for San Jose Bike Party’s second annual Bike The Limits
Ride! Bike The Limits get its name from last year’s routing, which
rolled along the San Jose City Limits for 30, 60, or 100 miles! This
year’s route will have a similar theme. The short route will cover
about 33 miles, the middle distance will be a metric century (100km ~
62 mi), and the full ride will be 100 miles long! The routes will be
designed such that the shorter routes will follow the initial portions
of the longer routes before breaking back to the start point.
Routes
- Short route – 33 miles, 800 ft elevation gain , 26 miles with century riders
- Metric Century route – 66 miles, 1800 ft elevation gain, 64 miles with 100mi riders
- Full Century route – 101 miles, 2260 ft elevation gain
Start
@San Jose City Hall at 8:00am be early so you aren’t left behind…
Rider 44
March 2, 2011
Looking forward to it.
Enjoyed reading the excitement and anticipation leading up to the ride
http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/1806
Katie
March 2, 2011
Just read the 2010 recap page. Ahhhh…. memories! I’m getting so amped up for this years BTL!!!!
jacky
March 3, 2011
My adrenaline is already running!!!
Ian
March 4, 2011
it should be a blast…
for those looking for the extra training i suggest riding to bike party from one of the prerides it adds extra miles and will get you in better shape
Tony
March 7, 2011
Definitely looking forward to this again. Last year was awesome, this year will be better! Got me pumped, is it May yet? Bike Party!!
J Konno
April 16, 2011
Sorry, I’m not on Facebook. Is it possible I could receive the route for Test Ride #2 some other way? Thanks.
ridenaked
April 25, 2011
dont let me forget to forget to do this!!!!
atnms
April 29, 2011
Well I hope u rmmbr to forget.
robert g.
April 30, 2011
is this bike party mostly going to be filled with athletic bikers? in spandex and what not. or just people wearing like casual clothes? with fixies ext.
Rapid Robert
April 30, 2011
Mostly the latter, but the former are welcome and in attendance too.
Grubly
May 1, 2011
Have people brought sound trailers to this ride? I don’t know if I should treat this differently than the usual bike party.
Rapid Robert
May 2, 2011
There may be music systems, but on the longer routes they will probably be small ones on the rack, belt or water bottle cage. My guess is that those going 100 miles will travel in very small groups or ride a lot individually, those going 60 will be in a group like a fast test ride, and those going 30 will be like the regular bike party pace.
sanjosebikeblog
May 5, 2011
This will be a great ride, last years was fun(and exhausting!) gonna get some mileage in fa sho!
noweezy
May 9, 2011
When will full details for this ride be announced?
Кристина и лисопед
May 11, 2011
Soon please…
Rider 44
May 10, 2011
Looking forward to it. I’ve never ridden 100 miles before and I’m not sure what to bring along. Anybody have any tips they can share with a noobie?
Will the route be out in the boonies or will we be going near stores where we can replentish food and water?
sanjosebikeblog
May 10, 2011
on the SJBP facebook page I beleive they have a list of preparations to do for a long ride-
Rider 44
May 13, 2011
Could someone re-post that here for those of us not on fb? Thanks!
Katie
May 13, 2011
Yoshi’s guide for the century (65 mi + 100 mi versions)
training
build up your mileage slowly. join us on the test rides to any of our rides if you don’t have a group to ride with. ride to and from the test rides to add mileage. if you can do 120 miles in a week with 65 miles being on one day, you can do a century. ride the bike you will be riding on the century. try out different foods/drinks to find out what you like. you may like a certain flavor energy bar, but it may taste different after you’ve had the same flavor 5 times in the last 5 hours… eat something with protein within 2 hours of your rides.
bike
two of the riders in the first group of five to finish last year’s ride rode fixed gears. it’s not what you ride, but that you are comfortable riding it. make sure you are comfortable on your bike for extended periods of time. there are no offroad sections, so buy a set of road (smooth) tires for your bike. get your bike tuned a month before the ride to be able to iron out any problems that may arise. don’t make any changes on your bike for the 2 weeks before the ride. make sure your tires are inflated at least two days before the ride (ideally the morning of the ride).
if you have gears, use ‘em! starting from a standstill takes a lot of energy and strains muscles. use your easy gears and gradually build up your speed from lights.
food before the ride
eat till you’re satisfied the night before (not too much fat)
light breakfast
food during the ride
you will be burning about 500 calories/hr. Consume about 200-250 calories/hour every hour. your body can only digest about 250 calories/hr when you’re exercising so any more than that and the food will sit in your stomach. 200-250 is about 2 granola bars (one pack), 2 kudos bars, 1 energy bar/hour. eat something with protein (3-4 grams/hour). Pack a lunch or figure out somewhere on the route where you can stop to eat. Things that are salty will taste really good. Most of you will be biking for at least 6 hours + lunch.
EAT BEFORE YOU ARE HUNGRY
hydration
16 oz of fluid an hour. more if it’s really hot.
DRINK BEFORE YOU ARE THIRSTY
electrolytes
salt: about 300-500mg/hour (most food will have enough salt)
potassium: 100mg/hour
Stuff to bring
Sunblock, sunglasses, something to keep the sun off your head (hat/helmet), tools you know how to use, patch kit/spare tube, device to inflate your tires, credit card, ID, some cash, camera, cell phone, map, lights
Rider 44
May 13, 2011
Thanks Katie!
Rider 44
May 10, 2011
Question about BTL2011
I love the banner ride art at the top of this post, that’s gonna make a great spoke card!
I don’t know who makes this beautiful ride art but I had an idea where I can make spoke cards that commemorate the mileage that each participant completed.
If someone has any idea of how many are expected to ride each of the three distances, can they please let me know?
Thanks all,
David
sanjosebikeblog
May 10, 2011
that would make an awesome looking T-shirt!
John
May 11, 2011
Where are the maps of the rides?
Jim
May 11, 2011
newbe wanting to join in
8:00 sat, but where does everyonr meet?
JK
May 12, 2011
100K route looks good, but I’m a bit concerned about going on San Tomas Expressway. Will we be safe as a group?
Ian
May 12, 2011
well it was safe on the testrides….
It really depends on how safe you ride.
The good thing about San Tomas Expy is that it has really wide shoulders and not too many lights.
Rider 44
May 12, 2011
The routes looks fantastic, I am getting so stoked. Big thanks to the awesome volunteers that planned this out. The drop between miles 46 and 47 looks fun!
Questions.
1) Does anybody know what some of the average speeds were last year for the longer rides? I see the ‘Designated Lunch Spot’ at mile 62.9. To hit that at noon means averaging more than 15MPH, faster than the typical SJBP ride. That sound do-able, I’m just wondering what people are thinking our pace might be this year?
2) This will be a ‘personal best mileage’ for me. Anybody have any tips for how much water to bring, energy bars, anything else? Things to avoid bringing/eating?
Thanks,
David
Rider 44
May 12, 2011
Ah, I just checked out the recap
http://www.sjbikeparty.org/archives/1941
and saw that
12 people finished by 10 hours -> 10mph. Thanks!
5 people finished in 8 1/2 hrs -> 11.76mph
4 people finished in 11 hrs -> 9mph
1 person finished in 11.5 hrs -> 8.7mph
Yall rock!
Rapid Robert
May 13, 2011
I’ve looked at the predictions for tomorrows wind, estimated to be about 7mph. Hardest sections will be:
0-15mi. – wind from the front and side with uphill,
26-30mi. – wind from the side with uphill,
48-58mi. – headwind with up and down mix,
65-73mi. – wind from the front and side with downhill to Milpitas,
95-101mi. – headwind as we head home from the east side.
The first 15 miles will be the hardest of the day. The ten miles after mile 48 will also be into the wind. I hope riders will stay in small groups for this unsupported ride. Everyone riding the 100 mile route for the first time might want to be sure to have the phone numbers of a few of other riders in case of accident or mechanical problems on the road, so we know where you are.
SteveSgt
February 16, 2012
OK. That was fun last year. Have we set a date for the next one?