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I'm saying nothing because I jinxed PBP by saying that nightime temps would be 18 degs C +. This resulted in freezing fog.

Why? The National 12hr cost me more and I didn't ride that. It's not like the $40 will make any difference to me doing/not doing this. I WANT to race it, that's why I'm looking into what the hell I need to do so.

Minimum temp "might" be circa 1 deg C

I know this. The problem arises when I HAVE to sleep and it's also too cold. Then I'm fucked.

I'm pulling your leg.

I hope you do race it.

Do a ultan and use your shiv. Or the bike you train on all the time, if that's not the shiv.

Even I knew it was going to be colder than that and I've been idiotically under-dressing for rides for the last 15 years.

Fuck. That's when my hands stop working so I can't brake and fly off a mountain and I'm too scared to stop riding for fear of sleeping and never waking up again.

I think I'd prefer a road bike with aerobars though.

If I put a shallow, alu-rim front wheel on the Shiv it would be better but it's not exactly covered in options for mounting bottles and bento boxes and stuff. I think the Tarmac ala PBP is more practical, just with different bars.

According to the rules, I could race it whenever I want and go for the race record rather than the Grand Depart. Seems a bit of a cop out though and I'd likely not push as hard without the other people around.

"a competitor may cache food or equipment resupply at US Post Offices only"
Cue 50kg shipment of Torq 'white powder' to random post offices across the route..

Cache a second bike?

Q Anthrax scare

Uberlight roadie for the mountains. TT bike for the flatlands. Another road bike for the lumpy finish. :)

Fixed for the last 1 Km.

#das

"Carry a calling card"

A what? A phone card for public phones, like in the olden days? Is that what they mean?

Warm waterproof and breathable; http://www.rockrun.com/fell-running/emergency-shelters/sol-escape-lite-bivvy

"Any bike is allowed, even those that aren’t allowed in traditional grand tours (HPV etc..)"

Yeah, that's the one I posted about up-thread.

Am I going to die?

or?

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You can even get stuff posted to it.

Might not be the cold I need to worry about...
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-police-shooting-live-television-news-report/

He gets a free stack of those with @cliveo 's credit card.

He's been very quiet on this thread. I'd have expected him to be furnishing me with details of where and when to relieve him of said credit card...

Got to look out for Yogi too.

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