Ok, let’s see logistics.. This is what I’ve got so far. The March trip was really helpful in deciding what I can do without. Though they’ll carry my baggage I could pare it down enough to carry all but the tent and sleeping bag on the bike. The overnight in Centralia or Chehalis will probably be in a sleeping bag and/or tent. You have no idea what an extreme luxury a bed can be.
My travel time will probably be less than 7 hr, hopefully 6 hr. That was last year’s time. If I leave at 6:00 I’ll get there by noon or later. That would be pretty good.
I’m excited. Get all of this settled and a rough training schedule setup and all I have to do is ride.
Box up the bike
Ship the bike
Shipbikes.com $70+$120
Sports Express ?
Fly out (7/9)
leave 9am, arrive 3pm
Airport to hotel (Hotel Nexus?)
Reassemble the bike
bike box to Portland
Q: I am flying out of Portland after the ride, can you transport my bike box to Portland?
A: Yes, your bike box can be transported directly to the finish line on the Portland baggage truck. Make sure
to put a bag tag on the box then put it on the Portland truck and it will be waiting for you when you arrive in
either one or two days.
Retrieve the bike
Get to the Starting Line
Start Line Hours
Saturday, July 11, 2009
One-day riders only: 4:45 a.m. to 5:15 a.m.
All riders: 5:15 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.
We will be sending riders off in 10-minute waves.
baggage: tent?, sleeping bag, clothes, bike tools/parts, towel, toiletries (http://www.cascade.org/EandR/stp/stp_baggagesvc.cfm)
Ride (7/11)
Overnight
Ride (7/12)
Pickup from the Finish Line (http://www.cascade.org/EandR/stp/stp_finishline.cfm)
including bike
Stay at Morgan’s
Box up the bike
Ship the bike
Shipbikes.com $70
Sports Express ?
Ride to airport
Fly back (7/15)
leave 10am, back at 7pm
Clothes in Seattle
2 sets of street clothes
2 shirts, 1 jeans
1 set of bike shoes
Clothes on ride
1 set of bike shoes
1 set of bike clothes
1 jersey, 1 shorts, 1 long sleeve
1 set of off bike shoes
1 set of street clothes
1 shirt, 1 jeans, 1 long sleeve shirt
Clothes in Portland
4 sets of street clothes
4 shirts, 1 jeans, 1 shorts
1 set of off bike shoes
1 set of sandals
Bike Parts
1 tire, 2 spare tubes, hex set, screw driver, lock