Originally Posted by
CAT7RDR
^^^^^^ Wow, that is really impressive! I was expecting some aero road bike with skinny tires. Looks like you were self-supported and comfy on your Surly.
Thank you. Yes, the Surly is a very comfortable ride. And the Gilles Berthoud Aravis is an amazing saddle.
Originally Posted by
Brett A
That's awesome! I have yet to do a double. You're fortunate to live in a place that's warm and flat; brings the goal a little more within reach of mortals.
Yeah, if I lived in a state with lots of elevation this ride would have been much harder. It still wasn't easy; but like you said, the November weather and flat terrain in southwest Florida helped make it possible. At the end of the ride I was quite surprised to find that I had climbed 3,000 feet.