BP MS150 Day 2 - Bastrop State Park1

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Uploaded by on May 4, 2007

Day 2 of BP MS150 from Houston to Austin. Riding hills of Bastrop State Park....

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  • I have adapted a Tony Hawk Helmet Cam for by riding purposes, so it's on my helmet. I added a battery harness so I could keep the weight off my head and put the D-cell's (longer record time) in my back pocket. You can find some blog links in my Myspace profile (whiterockrabbit) to some of the hacks I've done. I have to post-process the footage to stabilize it.

  • I can't explain the lack of riders except that I started near the front on day 2 and I'm a brisk rider (19-20 mph ave.). I also planned not to stop before 40 miles thus skipping past most of the rest stops that the newbies probably did stop at. I'm just glad there weren't more riders when I went through the park. It was a bit nerve-racking bombing up down the hills and then trying to climb back up past those around you that were less proficient bike handlers.

  • Carrying "too much" is a matter of personal preference. I carry quite a bit of stuff since I hate my ride being ruined being stuck by the road waiting for SAG. I usually have two tubes, a spare tire, tools, levers, three CO2 cartridges+inflator in my saddle bag. I like riding with three bottles, a digital camera, a hand pump, wallet, phone, bandaids and a helmet cam with 2 D-cell batteries.

  • On a supported ride with break points every 12 miles, I don't understand why people carry so much. Unless he was trying to do all 75 miles of the last day without stopping at a breakpoint, or if he was carrying his overnight stuff with him (as a few people do).

    I ride the BPMS150 and always encounter a lot of inexperienced riders going through the state parks. The roads looked pretty empty when you were going through.

    BTW - Where is your camera mounted? (or is it handheld?)

  • He seems to be wearing a camelback stuffed to the gills....

    I believe Bastrop was before the lunch stop so it was probably around 9 or 10 a.m. Bastrop was an "optional" loop so only hardcore riders took that route because it's very hilly.

  • That dude ahead of you has quite a backpack. What's he carrying, his overnight stuff from LaGrange?

    Loved the downhill parts of the video. What time did you go through the parks? You didn't seem to have too many other cyclists in the way.

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