Tour of the Unknown Coast 2010, Part 5

Part 5 of 5:
Featuring the "wall" and the "endless hills" that make up the toughest 20 miles of the TUC. After watching the video, it shows how pretty the coast is!
Enjoy, and hopefully you will make it out to next year's Tour of the Unknown Coast!

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[seatrill]

well just to clarify...Im not a man  ; )

[ride4lifeaf07]

@seatrill I didn't mean the reference "man" as you being one, I should not use slang on here, sorry about that!

[seatrill]

damn........I was 3 minutes behind you guys--funny you can never tell how close you are till the end. I wish I could of hung with you guys and not have been so alone-- this was my 3rd year also. are you gonna do it again next year? I am most likely--I live on Maui so it is a bit more difficult (I used to live in Humboldt)

well perhaps we can get in touch before the ride and ride together--let somebody else film and both break 6 hours ; ) aloha

[ride4lifeaf07]

@seatrill man you were close! Being in a group really helps, and fortunately I found a group of Portland riders this year. I plan on doing it next year, and breaking 6 would be a great goal! Best bet is sticking with a group similar to this year, and power through the endless hills. (that's where a lot of time can be made up.)

[finarollerz]

Enjoyed the series, great work! I would like to do it next year, BTW 25c tires are great for this kind of thing.

[syrenavaaj]

You should put the camera on your helmet. =D

[ride4lifeaf07]

@WheeliePete really? I could fit that, and that sounds smart considering this course.

[WheeliePete]

@ride4lifeaf07 Hell, even after the 2nd barn on the turn down into Wildcat you still have a little climb left in there during the descent on Wildcat. Those last 20 miles are just relentless...

[WheeliePete]

@eosnspace I'm a huge fan of 700x25 if your frame/forks will fit them. I ran Continental GP4000 700x25 this year and just loved the extra cushion. I've always run 700x23 in the past on my previous 7 TUC's. I really noticed a difference this year in a much more comfortable ride though some of the crappy sections...

[dunawayrw]

Great videos! You are a stud for doing that, plus you were way upfront, so must be a really good rider. Our group, the Grippers, is way older and slower but we like the ride, too. Probably most picturesque combo of terrain on a century in the country. Did you mention it's also one of the hardest, lol?

[ride4lifeaf07]

@eosnspace nice, that sounds like a great bike. As for the wheels, you can use any road wheels, I was just suggesting that using a $1000 carbon fiber wheel might not be best for a ride like the TUC since the roads were not that good, and you could possibly mess them up? but other than that, anything is great! Now if you were meaning the tires themselves, it probably wouldn't matter a whole lot what type they were. hopefully that helps..