Jim Halay, perhaps our most seasoned randonneur, sent me his checklist for the 2012 300K. Enjoy and post any comments for others to see. ~ Richard Packing List for 300K Brevet 2012 BIKE & GEAR Bike with seat post bag 2 spare tubes Tire boot Patch kit Chain tool Schrader/Presta adaptor Misc Allen wrenches CO2
Author: RBA-Ken
This year’s Willard Bay & Beyond 200K, due to an unseasonably warm spring, was a blue bird day for cycling. The low temp was about 55F (at 9 a.m.) rising to the upper 70s during the day. There was little wind to contend with. 16 riders participated, which is a new record for Salt Lake
I’m thinking of adding a few more 200Ks to this season (RUSA, not ACP certified). What about these? June 16 (Sat.): Ultimate ULCER. A 200K that starts in Nephi and makes a loop around Utah Lake. This route has little climbing. It is the exact same route as the last third of the 600K, so
I have received a few e-mails regarding this weekends events. Here’s the scoop: On that day and location there will be two events that depart at 9 a.m.: 1. A 200K (125 mile) brevet. Pre-registration is appreciated and will save you $5.00. 2. A shorter BCC ride(s), which I believe is about 90 miles and
Last year, I had a few requests to sponsor a mid-season 200K brevet. Typically, most 200Ks are offered early in the season, so as to allow time to finish a whole series, but there are those that only want to do 200 or 300s. On May 5th at 6:30 a.m. we have scheduled the 300K
RUSA has launched two new awards which members should find highly challenging and motivating. The RUSA Cup is earned by completing all the types of RUSA events, and riding 5000km in total RUSA events, within two years. You must complete a 200k, 300k, 400k, 600k, and 1000k brevet, a 1200k-or-longer grand randonnée, a RUSA team
Hi Folks, Our routes have been approved now by RUSA. Maps and registration details are now posted. Our first event is next month…April 21st. Cheers, Richard Stum, Regional Brevet Administrator
We now have a Google user group for both Utah RUSA regions. It is called the “Utah Randonneurs” group. To post to this group, first visit this link and join the group (see right hand column); and then send an email to utah-randos@googlegroups.com
This site is under construction. If you are looking for the old Salt Lake Randonneurs site go here.