Now that I'm fully recovered from my ride to Seattle I'm itching for a new epic ride in August. I've got the Fraser Valley GranFondo in July and I want to have a decent amount of time to train for the next epic.
I'm thinking that I need something longer than the 200km to Seattle, and harder. My current contender is riding Little Mountain, Hemlock, Sumas, Chilliwack, and Elk (possible route). This includes all of the major paved peaks in the Fraser Valley for a total of 225km of riding and somewhere in the region of 2000m of climbing. That means, really really hard, at least for me.
This route presents a fem minor logistical problems. The climb up Hemlock will be long and I'll need to carry a extra water and food since I'll be longer than 2 hours between possible refuel spots. Hemlock also has a bit of gravel on it. It's packed gravel, but gravel is not super fun on a road bike, especially on the descent.
That's about it really. I'll probably carry more than 1 spare tube and possibly a spare tire but the rest is just more riding. I may need lights to start in the dark (or finish in the dark) but I've been on the bike in the dark before.
Anyone else have a suggestion for a local epic ride?