Preparing for the saddlesore the ironbutt the longest riding day ive ever owned was a 750 mile stretch through south dakota on my way across the country last year. This is a test of your endurance, machine and beating the clock. Saddlesore miles in 24 hours at the regional locations listed below. This book is clearly oriented to women but many knowledge is worth for men as.
Some cyclocross adviceand a couple nether regionspecific. Saddles is the first complete work on the subject to appear in print. Expert answers and bright advice to help you and your child. Congrats on completing the saddlesore and sorry to hear about your incidents in attempting to complete it. Oddly enough we just finished up microbiology lectures in differential diagnosis and one of the things the lecturer who is a md and lectures to mdnps and runs multiple labs said was that in order to get an adequate sample to really test what is causing this, they need tissue. Now that im happily married, have a full time job, and just bought a house, lifes going great, but i dont have nearly as. Planetary alignment, good fortune and luck helped me complete a saddlesore riding at least 1,000 miles in less than 24 hours. The saddlesore starts with the timestamp of your first gas receipt. This past weekend i completed a third iteration of the ss. Too many just get on interstate, ride 500 miles, turn around and ride back. To attempt this ride you must have successfully completed either saddlesore, saddlesore 1600k, bun burner 1500 and bun burner 2500k. Ride comfortable, ride happy 2 by molly hurford isbn. A few years and bikes ago, i got one of these sargent seats it was really good and comfy. I might be able to get my practice runs up to 500 miles, but for a practice run ill never have it as far as the itself.
This was actually my second saddlesore, having successfully. If there was ever a good way for ducati to do a ss1k, this was it. You know, ive thought long and hard, over many hours 24 of them, in fact and the quote above sums up the most rational reason for doing an iron butt association saddlesore ride. So heres my standard spiel for anyone interesting in doing a saddlesore ride 1,000 miles in 24 hours. The iron butt association iba is a usbased organization dedicated to endurance motorcycle riding with a claim of over 75,000 members worldwide who tout themselves as the worlds toughest riders. During the cmta days, the saddlesore was 1,000 miles in 24 hours day. Roll over, pray for last moments of sleep before the alarm goes off. Following are the guidelines for earning an iron butt association pin and license plate back and a certificate of completion for a 1,000. Saddlesore, boils, abscess how much worse will this get. Welcome to iron butt associations saddlesore web site. I did another ss on 2 april this year in celebration of my 52d birthday.
To attempt the gold variant you must have successfully completed at least a saddlesore. Deals gap, nc to east stroudsburg, pa via pittsburgh, pa. I have a riding friend that has gone on multiday, multi thousand mile rides with me. I was planning to ride 1,000 miles in under 24 hours, known as a saddle sore. Not only for our mental and physical health, but for economic health as well. It has astringent properties tends to shrink or constrict body tissues and is often the main ingredient used in baby powder, tailors chalk and a handdrying agent for. She gave me valuable tips and tricks throughout the journey to fight. Before you can apply for 100k certification 100,000 or more miles in one year, you must have at least completed one of the following. With riders as competent as these, the saddlesore should be a. Following are the guidelines for earning an iron butt association pin and license plate back. At saddlebook, we know how important it is to be able to carry on. Let me start off by saying that ive tried twice before to complete an ironbutt saddle sore ride. While i was riding, i went ahead and got receipts and stuff. It was a long time ago when i did mine, and things may have changed, but at the time mike kneebone wasnt very forgiving about sloppy record keeping.
New year my iron butt association saddle sore certification. It seemed like this was the perfect opportunity to give it a try. The 1,000mile day came a few days later, and was totally unplanned. Long distance endurance motorcycle riding tips for iron butt association challenges and similar. It is an exhaustive survey, in words and more than eight hundred illustrations, of the one indispensable item of horse equipment, whose history began about the time the horse was domesticated, in the dim mists of unrecorded time. One of its more popular slogans is the world is our playground. Do not underestimate the difficulty of the riding so many miles in one year. The iron butt association creates guidelines to achieve a certified ride to prove that you have actually traveled 1,000 miles in under 24. Iron butt association guidelines for the 100k club. Molly hurford is a journalist in love with all things cycling. The north east ironbutt saddlesore registration is open now. For those who like things distilled down to their most concentrated form, the only real reason is, as george mallory famously said, is because its there. In the forum post, a group of eight riders leave austin and head to roswell, new mexico for lunch, returning at around midnight. As we are being encouraged to shelter in place to lessen the spread of covid19, we are creating ways to help you as riders, trainers, coaches, judges, and small businesses.
The only added challenge for me was planning documented stops to show i didnt leave the state to use a shorter route. If this is your first attempt at a 1,000 mile day, we highly recommend that you study the iron butt associations 25 long distance riding tips located. Long distance endurance motorcycle riding tips for iron butt. If you are interested in hosting a ride, please see this thread on the forum. This important message has specific information relating to the usa, but the information is important to all worldwide.
In october of last year, after reading ron ayres book on the iron butt rally and touring the iron butt associations web site, i embarked on my first endurance ride, a saddlesore. It was a pretty good run but when we got into the night portion, it got pretty darn cold. Ill share some tips with how the bike was setup and how planning for. You wont find my name on the iron butt association list of people who have done a saddlesore ride, which is riding at least 1,000 miles in 24 hours. Oregon saddlesore by paul nelson i had a successful ironbutt saddlesore ride this fall on my 20 yamaha super tenere. The iba does have membership in a traditional sense. This site is dedicated to those riders who have completed the saddlesore and bun burner rides. She describes completing her own saddlesore 1,000 miles in less than 24 hours, she takes us inside the iron butt rally 11,000 miles in 11 days, by invitation only and she recounts, among his.
Some of these are obvious to those of us whove been racing for a while, but for some newcomers, this is excellent stuff to keep in mind. Iron butt association guidelines for the saddlesore or bun burner 1500. Interestingly it is used in many industries, including electrical switchboards, due to its resistance to heat. Home remedies for saddle sores and chamois rash active. Load the tool kit on the bike, install the tank bag, and fill.
On april 16th, 2016, i attempted an iron butt saddlesore. This is to certify that on the 22nd of december 2019, ray jardine rode a 2005 bmw k1200lt a total of 1,015 grueling miles in less than twentyfour hours while participating in the saddlesore. Last summer i did several 450525 miles days in under 9 hours 5050 highway vs back roads. This is where you put in 1,000 miles on a motorcycle in 24 hours or less. Thanks for the big welcome great post, i actually found some of your posts in a search on saddlesore and saw posts on what looked like an incredible trip up to alaska. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Ms dhoni brings bike festival of india to an exciting finish. It was still warm out but i bundled up knowing that in an hour i will be 5,000 feet higher and 30 degrees cooler. Home to roswell, new mexico and back again saddlesore. I did mine on secondary roads, as have many others. The entire trip logged me 5,200 miles clearly not the most direct route from east to. The saddle sore is a rite of passage for the hard core motorcyclist. The guidelines for a bunburner gold 1,500 miles in 24 hours are located at. Some cyclocross adviceand a couple nether regionspecific tips just trust me.
So, youll want to make sure it has both a printed address and the correct time. Ill leave rock hill, sc and am looking at two loops. We highly recommend marking this route on state maps, especially the leg from swanton, vermont to bangor, maine as this uses. Bike festival of india hosts finals of xdl championship. He wants to try a ss but is apprehensive about hitting a wall and having to quit a long way from home. Click on the button in your area for specific ride details. In order to keep these rides from becoming a race, mileages in excess of 1,800 miles in less than 24 hours will not be published. Last march, on my way to daytona, i completed my first iba ride when i attempted a saddlesore, which is miles in less than 24 hours.
Although it would be nice to share instate routes, i think id want the challenge of figuring out a route for myself. Typically two up with our wives, 500 mile days to get there without strain then smell the roses. As outlined in the saddlesore application, if riding a motorcycle 1 mile is x times the risk, and a saddlesore is x times the risk, than the 100,000 miles in one year is 100,000 times the risk of a one mile ride. This book is included with kindle unlimited membership. It was easy to plan 1,000 mile loops in both cases. Actually i did 1,056 miles in 22 hours, which included a 6hour rest stop when i reached florence, south carolina. Rider start check in, epsom nh fill out and sign witness forms1800 hours to 2100 hours 9142018, exact location to be sent to riders once registered. From mountain bikes to cycle computers, find s of products in our bikes store. Your ride needs to be completely documented steps outlined below and cover a minimum distance of 1,000 miles in 24 hours or less saddlesore , or 1,500 miles in 36 hours or less bun burner.
I used to enjoy the bachelor life, a flexible contractors work schedule, and plenty of time to take long weekend or weeklong bike trips. Many guys have done 1,000in24 rides on 125cc bikes, and one guy did 1,600 miles in 36 hours on a 49cc bike. I am planning on a 4 state wyoming, colorado, nebraska, and south dakota saddlesore ride this summer. Iron butt association guidelines for the saddlesore or bunburner 1500.
Drink the first cup of caffeinated coffee ive had in two weeks. Riding over 1,000 miles in less than 24 hours, with witness forms and receipts for verification, should earn me an official saddlesore certificate from the iron butt association. Ride documentation guidelines link at the bottom of this note. For each subsequent stop, make sure the receipt has the address and time. Price new from used from perfect paperback please retry. Tour of honor saddlesore 1,000 extreme with nikkis prompting, i took a wander around kansas in april of 20 and seemed to have picked up all 7 tour of honor sites, pending approval. How to safely and successfully ride 1,000 miles in 24. Below is the route for the saddle sore certificate ride. Often referred to as talc, it is a mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate in the loose form. The previous day friday i completed route 5 of the oregon backcountry discovery route, a multiday dualsport ride and camping trip from california to washington, mostly through national forests. Home forums on the bike new riders and riding tips saddlesore long ride tips discussion in new riders and riding tips at. I have a mostly stock 2007 wee with the exception of bags and handlebar risers.
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