rondot@spiritone.com
We used to call this “Touring”. Get a map and find other routes or maybe part of that route so it does not become a cluster. Like Rick said. Get 5, 10, 25 of your friends and make your own adventure. Oregon offers endless roads less traveled. The one thing I would caution........be prepared for the elements, including lack of water. I have been snowed out of a tour in the central Oregon area in May. Several days of cold wet snow that were no fun. Not the same as 45 minutes of a cross race.
Have fun. And if a gate is closed when arrive, close it afterward. It may keep your next NY steak in the grazing area where it belongs.
ron
From: Rick Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 1:53 PM
To: Steve Westberg ; mtshank@gmail.com
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Oregon Outback 2014 - Who is doing this?
Go rogue. It's not like you were going to rely on them for anything anyway right? You can post your data to Strava if you want recognition for accomplishing the feat.
Just do it another weekend with a bunch of your friends. You can even choose your own weather window.
This is exactly what they suggest:
So… apparently the demand for a cross-state gravel race/ride is off the charts. We originally anticipated getting 50-75 people total, but apparently there are hundreds and hundreds of you out there. That’s super rad, but it also poses a huge problem: the route cannot handle that kind of traffic. Part of the reason we love this route and selected it was because the services are limited – there are very few places to buy food, snacks, get water, etc. along the route. It’s perfect for probably 100 people at one time, maybe a bit more, before it’ll become a shit show and it’ll lose its charm.
So… we closed “registration” because the number of people who want to ride far exceeds the number of people we think the route can reasonably handle at one time. Yes, we get this is a free event and you could just show up and that “registration” doesn’t really mean anything. However, given the grossly overwhelming demand, if everyone who wanted to show up actually did, chaos would reign and it would end up sucking for lots of you. We don’t want that. You don’t want that.
So… we kindly ask that if you really really want to do this route and aren’t already “registered”, that you go do it another weekend. The route is ride-able a large part of the year (skip winter, early spring and the high-summer), and there’s literally nothing stopping you from riding this any other time. We actually encourage it – the route is amazing and we think it deserves a lot of traffic. However, we just ask that you respect us and all our hard work and not just show up on May 23rd if you’re not already “registered”. Everyone will appreciate it.
And lastly… please don’t email us to try and get on the list. If I let you, I have to let everyone. And I can’t do that. Go ride the route some other time or wait until next time around – we’ll do this again, I promise. AND – if we get enough people who decide not to ride, we’ll open it back up again.
Thank you all for your awesome support, crazy enthusiasm, and respect.
Velodirt
On 12/3/2013 1:36 PM, Steve Westberg wrote:
I was wanting to do it until I went to sign up today - all full.
Anyone want to give me their spot?
Steve
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