Lessons Learned from 1000 mile Iron Butt
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Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: SC
Congrats on your SaddleSore 1000 Iron Butt!
The one thing I would add (for others contemplating doing one), is make sure you know your odometer error. 1015 miles on your odometer may not be the actual distance, and the IBA will use actual map distance to figure out your route mileage. My Ultra, as an example, has a 5% odometer error. I have to ride 1050 on the odomenter to actually cover 1000 miles.
The one thing I would add (for others contemplating doing one), is make sure you know your odometer error. 1015 miles on your odometer may not be the actual distance, and the IBA will use actual map distance to figure out your route mileage. My Ultra, as an example, has a 5% odometer error. I have to ride 1050 on the odomenter to actually cover 1000 miles.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 1,151
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From: Seattle
Welcome to the "club". I did mine this year as well and had no issues with my regular underwear 
, and stock bike with LRS 8" recurve. We did a round trip in a day from Seattle to Missoula and back so it was over and done with in 17 hours. I can't imagine doing the coast to coast to coast trip...you need to have more than an iron butt for that one. Anyway, congrats.
, and stock bike with LRS 8" recurve. We did a round trip in a day from Seattle to Missoula and back so it was over and done with in 17 hours. I can't imagine doing the coast to coast to coast trip...you need to have more than an iron butt for that one. Anyway, congrats.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,549
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From: Upstate SC
Good writeup. I am from SC and have been thinking about doing a 1000 mile also. Congrats on your trip. I need to read up on what is needed for certification
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one thing i would add. hydration. it is so easy to dehydrate on a bike and not even know it. i always keep a cup of ice water in my cup holder and refill it with ice every gas stop, and i always wear long sleeves. either my mesh jacket or a columbia pfg shirt with an spf rating. and if you wear a 1/2 helmet, use sunscreen on your face and neck.
i would also keep some vitamin water in an insulated cooler in my tourpack. i would freeze them the night before, and they would thaw and still be cold the next day. putting them in the cup holder frozen and they would stay pretty cool until they were gone.
also, don't eat heavy. i kept some powerbars in the same insulated cooler with the vitamin waters and would eat a couple of bites at every other gas stop or so.
congrats on the iba. we did ours about 5 years ago, but never sent the paperwork in. guess i need to do it again and follow through this time
i would also keep some vitamin water in an insulated cooler in my tourpack. i would freeze them the night before, and they would thaw and still be cold the next day. putting them in the cup holder frozen and they would stay pretty cool until they were gone.
also, don't eat heavy. i kept some powerbars in the same insulated cooler with the vitamin waters and would eat a couple of bites at every other gas stop or so.
congrats on the iba. we did ours about 5 years ago, but never sent the paperwork in. guess i need to do it again and follow through this time
