[DVBC] markings and cue sheets

[Adam Levine]

Hi,

I second Jon's comments below about the road markings -- I too did the 100 
mile route and did not look at the cue sheet once. (Though we did get 
momentarily diverted by the "smiley face" at mile 72). This is the third 
time I've done the Brandywine Tour, and I have never looked at the cue 
sheets and never gotten lost. Markings leading up to each turn, and 
especially those after, have kept me right on track.

Thanks to everyone involved in all aspects of this wonderful ride!  I felt 
proud to be wearing my DVBC jersey yesterday!

ADAM

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Jon DeCristofaro" <dvwc at comcast.net>
Reply-To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
To: <dvbc-list at dvbc.org>
Subject: [DVBC] markings and cue sheets
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 14:40:39 -0400

All --

Regarding cue sheets and markings:
I did the 100 mile route without looking at the cue sheet (for the most 
part), and just looking at road markings. The markings were excellent. I 
missed two:
1) The turn immediately after Fred Engle, because I was chatting. Since 
continuing on brought us to a major crossing with no markings, we knew we 
missed it. So there was no problem there, and it wasn't the fault of the 
markings anyway.
2) Mile 53, right on to Black Bear Rd -- I didn't see the pre-marker, but as 
I passed the turn I saw the post-marker. So also no problem.

Also, at Mile 72, where Main St becomes Fallowfield Rd, someone had painted 
a huge happy face in our Day-glo Tour Orange, with an arrow leading pointing 
the wrong way. An gullible rider could think that the painters were getting 
cute and that we should turn there. So a "continue straight" arrow could 
have maybe helped. But probably no one was led astray there.

So I think the markings were excellent, and I have no opinion on the cue 
sheet. Having no odometer and no cue-sheet clip, I just didn't rely on it.

Thanks markers and saggers and all volunteers -- a job well done! My 
favorite thing about the ride and route was that EVERY food stop was right 
around the next corner when I started to think "I really hope there's a food 
stop." And the food and people there were great. I had a great first DVBC 
tour.

Jon D.
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Drew Knox
   To: dvbc-list at dvbc.org
   Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 1:52 PM
   Subject: Fwd: [DVBC] Breakfast on the Brandywine


   Sorry, Tony, maybe I was pushing that one too far.

   Anyway, thanks for all your help yesterday, Captain Sag. You were looking 
pretty stressed there for a while. So I know some riders on the 27 were 
missing the turn over the bridge -- was that a painting problem? I thought 
the arrows were pretty good.

   You also said that there was cue sheet problem on the longer routes. Was 
it that I did not tell them to bear right on Creek Road at 926. That was 
painted pretty well too. What else? One rider on the 65 missed the turn off 
of Rte 1 and ended up in Concordville.


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