HUP's southern NH Battenkill sim 1.0 ride

On Saturday about 11 HUPs and friends went out to tackle some southern New Hampshire territory in hopes to get some training simulation for next months Tour of the Battenkill.

We rolled out of Mine Falls in Nashua and did about 60 miles through some dirt roads and scenic hill sections around Hollis, Brookline, Milford and Wilton NH. Some of the features of the ride were the dirt road climb up Federal Hill, the tough pavement pitch on McGettigan Road, the nice view atop Pead Hill, the steady climb of 31 south followed by the fast swooping descents on Merrian Hill and Valley Road (route 123).

On top of Pead Hill in Wilton NH. More KOM points here for J.Bramhall.

Recovering and relaxing at the Peddler's Daughter in Nashua

The great thing about the ride was that we had zero mechanicals/flats. I was impressed by J.Bramhall and M.Bernard, they looked in great form and should do well at Battenkill. I should mention that Chip has a nice write up of it here, and Yash has posted on the HUP blog too. Thanks all for making the drive up, I had a fantastic day. Let's do another one sometime soon.