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I have not done D2R2, but based on what I have heard, it's not necessarily a road bike with roll fast road tires. I cannot imagine doing a double on anything other than a dedicated road bike, with reasonably efficient tires. A century would be no big deal, but 200+ mile rides in my experience are a challenge of shear distance alone.
This is coming from the guy that claims a race's level of difficulty has little to nothing to do with distance, and more to do with who shows up and makes you suffer. The really big rides put rides like RAAM qualifiers into perspective.
We have the New Mexico Endurance Series (NMES) here and that makes joining ridiculous rides no one should ever attempt more organized, but you can plan your own double. If you can get a dedicated crew of your best riding mates together and settle on a day to do it, that might be safer bet. But then if you top off D2R2 and total 200, you'll be top rank hard man!
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