Can you clock 30min 10mile ride

cjcp

MatHammond wrote:

I think Hutch was on a TT bike but not sure as I missed that one.

You might be right actually, although I think he rides a Transition now, not the Look.

PBo

DonDaddyD wrote:

This came out of a thread (hehe) in the Cake Stop.

so you enjoyed jezmo's ramblings then???

dresbo

My commute is exactly 10 miles from central london to Addiscombe Surrey and with the 45 sets of traffic lights (which I stop for btw) on the way, my record is 34 minutes, so I'm guessing it's not too hard with a nice run.

suzyb

45min for 8 miles without stopping and with no wind.

Think I have some way to go

Clever Pun

dresbo wrote:

My commute is exactly 10 miles from central london to Addiscombe Surrey and with the 45 sets of traffic lights (which I stop for btw) on the way, my record is 34 minutes, so I'm guessing it's not too hard with a nice run.

I go the longer way (out via beckenham), keeps my averages up rather than going anywhere near brixton

in answer to the original question, I'd hope so

cjcp

Clever Pun wrote:

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in answer to the original question, I'd hope so

Very, very likely, I'd say.

Clever Pun

cjcp wrote:

Clever Pun wrote:

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in answer to the original question, I'd hope so

Very, very likely, I'd say.

I'll be trying to break the hour on the extended commute this evening, I would have had a good chance too untill the sodding rain/snow stuff came down... grumble grumble

I suspect I'll end up ragging myself as time ticks closer

richk

In my first ever TT (18 months ago) I did 29' 58" for a 10

Got it down to 27' 17" after a couple more tries.

plowmar

No, see I can be positive if I put my mind to it.

cuthbertrogergaylord

My 7.4 mile commute PB is 22'16" so I reckon I could sneak in under 30 mins.

Bikequin

Outside of Richmond Park can anyone recommend a good 10 mile loop for having a go at this?

cjcp

Bikequin wrote:

Outside of Richmond Park can anyone recommend a good 10 mile loop for having a go at this?

Tbh, your best bet is to enter a TT. They only cost about £5 and, as mentioned, they tend to avoid traffic lights. They also start very early to avoid as much traffic as possible and are marshalled.

However, if you want a crack all the same, Thames Turbo use a route from Hampton Hill swimming pool, left at the junction to Hampton Court roundabout, back on yourself and turn left at the lights by the waterworks and head along into Lower Sunbury. You then double back on yourself after the second or third roundabout. Best check Bikely for that.

You wouldn't need to go to Hampton Hill, though. You could start on the Hampton Wick side of Kingston Bridge and join the route at Hampton Court.

Beeblebrox

Good question! Currently definitely not, but with being a fair weather commuter (with the very reasonable excuse of only have a job with a commute in the summer) I shall endeavour to try this year.

Agent57

cjcp wrote:

Bikequin wrote:

Outside of Richmond Park can anyone recommend a good 10 mile loop for having a go at this?

Tbh, your best bet is to enter a TT. They only cost about £5 and, as mentioned, they tend to avoid traffic lights. They also start very early to avoid as much traffic as possible and are marshalled.

Not all start very early, so it's worth checking in your area. There's one near me (Levens) which does start early on Bank Holidays, but I've seen TTs on the A6 near Garstang on a Sunday afternoon, and Lancaster CC's Caton 10s tend to be about 7pm or 7:30 or so (midweek).

Bikequin

Thanks CJ, thats just down the road from where my parent live so might have to give it a try - In the past I've seen people doing what looks like TTs along the same route that you're talking about so I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for the next one.

I imagine doubling back on yourself at Hampton Court roundabout can be a bit hairy!

cjcp

Agent57 wrote:

cjcp wrote:

Bikequin wrote:

Outside of Richmond Park can anyone recommend a good 10 mile loop for having a go at this?

Tbh, your best bet is to enter a TT. They only cost about £5 and, as mentioned, they tend to avoid traffic lights. They also start very early to avoid as much traffic as possible and are marshalled.

Not all start very early, so it's worth checking in your area. There's one near me (Levens) which does start early on Bank Holidays, but I've seen TTs on the A6 near Garstang on a Sunday afternoon, and Lancaster CC's Caton 10s tend to be about 7pm or 7:30 or so (midweek).

Fair point. My club's midweek TT starts at 7.30-ish. It just seems that every time I see a post about a TT, I look at the start time and think, "not a prayer!"

cjcp

Bikequin wrote:

I imagine doubling back on yourself at Hampton Court roundabout can be a bit hairy!

Yeah, it's not a great one, but they use it in their triathlons on Bank Holiday Mondays, so there's not much traffic.

jonginge

cjcp wrote:

Fair point. My club's midweek TT starts at 7.30-ish. It just seems that every time I see a post about a TT, I look at the start time and think, "not a prayer!"

Same here. Shame, really, wouldn't mind doing some of the club 10s

cjcp

JonGinge wrote:

cjcp wrote:

Fair point. My club's midweek TT starts at 7.30-ish. It just seems that every time I see a post about a TT, I look at the start time and think, "not a prayer!"

Same here. Shame, really, wouldn't mind doing some of the club 10s

I've done some after commuting home like a bat out of hell. I clocked a PB, ironically. Legs warmed up, I guess. But they're too early for me to get too really.

Agent57

cjcp wrote:

Fair point. My club's midweek TT starts at 7.30-ish. It just seems that every time I see a post about a TT, I look at the start time and think, "not a prayer!"

Hehe, yeah, I get that. I'd like to ride the Levens L1015 course because it's supposedly very fast. It's the course that Bradley Wiggins set a record on some years ago (17:58 / 33.4mph). But the Lancaster CC TTs on there start at about 8am, and it's about 20 miles away; which would take me well over an hour to cycle - probably more like 90 minutes if I'm going to do a TT after it.

rjsterry

Bikequin wrote:

Outside of Richmond Park can anyone recommend a good 10 mile loop for having a go at this?

Cobham to Horsley Towers is pretty well 5 miles on the dot and a pretty decent flatish road (slight rise north to south) and quite good for an out and back. Also Dorking to Leatherhead along the cyclepath (its a big wide quiet one set back off the main road, not the usual green stripe) is 5 miles. Both fairly quiet at the right time.

itboffin

I did 14 in 41mins 11 days ago and have a couple of times done 54-56 mins on my 20 mile commute. Oddly always on the SS.

gaz545

When i did the tour ride in london last year, just over 10miles i did 34mins. that was on my hybrid and i had a rucksack with my d lock and 3 litres of water. I could cut that under 30mins without the back pack and on my roadie.

gabriel959

I've done 10 miles on 27min 44secs but that is FULL SPEED AHEAD and on good conditions. Where I live, Cambridge, there are loads of testers in crappy bikes that go under 25.

Eau Rouge

Tonight Mathew I will be Fabian Cancellara!
All this talk of time trials and such meant I actually went for it a bit on the way home, in the drops and everything. There was no traffic at the junctions, no wind to speak off, and the 10.1km took bang on 20 minutes. It's not the fastest I've done it, but the fastest in a while and it's nice to see I've not lost all the (limited) speed over the winter.

vorsprung

My ride back is 15 miles. That includes 7 sets of traffic lights in Taunton, 2 roundabouts and 300 metres climbing

My record is 50 minutes which is 18 mph
This years target is 45 minutes

The main problem is the traffic, cars getting in the way. Maybe I should write a snide article for the Daily Mail about this menace.

tailwindhome

No

But I accept the challenge

Aidy

vorsprung wrote:

My ride back is 15 miles. That includes 7 sets of traffic lights in Taunton, 2 roundabouts and 300 metres climbing

My record is 50 minutes which is 18 mph
This years target is 45 minutes

The main problem is the traffic, cars getting in the way. Maybe I should write a snide article for the Daily Mail about this menace.

Yeah, I've done similar, in similar.
Once by really sprinting out everything, and once by taking it reasonably easy, heading home at about 2am on empty roads.

Cars do hugely get in the way, and we wouldn't even need traffic lights if it wasn't for cars. They are a complete menace.

biondino

The only reliable example I have is last year's Ride 24, where I did 116 miles (in 7 chunks over a 24 hours period) at an average speed of 21.3mph.

On anything approaching normal roads, with traffic, poor surfaces and crossings I would neither have the fitness nor the recklessness to try and beat 20mph.

afcbian

I do a 40 mile route on country lanes near me and average 17-18 mph which works out at 33-34 mins for the 10, so 10 miles in 30 (ie 20mph) must be doable.
It depends upon the weather and route I guess.
I feel a challenge coming on