Glasgow 100 charity 100 mile ride

drummondjhn

http://www.action.org.uk/get_involved/glasgow_100

looks good

drummondjhn

With a 100 mile or 100km route to choose from, whether you are a seasoned cyclist or a recreational rider, the Glasgow 100 has been designed to make sure you have the perfect day in the saddle.

The Glasgow 100 is fully supported by great route signs, marshals, bike mechanics, back-up vehicles, regular drink points and a fantastic lunch stop. You will be cheered over the finish line as you receive your ride memento. Enter now.

Steveorow

While a great route and very scenic ; I have done most of it before . It’s certainly would be putting the time an effort in to prepare if I were a "recreational cyclist" and a decent amount of training would be required certainly for the 100 miler .

A few areas I can think that will challenge a few folks if the miles are not in the legs :-

The hill from Greenock up to Loch Tom is short but Very Steep more than 25% for 100m in one place if I recollect and must be a good 2 miles with average touching 10% .

The section from Largs up the "Haylie Brae" again would be a leg breaker for some and again will average around 10% for at least 1 mile and certainly over 8% for at least 2 miles ; its a busy road so getting off and walking is not a good idea especially with the tourist traffic in the summer.

The stretch heading out of Lochwinnoch while relativley not that steep can be a very Loonnnnnnng uphill drag .

Don’t mean to put anyone off as I said it’s a good route just take it seriously if your interested .

P.S. The upshot off all these upity bits is the going down . A mile or so after Loch Thom going down to Largs is a hoot for about 5 miles ( assuming you dont stop at the feedstation ) . The same with the 2 mile section going down into Dalry .

mcj78

Looks good - although i'd probably be sticking to the 100k course :oops:

Had a knee op in Dec. & although the combination of the words "new, year & resolution" usually drive me mental, i'm planning on doing some longer rides as well as the 20 mile per day commute this year, all I need to do now is to get back on the bike!

J

Omar Little

It is basically a combination of two of my regular training loops Nice route though the old largs road is one of my favourites in the area, amazing the difference the first hill makes - at the bottom in greenock not exactly the worlds prettiest town up the top you could be in the highlands on a single track road all on your own and seemingly noone else around for miles.

Steveorow wrote:

While a great route and very scenic ; I have done most of it before . It’s certainly would be putting the time an effort in to prepare if I were a "recreational cyclist" and a decent amount of training would be required certainly for the 100 miler .

A few areas I can think that will challenge a few folks if the miles are not in the legs :-

The hill from Greenock up to Loch Tom is short but Very Steep more than 25% for 100m in one place if I recollect and must be a good 2 miles with average touching 10% .

The section from Largs up the "Haylie Brae" again would be a leg breaker for some and again will average around 10% for at least 1 mile and certainly over 8% for at least 2 miles ; its a busy road so getting off and walking is not a good idea especially with the tourist traffic in the summer.

The stretch heading out of Lochwinnoch while relativley not that steep can be a very Loonnnnnnng uphill drag .

Don’t mean to put anyone off as I said it’s a good route just take it seriously if your interested .

P.S. The upshot off all these upity bits is the going down . A mile or so after Loch Thom going down to Largs is a hoot for about 5 miles ( assuming you dont stop at the feedstation ) . The same with the 2 mile section going down into Dalry .

Agree with you on the Haylie Brae bit - i like the climb but it can be unpleasant with alot of traffic and IMO it would have been better going up over the old moor road at Fairlie, much quieter.

Captain Fagor

Omar Little wrote:

Agree with you on the Haylie Brae bit - i like the climb but it can be unpleasant with alot of traffic and IMO it would have been better going up over the old moor road at Fairlie, much quieter.

Completely agree. The A760 is too busy a road for a charity event that may attract a broad spectrum of abilities.

I'm not sure if the route is clockwise or anticlockwise, but if it's the latter, any bets some people come a cropper on the narrow descent through Newton of Beltrees!!

AndyD2574

look sgood.............I'll be there!!

Good events teh action medical research ones............Trossaches Ton last year very well organised!

fatbabyjake

Hi everyone,

Just joined although i've been surfing the site for a while now.

I used to be a mtb'er but haven't done it regularly for over a year now. Thinking about getting a new bike through C2W to get back out there and find my love for it again (and shift a good few lbs in the process hopefully).

Looking to set myself a target and was thinking of signing up for this. (The 100k one)

Is this a realistic goal if i start biking regularly again or am i kidding myself on?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

drummondjhn

fatbabyjake wrote:

Hi everyone,

Just joined although i've been surfing the site for a while now.

I used to be a mtb'er but haven't done it regularly for over a year now. Thinking about getting a new bike through C2W to get back out there and find my love for it again (and shift a good few lbs in the process hopefully).

Looking to set myself a target and was thinking of signing up for this. (The 100k one)

Is this a realistic goal if i start biking regularly again or am i kidding myself on?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers

100k be fine if you have been out a good bit you have all day to do it i will be doing it on a retro mountain bike and i aint that fit

rc856

Omar Little wrote:

It is basically a combination of two of my regular training loops Nice route though the old largs road is one of my favourites in the area, amazing the difference the first hill makes - at the bottom in greenock not exactly the worlds prettiest town up the top you could be in the highlands on a single track road all on your own and seemingly noone else around for miles.

Agree with you on the Haylie Brae bit - i like the climb but it can be unpleasant with alot of traffic and IMO it would have been better going up over the old moor road at Fairlie, much quieter.

Are you a local mate? In any of the clubs? I've recently joined Johnstone Wheelers and hopefully will get out on a run soon. I've still to tackle Haylie Brae which is a usual suspect on the club runs.