I Think I did ok....
welkman
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So I took the plunge this morning and did a bike 'event'. I have been commuting 100miles a week for a year now so I thought It was about time. The route was 50 miles and I managed it in 2:30 hrs with about half of it riding in 'groups' and half on my own. I am judging my sucess purely on the fact that everyone that finished before or with me had shaved legs and full carbon bikes! I was quite impressed with the turn of speed that my Kona Jake running on 32mm marathon plus tyres and touring wheels could manage.
So the question is what next? I really enjoyed riding in the big groups today and quite enjoyed the company. I want to join a club but the nearest one is over 30 mins away.
Anyone been in the same boat?
Oh...forgot to mention, I might have pulled the trigger on a ribble sportive 105 a couple of weeks ago :shock:
So the question is what next? I really enjoyed riding in the big groups today and quite enjoyed the company. I want to join a club but the nearest one is over 30 mins away.
Anyone been in the same boat?
Oh...forgot to mention, I might have pulled the trigger on a ribble sportive 105 a couple of weeks ago :shock:
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is that 30 mins by bike or car?
Either way you can either bung it in your car or mtfu and cycle to the start point, my local club met is 8 miles away and i just cycle to it.
Good time for a 50, was it a flat route?
Just did a 73 mile sportive up around ashbourne /Dovedale and my average was a bit slowerFCN 3/5/90 -
It was a very flat route. The wind was really strong but that wasn't as much of an issue as I thought it would be. I think I might try doing a training ride with the local triathalon shop, they reckon they average between 16 and 19 mph in a group. Oh and if it had been a longer ride I would definatly have been slower by 1 -2 mph, no way I could have sustained that pace.0
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20 miles in 2/5 hours = 20 mph average which is really good going !!
I was not trying to belittle your ride it is a very good time , i just wondered on the terrain .
I got spat out the back of the group i was in about 1/2 way round when i got mechanicals and found my bottom bracket was loose and my rear mech rivets were loose which meant i could not get 2-3 gears i needed so i could not keep a decent cadence on hills so i ended up doing a 30 + mile solo at the end with chain drops and miss shifting .
Average was 16.5 total including a food stopFCN 3/5/90 -
I was quite suprised how much difference riding in a group can make, especially into headwinds. Was really good fun to ride with that many people. At the start there was a really large group all bombing around at about 18mph, I was just riding along with a silly grin on my face, trying hard not to let on that I was pretending I was in the tour de france.
Think Im going to try a 100km ride as a next step.
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I think you did very well indeed. Now you've cracked the seal you'll be signing up for them by the dozen.FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
Litespeed L3 for Strava bits
Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.0