BHF Robin Hood 'Challenge'

foxc_uk

Anyone doing it?

Ghostriders

I may do it. :arrow:

sparked

I signed up for it last night

Cheshley

think there's about 6 of us going

foxc_uk

There's 4 of us going...

I'll be the one at the back!

Cheshley

foxc_uk wrote:

There's 4 of us going...

I'll be the one at the back!

Ha ha, I know that feeling

foxc_uk

Excellent, at least I'll have some company!

Cheshley

foxc_uk wrote:

Excellent, at least I'll have some company!

Check out the Slow Rides group if you're usually riding at the back, cracking group of people and rides all over the place at a sensible pace

foxc_uk

Will do!

Ro88o

Im ready for it just hope its not a bogfest....

foxc_uk

Pines is very dry at the moment, but all it'll take is a couple of days of rain to change that!

Cheshley

from what I remember about the route, the section within Sherwood Pines is done on fire road so it shouldn't be muddy there. The main issue for mud is up at Clumber where the route winds through the trees. I just hope no-one steals the direction markers the night before this time!!!!

Ro88o

it'll be a fun ride if they do, better take some lights

Coolnick

Me and a mate are also doing this, never seen the place before, so going there completely blind to the route but looking forward to it! Any links to route or heads up on course would be appreciated if anyone knows it?

Cheshley

Coolnick wrote:

Me and a mate are also doing this, never seen the place before, so going there completely blind to the route but looking forward to it! Any links to route or heads up on course would be appreciated if anyone knows it?

Assuming they haven't changed the course since I last did it, this is 36 miles taking in fire roads in the Sherwood Pines area, National Cycle Route heading North to Clumber Park where there is a route of singletrack through the woods and open tarmac roads around the grounds, National Cycle Route back to Sherwood and fire roads back to the finish line.

Nothing technical, nothing hard, just mile after mile of rolling countryside.

Coolnick

Cheers Cheshley, sounds pretty straightforward!

Ro88o

Good luck for everyone tomorrow
I know its going to be a great atmosphere for a great cause

sparked

Ro88o wrote:

Good luck for everyone tomorrow
I know its going to be a great atmosphere for a great cause

Nice one mate, see you in the morning

Coolnick

Did the ride today, thoroughly enjoyed it and finished in 3hr 7 mins. Was longest I've ridden and found it challenging come the last half dozen miles but worth the trip and to raise some money in the process!

waughie

I was also there today i was on a Cotic Soul, and my mate was on a merlin malt 4 with one red and one black tyre if anyone spotted us!

Did the 36.18 miles according to my gps logger in 3 hours 15 with three stops for the toilet, taking off the 10 mins we sat at the start line and the 5 minutes after when i forgot to switch it off gives a time of about 3 hours give or take.

Other than the people who were insisting on riding 3 or 4 abreast and refusing to let people past it was a good ride. Was properly stuggling in the last mile though!

My only real gripe was the lack of marshall and water stations, i think a few more wouldn;t have gone a miss!

All in all though was a cracking day out and will be doing it again!

Coolnick

I did spot someone with a Cotic Soul, maybe that was you then. We we're at front of second group at the start which was a bit hairy as everyone bunched up really close round first few bends, but spread out after short while. Was surprised how many people still on way out when we we're 5 or 6 miles from end. Must have started late!

Would do it again I think too.

foxc_uk

All in took me about 4 hours to do - held up slightly by my friend who was on an 18 year old rigid which ended up with only 3 working gears, poor girl.
We're both suffering a bit today - me particularly because that's the furthest I've done since knackering my leg!
Will definitely look at doing some of the other rides the BHF organises..

spankone

is 2 hours 55 mins a good time?

this was my first organised event and I realy enjoyed it, You may have spotted me on my storck carbon noshing down jelly babbies.

foxc_uk

Did you have a box of Jelly babies?? I saw someone eating them when we stopped because I was about to pass out from lack of blood sugar..

spankone

nah just a grab bag

any one have some pictures?

spankone

I should have picked up a large t-shirt this one looks snug.

It was deffo great fun and fingers crossed the first of many, I got speak to some cool people to.

I know it wasn't a race but any one know what the fastest time was?

Coolnick

Me and mate had our pic taken by www.regionalmag.com who said all the pics taken will be on their website in this weeks magazine. Not on there yet though :shock:

sparked

Coolnick wrote:

Me and mate had our pic taken by www.regionalmag.com who said all the pics taken will be on their website in this weeks magazine. Not on there yet though :shock:

Just had a look and they're there now mate

Coolnick

Found them cheers. Downloaded 4 pics I managed to find myself in!

loxster71

Hi all,

Just like to say what a fantastic time we had doing the ride, all in all with 2 stops for water/toilet duties we did it in 3hrs 12 mins...So i was happy with that ( considering ive ridden less than 100 miles all year lol).

Met a lot of great people and was amazed at how diverse the cycling community is...Old ,Young, Fat,Fit, Tall and Small etc...What a great bunch of people!

Must admit though there was a point somewhere in the last 6 miles where i could have got off my bike and threw it in the bushes lol, I have never had such bad muscle cramp in the muscles just above the knee (inside area) as i did then.
I could actually see them pulsing in and out (like they had a heart beat lol), i was praying inside that one of our party was going to get off on the hilly parts and walk but i was too proud to get off and soldiered on through the pain!

Hats off to the "old guys lol" who dressed in fancy dress (pirate/Thunderbird) who kept passing us then pulling up further on for a drink the re catching us etc ( think they were just showing us that cycling isn't about looking fit but actually having the miles in the legs).

All in all we had a great time and raised a bit of money for a worthy cause!
Roll on the next one.