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Racing / Re: RATN 2024.
« Last post by Lightning Phil on Today at 05:10:59 pm »I think it’s one and same. Last sat next to him on train returning from Easter Arrow.
There is a massive difference between 1-1.5 mile rides and even the shortest Audax ride. Build up slowly, enjoy riding your bike, develop strength and resilience. Don't launch into buying a new bike until you know a bit more about what you want from it.
...I shall ride 25 Km in the cyclo park first...
Another 2p. As a training goal you could see if you can eventually build up do 25km in 1hour. Not that I've done an Audax at an average speed of 25km/h before, but over 25km - if have reasonable potential fitness, may be a challenge to try. Training on the same track could be 'boring' though, so after a while perhaps take it to a decent handful of diff routes...
I need glasses anyway and the tinted lenses anyway so they only pay a proportion towards the lenses. My boss isn't daft, so she wouldn't fall for a blag either.
Thanks for the warning about the straps! I like the Tailfin rack but I don't like their bag as I would rather trade waterproofness for ease of access. I will try to see if I can fit a different bag on to it, one with a zip. I'm not a fan of Ortleib as they seem to be obsessed with roll-tops.
Any predictions for the winners? In the women's category I guess that Nicole van Batenburg is the favorite, but to be honest none of the other names are familiar to me.