Author Topic: Round The Year Randonneurs Log  (Read 422340 times)

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1100 on: 25 November, 2013, 06:26:03 pm »
Never loose sight of the fact that the RRTY is only a bit of fun, an incentive to get you out on the bike through the winter months, and that cycling is only a hobby.  You risk serious injury and inconveniencing the emergency services and your family, and even if you complete your ride you could so hate your day out in the cold that you put yourself off cycling altogether.  Console yourself with the reassurance that staying in on icy days is excellent training, keeping yourself fit for a better day.

 :)

But good luck for Wednesday!

crowriver

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Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1101 on: 26 November, 2013, 10:52:53 am »
@MemSec, yes that's right. I think I made the correct decision, though it was frustrating to see the temperature rise in the late afternoon.

Anyway I appear to have negotiated a pass for Saturday, which is not only St Andrew's day but the last possible opportunity this month. Forecast looks reasonable at the moment...
Embrace your inner Fred.

Dave_C

  • Trying to get rid of my belly... and failing!
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1102 on: 29 November, 2013, 09:52:09 pm »
My last chance this month for my rtyr tomorrow. Looks ok, low wind, cloudy with sun coming out later on and no rain. Temps could be a bit warmer 1 - 4 °c thoughout the day but you can't have everything. Just fingers crossed for no ice.
@DaveCrampton < wot a twit.
http://veloviewer.com/athlete/421683/

Chris S

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1103 on: 29 November, 2013, 09:57:57 pm »
This weekend is clearly the first significant weekend of the Winter season. This is my first as a DIY Org, and my Inbox has been very busy  :thumbsup:.

Well. You'll all have to wait! I'm riding this weekend too!!  ;D

Dave_C

  • Trying to get rid of my belly... and failing!
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1104 on: 01 December, 2013, 01:51:15 pm »
Bally hard ride yesterday from Dalgety Bay. Freezing at dawn but the chill soon faded as the sun came up. We hit our first stop (Auchterarder-@65km) 2:45 after setting off. With a nice tail wind the next ~85km was easy but after a big feed we set off from St Andrews @3pm into a growing head wind. At Falkland with one of our party flagging we avoided West Lomond hill but had a longer steady climb, crawling to Scotlandwell before a quick scoot through Lochgelly & Cowdenbeath narrowly avoiding death several times as boy racers did laps of the two high streets :-[

At 12 hours total this was one of the longer (214km instead of 203) diys...

Roll on December... oh its here already.. :(
@DaveCrampton < wot a twit.
http://veloviewer.com/athlete/421683/

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1105 on: 01 December, 2013, 04:11:31 pm »
Done it in my first 12 months as a member  :thumbsup:  Today I completed my December 200DIY, it was a tough slog on the mountain bike (broken road bike) - but it makes 12 in a row  ;D

Jan '13 - Poor Student 200
Feb '13 - South East Oxford Loop 200 Perm
Mar '13 - The Dean 300 Perm
Apr '13 - South East Oxford Loop 200 Perm, and The Faffers 400 Perm
May '13 - DIY 600
June '13 - DIY 200
July '13 - DIY 300 and LEL 1400
Aug '13 - DIY 200
Sept '13 - DIY 200
Oct '13 - DIY 200
Nov '13 - Upper Thames ECE'd to 300
Dec '13 - DIY 200 on MTB with big, slow tyres (subject to validation!)

Sadly I'll miss a few until I sort a more suitable bike, but I intend to get back on the waggon at some point next year  :thumbsup:

marcusjb

  • Full of bon courage.
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1106 on: 01 December, 2013, 04:16:10 pm »
Good work for your first year of membership.  Well done.
Right! What's next?

Ooooh. That sounds like a daft idea.  I am in!

crowriver

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Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1107 on: 01 December, 2013, 06:52:32 pm »
November's ride finally chalked off yesterday (subject to validation).

Just another four months to go...
Embrace your inner Fred.

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1108 on: 01 December, 2013, 07:06:59 pm »
Oct 13 - Eccleshall 200 Perm
Nov 13 - Poynton - Holyhead 200 Perm
Dec 13 - Holyhead - Poynton 200 Perm

Did a double-header this weekend. Took a punt on the good weather forecast and turned out just about alright. Pretty tough going into a headwind all day yesterday and felt it on the way back today. I forgot how cold weather riding really knocks it out of you and regretted my decision to jump up a gear on the fixed. Should really have done a few more singles on it but a usable crossover weekend was too good to pass up. On the up side, I'm now done with audaxes for this year. I can relax for a bit and be ready to come back in January.

Chris S

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1109 on: 01 December, 2013, 08:27:29 pm »
On the up side, I'm now done with audaxes for this year. I can relax for a bit and be ready to come back in January.

Teacher's pet.

 :D

Lars

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Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1110 on: 01 December, 2013, 08:47:53 pm »
Finally! After failing to complete a RRTY a few times looks like I might have done one! If validation for today's DIY is ok, which I can't see why it shouldn't!  :)

Jan: DIY, 200k
Feb: Burford Bumble, 200k
Mar: The Old Squit, 200k
Apr: DIY, 200k (on Mallorca with 3.75AAA!)
May: DIY, 200k
Jun: Flitchbikes 200, 200k (ECEd to 300k)
Jul: Rutland Weekend 300k, 300k
Aug: London Edinburgh London, 1,400k
Sep: The Flatlands, 600k
Oct: The AAAnfractuous, 200k
Nov: DIY, 300k
Dec: DIY, 200k

Chris S

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1111 on: 01 December, 2013, 08:49:41 pm »
Blimey Lars, took your time...  ;)

Planning your second now?

mikewigley

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1112 on: 01 December, 2013, 08:50:41 pm »
Nov 13 - Poynton - Holyhead 200 Perm
Dec 13 - Holyhead - Poynton 200 Perm

These rides make an excellent pair of wind-assisted 200s - use the train out and ride back (or vice versa depending on the weather forecast).  But in this case, Mr Killer has been very shrewd.  The Llanfair 400 only counts as one ride for RRTY purposes (obviously), but by splitting it into a there-and-back pair of 200s, I've made it possible to have it count as two RRTY qualifiers on the last and first days of consecutive months.

Lars

  • n.b. have shaved off beard since photo taken
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1113 on: 01 December, 2013, 08:52:25 pm »
Blimey Lars, took your time...  ;)

Planning your second now?

Oh yes, will actually complete a second parallel one if I do one more this month. Am entered in the Boat Ride next week. So if the snow stays away…  :D

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1114 on: 01 December, 2013, 09:04:54 pm »
Great stuff, Lars!

andyp

  • Andrew Preston
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1115 on: 01 December, 2013, 09:32:38 pm »
2012 RRTY  :thumbsup:
2013 AAA RRTY  :thumbsup:
Jan   Dorset Coast 200
Feb   Dorset Coast 200 x 2
Mar   Dorset Coast 200 + 300 AAA DIY
April   Dorset Coast 200 (calendar) + 200 DIY + Hardboiled 300
May   Dorset Coast 200 + 200 AAA DIY + BCM 600
June   Dorset Coast 200
July   Dorset Coast 200 + LEL
Aug   Dorset Coast 200
Sept   Dorset Coast 200
Oct Dorset Coast 200
Nov Dorset Coast 200
Dec Dorset Coast 200 ... Dorset Coast Around the Year!

Chris S

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1116 on: 01 December, 2013, 09:45:03 pm »
2012 RRTY  :thumbsup:
2013 AAA RRTY  :thumbsup:
Jan   Dorset Coast 200
Feb   Dorset Coast 200 x 2
Mar   Dorset Coast 200 + 300 AAA DIY
April   Dorset Coast 200 (calendar) + 200 DIY + Hardboiled 300
May   Dorset Coast 200 + 200 AAA DIY + BCM 600
June   Dorset Coast 200
July   Dorset Coast 200 + LEL
Aug   Dorset Coast 200
Sept   Dorset Coast 200
Oct Dorset Coast 200
Nov Dorset Coast 200
Dec Dorset Coast 200 ... Dorset Coast Around the Year!

You Nutter!

Excellent!

marcusjb

  • Full of bon courage.
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1117 on: 01 December, 2013, 10:07:52 pm »
Total nutter indeed!

Brilliant RRtY there Andy - a cracking ride for sure and must be great to have seen it in all weathers and seasons. 
Right! What's next?

Ooooh. That sounds like a daft idea.  I am in!

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1118 on: 01 December, 2013, 10:46:35 pm »
Rode a DIY 200 with mds101 yesterday from East Leake to Woodhall Spa, Bourne and back to East Leake. I broke a spoke on the way to the start so popped home and swapped over to my new work bike, a cheap aluminium framed rode bike with shimano 8 speed triple STI gears. I found it really hard work compared to my usual Dawes Audax. The ride was very harsh and as well as feeling every bump, it started putting in it's own with every turn of the wheels. After the first few km the cheap tyres became slightly unseated from the rim in places, making it feel like the bike had eccentric wheels. It was like a cross between a boneshaker and a clown's bike. Had trouble keeping up with mds101, especially towards the end.

Rode another DIY 200 on my own today from East Leake to Lichfield, Markfield, Great Gonerby and back to East Leake. I had sorted my front wheel out so was back on my steel framed Dawes and it was far more comfortable and quicker too. Although it was frosty at first and my legs and back were sore from yesterday, the sunny weather soon lifted my spirits, the aches subsided and I ended up finishing over half an hour quicker than yesterday. Just need one more 200 in December for a double RRTY.


Dave_C

  • Trying to get rid of my belly... and failing!
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1119 on: 02 December, 2013, 12:29:18 am »
Ah The Seldom Killer, so it was you I was have a twitter conversation with on Saturday. Good going getting a back to back in. I was knackered Sat eve when we arrived back. Family means I'd never have got the Sunday off to ride, nevermind not having enough energy. Nice to put two usernames together.
@DaveCrampton < wot a twit.
http://veloviewer.com/athlete/421683/

Lars

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Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1120 on: 03 December, 2013, 09:49:40 pm »
2007  :thumbsup:
2008  :thumbsup:
2009  :thumbsup:
2010  :thumbsup:
2011  :thumbsup:
2012  :thumbsup:

01/13/1: DIY 200
01/13/2: DIY 200
02/13/1: DIY 200
02/13/2: DIY 200
03/13/1: Old Squit 200
03/13/2: When I'm 64 200
04/13/1: 3Down 300
04/13/2: Green & Yellow Fields 300
05/13/1: Dassett Dawdle 200
05/13/2: Lincoln 400
06/13/1: York/Langholm/York 600
06/13/2: Holl & Back 600
07/13/1: Rutland 300
07/13/2: Hereward the Wake 300
08/13/1: Rough Diamond 300 (STV)
08/13/2: Not quite the Spurn Head 400
09/13/1: DIY 300
09/13/2: DIY 300
10/13/1: Silly Suffolk 200 (2x ceased here - too much CBA)
11/13/1: Nips 1 ECE 200
12/13/1: DIY 200 (STV)

Woo Hoo! Year 7 done. 84 consecutive months  :thumbsup:.

Impressive!  :thumbsup:

andyp

  • Andrew Preston
Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1121 on: 03 December, 2013, 10:20:51 pm »
Woo Hoo! Year 7 done. 84 consecutive months  :thumbsup:.

Nutter!

Excellent!

 ;D

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1122 on: 05 December, 2013, 12:26:27 pm »
Had trouble keeping up with mds101, especially towards the end.

you weren't that slow and i wasn't that much ahead , but it was funny at times watching you 'bump' up on every revolution. can't imagine it felt that funny and I did feel for you.

i'll be out again i think on the 15th if you want to finish the double off or start the next one early- I don't think I'll be riding around those parts of lincolnshire again for a long time though, there were times I could quite happily and safely dozed off on the bars I just needed a way of keeping the front wheel pointing straight on. Maybe I should but take a book with me?

I'm still three months off my first rrty, I think I usually fail at family holiday time in august but managed to fit one in this year.


Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1123 on: 05 December, 2013, 12:51:43 pm »
DIY Permanent Series 200km 02 Mar 2013 :thumbsup:
More Passes than Mastermind 200km 06 Apr 2014 :thumbsup:
Berwick & Beattock 400km 11 May 2013 :thumbsup:
The Deeside Lass 600km 08 Jun 2013 :thumbsup:
DIY Permanent Series 200km 27 Jul 2013 :thumbsup:
Four Passes 200km 25 Aug 2013 :thumbsup:
Erit Lass 200km 08 Sep 2013 :thumbsup:
DIY Permanent Series 200km 05 Oct 2013 :thumbsup:
DIY Permanent Series 200km 10 Nov 2013 :thumbsup:
DIY Permanent Series 200km 01 Dec 2013 :thumbsup:

Now the hard part


@CorbieLinnRider

Re: Round The Year Randonneurs Log
« Reply #1124 on: 05 December, 2013, 01:24:00 pm »
Two years done now.

2012
Jan: Poor Student 200
Feb: DIY 200
Mar: The Dean 300
Apr: Dorset Coast 200
May: Bryan Chapman 600
Jun: National 400
Jul: Summer Saunter to Wantage 200
Aug: West Bay & Back 200
Sep: Le Tour de Didling ECE'd to 200
Oct: Wylie & Ebble Valley200
Nov: The Triple H ECE'd to 200
Dec: DIY 200

2013
Jan: Poor Student 200
Feb: DIY 200
Mar: Kennet Valley Run 200
Apr: Heart of England 300
May: Bryan Chapman 600
Jun: National 400
July: DIY 200
Aug: LEL 1400
Sep: Wylie & Ebble Valley 200
Oct: Less Anfractuous 200
Nov: Upper Thames 200
Dec: DIY 200