Author Topic: Heartbeat 400 (Read 14643 times)

321up · « **Reply #50 on:** 01 May, 2015, 03:09:36 pm »

There was some discussion about how the Heartbeat 400 compares to other hilly Audax's. Here is a comparision of my gps data between the 'Heartbeat' 400km and the 'Old 240' 400km...

Heartbeat 400km (2015)

The Old 240 400km (2014)

bikey-mikey · « **Reply #51 on:** 01 May, 2015, 03:53:59 pm »

The Old 240 is a great ride - the differences are not in the total climbing so much, but rather in the severity of the gradients, which the Old 240 wins, hands down, as I recall....

Both are truly excellent rides!!

Andy Corless · « **Reply #52 on:** 01 May, 2015, 04:12:29 pm »

Those graphs look rather interesting. The "Old 240", which I've ridden a couple of times and plan to do so again this year, certainly climbs to a higher point than the "Heartbeat 400". The highest point on the "Old 240" is Yad Moss at 594 metres asl. I think the highest elevation on the "Heartbeat 400" is about 450 metres, reached between Grassington and Pateley Bridge.

For those with a head for figures that have looked at the "stats", you'll have probably worked out that there's a surplus from the event. Rather than refund the entrants about a couple of pounds per piece I think we should make a donation to the Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Organisation who assisted some of the riders on Tailbridge Hill when it snowed on the Delightful Dales 200 in March. See: www.ksmrt.org.uk/About-the-team/Incidents.aspx for further information relating to the incident (01 March). Here is an extract from their website,"

"Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue team is the search and rescue organisation for a large area of east Cumbria. The area includes the Howgills and part of the Pennines, and includes sections of the Pennine Way and Wainwrights Coast to Coast walks. The team is composed entirely of volunteers, willing to go out any time of day, 365 days a year.

Mountain Rescue teams are funded entirely by donations and bequests from members of the public. Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Team needs to raise around £30,000 a year just to cover running costs (things such as medicine, vehicle maintenance, training, electricity and heating). Replacing a Land Rover is even more expensive. We really do value your support".

If anyone has any objections please let me know.

The event will run again.

Andy Corless
Organiser
Heartbeat 400

321up · « **Reply #53 on:** 01 May, 2015, 04:27:18 pm »

Quote from: bikey-mikey on 01 May, 2015, 03:53:59 pm

The Old 240 is a great ride - the differences are not in the total climbing so much, but rather in the severity of the gradients, which the Old 240 wins, hands down, as I recall....

'wins'? depends on your criteria

More steep climbing on the Heartbeat I think (look at stats for distance @ climb gradients). We like a challange.

Quote from: Andy Corless on 01 May, 2015, 04:12:29 pm

I think we should make a donation to the Kirkby Stephen Mountain Rescue Organisation who assisted some of the riders on Tailbridge Hill when it snowed on the Delightful Dales 200

bikey-mikey · « **Reply #54 on:** 01 May, 2015, 04:53:07 pm »

I meant that I thought that there were more extremely steep uphill gradients on the Old 240 - I did not find any really steep gradients on the Heartbeat, though my new 33/32 gear might be misleading me here !! The word 'wins' was artistic license I guess - shorthand for 'had more of' - the route I took for the Heartbeat had maybe just as much total climbing, but achieved that by not having as much flat... I think....

Mountain rescue? Yep Andy - got my vote

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #55 on:** 01 May, 2015, 05:03:15 pm »

As an entrant, albeit a DNF, I'm very happy for any surplus that I have generated to go to a local Mountain Rescue team.

billyam998 · « **Reply #56 on:** 03 May, 2015, 07:39:26 pm »

what a fabulous idea Andy, I have no objections whatsoever

GraemeMcC · « **Reply #57 on:** 03 May, 2015, 08:03:31 pm »

+1 - for I was one of those granted shelter at Dent Station, given warmth, tea/coffee and biscuits (and several tales about local rescues) by thier local volunteer.

Andy Corless · « **Reply #58 on:** 30 September, 2015, 12:01:15 pm »

The date for next year's event has now been set for Saturday 07 May 2016. The event now appears in the AUK calendar and you can enter at anytime.

Andy Corless

billyam998 · « **Reply #59 on:** 04 October, 2015, 05:12:15 pm »

Quote from: Andy Corless on 30 September, 2015, 12:01:15 pm

The date for next year's event has now been set for Saturday 07 May 2016. The event now appears in the AUK calendar and you can enter at anytime.

Andy Corless

OOH err this time I'll ride it with Dynamo and, some spare warm clothes.

Andy Corless · « **Reply #60 on:** 04 October, 2015, 05:47:24 pm »

That'll obviously depend on the weather. Nobody's quite forgotten how cold it got during the night (as low as -5 IIRC). The event's a couple of weeks later next year so hopefully it'll be a bit warmer. The route's more or less the same with just a couple of control changes. There's already been some entries.

Andy Corless

al-c · « **Reply #61 on:** 19 March, 2016, 01:27:59 pm »

Anyone travelling up from the South want to share a lift on the Friday?

DrMekon · « **Reply #62 on:** 10 April, 2016, 03:35:10 am »

This and 3 Steps to Severn are my only big rides before Mille Pennines. I'm really looking forward to it, but the memory of just how cold I got on Pendle is playing on my mind. Is packing a synthetic down gillet absurdly risk averse?

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L CC · « **Reply #63 on:** 10 April, 2016, 09:45:46 pm »

No more absurd than me considering entering this

Deano · « **Reply #64 on:** 10 April, 2016, 10:18:39 pm »

Quote from: fboab on 10 April, 2016, 09:45:46 pm

No more absurd than me considering entering this

The Wiggy 300's a good ride, and driving to York to ride nearly-back-to-home may be slightly less absurd than driving to Preston to do the same thing

DrMekon · « **Reply #65 on:** 02 May, 2016, 10:29:45 pm »

What did you decide fboab? If you do do the Wiggy, say hi to my mate Tom (usually in a Rutland CC top on a carbon Ribble) at the start. Likely it'll be the last time all but one or two people see him. He is relentlessly quick.

L CC · « **Reply #66 on:** 02 May, 2016, 10:58:02 pm »

O, the Wiggy. I'm not quite mental enough for 400km of hilly suffering. Yet.

DrMekon · « **Reply #67 on:** 02 May, 2016, 11:09:44 pm »

I've committed to the Heartbeat - TL booked. Type 2 fun ahead.

DrMekon · « **Reply #68 on:** 04 May, 2016, 02:44:38 pm »

Weather is looking really quite wonderful. Comfy bike with mudguards or light bike without mudguards?

DrMekon · « **Reply #69 on:** 05 May, 2016, 12:04:43 pm »

I took this track - https://ridewithgps.com/trips/4486883 < Thanks to Phil Gradwell

Filtered it to <10000 points for an etrex 30 in mapsource (came out 3200ish)
Added these POIs
Added the start, controls and end as waypoints with the naming convention 0X0CTL where X is the order in which the controls appear
Added the following POI as waypoints with the naming convention 0XY where X is the previous control and Y is the order in which they appear (plus a couple of navigation hints where the track crosses)

Pateley Bridge 90 km: The Old Granary cafe opens at 09:30 am (on route)

Coxwold 135 km: Coxwold Tearoom opens 10:30 am - 5:00 pm (on route) www.coxwoldtearooms.co.uk/

Wass 139 km: Byland Abbey Tearoom opens 10:30 am - 4:30 pm (on route) - www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/byland-abbey/inn/

Helmsley 149 km: Beck Tearoom on Castlegate (just off route) www.becktearoom.co.uk/

Rosedale Abbey 170 km: Abbey Tearoom & Store open 10:30 am - 5:30 pm (just off route) www.abbeytearoom.co.uk/

Stokesley 233 km: Jet petrol station closes at 9:00 pm (on route). Several shops (Spar) also on route.

Leyburn 293 km: Fryer Tuck Fish & Chips/takeaway closes at 8:00 pm (on route). Co-op closes at 10:00 pm (also on route)

Hawes 319 km: Spar closes at 7:30 pm. Chippy opposite Pennygarth Cafe closes at 9:00 pm (both on route).

Ingleton 347 km: Texaco petrol station closes at 10:00 pm.

All works in mapsource and on GPX Editor. YMMV, all at your own risk. Hope it helps, etc. Not tried on my unit yet, but if anyone wishes to see if it works on their unit and let others know, that would be

http://bit.ly/heartbeat400 < right click to "save as" the GPX here

al-c · « **Reply #70 on:** 05 May, 2016, 06:23:43 pm »

Seems to work on my Dakota 10 - thanks very much

DrMekon · « **Reply #71 on:** 09 May, 2016, 12:39:57 am »

What a lovely ride. Arrived to Damon pass comment on my appearance. I can never be sure if he's flirting. He feigned not to be impressed with the "I'm not anti-social, I'm pro- solitude" socks. I think they are lovely.

Started very quickly, with a gang of four led by Simon on a tricked out C'Dale Synapse running Red22 and deep Zipps. I managed to hold on until the second of the big Greenhow hills when Simon and the chap on a Boardman sprinted to get a tow off a lad coming up from Parceval Hall. I was on my "heavy" Domane with guards. Everyone else was on their quick bike up front, and I just didn't have a sprint in me.

Overriding experience of the day for me was enjoying the hills and hating the cold. I stopped at all of Andy's suggested food stops just trying to stay warm. Felt like I spent the day in a sea fret. High point for me was the Rosedale chimney decent on the Domane. It feels low and slack, and the hydraulic discs are immense. It lets you take massive liberties, then haul it all back in with one finger braking.

I loved it still, despite the Nick Berry stuff passing me by. It wasn't until 199km I realised the name referred to the police show, and not elevated heart rate from climbing. It's a very fair route - spent the day climbing, then a flattish night ride back to base. Was done by about 2.30. Andy popped the kettle on and I drank umpteen coffees before deciding I felt really alert and ready to drive home. I drove for about ten minutes before deciding I want alert enough, and pulled over, got in to my sleeping bag and had a lovely couple of hours before waking up to a glorious sun rise.

Got home to find the postie had delivered some class A sockdoping gear.

Andy Corless · « **Reply #72 on:** 09 May, 2016, 12:40:30 pm »

Thanks to all those that entered!

Better start with the stats:

39 entered
28 started
24 finished

For once the riders had some decent weather; but a strong headwind on the outward leg to Goathland resulted in many riders taking longer than they had expected. Most riders seemed happy with the route and 1 or 2 riders enjoyed the climbs of Wass Bank and Rosedale Abbey. A few riders completed the route on fixed, whilst Andrew Nuttall and Stuart Blofeld both attempted the route on Elliptigo's but unfortunately ran out of time near Ingleton.

There were no reportable accidents.

Thanks again to all those for riding and commiserations to the few who didn't finish.

The date of next year's edition has been provisionally set for Saturday 06 May 2017.

Andy Corless
Organiser
Heartbeat 400

Joolz · « **Reply #73 on:** 11 May, 2016, 01:36:39 pm »

Andy you know know lot of hilly traffic free lanes - great ride and Wess bank😳 weather great and it was great to cycle with Alistair, who I had not ridden with since John Hamilton's Offas Dyke in 2009.

Roll on the next Corless adventure

billyam998 · « **Reply #74 on:** 16 May, 2016, 09:08:20 pm »

a great ride, I totally enjoyed it, as you acknowledge the headwind made things tougher than expected I was proper grumpy by the turn where I was 2 hours behind where I would have like to be, this also included an off road excursion in the dalby forest -oops. anyhow the return and, once out of the fog I settled into a nice rhythm. My dynamo lights really made a big difference and I could move much quicker than I had done last year under battery power, along the route a met and shared chats with a few people including one guy on a fixed who a stayed with for quite a while before lancaster, a quick hot choc at the garage and then a lovely sunrise along the old A6 back to base arriving only 15 minutes later than last year. Really quite pleased with myself given the lack of preparation and, poor winter I have had. As per my facebook post, big thanks to andy