It probably boils down to whether a 5 hour 100km ride in the Surrey Hills done 5 or 6 times is anywhere near equal to something like the Maniac Grimpeur or Mille Cymru. (No being the answer.)
But isn't this the same question as discussed during the AAA points revision? nowt to do with GPSes. I think.
Yes & no. Trial by GPS may mean I can do 100km from my door and get some AAA points. The new AAA formula meant I still had to travel to the start of a perm or calendar event to get AAAs.
or register your own perm?
(I know it wasn't directed at me but...)
a) Takes a long time to sort out (compared to a DIY entry).
b) Uninteresting ride (50km of busy aterial roads out of and back in to London, uninspiring roads until you get to the sticks). Fancy a rush hour blast along the A24 from Clapham to Epsom?
c) Start/Finish 8 miles apart (with the start in, near enough, Central London).
d) No useful controls apart from petrol stations and the odd shop.
e) Can't adapt it easily (moving a control, doing it in the reverse direction, etc).
It's a good training ride that suits me, but that doesn't make it a good Perm Audax to suit everyone.
