<SNIP> riding an original Bickerton Portable (https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba1m3MOBwbe) (unless I decide it's going to kill me).
<SNIP>
A Super Randonnee 600 is a must
I'm entered for another BCM 600 and my name is on the list for an Italian 1400 (the Alpi4000). I may ride from the finish of that ride to Madrid for the MGM 1200.It's likely to be a little chillier.
Would the Scottish 1000 be a good warm up ride?
Any thoughts on which? The haute provence has my attention. Not for this year though.A Super Randonnee 600 is a must
Ditto
That looks like a fairly early Bickerton, without any of the later stiffening braces. Hopefully you are a lightweight, 'sympathetic' rider. A number of ambitious Bickerton rides have been completed by such folk. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Daisy-Journey-Across-America-Bicycle/dp/0710007094
http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-lady-christian-bowman-aircraft-factory-worker-and-author-1-2591349
The hub on mine is stamped 1981, which to my mind makes it quite late - I've never been able to find a date for when the brace was introduced.
Any thoughts on which? The haute provence has my attention. Not for this year though.A Super Randonnee 600 is a must
Ditto
Any thoughts on which? The haute provence has my attention. Not for this year though.A Super Randonnee 600 is a must
Ditto
I think for enjoyment, I need a route with long steady climbs and descents (rather than short, sharp ones) to keep the average speed up a bit.
Plans:
Get my mojo back!
Ultra Randonneur.
What big or little Audax dreams does anyone have for this new season? :thumbsup:
The Snipping Forecast.
Planning a DIY ride - 50km to the barber's, then 50km home again.
Not sure what to call it though... any ideas?
Planning a DIY ride - 50km to the barber's, then 50km home again.
Not sure what to call it though... any ideas?
Planning a DIY ride - 50km to the barber's, then 50km home again.
Not sure what to call it though... any ideas?
The Snipping Forecast.
Very good! However, I was thinking of something that maybe included the distance in the name...
Planning a DIY ride - 50km to the barber's, then 50km home again.
Not sure what to call it though... any ideas?
That sounds like it could be a Fantastic Day ?
Planning a DIY ride - 50km to the barber's, then 50km home again.That sounds like it could be a Fantastic Day ?
Not sure what to call it though... any ideas?
Planning a DIY ride - 50km to the barber's, then 50km home again.
Not sure what to call it though... any ideas?
Planning a DIY ride - 50km to the barber's, then 50km home again.
Not sure what to call it though... any ideas?
cent for a haircut?
What should I do?
What should I do?Don't let Audax run your life (and give others a chance 😉). Cycle to the shops (and pub), go on 50 mile (and less) club rides, dig over the allotment, paint the house (I'm doing that intermittently!), etc.
Once again I’m trying not to be in “Championship” mode......
Part of me wants to win a seventh consecutive title, and part of me wants to stay home when it’s icy, sleep in when it’s dark, pig out on the sofa in front of a film when it’s blowing a hoolie, and sit drinking coffee / reading a book in the conservatory when it’s raining cats and dogs (which sounds great under all that glass).....
What should I do?
Once again I’m trying not to be in “Championship” mode......
Part of me wants to win a seventh consecutive title, and part of me wants to stay home when it’s icy, sleep in when it’s dark, pig out on the sofa in front of a film when it’s blowing a hoolie, and sit drinking coffee / reading a book in the conservatory when it’s raining cats and dogs (which sounds great under all that glass).....
What should I do?
What should I do?
Seek professional help. And I say that in all sincerity.
What should I do?
Seek professional help. And I say that in all sincerity.
Indeed,Melovan.... Veloman
I get depressed and put on citalopram again, and then get told to go out and ride my bike... and it goes away... ride your bike advice given by neurologist, neuro-psychologist, neuro-psychiatrist, neuro-physiotherapist and several GPs.. but it’s not just for the endorphins: they say I need to feel successful...
I've cycled 13,451 Km so far this year, with an elevation gain of 74,717 m
my average for the week is approx 300 Km (commuting plus a few decent rides per week .... I have a 42Km route that has 300 meters of elevation that I enjoy doing a few times a week
and still.... I feel that I'm not ready for anything over 200Km. :-[
I've cycled a few 200Km rides, and was pretty knackerd after that, so to think that I can cycle for another 4 hours+ would be guessing. Could be my bike (Giant TCR which has pretty aggresive geometry and probably not suited for very far rides?)
In spring/summer, I will try to cycle a 135Km route with 1400 meters of elevation 2-3 times per week (preferably on 2 consecutive days on a weekend and one midweek) and then try and build it up from there.
I will do a few 200Km Permanent Audax rides and enter as many 100-200Km Audax rides as possible, and then try a 300Km Audax and see how that goes
I have another problem, being that I need to slow down a bit .... I always ride solo, and every ride is a race ... iff I see someone in the yonder, I have to catch up and pass .... and, I need to join the Cambridge Cycle club and do the beginners group rides where I will learn how to ride in a group.
I'm hoping that I will be able to do rides such as LEL and PBP
You've said it now :)
What should I do?Ride Every Tile (https://www.strava.com/clubs/279168)?
Not to crash this year, get full use of my Right Hand!
Ride regularly without DNF's or worse still DNS's.
Get fit and maintain that fitness.
To do some Audax (what's the plural of Audax?) For the first time in my working life I don't work weekends. Have hardly cycled last three months for reasons I can neither reason or justify as reasons but hopefully can convince my legs to get me round a 100 especially if I remember to keep them fed
Another close shavePlanning a DIY ride - 50km to the barber's, then 50km home again.
Not sure what to call it though... any ideas?
That sounds like it could be a Fantastic Day ?
To do some Audax (what's the plural of Audax?) For the first time in my working life I don't work weekends. Have hardly cycled last three months for reasons I can neither reason or justify as reasons but hopefully can convince my legs to get me round a 100 especially if I remember to keep them fed
Being a Latin word, the plural would be "Audaces", but you will read "Audax" and "Audaxes" commonly used as plural
Definitely not Audi :D
I'll need to do some serious work to get in good enough shape to not only compete, but to be there in first place.
We is back at square one.
What big or little Audax dreams does anyone have for this new season? :thumbsup:
What big or little Audax dreams does anyone have for this new season? :thumbsup:
I'll probably be avoiding anything over 300km but seeking out hillier rides as I need to recover the climbing legs that seem to have deserted me in recent years. I'm going to be in the Rockies/southern California for a month in the summer so I'm thinking of renting a road bike and trying out some of the more challenging climbs out there.
I intitially read this as...I'll need to do some serious work to get in good enough shape to not only compete, but to be there in first place.
Won't we all! :)
My own traditional annual rise from the ashes had a set back yesterday when I totally borked my bike, firstly on the road, by breaking an arm of the right crank 'spider (who knew that was possible - these things are made of solid metal, right?) then in the workshop, by stripping the internal thread on the left hand crank whilst swapping out the crankset.
Having exhausted my workshop repetoire I'll try leaving the left hand crank in situ with the retaining bolt slack and hope it works loose under the strain of the VAST AMOUNTS OF POWER I obviously generate nowadays.*
*Yes, I ve spotted the downside of this approach, but hopefully a lap or two of the park under controlled conditions will shift it...
Highway 198 through Sequoia Park... can't beat it for drama. I only drove up the long and windy road, but I don't recall much traffic at all in April... and I wished I had a bike. Don't know if you have to pay to enter the park with a bicycle
My most important goal = get Mini Bobby to ride a 50k audax.
Just need to find one near-ish that's not too hilly & has cake - all kids like cake :)
My most important goal = get Mini Bobby to ride a 50k audax.
Just need to find one near-ish that's not too hilly & has cake - all kids like cake :)
Near-ish to where? 🤔
My most important goal = get Mini Bobby to ride a 50k audax.
I'm on the ramp, building for PBP 2019, ............
I intitially read this as...I'll need to do some serious work to get in good enough shape to not only compete, but to be there in first place.
Won't we all! :)
My own traditional annual rise from the ashes had a set back yesterday when I totally borked my bike, firstly on the road, by breaking an arm of the right crank 'spider (who knew that was possible - these things are made of solid metal, right?) then in the workshop, by stripping the internal thread on the left hand crank whilst swapping out the crankset.
Having exhausted my workshop repetoire I'll try leaving the left hand crank in situ with the retaining bolt slack and hope it works loose under the strain of the VAST AMOUNTS OF POWER I obviously generate nowadays.*
*Yes, I ve spotted the downside of this approach, but hopefully a lap or two of the park under controlled conditions will shift it...
Since the axcle is steel and hte crank arm aluminium, heating it and then using a pully puller (available in hardware stores) will do the job.
I'm on the ramp, building for PBP 2019, but I'm still having to decide if I hate myself enough for all that 2am self-harm on UK 400s/600s first.This = totes my position.
British Columbia Randonneurs is the powerhouse of Canadian audaxing and a good crowd.
Well, points would be nice. But I’ve been saying that for ten years now ::-)
So I might try and I might not. I mean, really.
Well, points would be nice. But I’ve been saying that for ten years now ::-)
So I might try and I might not. I mean, really.
Have you considered planning a route to take advantage of the weather? Yesterday I caught the train to Durham and cycled home. 203km. Manly flat once out of County Durham. Tailwind most of the way which knocked an hour off my 100km time and two hours off my 200km time. Also: it was fun having a tailwind all day. Might I suggest this for a Spring / Summer ride?
It does take some of the pressure off to start with a train journey and ride home: I don't have the courage to cycle away from home and catch a train back.
It does take some of the pressure off to start with a train journey and ride home: I don't have the courage to cycle away from home and catch a train back.
It does take some of the pressure off to start with a train journey and ride home: I don't have the courage to cycle away from home and catch a train back.
The advantage of a train home afterwards is that, given a hot enough day and a hard enough ride, you will always have seats to yourself (if not half the carriage).
But really I'd just like to ride my bike with more people and in new places, instead of my usual solo DIYs and route-checks.
It does take some of the pressure off to start with a train journey and ride home: I don't have the courage to cycle away from home and catch a train back.
The advantage of a train home afterwards is that, given a hot enough day and a hard enough ride, you will always have seats to yourself (if not half the carriage).
Indeed Ian. Some of you may remember this, but it's perhaps appropriate to resurrect the Might McNasty's closing words of a huge perm (Three Capitals, Round the Coast?) he did some years ago. He finished the ride in Edinburgh and embarked on a train for the short trip back to Fife.
He said that the carriage "was somewhat crowded, but my powerful scent soon secured me a seat." :sick: :thumbsup:
There was then the lady who sat down opposite me and a friend, in the middle of an empty carriage, after we'd already arrived, on the train south from Glasgow after a long weekend's winter climbing on Rannoch Mor. She made some very choice comments when we got off at York, but why on earth had she stayed sat there the whole journey long when there were plenty of other spaces?!
It does take some of the pressure off to start with a train journey and ride home: I don't have the courage to cycle away from home and catch a train back.
The advantage of a train home afterwards is that, given a hot enough day and a hard enough ride, you will always have seats to yourself (if not half the carriage).
There was then the lady who sat down opposite me and a friend, in the middle of an empty carriage, after we'd already arrived, on the train south from Glasgow after a long weekend's winter climbing on Rannoch Mor. She made some very choice comments when we got off at York, but why on earth had she stayed sat there the whole journey long when there were plenty of other spaces?!
Perhaps she was simultaneously aroused and disgusted with herself.
100AAA first and foremost, double RRTY, and as many FWC points as this will attract.
R10000, and my first ride longer than 600k
Hoping to do my first 300 - Oasts and Coasts.
Debating whether to attempt it on my Decathlon hybrid (which got me through a 200 just fine) or upgrade/get used to a road bike before April.
Do some local 200km rides and then attempt an AAA 200km in Shropshire/Wales.
A Super Randonnee 600 is a must and a UAF 600 to the Ventoux and a non-LRM 1500 in Germany are near the top of the list, probably on my Moulton. The Scottish 1000 is tempting, as is a tandem SR or close to it. Doing some brevets on an upright trike is enticing but I probably won't be able to stretch that to a SR.
My main target for 2018 is the Scottish 1k. Also doing the rides I need to build up to that. At current level of fitness, I’m unlikely to complete it.
Ultra Randonneur.
+1
I'm entered for another BCM 600 and my name is on the list for an Italian 1400 (the Alpi4000). I may ride from the finish of that ride to Madrid for the MGM 1200.
Would the Scottish 1000 be a good warm up ride?
I've promised a quiet Audax year at home this year so an SR and carrying on with the RRtY. The mail goal for this season is you get my now 10 year old daughter to complete a 100km which I very much neglected last year with all the LEL business going on.Results:
Plans - My first SR with the Kingston Wheelers series and another RRTY.
Dreams - Getting faster so I can get some decent sleep on the longer rides.
Get my life sorted and get back and ride an event (or 2, or 3).
I didn't publicise this last year because I wasn't sure I'd be able to enter them all, let alone finish them but my goal for this year was to ride all four UK based 1000km calendar events (West Highland Way, ACME Grand, Mille Pennines and Mille Cymru) which I managed. (So did 1 other)
That's a good achievement, given the dates. Which did you enjoy most and which did you find hardest?
SR on Fixed at 70Years? Or gear inches?
the loop around the Ardnamurchan peninsula stands out as the best cycling I did all year
+2, with the Corran ferry book-ending that loop (and no midges). Btw, the deluge I experienced near Camnasgaul (opposite Fort William) was only a 'shower' in that it only lasted 20 minutes. Completely flooded road. But I agree - didn't dampen spirit and, amazingly, Ardgour/Corran 10k south was dry as a bone.the loop around the Ardnamurchan peninsula stands out as the best cycling I did all year+1
In fact, I'd go so far as to say that was one of my best days ever on the bike. Everything was just right. Even the heavy rain shower in the afternoon couldn't dampen my spirits.
The goal for winter is a Brevet 250 using calendar events alone and riding an original Bickerton Portable (https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba1m3MOBwbe) (unless I decide it's going to kill me).
I've signed up for BCM but god knows how I'll do. I'm cautiously eyeing the ACME 1000 and I'm likely doing the This Is Not A Tour 400, so that's a lot of Welsh mountains in my future.
I'm hoping Turf n Surf 300 is on again next year because (apart from LEL) it's the one ride I've failed and not successfully redone.
If I succeed at at least some of the above (plus a 200 somewhere) that's an SR!
Ultra Randonneur.
Ultra Randonneur.
Done.
PBP + a handful of qualifiers next year. Kids still not old enough to look after themselves whilst I do a 600, so no return to the 50 point golden years yet.
Sounds good @rcbprk. I found it's helpful to keep doing 100km rides through the winter (either Calendar or DIY) as this makes it easier when you come to the 200km or 300km ones you're after. There are some good 100km events depending on where you are in the country.
Slightly more than a minimum SR this year, as won't be taking a week out to cook for LEL.
Season is centred around the Porkers and the West Highland 1000 but hope to take in a couple of Dutch audaxes from Bunnik while I'm working in The Hague, which would add a fifth country to my Audax account (small beer to some here I know) and possibly a sneaky Cambrian series ride or two later in the year (or even book a week in Brecon and do a different Cambrian perm each day)
Ultra Randonneur.
Done.
PBP + a handful of qualifiers next year. Kids still not old enough to look after themselves whilst I do a 600, so no return to the 50 point golden years yet.
Ultra Randonneur.
Done.
PBP + a handful of qualifiers next year. Kids still not old enough to look after themselves whilst I do a 600, so no return to the 50 point golden years yet.
LEL 2009, the memories!
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Ultra Randonneur.
Done.
PBP + a handful of qualifiers next year. Kids still not old enough to look after themselves whilst I do a 600, so no return to the 50 point golden years yet.
I know the answer to that one - get a very understanding wife like mine and plan a Super Randonneur series in 2019 ;)
Understanding wives = points champion surely? ;)
Same. Mine's an enabler (http://www.aukweb.net/perms/detail/CSDIY02/)Understanding wives = points champion surely? ;)
My wife is very understanding, if you take "understanding" to mean "supportive of my self-indulgent and time-consuming hobby", but I don't regard that as a licence to take the piss.
Lose 40 pounds so I do not look like a cycling hippo!
Super Randonnee 600 in the Dolomites. I have the brevet card and was going ride it this September, but was too knackered after LEL.I enjoyed my Super Randonnee 600 in the Dolomites in August this year and the scenery was fantastic. It was the hardest ride I've done so far, although the TINAT 600 was also tough and with more time pressure. I also rode a BRM 200, 300, 400, 600 and 1000 in 2018, including the excellent and occasionally brutal Mille Pennines that will give me the earliest possible PBP 2019 preregistration.
A long ride for early as possible PBP 2019 registration.
TINAT and similar style rides.
Double or maybe triple RRtY.
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Other 600s on my wish list are the Rando Imperator (Munich - Ferrara, rode this 2 years ago) and the first 600 starting from my hometown of Groningen a week later.
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Other 600s on my wish list are the Rando Imperator (Munich - Ferrara, rode this 2 years ago) and the first 600 starting from my hometown of Groningen a week later.
This thing? https://witoor.com/en/rando-imperator/
Well, the first goal was achieved (riding a 200k again after two-years) and it felt good and without struggling for the final stages which has got me thinking longer term again now.
This thing? https://witoor.com/en/rando-imperator/Yep. The route follows (mostly) the Via Augusta cycling route. Minor roads and (gravel) cycle paths in Germany, two benign mountain passes, the Fernpass and Reschenpass, to cross the alps and then it's mostly flat cycle paths to Ferrara.
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Other 600s on my wish list are the Rando Imperator (Munich - Ferrara, rode this 2 years ago) and the first 600 starting from my hometown of Groningen a week later.
This thing? https://witoor.com/en/rando-imperator/
That looks wondrous !!!
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Other 600s on my wish list are the Rando Imperator (Munich - Ferrara, rode this 2 years ago) and the first 600 starting from my hometown of Groningen a week later.
This thing? https://witoor.com/en/rando-imperator/
That looks wondrous !!!
It absolutely is. I probably won't make it for next season but there'll be at least a 3rd one for me (packed one and finished one)
All around PBP because... unfinished business
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Ideally, but optional, a 1000km flat solo DIY just for the hell of it from the back door
All around PBP because... unfinished business
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Ideally, but optional, a 1000km flat solo DIY just for the hell of it from the back door
You'll be nearly at the ACP Randonneur 10,000 award level after PBP ... http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/462.html (http://www.audax-club-parisien.com/EN/462.html)
If you fancy getting the rides to finish that off, I'm looking at the Danish 1000km on 5th July from Sjælland ... https://audax-club.dk/cms/Clubaudaxclub/ClubImages/Brevetkalender%20og%20medlemslister/brevet_2019.pdf (https://audax-club.dk/cms/Clubaudaxclub/ClubImages/Brevetkalender%20og%20medlemslister/brevet_2019.pdf). Might be an alternative option for you, it's certainly flat. Entries open in January, and it visits 4 islands to the west of Denmark.
So 300 is a permanent - Le Tour des Neuf Cheval Blancs, because it starts at Alresford and so I can ride there from home
Hoping to complete ACP's randonneur5000 award within 12 months of my 1000km brevet in September.Done
need to add an arrow to the rides I have planned.
Now both the Dutch and Belgian Calendars are out, I've gone through them all and made a wish list. Removing all those that clash with a race, removing all those that clash with the taper just before a race, removing those that clash with other rides on the same day, and I have a list of 21 rides between now and the end of 2019. For a total distance of 5700km.
Hopefully, this will complete my first RRtY, as well as my first SR series, with a side effect of a couple of other AUK awards into the bargain.
Am aiming to complete a 13th consecutive SR series as a 'full-value' rider. Helpers rides and volunteering for the KWAC (Kingston Wheelers) series of rides.
Not motivated as yet to attend PBP, as it seems to be my 'bogey' ride. 3 attendances so far and only one completion - in 2011.
So may not aim for anything over 600km next year, but depends on how my fitness goes over the winter/spring.
How did everyone get on and what are your hopes and dreams for 2019-20?I did ride (and finish) PBP, The Border Raid, the Rando Imperator and got my revanche on the 1000km Kristiansand #1My ambition for 2019 is the ACP Randonneur 10000 award. Which means riding:I love coming to the UK for cycling and bagging some AAA points, but both will be limited in 2019 I think. Hopefully I can shoehorn The Border Raid from Newcastle in. Other 600s on my wish list are the Rando Imperator (Munich - Ferrara, rode this 2 years ago) and the first 600 starting from my hometown of Groningen a week later.
- PBP
- another 1000km brevet (probably the Norwegian one I still have unfinished business with)
- a Super Randonnée (probably one of Ötztal Rundfahrt, SR delle Dolomiti or Cambrian 6C)
2019 targets are a 1000 UAF Paris-Tourmalet with a SR600 the following weekend. Tandem PBP Randonneur of course, with (hopefully) interesting qualifiers, though logistics can become a bit challenging. Possibly back-to-back UAF 200s and random other brevets that catch the eye. Ideally complete RRtY9 along the way.
This season I hope to qualify for and complete the PBP, probably from an 84 hour start as it suited me well last time. I also aim to keep three RRtYs going until the PBP, but then cut back to two. I've entered two of each PBP qualifying distance, except three 600s. I am generally planning to ride flatter events this season, but will probably be attracted to some ultra-hilly rides, such as CrazyEnglishTriathlete's Cambrian 6C Super Randonnee. Something I haven't done for many years is proper training, and this season would be a good time to restart!
I'm going to do a Big Ride this year. So far my biggest is a 600, I want to really knock it out the park in the next year's season.
This is the calendar so far: only one booked for sure. I'm weighing up between Mille Pennines and London - JOG. MP definitely strikes me as the gnarlier ride and LOJOG has the advantage of starting from (basically) home.
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I definitely don't rule out going abroad for one too. Either back to Belgium (this time with a down jacket and more space for riz tart...), Netherlands, or perhaps France. I wouldn't rule out Ireland.
Some long brevets
PBP Audax 1200
1200 LRM EDIT or 1000 BRM, in Oz
Possibly Deano’s 1000 or the ACME Grand
Some medium brevets
A French SR600 EDIT maybe
Bordeaux-Paris 600 UAF
An AUK 600 BRM
Some short brevets
EDIT Finish off RRtY10 with a January 200 DONE IN 2020
Assorted 200-400 brevets that catch my attention, EDITpossibly some in foreign lands.
Some brevets on trike, tandem, Moulton or fixed, whatever takes my fancy.
I want to SR, PBP and win a couple along the way.Still relevant. (But sub PBP for some other longish one that absolutely will not be LEL.)
Well I am very new to cycling (apart from occasionally going to the shops on my hybrid) and also now 60 yrs old. I started in March2020 (yes lockdown newbie). Did my first 100km ride in Oct 2020. This year I've managed 3 200km rides with one more planned for Dec. So my realistic goal is regular 200s hopefully this would be RRTY but some months I have very few options for available weekends so I will probably need to get my head around DIYs to make this a reality. I am a gravitationally challenged flatlander (i.e. fat bloke from Cambridgeshire) so additional challenge is for at least one of these to be > 2000m elevation.
If come spring this is going well then I will try to turn some of these into longer rides hopefully a 600 as a possible PBP pre-qualifier with 2023 in mind.
Two not strictly cycling barriers to this are getting my wife used to the thought of a) me riding several hours alone at night and b) what I will do about sleeping in a safe (i.e. not hedge or bus shelter) and covid secure way. The Dec 200 which I will do with a couple of mates should go a bit of the way towards her confidence of night riding.
So the vague plan is Jan and Feb 200s
March - 200 with 2000m elevation
April depending on how the march ride went then a hillier 200 otherwise another 2000m one or maybe do a first flatish 300 (maybe ECE of the Easter tulip ride to get wife used to being woken up at "Audax o'clock")
Then hopefully set to go longer over the summer
...sleeping in a safe (i.e. not hedge or bus shelter) and covid secure way...
A hedge or well-ventilated rural bus shelter are probably as covid-secure as you'll get.
Good luck with your season.
Campsite and 1 person tent? Of course that still leaves toilet facilities, unless you can go 2 days on solids only
My wife's concerns are multiple - hedge/bus shelter would be considered unsafe regardless of pandemic, hotels at the moment she would consider a covid risk.
A hedge or well-ventilated rural bus shelter are probably as covid-secure as you'll get.
Good luck with your season.
I agree, but you are applying cyclists logic ;D
My wife's concerns are multiple - hedge/bus shelter would be considered unsafe regardless of pandemic, hotels at the moment she would consider a covid risk. If I described PBP to her now she would have approximately 1200 unanswerable questions and go into shock. But familiarity with these things through gradually pushing the envelope is the key. For my first 200k I had warned her days ahead I was going on a very long ride and I think she was imagining something that might take 6 or 7 hours. Then the day before I gave her a schedule scribbled on a piece of paper and she went into a panic and got very angry. (But that was better than the panic and anger 2 weeks before and 2 weeks of daily fretting and questions about it). On the ride I sent her photos via whatsapp from the points on the schedule and that kept her happy. Now 200s are accepted as achievable and not a cause of undue stress (but whatsapps still required) . December ride will introduce the idea of leaving and returning in pitch blackness. The overnight accommodation thing will be the big step for her if the whole covid thing has not improved by next summer. I know many people are much more relaxed now about covid but not everyone.
I might do an Audax. No promises thobut.Goan
I will do some rides.
Hyper Randonneur but that is just for fun.
It's on the "to do" list, should appear on the new results page options soon.
As a newbie to this, my plan for 2022 is to complete a couple of 200s and then see where things lead from there. I pushed the button on my first 200 entry yesterday so no turning back now.
My dreams for 2022 may involve a 300 / 400 or two if things go really well but that is just a pipe dream at the moment.
As a newbie to this, my plan for 2022 is to complete a couple of 200s and then see where things lead from there. I pushed the button on my first 200 entry yesterday so no turning back now.
My dreams for 2022 may involve a 300 / 400 or two if things go really well but that is just a pipe dream at the moment.
So, six months on and I have a number of 200s, and a 300km under my belt and after a few issues with submitting the GPS track initially, I have just found out my 400km DIY home to Essex from holiday in the SW has been validated.
As a newbie to this, my plan for 2022 is to complete a couple of 200s and then see where things lead from there. I pushed the button on my first 200 entry yesterday so no turning back now.
My dreams for 2022 may involve a 300 / 400 or two if things go really well but that is just a pipe dream at the moment.
So, six months on and I have a number of 200s, and a 300km under my belt and after a few issues with submitting the GPS track initially, I have just found out my 400km DIY home to Essex from holiday in the SW has been validated.
Well done, it's good to build up the distances and hopefully discover that there's not too much difference between the shorter distances and the longer ones, except a bit more planning. Just one shy of an SR now ...
How many traffic lights can there be in one 50km stretch?
... an Easter Arrow if there is an ACME team looking for a new member.
Some long brevets
PBP Audax 1200
1200 LRM EDIT or 1000 BRM, in Oz
Possibly Deano’s 1000 or the ACME Grand
Some medium brevets
A French SR600 EDIT maybe
Bordeaux-Paris 600 UAF
An AUK 600 BRM
Some short brevets
EDIT Finish off RRtY10 with a January 200 DONE IN 2020
Assorted 200-400 brevets that catch my attention, EDITpossibly some in foreign lands.
Some brevets on trike, tandem, Moulton or fixed, whatever takes my fancy.
My dream list for 2022 looks very familiar. All of this is subject to circumstances, as witnessed by having the exact same audax dreams for the past two years and failing to achieve virtually any of them.
Well last season went well, I completed my 2nd RRtY & my 1st SR along with All Points North, my first 1000km (obvs, not an Audax but similar).
So next season I guess I should aim for another RRtY and another SR + LEL, I also have a place on Pan Celtic Race & Hell of the NW - missed out on APN this time unfortunately. Maybe I'll aim for a Randonneur 5000.
Is there a special name for when you do 4x600km for your SR?
Hyper Randonneur but that is just for fun.argh, Thought I could relax after LEL, but now I see If I just do one more 600km I can be Hyper.
As a newbie to this, my plan for 2022 is to complete a couple of 200s and then see where things lead from there. I pushed the button on my first 200 entry yesterday so no turning back now.
My dreams for 2022 may involve a 300 / 400 or two if things go really well but that is just a pipe dream at the moment.
So, six months on and I have a number of 200s, and a 300km under my belt and after a few issues with submitting the GPS track initially, I have just found out my 400km DIY home to Essex from holiday in the SW has been validated.
Well done, it's good to build up the distances and hopefully discover that there's not too much difference between the shorter distances and the longer ones, except a bit more planning. Just one shy of an SR now ...
I found the 400 much easier than I had expected although I wasn’t fast at almost exactly 24 hours for 408km. A little too much faffing at one stop and route choice issues robbed me of a couple of hours compared to my target time. The ride through the night on my own was surprisingly painless and as always I took away a few learning points from the ride. The main one being however many Kilometres it appears to save you on the total distance, never, ever route right through central London. 😀. How many traffic lights can there be in one 50km stretch?
I am running out of available weekends for any 600km attempt so that may have to wait but I think an SR will definitely be on the list for next year as will an Easter Arrow if there is an ACME team looking for a new member.
Hmm this audax lark is a bit addictive isn’t it. The missing 600km ride and potential SR decided it couldn’t wait. I took Friday off work to make time and, subject to validation, rode round the Flatliner perm overnight into Saturday. I found the last 150km hard and felt like I had slowed to a snail’s pace by the end but looking at the GPS track shows it was all in my mind as by average speed for the last 100km was only 200m an hour slower than the first 100km. This year has now definitely exceeded my dreams at the start of the year.
Hmm this audax lark is a bit addictive isn’t it. The missing 600km ride and potential SR decided it couldn’t wait. I took Friday off work to make time and, subject to validation, rode round the Flatliner perm overnight into Saturday. I found the last 150km hard and felt like I had slowed to a snail’s pace by the end but looking at the GPS track shows it was all in my mind as by average speed for the last 100km was only 200m an hour slower than the first 100km. This year has now definitely exceeded my dreams at the start of the year.
Excellent, well done.
You’ll be needing a 1000km next. Got much planned for Thursday?
Well done JellyLegs. It’s been great watching your progress since we first had a coffee in Stock on one of the Winter 100s.
I was in Gainsborough yesterday. It’s not that much better in daylight but has an excellent model train layout if you ever take a non-cycling trip.
I will do some rides.
Starting with the Poor Student on 1 January, weather and Covid permitting.