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Post by step on Oct 17, 2015 8:16:08 GMT
Captain stupid here has agreed to do one next weekend, 135km or 83miles in English. It's a road event so I'll be donning my lycra with the rest of them.
Never done a long ride like this before an it's has three categorised climbs in it :s anyone have any advise?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2015 8:27:04 GMT
Road ride?......  |
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Post by step on Oct 17, 2015 16:52:14 GMT
I know :s Really helps with the fitness though so much quicker up hills now.
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Post by Marmite on Oct 17, 2015 17:58:07 GMT
You will be fine mate just get in a group get dragged a long to save your energy
Enjoy it make sure you eat carbs along the way oh and get in to training doing 20 then 30 mile ride then couple of 40 mile rides couple of 50 miles you will piss it ..
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Post by step on Oct 17, 2015 19:03:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2015 19:22:06 GMT
135km or 83miles in English. Racist......LOL... don't you mean "IMPERIAL"    |
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Post by Marmite on Oct 17, 2015 19:50:11 GMT
To be fair mate you will be fine just take your time ... Not massive climbs round there steady ones  |
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Post by step on Oct 25, 2015 20:58:30 GMT
So, it's done my god it was harder than I thought! Climbs were all wrong the short 52 mile route had three categorised climbs one topped out at 13% gradient for about 300M pretty much everyone walked them. Venue was OK was an airfield near Silverstone so plenty of parking but the road in the airfield was horrendous loads of people got punctures on it and damaged wheels.
I've concluded I'm over geared 11-32 rear, 39-53 front the sprint section I screamed along knocking up 32mph on the flat. Hills not so good pay off for having a compact crankset.
Right leg was a pain, literally as it kept cramping up so I ended up doing it in four hours ten.
Would I do it again, definitely,but with a slightly smaller gearset. Also there were a group of guys doing it on mountain bikes. An we all took the piss out of the obscenity fit guy using an e-roadbike yes the exist!
Mechanically the bike was superb just the rider let it down.
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Post by Marmite on Oct 25, 2015 22:12:37 GMT
Well done mate good effort as well
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Post by step on Oct 25, 2015 22:25:42 GMT
Thats what I thought till I got my official timing
04:47:31
Booo! 37 minutes added, think its my garmin being on auto pause thats dont that. Still first try im pleased
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Post by Marmite on Oct 25, 2015 22:28:11 GMT
Thats what I thought till I got my official timing 04:47:31 Booo! 37 minutes added, think its my garmin being on auto pause thats dont that. Still first try im pleased Considering you didn't do any training for it respect and kudos mate  |
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Post by Jimbo on Oct 25, 2015 22:44:37 GMT
I'm thinking of changing my gearing as I have a compact too and as you say you fly along until you hit the hills and unless you have very strong legs you're stuffed
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Post by hodgy on Oct 25, 2015 22:51:10 GMT
Cycling Weekly readers ...please exit to the left ...
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Post by step on Oct 26, 2015 0:12:34 GMT
I'm thinking of changing my gearing as I have a compact too and as you say you fly along until you hit the hills and unless you have very strong legs you're stuffed Yeah something a little more casual like a 46-34 means I'd be almost 1:1 in the bottom gear as well. Trouble for me is I use sram so need a 110bcd ring |
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Post by hodgy on Oct 26, 2015 6:46:35 GMT
Yawn .......
But well done in terms of effort and getting out there ...
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Post by barffy on Oct 26, 2015 8:00:40 GMT
I've done a few 60, 80 and 100 mile sportive's and after the last one decided I needed a new bike as mine was insanely heavy. It weighed something like 29lbs and was massively over geared. Every single ride I would feel fine up to 35 ish miles and hit a cat 4 climb and be dead for the rest of it. I think the lowest gearing was 38-23 and it used to kill me. I traded it in for this little beauty on Saturday which I'm yet to ride, but as it weight around 17.8 lbs I think it will be an improvement!  |
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Post by hodgy on Oct 26, 2015 8:09:06 GMT
Oh god it gets worse ...I thought we had voted against all things roadie ...
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Post by Jimbo on Oct 26, 2015 8:18:27 GMT
looks like you're getting serious Barffy:)
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Post by barffy on Oct 26, 2015 8:34:04 GMT
Not too serious, I just couldn't be bothered spending any money on my old bike and this essentially cost me £250 after selling my old bike. Life is miserable on a heavy over-geared bike haha.
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Post by step on Oct 26, 2015 18:59:17 GMT
I've done a few 60, 80 and 100 mile sportive's and after the last one decided I needed a new bike as mine was insanely heavy. It weighed something like 29lbs and was massively over geared. Every single ride I would feel fine up to 35 ish miles and hit a cat 4 climb and be dead for the rest of it. I think the lowest gearing was 38-23 and it used to kill me. I traded it in for this little beauty on Saturday which I'm yet to ride, but as it weight around 17.8 lbs I think it will be an improvement! Looks good that im only a smidge lighter at 18.5lbs until I fit the lights an frame bag. The Pro4's arnt a bad tyre either! Oh god it gets worse ...I thought we had voted against all things roadie ... Shhhh, these are "training bikes". Remember the motto, Winter miles equal summer smiles |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 19:35:36 GMT
So, just to recap...you definitely said 'road ride', didn't you?....  |
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Post by Marmite on Oct 26, 2015 20:16:32 GMT
 I'll just drop this one in as well hehhe my winter hack training bike |
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Post by step on Oct 26, 2015 20:27:51 GMT
Yeah, look, not a spec...  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 20:33:03 GMT
I'm going to be running out of 'disgusted/WTF' gifs at this rate. Why can't you have a S/S rigid as a winter hack like me? all this is just an excuse to put lycra on if you ask me. THAT'S the real reason you've lost weight - to look good with all the other lycra boys - stood outside the cafe with your latte's on a Sunday morning    |
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Post by Marmite on Oct 26, 2015 20:36:33 GMT
I'm going to be running out of 'disgusted/WTF' gifs at this rate. Why can't you have a S/S rigid as a winter hack like me? all this is just an excuse to put lycra on if you ask me. THAT'S the real reason you've lost weight - to look good with all the other lycra boys - stood outside the cafe with your latte's on a Sunday morning Just waiting for Will hill to post his up he said how manly it makes him feel when he puts his Lycra on ... So sexy pmsl |
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