Joshua Plumtree
Approaching perfection from a distance.
My best over 20 miles is 21.5. Think I'll be hitting the 22 average long before I come anywhere near close to averaging 20mph over 100 miles - that target seems so much harder!
100 miles in 5 hours challenge
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My best over 20 miles is 21.5. Think I'll be hitting the 22 average long before I come anywhere near close to averaging 20mph over 100 miles - that target seems so much harder!
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mattobrien
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36, so no excuses there really. Realistically, I think I just need to try harder. I do appear to be getting fitter with time, but could do with upping the progress.
totallyfixed
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I didn't want to mention that about a third of the riders were on bikes without aero bars and just to rub a little salt into the wound the winner was on a 102" fixed gear and did a time of 3hrs 52 min. On a flat course depending on conditions I would expect dr_pink to clock somewhere between 4hrs and 4.20. Also just to be clear you don't look at the tarmac anymore that you do with normal bars, nor do you do it all on your elbows, but I suspect you knew that.
50000tears
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How the hell can you do a century that fast with no fuel? Or at all for that matter. Your body must be so conditioned on how to use fat for fuel to do anything like that on an empty stomache.
uclown2002
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- Harrogate
I believe it is conditioned to use fat for fuel more efficiently than it would do otherwise. As I said I have done it this way for at least 18 months with no apparent ill effects. In the earlier days it was more difficult and took some getting used to but I wasn't riding as far as now. On the very rare occasions I do have breakfast before I ride I can't say I feel any benefit although it surely must be the case.
I actually took 3 x go ahead packs with me today but didn't need them. They might have helped the last 20 miles as it was hard but I just didn't fancy eating.
No-one has picked up on this yet. The ride seems to have taken place on the A1M. How do you ride on a motorway?
400bhp
Guru
A168, parallel to tha A1M
JasonHolder
on youtube. learning to be a gent
Lol mike what's the fuss about 
let him ride of motorways if that's what he wants to do. Don't turn this into a safety "don't ride on motorways thread please"
let him ride of motorways if that's what he wants to do. Don't turn this into a safety "don't ride on motorways thread please"
JasonHolder
on youtube. learning to be a gent
I ask him this daily!!!! Fooking beast is what he is. Totally unnatural.
And very well done once again! Blistering ride for your age/training load/fasting. Me jealous!
It was a question, Jason, and it's been answered. There was no fuss whatsoever. Riding on motorways is illegal, so "let him ride on motorways if he wants to" isn't really a legitimate response.Lol mike what's the fuss about
You have a tendency to tell people what to do, which you might learn to reign back a bit one day. It isn't up to you what people talk about on this forum, so please be careful of telling me, or anyone, "don't turn this thread into a .......whatever".
JasonHolder
on youtube. learning to be a gent
Its clear enough to a "Lad" who has 20/20 vision at his young age to see it wasn't the A1M.
Respectably I'll tell you what I like as its a forum as you ALWAYS point out on MY THREADS, and you have no bearing or control what I say.
Its your decision to do it. But you would do well 99.9% of the time doing what I said
Respectably I'll tell you what I like as its a forum as you ALWAYS point out on MY THREADS, and you have no bearing or control what I say.
Its your decision to do it. But you would do well 99.9% of the time doing what I said
Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
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- Suffolk an' Good
This has been a sort of plan of mine for some time, as well. I've just got to get my nutrition worked out, because fatigue is kicking in about three-four hours after a ride which is taking away some of the pleasure. I also believe I'm playing a chasing game with age, which is a bit of a bummer. I may just have to settle for squirts of speed when playing chase with the traffic.
JasonHolder
on youtube. learning to be a gent
[QUOTE 3089881, member: 30090"]What? Like riding on a motorway and building my legs up like Hoy because THAT WILL get me up a hill quicker - jog on and come back when you know what you are going on about.
<Off down the gym to do squat after squat whilst looking at a pic of Mt Ventoux thinking this will make me faster.>[/QUOTE]
Show us your strava please.
Big talkers ride big.
<Off down the gym to do squat after squat whilst looking at a pic of Mt Ventoux thinking this will make me faster.>[/QUOTE]
Show us your strava please.
Big talkers ride big.
JasonHolder
on youtube. learning to be a gent
Endurance first, then speed. Please chaps
JasonHolder
on youtube. learning to be a gent
The day you do a ride and actually start sweating some" is the day ill stop riding. Dont talk about hills if you don't know and havent discovered for yourself physically and personally what contributes to the "wheel of performance" in the hills.
