235 miles a day for a year (Amanda Coker Challenge)
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Pale Rider
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This time Steve is saying: 'riders offering a draft are also appreciated'.
http://oneyeartimetrial.org.uk/2-uncategorised/127-so-you-want-to-ride-with-steve
Quoting:
"Riders offering a ‘draft’ are also appreciated but this has never worked in the past. What happened was that fresh legged riders are too fast up hills and leave him behind, so not giving any advantage. On the other hand, they were often slower on descents, which caused him to slow down if he couldn't overtake. You're welcome to try offering a back wheel but don't be upset if it doesn't work. You'd be welcome to just keep him company for as many miles as you like!"
http://oneyeartimetrial.org.uk/2-uncategorised/127-so-you-want-to-ride-with-steve
Quoting:
"Riders offering a ‘draft’ are also appreciated but this has never worked in the past. What happened was that fresh legged riders are too fast up hills and leave him behind, so not giving any advantage. On the other hand, they were often slower on descents, which caused him to slow down if he couldn't overtake. You're welcome to try offering a back wheel but don't be upset if it doesn't work. You'd be welcome to just keep him company for as many miles as you like!"
OP
OP
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Cracking a solo.
[QUOTE 4712674, member: 9609"]Great to see Steve has started again, for some reason I thoght it didn't begin until 4th April ? So when did he start?[/QUOTE]
4th March.
There is a slim possibility that you thought it was the 4th April because some numpty put that in the OP, even worse the coward went back and edited it when the mistake was pointed out, what a tosser.
4th March.
There is a slim possibility that you thought it was the 4th April because some numpty put that in the OP, even worse the coward went back and edited it when the mistake was pointed out, what a tosser.
[QUOTE 4712697, member: 9609"]other cyclists, motorbike, car, van truck ?
It doesn't make sense in some ways, the commitment by others would be enormous, even if it was a van someone would have to sit there driving 14 hours a day, everyday, if its other cyclist there would have to be many and highly organised.[/QUOTE]
Cyclists. Steve does associate with some very good cyclists that could pace him for a while.
It doesn't make sense in some ways, the commitment by others would be enormous, even if it was a van someone would have to sit there driving 14 hours a day, everyday, if its other cyclist there would have to be many and highly organised.[/QUOTE]
Cyclists. Steve does associate with some very good cyclists that could pace him for a while.
OP
OP
Mugshot
Cracking a solo.
[QUOTE 4712697, member: 9609"]if its other cyclist there would have to be many and highly organised.[/QUOTE]
To a degree yes, but the route/track that Amanda is using appears to be very popular with cyclists. Even with no prior arrangements it would very quickly become known what Amanda was attempting and very quickly the regular riders there that were capable of sustaining Amanda's pace would likely be more than willing to offer a wheel whilst they're on their daily 40 miler or whatever. Even if she only drafts for a few hours a day it would still help her enormously when it came to pacing and recovery.
To a degree yes, but the route/track that Amanda is using appears to be very popular with cyclists. Even with no prior arrangements it would very quickly become known what Amanda was attempting and very quickly the regular riders there that were capable of sustaining Amanda's pace would likely be more than willing to offer a wheel whilst they're on their daily 40 miler or whatever. Even if she only drafts for a few hours a day it would still help her enormously when it came to pacing and recovery.
Pale Rider
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The latest tracker view from Ivan shows the day's distance.
Worth bearing in mind this tracker runs from midnight to midnight, so today's ride shows the last few miles Steve did back to Milton Keynes after midnight last night.
Steve has done about 130 miles, so needs another 100 for today - about six hours of riding which will mean another late finish.
http://frrt.org/tg/r/1-steve
Worth bearing in mind this tracker runs from midnight to midnight, so today's ride shows the last few miles Steve did back to Milton Keynes after midnight last night.
Steve has done about 130 miles, so needs another 100 for today - about six hours of riding which will mean another late finish.
http://frrt.org/tg/r/1-steve
mattobrien
Guru
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- Sunny Suffolk
Too short, too slow. Dropping 35 miles vs. target is going to take some catching up.
13hrs moving time gives time for recovery, but a quicker pace is needed to make up the miles.
13hrs moving time gives time for recovery, but a quicker pace is needed to make up the miles.
toffee
Guru
+17 from the late finish the previous day and the track does not finish at his house so there is probably another 10 miles to add for that
Pale Rider
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Steve's already done 240km, so I reckon he's either heading for a longer one, or a sensible - for him - pre-midnight finish.
https://frrt.org/tg/r/1-steve
https://frrt.org/tg/r/1-steve
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Something isn't right there - 13.6 km/hr?
Pale Rider
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Something isn't right there - 13.6 km/hr?
Tend to agree, the unofficial tracker by Ivan does a good job of giving route and distance, but the speed looks a bit off.
The graph shows 0kmh - give or take - through the night so I wonder if that's skewing the average.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Ah, if Steve's ride yesterday actually finished after midnight then perhaps the software thinks that today's ride actually started at 00:00 and calculates the speed from then?
Pale Rider
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Ivan has set the tracker to end each ride at midnight, although he's said he might push that back an hour or two if Steve looks to be routinely finishing in the early hours.
Looking at the graph, it does appear to me the tracker is recording 0kmh between about 1am and 9am when Steve is off the bike.
