Can I use hybrid for sportive.....?

[DRHysted]

Did a 47 mile sportive last sat, 1 bike was a brompton.

That brompton did the full 80 mile route!

 

[Peteaud]

That brompton did the full 80 mile route!

I assumed it was the 47, i am going to try and look at the photos to see if i can get his number to see the results.

Would love to know the time he did it in

 

[DRHysted]

I assumed it was the 47, i am going to try and look at the photos to see if i can get his number to see the results.

Would love to know the time he did it in

I wouldn't trust the offical timing, as it had me doing the full route in 6 hours 16 minutes, which meant I crossed the finish line after I walked throught the front door of my house. Going by his pace and the number of times we passed each other, I'd estimate about 5 hours 30 minutes.

 

[Peteaud]

I wouldn't trust the offical timing, as it had me doing the full route in 6 hours 16 minutes, which meant I crossed the finish line after I walked throught the front door of my house. Going by his pace and the number of times we passed each other, I'd estimate about 5 hours 30 minutes.

My wife timed me at 3.16

The site says 3.22

My bike computer said 3.17

 

[stu1903]

You ride whatever you are comforatable with. Sportives are all about personal challenges whether that's just completing the event, or beating your previous time for that course or distance.

A group of us did our first Sportive back in April, the Scottish Bike Show Sportive 65 miles and 3 of our group did so on hardtails! They were a little slower than those of us on road bikes but they completed it and thouroughly enjoyed it.