Nomadski
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Congratulations on a years worth of hard work! Thats 3.2% of the way to the moon too...
Show us your.......newbie progress! [4 Sep 2012 - 4 Oct 2014]
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Congratulations on a years worth of hard work! Thats 3.2% of the way to the moon too...
Sounds like an incredible experience, congratulations! The photos are fantastic.
I hope the poor sod who hit his head is okay though, makes me nervous about entering one, hearing about the accidents.
Today I did my first longer ride since getting started again, bloody hurt at the end! The cleat on my right shoe was badly adjusted, absolutely have to sort it out, no way I'm putting up with that pain in my foot again.
http://app.strava.com/activities/72639633
Roadrider48
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Very well done mate. I might even sign up for next year.The medal is awesome, not some lightweight affair, this thing is pretty darn heavy!
A few shots from my family taken of random happy campers (on bikes)
(BTW it appears to be quiet, but the side the photos were being taken are, it was 2 or 3 people deep all the way up).
Shuffled our way up to collect various bits like our drop off bags we'd left some hours earlier in Stratford...
Picked up my goody bag including such delights as SALAD CREAM and what I can only describe as a portable personal waste disposal system (tbf it could also be described as a collapsible water bottle which is what it is!). Packed my bike away in the TNT cardboard box, with no assistance whatsoever from TNT...And then off to the park for pic-a-nic and beer.
Eventually headed over the Cancer Research reception where i had a much welcomed massage, a shower and met up with @Phoenix Lincs again, who had also done the course in spectacular style!
Had a much needed steak..
(Yes, Id forgotten to pack my normal shorts so still had to keep the bib on!)
And then a few cheeky beers, and went back to the hotel to look at my shiny precious.
So endeth the day. A very unique experience, something Ive built up to for a year, and it didn't disappoint. Would very much encourage everyone reading this to get on the ballot when it opens next week, limited to the first 80k applicants, 26k places available for next years event. Hopefully the TV coverage will actually cover the RideLondon 100 next year instead of focusing everything on the pros and the saturday events!
Now all that is needed is for me to unpack the TNT box and see what state the bike is in. Its here looking at me funny.
Nigelnaturist
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Right that formula is going in the spreadsheet, I will have got those mile ticking over if I am to manage that before I am in my box.
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Right that formula is going in the spreadsheet, I will have got those mile ticking over if I am to manage that before I am in my box.
New target for mycyclinglog
Don't forget you'll need to come back as well!
Mo1959
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Congrats on the 8000 miles.
How did you get all that elevation with these little dimples?
Nomadski
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Sounds like an incredible experience, congratulations! The photos are fantastic.
I hope the poor sod who hit his head is okay though, makes me nervous about entering one, hearing about the accidents.
Today I did my first longer ride since getting started again, bloody hurt at the end! The cleat on my right shoe was badly adjusted, absolutely have to sort it out, no way I'm putting up with that pain in my foot again.
http://app.strava.com/activities/72639633
Over 18mph average with nearly 50 miles done is pretty incredible in my book! Well done.
I only saw 2 incidents, and this was the only serious one. I heard about another near Coombe Lane too but these things will always happen when you have thousands of cyclists on the road in a timed event. Just look at the Marathon, I bet there are broken ankles and all sorts there and thats just people running!
I saw way less incidents than I did at the more family orientated London To Brighton, having a more "serious" crowd of cyclists able to finish in 9 hours was a priority for the organisers in its first year, to test the water and minimise accidents etc. While I hope this thing gets even bigger in the future, I don't want it to become an oversubscribed mess of cyclists walking their way round the track because of sheer numbers, it would be like being back in a car again!
But yeah, don't think of the few unfortunates in away of stopping you from taking part, think about the 99% that got round ok and had the time of their lives!
@Roadrider48 - No might, do it! Its an experience you wont forget.
Right that formula is going in the spreadsheet, I will have got those mile ticking over if I am to manage that before I am in my box.
New target for mycyclinglog
Knew it.
Thing is, give it a few years you could probably do it!
Don't forget you'll need to come back as well!
He could in theory go half way there, then come back?
Thanks, it was a bit of a surprise!
I'm sure you're right about accidents and everything, and it does look amazing fun, I guess it's just the perceived risk putting me off. I'm thinking possibly about joining my uni club in the new academic year, so hopefully riding with others will help assuage my fears.
Nomadski
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Random question of the day....
I know the bike serial number is meant to be on the BB shell underside, but in the pic is mine the RMnumber with the barcode, or the etched in number completely blocked by the gear cable and guide?
I'm guessing the latter, so how can I get the serial number without removing the guide and cables?
I know the bike serial number is meant to be on the BB shell underside, but in the pic is mine the RMnumber with the barcode, or the etched in number completely blocked by the gear cable and guide?
I'm guessing the latter, so how can I get the serial number without removing the guide and cables?
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RWright
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I think the serial number is the 7 character number on the barcode label.
http://media.cannondale.com/media/Manuals/2010_Cannondale_Bicycle_Owners_Manual_124451.pdf
page 83
Nigelnaturist
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Well I could stay there.Don't forget you'll need to come back as well!
Because there are loads of dimples Mo, that was the elevation from the unit, it's about another 150ft if correct with RWGPS and over 2,000ft with Garmin.Congrats on the 8000 miles.
How did you get all that elevation with these little dimples?
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Nigelnaturist
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A quick (though slower than my earlier ride)
13.9miles @15.21mph, 618ft (44ft/mile thats about avg for a short local loop)
I got two trophy's (though for the most part they are the same road)
http://app.strava.com/activities/72704467
13.9miles @15.21mph, 618ft (44ft/mile thats about avg for a short local loop)
I got two trophy's (though for the most part they are the same road)
http://app.strava.com/activities/72704467
ThinAir
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Longest rode so far tonight. Just gutted that it was 19miles... Thought I was gonna notch up my first 20miler. But eh we'll, 19 is an improvement on my previous best of 12 miles.
Blazed something in the region of 843 calories, climbed a total of 626ft, with an average speed of just shy if 17.5moh this evening. Pretty pleased with that given that the route had a lot more climbing in it than I am used to.
Really chuffed. But beginning to think this may be start of some kind of plateau, where I don't see any massive improvements for a while.
No trophies tonight, but when I see that one of them would have in lived hitting a speed of 58mph, I am a little dubious as to the validity of the KOM, even if it is a downhill segment.... Is this possible???!
Blazed something in the region of 843 calories, climbed a total of 626ft, with an average speed of just shy if 17.5moh this evening. Pretty pleased with that given that the route had a lot more climbing in it than I am used to.
Really chuffed. But beginning to think this may be start of some kind of plateau, where I don't see any massive improvements for a while.
No trophies tonight, but when I see that one of them would have in lived hitting a speed of 58mph, I am a little dubious as to the validity of the KOM, even if it is a downhill segment.... Is this possible???!
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