Anyone note posted Mays ride yet . Calling @howdenbiker and @Spinney . Looks like we are thinning out I make it 10 of us with all 5 months done and dusted .Well done everyone keep going this month is halfway.
The 2015 Half Century (50 KM or 50 Mile) A Month Challenge - Chatzone
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Just posted Junes ride
I update my first post in the thread each time, so unless you go back to post #2 you miss mine...
I update my first post in the thread each time, so unless you go back to post #2 you miss mine...Didn't miss you .I went through all pagesJust posted Junes ride
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
I did one in May (38 miles, so a metric half) but I've not updated this thread yet! Will get round to it, honest!
edit - May's ride now posted. Hoping to get more than one point in June, must get off my a*** and out on the bike more! Especially as we seem to be having summer down here, unlike what I hear from friends in the north of England and Scotland!
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I believe you .back up to eleven then
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- Egham
I decided to put mine in my signature line. At the moment getting one metric 50 in each month is challenging, hopefully I'll get the next 6 I too..
themosquitoking
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- Spain
Junes rides will be a breeze for me, velothon wales next weekend and the following weekend i'm doing a charity ride from london to blackpool, although i'm not cycling the whole distance.
Good look with the rides
themosquitoking
Guru
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- Spain
Cheers. Velothon won't be too bad hopefully. The other one will be a bit more challenging, 2 hours on the bike and four hours off non-stop for however long it takes. The four hours off may also be filled by driving duties and the like.
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- Manchester
First ride of the month and also for about two and a half weeks due to recovering from tennis elbow. I was determined to try for my metric century in case it made it worse again and I don't get another chance. So, very happy with 32 miles in the sunshine, although it took nearly 4 hours including stops for photos, drinks and stretches.
July 50 miler done (see my ride today) got it nice and early due to holiday in two weeks and a busy weekend coming up . Didn't want @cosmicbike to get this months in first like last month so beat you to it 
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- Manchester
A good idea, well done. I might try to get mine done today, I'll see how hot I get.July 50 miler done (see my ride today) got it nice and early due to holiday in two weeks and a busy weekend coming up . Didn't want @cosmicbike to get this months in first like last month so beat you to it
I rode early this morning 5.45 it was lovely before it got to hot
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
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- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have been doing longer rides now that we are in the summer and I forgot about this challenge! I would not have wanted to reclassify one of my longer rides as a multiple of 50 km, but fortunately a group of pals rang me yesterday and said that they would like me to show them round the area. The ride ended up being 58.5 km, so I am still in!
As usual on my rides, we did lots of climbs, and of course that means that we also do a lot of descents. We stopped on the moor halfway down the Cragg Vale descent to eat some snacks because one of our number was getting a bit light-headed from lack of energy. We were standing around chatting, when suddenly behind us there was a deafening BANG!!!!
Part of the bead of my friend Carrie's front tyre had slipped out of the rim and allowed the tube to come out and explode! Here's a picture of it draped across my handlebars. You should be able to see that there is a split in it about 3 inches long ...
If that had happened on the descent then it could have had horrendous consequences!
There were various opinions as to the cause. This is mine ...
Carrie's tyres were pretty soft the last time we rode together and I mentioned to her then that she needed to pump them up. I squeezed the tyres before we set off yesterday and noticed that they were now pumped up really hard. She is only a tiny woman so she does not really need quite that much pressure to avoid pinch punctures and get a low rolling resistance, but it is her bike so I did not say anything.
The temperature was pretty high which would increase the pressure in the tyres.
The tyres were a loose fit in the rims. I was able to pull the tyre bead back into the rim with one hand!
So my theory is that the problem was caused by an excessive initial tyre pressure which was increased by direct sunlight beating down on the tyre while we were standing about, coupled with a loose tyre fit, and possibly with the tube being accidentally pinched under the tyre bead when the tyres were put on a couple of months ago?
Anyway - a great ride and my pal escaped with only a dead inner tube and ringing ears!
As usual on my rides, we did lots of climbs, and of course that means that we also do a lot of descents. We stopped on the moor halfway down the Cragg Vale descent to eat some snacks because one of our number was getting a bit light-headed from lack of energy. We were standing around chatting, when suddenly behind us there was a deafening BANG!!!!
Part of the bead of my friend Carrie's front tyre had slipped out of the rim and allowed the tube to come out and explode! Here's a picture of it draped across my handlebars. You should be able to see that there is a split in it about 3 inches long ...
If that had happened on the descent then it could have had horrendous consequences!
There were various opinions as to the cause. This is mine ...
Carrie's tyres were pretty soft the last time we rode together and I mentioned to her then that she needed to pump them up. I squeezed the tyres before we set off yesterday and noticed that they were now pumped up really hard. She is only a tiny woman so she does not really need quite that much pressure to avoid pinch punctures and get a low rolling resistance, but it is her bike so I did not say anything.
The temperature was pretty high which would increase the pressure in the tyres.
The tyres were a loose fit in the rims. I was able to pull the tyre bead back into the rim with one hand!
So my theory is that the problem was caused by an excessive initial tyre pressure which was increased by direct sunlight beating down on the tyre while we were standing about, coupled with a loose tyre fit, and possibly with the tube being accidentally pinched under the tyre bead when the tyres were put on a couple of months ago?
Anyway - a great ride and my pal escaped with only a dead inner tube and ringing ears!
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Cheeky beggarJuly 50 miler done (see my ride today) got it nice and early due to holiday in two weeks and a busy weekend coming up . Didn't want @cosmicbike to get this months in first like last month so beat you to it
Not sure if I'll get one in this month, currently laid up with the rhabdomyolysis starting again
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