NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
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- The real Northern Powerhouse
A hard fought 60k "Tour de Dave" featuring parts of TdY Stages 1 and 2 this morning. Report on it's way...
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The 2016 Half Century (50 KM or 50 Mile) A Month Challenge - Chatzone
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Sbudge
Cyclist
- Location
- NW London & The Chilterns
Bizarre...will recheck. LolYou might want to check the last strava link you posted on the challenge thread, Sarah
"30th April 107.9km (https://www.strava.com/activities/56093718) - 3 points, 8,859m climbing for April...not sure I'll do that again."
OK, fixed now, thanks for the catch!
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Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
I have looked for my hill legs. They are not in any of the boxes that I've not unpacked yet, I've double checked
Totally loathing the new job, they keep moving the goalposts and we are all in a right state of confusion. To that end, I've applied for a job at a local bike hire place and a job at the local Co-op.
It's gorgeous here, but very lumpy! I'm sure that I will get to grips with the hills by the end of the summer. I've been riding my CX a fair bit as it's more appropriately geared for the terrain plus he has disc brakes. I've put his summer tyres on too, Vittoria Paves that I bought, last year, from @GrumpyGregry and they are brilliant.
- Location
- Manchester
I have looked for my hill legs. They are not in any of the boxes that I've not unpacked yet, I've double checked
Totally loathing the new job, they keep moving the goalposts and we are all in a right state of confusion. To that end, I've applied for a job at a local bike hire place and a job at the local Co-op.
It's gorgeous here, but very lumpy! I'm sure that I will get to grips with the hills by the end of the summer. I've been riding my CX a fair bit as it's more appropriately geared for the terrain plus he has disc brakes. I've put his summer tyres on too, Vittoria Paves that I bought, last year, from @GrumpyGregry and they are brilliant.
Well done and good luck with the job applications.
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
I've been making a bit of jewellery, to make ends meet. Lego light sabre earrings, bracelets and earrings out of recycled bits of bike chain, stuff like that. I've got a metal stamping kit (nice lettering, not dull typeface) and am practicing away with that. I need some more Lego for more jewellery. I like making jewellery from Lego, it's always popular too.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Sunday's Tour de Yorkshire sportive from Scarborough was a nice ride apart from the rather too busy roads to and from Filey. That was a lumpy 75 miler.
I should be doing a VERY lumpy 73 mile forum ride on Saturday.
Even in May, the winter seems to have been reluctant to let go, but some decent temperatures are forecast for the next few days so perhaps we have finally seen it off. I really want to get stuck in on my bike now, so I hope so!
I should be doing a VERY lumpy 73 mile forum ride on Saturday.
Even in May, the winter seems to have been reluctant to let go, but some decent temperatures are forecast for the next few days so perhaps we have finally seen it off. I really want to get stuck in on my bike now, so I hope so!
Sorry - my bad. I guess you have me covered, but I am still in.
Your posts are fine . you edit then create new post .
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
May 5: 31.55 miles / 50.77 km / 2972' ascent / 12.7 mph / 1 point
Home > Staveley > Crook > Underbarrow > Crossthwaite > Witherslack > Gilpin Bridge > Levens > Brettargh Holt > Kendal > Home
'Sneaked' this in as I unexpectedly had the afternoon free.
Quite a hilly route @ 97' / mile and my legs were not up to much for the first 4 miles or so and then they started to realise that there was no way out for them and began to behave. By 12 miles they were just getting on with it by themselves - you know that moment when you stop thinking about hills, slopes, recalcitrant legs etc and just start to enjoy the lovely scenery while your legs just start twiddling away almost unbidden.
The chunk of route from Crossthwaite to Witherslack is cycling heaven for me - up & down, up and down, up and down... sit back, relax, twiddle in 34 x 30 and then snick, snick, snick through the gears and then blitzing down the other side - love it! Makes me feel like King of the Mountains for a few moments! Well, at least King of the Small Hills.
Met 4 suicidal Chickens on a fast and twisty descent - they didn't move at all as I whizzed towards them. Big handful of brake and me hanging off the back of the bike in MTB stylee and they lived to lay another day as with my deft bike handling I avoided this:
Nice ride and I am aiming for a heady three points this month so that's 33.3 recurring % out of the way.
Stay safe fellow challengees.
Home > Staveley > Crook > Underbarrow > Crossthwaite > Witherslack > Gilpin Bridge > Levens > Brettargh Holt > Kendal > Home
'Sneaked' this in as I unexpectedly had the afternoon free.
Quite a hilly route @ 97' / mile and my legs were not up to much for the first 4 miles or so and then they started to realise that there was no way out for them and began to behave. By 12 miles they were just getting on with it by themselves - you know that moment when you stop thinking about hills, slopes, recalcitrant legs etc and just start to enjoy the lovely scenery while your legs just start twiddling away almost unbidden.
The chunk of route from Crossthwaite to Witherslack is cycling heaven for me - up & down, up and down, up and down... sit back, relax, twiddle in 34 x 30 and then snick, snick, snick through the gears and then blitzing down the other side - love it! Makes me feel like King of the Mountains for a few moments! Well, at least King of the Small Hills.
Met 4 suicidal Chickens on a fast and twisty descent - they didn't move at all as I whizzed towards them. Big handful of brake and me hanging off the back of the bike in MTB stylee and they lived to lay another day as with my deft bike handling I avoided this:
Nice ride and I am aiming for a heady three points this month so that's 33.3 recurring % out of the way.
Stay safe fellow challengees.
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have been given a Garmin Edge 500 GPS/bike computer. (My cousin was here for the Tour de Yorkshire sportive last weekend and donated it to me after buying himself an Edge 810.) I am experimenting with it to see how I get on. One thing I did was to set it to display accumulated ascent. I went out and rode exactly 50 km without deliberately choosing a hilly route and to my surprise I knocked up 805 m of climbing (2,641 ft in 31 miles) That is about 16 metres per km (85 ft per mile). It would be easy to exceed that round here, but that was just on one of my standard loops.
The other thing of note was that it was actually a warm day so I had shorts and a short sleeve jersey on for the first time in 2016 - it is May 5th, FFS! Hopefully, this will be the first of many such sunny days during the rest of this year.
The other thing of note was that it was actually a warm day so I had shorts and a short sleeve jersey on for the first time in 2016 - it is May 5th, FFS! Hopefully, this will be the first of many such sunny days during the rest of this year.
Sbudge
Cyclist
- Location
- NW London & The Chilterns
May 5: 31.55 miles / 50.77 km / 2972' ascent / 12.7 mph / 1 point
Home > Staveley > Crook > Underbarrow > Crossthwaite > Witherslack > Gilpin Bridge > Levens > Brettargh Holt > Kendal > Home
'Sneaked' this in as I unexpectedly had the afternoon free.
Quite a hilly route @ 97' / mile and my legs were not up to much for the first 4 miles or so and then they started to realise that there was no way out for them and began to behave. By 12 miles they were just getting on with it by themselves - you know that moment when you stop thinking about hills, slopes, recalcitrant legs etc and just start to enjoy the lovely scenery while your legs just start twiddling away almost unbidden.
The chunk of route from Crossthwaite to Witherslack is cycling heaven for me - up & down, up and down, up and down... sit back, relax, twiddle in 34 x 30 and then snick, snick, snick through the gears and then blitzing down the other side - love it! Makes me feel like King of the Mountains for a few moments! Well, at least King of the Small Hills.
Met 4 suicidal Chickens on a fast and twisty descent - they didn't move at all as I whizzed towards them. Big handful of brake and me hanging off the back of the bike in MTB stylee and they lived to lay another day as with my deft bike handling I avoided this:
Nice ride and I am aiming for a heady three points this month so that's 33.3 recurring % out of the way.
Stay safe fellow challengees.
Another reason to cycle with someone else. As far as I recall it's not legal to take home road-kill *that you cause* but someone else can. Take a friend next time and you can share a free chicken dinner!
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
65.5 km ride out in the (almost) tropical weather with bib shorts, short sleeved top and fingerless gloves finally making an appearance, although not everyone may agree that this is a good thing...
Report in the usual place.
Report in the usual place.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
- Location
- The real Northern Powerhouse
63.18 miles (101.678 km) in absolutely glorious sunshine this morning. I've got to go out now, but a report will follow later 
Edit: Forgot to mention but this keeps my run of imperial and metric half centuries going every month so far this year. Report now posted.
Edit: Forgot to mention but this keeps my run of imperial and metric half centuries going every month so far this year. Report now posted.
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- Location
- Egham
As a result of getting lost, I unintentionally did my metric half this morning. Out before 8, got hot quickly and absolutely heaving with bikes out there today by the time I was on the homeward leg. A very quick one for me too, averaging 16.2mph.
Question, is there any reason why some are recording more than 1 ride per month on the other thread? I'm pooped after my 50 so still see it as a challenge, at what point is it getting too easy??
Question, is there any reason why some are recording more than 1 ride per month on the other thread? I'm pooped after my 50 so still see it as a challenge, at what point is it getting too easy??
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