The 2016 Half Century (50 KM or 50 Mile) A Month Challenge - Chatzone

[123456789]

All challenge rides have to be done outside on your bike. Sorry.

Thank goodness for that. 50 miles on a turbo is not appealing

 

[MikeW-71]

Aaaaannnnd... We're off

A total of 33 miles today on the shouty ORANGE bike to kick off the year. Nice day for it

 

[ColinJ]

Definitely a lot more going for it this year!

I should get my January ride in within a few days, subject to weather etc.

I have to take delivery of a parcel tomorrow but if it comes in the morning I will do my ride in the afternoon before it gets dark.

 

[Jon George]

Aaaaannnnd... We're off

 

[ColinJ]

So much for getting a longer ride in today ... I am still waiting for my parcel to arrive. I don't want to ride for long in the cold and dark just as the traffic is building up so unless the parcel arrives in the next few minutes, I will postpone my 50 km ride.

Scrub that ... I just checked the forecast - heavy rain from 2 pm onwards - ride cancelled!

I will get on with installing software on my 'new' PC. (A friend donated a pretty decent computer to me when I was ill 3 years ago but I hadn't got round to using it.)

 

[NorthernDave]

As an additional incentive, I've decided to put £1 in a jar for every point I achieve in this challenge.

So that's £4 towards my next bike already...

 

[13 rider]

As an additional incentive, I've decided to put £1 in a jar for every point I achieve in this challenge.

So that's £4 towards my next bike already...

That £3000 bike is only 96000 miles away

 

[Sbudge]

Hmmm, I can see March is going to be tricky. I've got a wedding anniversary, wife's birthday, 2 big family events, company awards ceremony, family weekend away and I reckon about 2 free days to do both my 50km and 50 mile rides (trying to do one of each every month)...and they're on consecutive days. Will have to figure it out somehow

 

[13 rider]

Hmmm, I can see March is going to be tricky. I've got a wedding anniversary, wife's birthday, 2 big family events, company awards ceremony, family weekend away and I reckon about 2 free days to do both my 50km and 50 mile rides (trying to do one of each every month)...and they're on consecutive days. Will have to figure it out somehow

I'd do the 50 m first as that can count for either km/m then try the lesser 50km the next day .I did both miles and kms last year and always got the miles in first

 

[Katherine]

Hmmm, I can see March is going to be tricky. I've got a wedding anniversary, wife's birthday, 2 big family events, company awards ceremony, family weekend away and I reckon about 2 free days to do both my 50km and 50 mile rides (trying to do one of each every month)...and they're on consecutive days. Will have to figure it out somehow

Good luck

 

[cosmicbike]

Unintentionally underway today. Set out for my usual 15 miles, extended a bit then realised I'd be home at 21 miles, so after a ta and cake stop continued to the first 50km of the year.
Hopefully the next one will be warmer..

 

[13 rider]

Unintentionally underway today. Set out for my usual 15 miles, extended a bit then realised I'd be home at 21 miles, so after a ta and cake stop continued to the first 50km of the year.
Hopefully the next one will be warmer..

Welcome back @cosmicbike . Good to see your healths improved hopefully you will stay in good health to see it through

 

[NorthernDave]

I had plans for another 50km tomorrow morning, but the forecast now is sub-zero until lunchtime with a yellow warning for ice from t'Met Office, which is making me think twice. Apologies if that sounds a bit wussy, but this is my first winter on a bike in a looooong time and I'm reading all sorts of horror stories about icy roads a semi-slick road bike tyres.

The only sensible thing to do is get up and see how it looks. Worst case scenario I can do 20 laps of the estate as the bus route will have been gritted.

 

[Lilliburlero]

I had plans for another 50km tomorrow morning, but the forecast now is sub-zero until lunchtime with a yellow warning for ice from t'Met Office, which is making me think twice. Apologies if that sounds a bit wussy, but this is my first winter on a bike in a looooong time and I'm reading all sorts of horror stories about icy roads a semi-slick road bike tyres.

The only sensible thing to do is get up and see how it looks. Worst case scenario I can do 20 laps of the estate as the bus route will have been gritted.

I`m thinking of ditching the roadie this weekend and doing a 50 km on the mtb. There are lots of trails on my back door with Hicks Lodge just a couple of miles up the road.

It`ll be slow (3+ hours I reckon), but my mtb could be my "get out of jail free card" in the Winter months

 

[Spinney]

Have you all realised you can now edit your posts in this forum - so in the ride logging thread you can have all your rides together in one post.
It's not a requirement, just thought I'd point it out - I like being able to see all my qualifying rides in one place!