The 2017 Half Century (50 KM or 50 Mile) A Month Challenge - Chatzone
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NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
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- The real Northern Powerhouse
Well done can you update the challenge thread for Aug as well
Hope everything goes ok . Plenty of time to get October's in
Jon George
Mamil and couldn't care less
- Location
- Suffolk an' Good
Ha! I thought I'd be getting in ahead of the crowd, but it seems like a few others beat me to it. 
Here's me at the halfway point (just about to tuck into five pints over the course of the afternoon.)
Here's me at the halfway point (just about to tuck into five pints over the course of the afternoon.)
Well done can you update the challenge thread for Aug as well
Done! 100 points up for the year, 50 more needed to equal last year.
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
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- The real Northern Powerhouse
Septembers metric banker done, making the most of the fabulous weather.
Plus I was the first cyclist across the newly repaired Linton Bridge (possibly)
Full report to follow in the usual place.
Plus I was the first cyclist across the newly repaired Linton Bridge (possibly)
Full report to follow in the usual place.
- Location
- Manchester
Hope to do mine tomorrow. First club ride for 2 months, looking forward to seeing them all.
Bazzer
Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
- Location
- On the edge of reality
Frustrating ride today. Child 2 off to college today so planned on a flat 50 miler before being the afternoon/evening taxi driver, porter, general dogsbody. Abandoned somewhat damp at 40 miles.
Note to self; 1. don't make assumptions about the weather, 2. check weather forecast, even for a three hour ride, 3. a rain jacket easily fits in the Altura
Note to self; 1. don't make assumptions about the weather, 2. check weather forecast, even for a three hour ride, 3. a rain jacket easily fits in the Altura
- Location
- Manchester
We got much wetter than expected too. I only ran back in for my rain jacket because the clouds were looking heavy and I thought I might be cold at the cafe stop. I ended up wearing it within half an hour of setting off. Very glad. Still got cold though from wet feet and wet bare legs.Frustrating ride today. Child 2 off to college today so planned on a flat 50 miler before being the afternoon/evening taxi driver, porter, general dogsbody. Abandoned somewhat damp at 40 miles.
Note to self; 1. don't make assumptions about the weather, 2. check weather forecast, even for a three hour ride, 3. a rain jacket easily fits in the Altura
NorthernDave
Never used Über Member
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- The real Northern Powerhouse
Here's an encouraging thought on a gloomy, wet Friday morning...
If you've already got your September ride in, then you're just three more rides away from completing this years challenge!
If you've already got your September ride in, then you're just three more rides away from completing this years challenge!
That makes half of us happy as by the 7th half of us already have a ride inHere's an encouraging thought on a gloomy, wet Friday morning...
If you've already got your September ride in, then you're just three more rides away from completing this years challenge!
Saluki
World class procrastinator
- Location
- ...Norwich over the water.
Interesting day today. I went out with the Yellowbellies cycling club, nice and local to me. We are FLABs who don't have a Flambassador so we have just done our own thing. I got 16km into our ride, rode over a drain cover (not raised or anything tricky) and broke a spoke, which immediately put my wheel out of true. Luckily, one of the club members lived 5 minutes down the road so went and got his car and picked the roadie and me up. Before heading back to my car, we met up with the rest of the club and had ice-cream at Applebies.
Once back to the car, I popped to Louth Cycles, ordered a couple of new spokes - Mavic aero spokes are expensive! - then headed home for a bit of lunch and a cuppa. I watched the rain until it stopped and then took Eric the CX out for a wee while. Turned out to be a bit more than the 20 miles that I planned and I got home at just over 68km - 42.5 miles. I added to that, the aborted ride of 16km - 9 miles ish, to make a 50 mile day. I was hoping for a 50 mile ride today, in one hit but it was not to be, but never mind. I had a good ride in the end.
Once back to the car, I popped to Louth Cycles, ordered a couple of new spokes - Mavic aero spokes are expensive! - then headed home for a bit of lunch and a cuppa. I watched the rain until it stopped and then took Eric the CX out for a wee while. Turned out to be a bit more than the 20 miles that I planned and I got home at just over 68km - 42.5 miles. I added to that, the aborted ride of 16km - 9 miles ish, to make a 50 mile day. I was hoping for a 50 mile ride today, in one hit but it was not to be, but never mind. I had a good ride in the end.
Sbudge
Cyclist
- Location
- NW London & The Chilterns
Still going in the challenge and today's entry included the summit of The Longmynd
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I'm jealous, I promised my Dad I'd get up there this year (via Asterton Bank), he passed away soon after...still calling me daft!
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