The 2022 Half Century (50km or 50M) a month challenge chatzone

[aferris2]

With bright sunshine and temperatures into the twentys it's time to let the knees out into the open. Getting bored with the route around Chelmsford, I headed out to Danbury and down to Hoe Mill lock. There's been a width restriction there for months but today there was a Mondeo blocking the road completely having removed one of its wheels on the bollards. Much consternation from other motorists who wouldn't believe the Road Closed signs and tried to go through, then the pain for the AA lorry driver who was facing about a mile of reversing around badly parked cars to get to the stranded Ford.
Lovely ride, but will need to remember suncream for the rides coming up.

 

[Sbudge]

One week to go update and nudge list
We have 30 riders with ride in some still to update the challenge thread but I have seen rides posted somewhere so I've counted them
That leaves 8 on the nudge list as follows
@cosmicbike ,@Sbudge ,@Bazzer ,@PatrickPending ,@dickyknees ,@Cranky Knee Girl ,@Slick and @Gibbo9
Well done everyone that's a third of the way

I was sure I had already put in some April rides ... I hadn't! Anyway, all caught up for April and May now.

 

[bluenotebob]

Another ‘five bike day’ today. Simple instruction – go out and don’t come back with less than 11km on the clock (upped from 10km on 1st May– and it’ll be 12km next time) – to be repeated four more times.

No need to carry much (no need for a phone or food) and no major route-planning involved. The downside is that my shoulders ache a bit from five slightly different riding positions – and, as usual, after some off-roading, my lower back’s having a moan.

11.44km on the new mountain bike, mostly off-road

13.22km on the Urban Shaper, local lanes

11.62km on the RAID200 (my older mountain bike) .. more bumpy, stony tracks

15.72km on the Shaper 200 (a blast up to Kerminy and back)

15.04km on the road bike (a loop around St Brieuc-de-Mauron). I’d left the road bike until the end, hoping that the wind would have died down a bit – but it’s still gusting strongly.

That added up to just over 67km today. It’s a decent start to the biking week – as the temperature’s forecast to be 28C tomorrow and Wednesday, I don’t think I’ll be doing much apart from some gentle mid-evening rides for the next couple of days

 

[bluenotebob]

I’ve done a couple more ‘multi-bike days’ yesterday and today. It has been really hot here since Tuesday so I’ve been taking the opportunity to swap bikes and ride as much in the shade/off-road as possible as well as doing a full-on total exposure to the sun for an hour or two on my road bike.

Here’s my road bike posing this afternoon by the little lake near Brignac

 

[Noodle Legs]

Another 3 pointer today with another spin back up to Fradley Junction, as per 2 weeks ago. A slightly different route, warmer than before but more breezy.

 

[Fiona R]

I’ve done a couple more ‘multi-bike days’ yesterday and today. It has been really hot here since Tuesday so I’ve been taking the opportunity to swap bikes and ride as much in the shade/off-road as possible as well as doing a full-on total exposure to the sun for an hour or two on my road bike.

Here’s my road bike posing this afternoon by the little lake near Brignac

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I love your multi bike day adventures!

 

[Fiona R]

A couple of shorter rides this month that didn't reach 50km. Was feeling like I was about to get a "look" from @13 rider so as I'd already done my imperial this month I hope it's OK to count yesterday's 200? Needs must and all that. It was hot and fast (for me) around the Somerset Levels. I'm not cut out to be a speed machine. I have worked out my usb charger does work, just you need to be motoring at 25km/hr not 18kmhr grinding up hills and down pot holey lanes.

 

[Domus]

Had a pleasant few days up in Grange and managed a two pointer. Over Bigland to Coniston then along the western bank of Coniston, up and over Hawkshead Hill, The Windermere Ferry was running (thankfully) Crosthwaite and back to Grange. 82 Kms and over 1300 metres of upness. A hard earned 2 points.
A short breather at Bigland and The Old Man from the lower slope of Hawked Hill

 

[PatrickPending]

Ok I'll admit I've been a bit rubbish in logging my rides as web access was a bit iffy at the begining of the month - but I achieved this months back on the 7th and on the 8th too...

7/5/22 52Km Blaby -Countesthorpe - Wiloughby waterlys - Ashby Magna - Gilmorton - south kilworth - Kimcote - Gilmorton - loop back to kimcote -Walton -Upper Bruntingthorpe - Bruntingthorpe - Arnesby - Peatling Magna- Countesthorpe - South Wigston - Blaby

8/5/22 57Km Blaby - countesthorpe - Wiloughby Waterlys - Ashby Magna- Ashby Parva- Frolesworth - Claybrooke Parva - Monks Kirby - Claybrooke Parva -Ullesthorpe- Ashby Parva - Dunton Bassett -- Ashby Magna - Wiloughby waterlys - countesthorpe - Blaby

hope to do a similar ride this Friday.. so hoping for sunshine!

 

[Fiona R]

Utility riding today and realised it was going to be so close to 50km after an appointment out in Sandford. I took the long way round on my return before the supermarket shop. Last 7.5km with 25kg of groceries but oh my the tailwind was incredible. Judged just right, 50.5km.

 

[Fiona R]

Had a pleasant few days up in Grange and managed a two pointer. Over Bigland to Coniston then along the western bank of Coniston, up and over Hawkshead Hill, The Windermere Ferry was running (thankfully) Crosthwaite and back to Grange. 82 Kms and over 1300 metres of upness. A hard earned 2 points.
A short breather at Bigland and The Old Man from the lower slope of Hawked Hill

Think you can have a beer/cider with those points.

 

[13 rider]

Utility riding today and realised it was going to be so close to 50km after an appointment out in Sandford. I took the long way round on my return before the supermarket shop. Last 7.5km with 25kg of groceries but oh my the tailwind was incredible. Judged just right, 50.5km.

Very Commendable

 

[13 rider]

Monthly round up time and last weekend warning .We have 33 fully posted up for May so a short nudge list this month of @cosmicbike ,@tallliman ,@steveindenmark ,@Slick and @FrothNinja ( who I think done a ride but can't find the post )
Well done everyone
Ending this post wishing @biggs682 a speedy recovery as at the moment I think June's ride in doubt due to a collision he was involved in .
Thread here https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/those-early-miles.285403/page-7#post-6737483 if you have missed it

 

[biggs682]

@13 rider many thanks i have started walking around the house today with the aid of a wheeled zimmer frame so getting there slowly but like you say i might struggle with a qualifying ride in June but will see

 

[Ridgeback Roller]

I seem to have been on a bit of a run of non qualifying rides recently, so a free day today was too good an opportunity to miss. A bit blustery but mild for a 44 mile loop around the Surrey /Sussex border area near Rudgwick.

Using the short section of bridleway to cross the Wey at Loxwood. Baynards Manor - must cost a fortune sweeping all of those chimneys!