The Imperial Century A Month Challenge Chatzone

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Saturday night om my new Brompton S2L, 100 milers should be quicker now - as long as the more aero position isn't too much for my healing elbow.

Off the Tramadol and as such I don't feel as sluggish when riding........


.....hopefully I'll get it done in under 10 hours.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

So glad I did my March century at the start of the month. What with the current weather and my 'orrible head cold I don't think I could even manage 1 mile on my bike at present.

Good luck to all those needing to complete for this month.

Thank you

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Yup, good luck bfb.
Am doing the FNRttC to Felpham thursday night - now that is going to be cold.

Thank you

 

[StuAff]

Saturday night om my new Brompton S2L, 100 milers should be quicker now - as long as the more aero position isn't too much for my healing elbow.

Off the Tramadol and as such I don't feel as sluggish when riding........


.....hopefully I'll get it done in under 10 hours.

Fingers crossed for you. Planning to get my ton in the bag today/tomorrow (will be riding up for the FNRttC).

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

This is why I can't do a local one...

 

[dan_bo]

This is why I can't do a local one... View attachment 21076

Dont blame it on the bike.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Dont blame it on the bike.

Took me a while to get that one....cheeky bugger...

 

[dan_bo]

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

RE your comment on the ride challenge thread about not putting the link up because your home was on it (very sensible). I use multiple logging sites, most of which have privacy options but if you want to make a route public but keep home/work/anywhere else hidden, Strava is (AFAIK) the only game in town. You can designate a privacy zone around addresses, and any activity in that area will remain hidden, but you'll still be able to show the rest of the ride to anyone who wants to see it.

Thanks for this, I've registered and its a pain as it doesn't accept Etrex 30 direct uploads....I can upload files. Today is my March 100. I'm riding with pennine_paul so it'll be nice to have company....out to the coast, up along the coast to Fleetwood and back to a strategically placed car in Preston (no hilly route back hahaha!)

According to the BBC it should be into +5 deg cel which is better than the -6 it is here.

 

[rb58]

So, without wishing to anger the weather Gods and learning from the lessons from March, I'm planning to get the April century done early, next Saturday. After next weekend it'll probably rain relentlessly for the remainder of the month. Good luck everyone!

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Amazing days ride, the first 50 were too fast in retrospect...I paid the price fighting a constant headwind the remaining 50 miles..I expected the wind to become a tail wind once I'd turned for home, but the wind had other ideas.

Pennine_paul rode 75 miles but had to catch train home, he had company at home.....cheers Paul.

An estimated guess (until I suss out my bloody etrex) approx 60 miles technically off road...excellent and we found a really good pub called the ship inn.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

I'm amazed at just how tired I am today as a result of yesterday headwind. I'm absolutely knackered and aching, much much worse than last months silly hilly ride....which surprises me.

 

[ianrauk]

I'm amazed at just how tired I am today as a result of yesterday headwind. I'm absolutely knackered and aching, much much worse than last months silly hilly ride....which surprises me.

Just the way it goes.
Sometimes after a long ride I feel as though I have been beaten up bad by someone with a baseball bat.
Sometimes I feel that I could jump straight back on the bike and go again.
No rhyme or reason.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Just the way it goes.
Sometimes after a long ride I feel as though I have been beaten up bad by someone with a baseball bat.
Sometimes I feel that I could jump straight back on the bike and go again.
No rhyme or reason.

Ah ok, I suppose these are the things I'll find out as I go along. Doing such long rides so close together is pretty new to me. I'm glad I chose to take it on tho....I wouldn't have gotten any long rides in this year without this challenge for inspiration.

 

[StuAff]

Just the way it goes.
Sometimes after a long ride I feel as though I have been beaten up bad by someone with a baseball bat.
Sometimes I feel that I could jump straight back on the bike and go again.
No rhyme or reason.

+1. Thursday night/Friday morning was, of all the long runs I've done over the past four or five years, one of the toughest two or three. 70 miles into a relentless headwind with a few unfortunate detours and underfuelling does not make for a good ride. The after-effects hung over for the FNRttC that followed. Other times, I've done twice the mileage and felt fresher than I did at Waterloo!