Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
... Is what? Stricter or less strict?
The Metric Century (100KM) A Month Challenge ChatZone
- Thread starter ColinJ
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I'll wait until Jan. And see how many 100s of either description I can manage in the meantime.
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
We should have another metric hundred per month challenge, were you get points that equal the day of the month you complete your first ride of the month, one ride a month to count only. I suspect you would get the highest points for the year.
Brandane
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- Costa Clyde
Don't know what happened in February, managed a century on the 16th
, must have had too much energy that month. The others are 27th, 28th and 30th! 
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
Managed to get the ride in in very good time this month... 102.6km not to mention that I did 3 hrs of gardening in the middle of it (why do I make life so easy for myself?
) and did Halmer End & Alsager's Bank (about the only things away from the Pennies that you can really climb around Newcastle-Under-Lyme) at a respectable time.... average exactly 20.0kph for the entire thing - good for me on a solo ride with 2 panniers! Knackered now and covered in freckles as well as being bright red despite the sunscreen! hope I sleep tonight, I have that 70km commute of mine tomorrow, to do some more gardening... this time for my parents rather than my grandfather!
Oh and that new bike of mine, pour thing... it is less than 4 weeks old and has done nearly 600 miles already. Hope there is not a maximum mileage on the free 6 week service!
Mine will be well on the way to 900 miles by then - don't think it will quite make the 1,000 miles before the service though! Oh well...
) and did Halmer End & Alsager's Bank (about the only things away from the Pennies that you can really climb around Newcastle-Under-Lyme) at a respectable time.... average exactly 20.0kph for the entire thing - good for me on a solo ride with 2 panniers! Knackered now and covered in freckles as well as being bright red despite the sunscreen! hope I sleep tonight, I have that 70km commute of mine tomorrow, to do some more gardening... this time for my parents rather than my grandfather!Oh and that new bike of mine, pour thing... it is less than 4 weeks old and has done nearly 600 miles already. Hope there is not a maximum mileage on the free 6 week service!
Mine will be well on the way to 900 miles by then - don't think it will quite make the 1,000 miles before the service though! Oh well...
david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
Managed my first metric century ride last week, feels good to have met that milestone
SatNavSaysStraightOn
Changed hemispheres!
- Location
- ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ 'ɐɹɹǝquɐƆ
My OH has decided he wants to complete a +100km ride today 
... that will make my 2nd since Thursday... He made no mention of this on Thursday when I was planning the cycle ride over to my Grandfather's.
I think I might just be a touch slower today and as for tomorrows 2*22 mile commute snail's pace springs to mind!
... that will make my 2nd since Thursday... He made no mention of this on Thursday when I was planning the cycle ride over to my Grandfather's. I think I might just be a touch slower today and as for tomorrows 2*22 mile commute
snail's pace springs to mind!
jefmcg
Guru
Any stories to share ... route, climbs, snacks?
david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
Oh yes sorry.
Did a sportive which was meant to be 77 miles, we downloaded the gps route and followed it. After 10 miles we hadnt seen anyone despite there being a few hundred at the start?? We started to think we were following the wrong route, no marshals no sign etc. We did see a few others who told us we were doing it right, at the halfway feed point it was full, so we realised and it was confirmed that they had made an error with the gps route grrrrrrr....
We finished much later than planned and did 88 miles with an extra 500ft of climbing, actually just over 4000ft
Very tired as you may imagine for a 17 stone second row forward lol
jayonabike
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- Location
- Hertfordshire
First ride for June under my belt yesterday. Hoping to get 1 or maybe 2 more in this week as I have the week off.
jayonabike
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- Hertfordshire
Had a few things to do with the Mrs this morning, then around 2 o'clock she said "Why don't you go out for a ride?" Could I get a 100k in before dinner? Of course!
jayonabike
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I was watching the rain out of the kitchen window around 9 o'clock this morning thinking shall I go out? To be fair it was only a light downpour so I finished my cuppa, got ready and was out the door by 9.30. I decided to head out to Thame, a few hills to get out of the Chilterns & into Oxfordshire where it was flat for 25 miles or so until I was back in Buckinghamshire. The rain was quite refreshing and stayed a light shower for the first 40 miles, the roads were greasy so I was taking it easy and enjoying the views, the sun came out then it dried up nicely.
A quick stop for a coffee near Tring and I was off again. Ten minutes later the phone rang, my son was coming home from school as he had a small accident, so the planned longer way home was cut short and I was in doors 2 minutes before he was. Still managed 116 km (he's o.k, cut his ear playing football. His shirt covered in blood made it look worse than it is)
*copied to "Your ride today"
A quick stop for a coffee near Tring and I was off again. Ten minutes later the phone rang, my son was coming home from school as he had a small accident, so the planned longer way home was cut short and I was in doors 2 minutes before he was. Still managed 116 km (he's o.k, cut his ear playing football. His shirt covered in blood made it look worse than it is)
*copied to "Your ride today"
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