http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: The Adventure Show Audax en Tue, 19 May 2026 01:29:14 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175423 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:56:04 +0000 recombodna 175423@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Crampton you are a beast!!!! That is all! ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175369 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:57:55 +0000 Darkerside 175369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Greatly enjoyed watching that—hats off!</p> <p>Guffawed at not waving/drowning.</p> <p>Made me very thankful for the home comforts provided during LEL (including by those willing volunteers of this parish...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175359 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:49:24 +0000 DrAfternoon 175359@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It was very good. There were a few glimpses of me. My main riding partner, Mike Henley is in it more, in bright yellow top, and getting interviewed arriving at Trantlebeg. I got in there about 2am at the end of day three, which was by far the toughest day of cycling I've ever done. </p> <p>What you don't get in the film is that folk were getting to Durness after 8pm, exhausted and hungry, with still another 100k to go for that day, and big climbs. That was the toughest bit mentally. And it felt properly cold in the dark after being boiling hot all day. I was crawling the last bit to Trantlebeg. But then 7am day 4, after maybe 3 hours sleep and some porridge, it was all glorious again. Amazing how little you really need to recover. </p> <p>It was 37 started and 25 finished I believe. I don't know much of why folk packed. Some of them did most of the ride but chopped off the top bit when they were just too knackered and short of time. </p> <p>There was one chap finished who'd just done over 400 miles on a 24 hour time trial a day before starting! All remarkable and thoroughly decent folk. </p> <p>Worst part was coming back into the world of wretched drivers after coming back down from the northern wilds to Dingwall and places. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175322 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:01:27 +0000 algo 175322@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well done DaveC - I really enjoyed that. Particularly impressive sprint for the ferry, and managing to complete it with a spoke missing! Heroic indeed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175317 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:46:02 +0000 I were right about that saddle 175317@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Simply magnificent. Put me in mind of the original continental bike races before all the razamafaff. Proper adventure and obviously nice people doing it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175314 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:28:46 +0000 acsimpson 175314@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Really enjoyed the program. Highly impressed by the guys who completed it (Or even entered it).</p> <p>I commented to Mrs acsimpson that it would make quite a nice fortnight's holiday. She said she'd let me ride with my Dad and carry the bags in the car. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175303 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 12:15:33 +0000 panyagua 175303@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great programme showing Scotland at its best. Don't know how I'd have coped with the sleep deprivation, but the midges would definitely have finished me off. Chapeau to all who completed the ride. Dave will be telling his grandchildren about it! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175299 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:58:55 +0000 DaveC 175299@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Stuart is a great guy! We rode off the ferry at Kilchoan to Malaig. It was a sprint to get the early ferry - as they said in the show. I was hoping Stuart would make it but I was determined to make that early ferry and Stuart dropped of the back and never caught up with me. :O(</p> <p>If Audax takes your fancy there are shorter rides open to people who don't fancy tackling an Ultra. They start at 50km and go up 100, 160, 200, 300.....</p> <p>See the Audax calender and narrow the search to Scotland and distances under 200.</p> <p><a href="http://www.aukweb.net/events/?From=10%2F12%2F2014&amp;To=12&amp;Days=&amp;Category=&amp;Dist_min=&amp;Dist_max=200&amp;Aaa=&amp;Region=scotland" rel="nofollow">http://www.aukweb.net/events/?From=10%2F12%2F2014&amp;To=12&amp;Days=&amp;Category=&amp;Dist_min=&amp;Dist_max=200&amp;Aaa=&amp;Region=scotland</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175298 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:56:18 +0000 Beano 175298@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>recorded it and watched it last night. Take my hat off to you DaveC and all the others. I love trying to push my body to the limit so maybe a few more years cycling and i'll try something mad like this.</p> <p>oddly...i'd decided to watch it from being on this forum but also saw a guy (young Scottish 20-ish year old who had been Audaxing with his parents for years called Stuart Allan) and i'd been at a friends wedding in October and got chatting to a random guest at the table about cycling, as you do, and it was him! I could tell he was a keen cyclist then...didn't know he was mad too... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175291 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:42:40 +0000 DaveC 175291@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The trick with midges is NOT TO STOP! Thats Audax all over... ;o) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175290 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:41:11 +0000 paddyirish 175290@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cheers Dave, Still think you're bonkers :-).</p> <p>And those Midgies would have driven me to distraction... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007&page=2#post-175286 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:27:56 +0000 DaveC 175286@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The problem with the ferries is they are not counted as miles ridden. The 1302km is road distance not including ferry journeys, as my gps route is well over 1370km. The ferries slowed you also having to wait for them and then the journy time on the ferry as I said just now.</p> <p>That said the ferries were good as they force the riders to regroup and socialise/chat. The first ferry did put us nearly out of time at the first control, but we arrived before the control closed so were able to obtain bank receipts when we arrived, and we were only forced to wait until the control had closed before we could leave Oban by the ferry schedule.<br /> That race for the early ferry was hard between Kilchoan and Mallaig but it was a great felling making it, and that was bad in some respects as I then felt I had 2 hours on the other riders and could plod up to Broadford as a slower pace, having already recovered on the ferry. If I'd stayed with the first group, then I may have finished earlier and been able to get to my overnight stops before the next morning. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175284 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:20:48 +0000 DaveC 175284@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What would I do differently? </p> <p>I think I'd get a better rear wheel and take less food packed in my bag. I had no problems finding food and water at any time, and I bought a couple of bags of mixed Fruit &amp; Nut and just munched constantly on the ride. This staved off hunger and I just ate pies and sandwiches when we passed Scotmid shops etc.. We didn't stay for any nice meals out like those at the front did. It was very cold at 4am and I'd take leg warmers instead of Ronhills and perhaps thin down my spares. I tend to carry 2 - 3 of everything and nuts and bolts etc... Stuff I never needed. I carried waterproofs and only used the top on the Weds night (when I was talking about the micronap on the bike), but I'd take them again.</p> <p>If I'd faffed a little less at times (like having a 40 minute paruse of Coop in the Kyle of Lochalsh and not had to stop for mechanicals like replacing spokes etc.. then I'd have been early enough for my accomodation on all days. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175281 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:15:10 +0000 DaveC 175281@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yep. I chatted to a couple of riders from N England who were binning it at Ullapool. They said they had underestimated the ride and had too much gear. There were no where near a train station and were planing on taking a slower ride back from Ullapool to Saltcoats for the Arrivee.</p> <p>When I waved at the camera, 'I'm not waving, I'm drowning (in sweat) - I was it was very hot, the guy in the Green and Red (Welsh 1300km Audax top) booked into the hostle at Durness intending to get 3 hours sleep, but when he got up, just sacked it and made his own way home.</p> <p>One of the Dutch pair binned it too. I saw one finish, and his mate met us when we arrived looking fresh and dressed in 'civies'. He told us in the Bar that he had not finished.</p> <p>Thats just the ones I spoke to and caught up with at the end. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175278 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:11:10 +0000 paddyirish 175278@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So Dave, a few questions.</p> <p>Did anyone not finish?</p> <p>If you were doing it again, what would you do differently? </p> <p>Seemed the ferry timetables in the first couple of days would have hampered those who wanted to get some miles in the bank early on and put a lot of pressure on the latter stages. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175269 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:52:55 +0000 DaveC 175269@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hiya! What a great show. I stayed up late watching no catchup. Looked great, I might even enter again in 2016! ;o) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175263 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 10:24:15 +0000 fimm 175263@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14093">New thread.</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175257 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:51:26 +0000 chdot 175257@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I guess that's a whole different thread, though..."</p> <p>Yes please. </p> <p>Women in Audax? Sleep and distance?</p> <p>Or both? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175256 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:50:47 +0000 SRD 175256@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@fimm yeah, that was minisrd's question too "are ladies allowed to do it". Followed by "maybe when I'm big I'd like to do one". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175255 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 09:46:48 +0000 fimm 175255@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Liked it. Boyfriend enjoyed it too. Lots of very pretty photographs of Scotland. </p> <p>It was a shame there were no women - but in my (limited) experience that level of female participation is typical of Audax!</p> <p>I'd like to do some more Audaxing - but cycling while sleep-deprived worries me, so I don't see myself going further than 300km. I guess that's a whole different thread, though... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175250 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:09:02 +0000 gembo 175250@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@srd said thirty on the show. Some of the chaps did not appear on camera? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175249 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:40:46 +0000 Stickman 175249@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Great show. I can't even begin to imagine cycling that far. </p> <p>Saw a lot of stunning scenery which makes me want to cycle there next summer, although at a gentler pace!</p> <p>Also a saw a little too much of one participant! What has been seen cannot be unseen..... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175248 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 00:12:56 +0000 SRD 175248@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Loved that. Looked amazing. </p> <p>How many riders were there in total? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175246 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 23:45:04 +0000 crowriver 175246@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@shugglet, there is an option to do it as a series of Brevet Populaire audaxes I believe. So you can ride it in short stages over 10 days... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175236 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 22:10:14 +0000 shuggiet 175236@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Really impressive Dave. Looked a superb route. Maybe over 10 days though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175233 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:41:08 +0000 crowriver 175233@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I enjoyed that! You guys made it look easy. I know it wasn't though.</p> <p>Chapeau! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175228 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:07:59 +0000 gembo 175228@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Scenery stunning , participants exceptional </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175227 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:04:21 +0000 paddyirish 175227@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@DaveC- you total nutter! That looked superb- Scotland at its best. Well done to all of you </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175226 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:02:53 +0000 Arellcat 175226@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well done DaveC! :-) I would've been broken after the first 150km. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14007#post-175225 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:33:58 +0000 Nelly 175225@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Recorded and just about 15 mins in. Way to go Dave </p>