http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Audax and Sportives 2022 en Sun, 24 May 2026 09:01:02 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363789 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:41:52 +0000 amir 363789@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I hope this one will help recover my hill climbing legs for the next audax, which is very hilly. Turns out cycle touring in the Netherlands is not great for fostering grimpeurs </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363788 Sun, 25 Sep 2022 09:39:22 +0000 amir 363788@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hope you enjoyed the 200 @nobrakes.</p> <p>I had a good run as well. Bit chilly by Stow at 0730 though! There was also an early doors triathlon in Gala, then another cycle event or triathlon complete with signs in the sticks </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363783 Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:37:22 +0000 nobrakes 363783@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sure was a nice day to be out all day on the bike.</p> <p>Not sure if I spotted any CCEers but there were 2 suspiciously audax-ish groups going the other way in which waves were exchanged, one not far from Tibbie Shiels and another further south, so possibly crossed paths with one or more of you. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363696 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 09:08:46 +0000 chdot 363696@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Big garage“</p> <p>Yes/no</p> <p>There’s no car to put in it… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363695 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:54:56 +0000 amir 363695@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Big garage @chdot!</p> <p>I did get rid of a bike recently - for Ukrainian refugees. But then I had a new mtb, albeit with 29ers which I still haven't got used to.</p> <p>Under probation at the moment is a Dahon Curve folder, which I haven't had much use of, largely due to COVID-19 reducing the in-person off-site meetings. I will give it a bit more time though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363694 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:45:40 +0000 chdot 363694@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“And it's always exciting getting another bike!“</p> <p>Ah yes N+1. </p> <p>“but I've always felt life is too short to hang onto stuff if it's not being used“</p> <p>Ah yes, the difficult bit. </p> <p>I once ‘decided’ to get rid of any bike I hadn’t ridden in previous 12 months. </p> <p>Didn’t happen…</p> <p>Generally speaking my bikes are all different and ‘optimum’ for different purposes, but…</p> <p>Straight, drops, fat tyres and skinny, mudguards/not, punctures/not, mmm. </p> <p>I swap bits about to make ‘different’ bikes. </p> <p>In addition I have various bikes intended to be the ‘next one’ for various children - they keep growing… (some already have more than one!)</p> <p>‘Need’ to rationalise… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363693 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:29:18 +0000 nobrakes 363693@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@acsimpson I had to look up AAA to see what it was. Definitely something applicable to riding around here! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363692 Thu, 22 Sep 2022 08:24:52 +0000 nobrakes 363692@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@LaidBack yes I am probably one of a very small minority out of itself a small minority of cyclists on recumbents who have significant comfort issues on the recumbent. I never thought I'd be back on standard bikes either. But here we are :)</p> <p>I am still sad that the m5 has gone into new ownership, but I've always felt life is too short to hang onto stuff if it's not being used. And it's always exciting getting another bike! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363688 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 20:32:34 +0000 LaidBack 363688@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Never thought I'd see a discussion of saddles by @nobrakes !<br /> Out on my M5 today - couldn't imagine doing extended hours on a head down bike now. Know at least 1% of cyclists agree! :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=8#post-363682 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 16:22:50 +0000 acsimpson 363682@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Looks like a nice route. It's not flat though, If you found another 60m of hills it would be hitting AAA teritory. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363679 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:24:17 +0000 nobrakes 363679@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@amir have a great ride. Perhaps we'll meet on the road somewhere. I'll be the guy looking knackered and sore, probably on an inappropriate bike. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363678 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:22:36 +0000 nobrakes 363678@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not going to have much time, no. I'm tempted to leave it until I can get some time on it and get it tweaked.</p> <p>I haven't given up on the Selle saddle yet, as I didn't spend a lot of time tweaking it. It was in the run up to the Tour o the Borders so I needed something comfy and the Prologic has been reliable. </p> <p>The new bike comes with a Fizik Tempo Argo R5 which is completely different from the Selle or the Prologic. Short nosed with cutout. Uncharted territory for me. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363677 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:17:11 +0000 amir 363677@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@nobrakes your route is similar to the Dick McT route also running on Saturday, except in the opposite direction and no loop over Alemuir. I will be passing through Stow on the way to the start. We may cross over so see you and good luck! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363676 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:14:17 +0000 bill 363676@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@nobrakes would you have a chance to test the new bike tomorrow/Friday?</p> <p>I found that when I swapped the saddle it still took me a few rides to get the angle and position right. I ended up stopping several times on my commute to tweak it. </p> <p>BTW. I love my Selle Italia saddles with cut-outs. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363675 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:12:51 +0000 nobrakes 363675@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That sounds too simple :) </p> <p>Not sure why I didn't think of that. Brain is turning to mush. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363674 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:06:38 +0000 gembo 363674@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Swap the saddles ? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363673 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 14:01:44 +0000 nobrakes 363673@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've booked myself for a first DIY 200 on Saturday. Going down from Stow to EskdaleMuir, then up back towards Innerleithen / Heriot. I did a 150 on Sunday past, which went not too bad. A bit sore afterwards but I'm a newbie at 7 hour rides on a road bike and riding an aggressive race bike so not that surprised.</p> <p>Here's my proposed route: <a href="https://www.strava.com/routes/3007652001355670006" rel="nofollow">https://www.strava.com/routes/3007652001355670006</a></p> <p>New audax bike is arriving tomorrow - woohoo. Now the stooshie about whether I ride the Tarmac which I know will leave me sore by the end or risk a very long ride on a new untested bike with new untested saddle. I'm tempted to stick with the Tarmac. Mainly on the saddle. The prologic saddle on the Tarmac I find quite comfortable as it has no cutout. I have tried one saddle with a cutout (Selle) and it left me with bumps developing in painful places. Might just be a bad setup but don't fancy that again on a new saddle on a 200.</p> <p>It will be hard not to ride a shiny new bike though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363648 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:53:05 +0000 amir 363648@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@bill hope to see you this time! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363647 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:10:39 +0000 amir 363647@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@mcairney not this year. The jerseys look very nice. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363646 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 13:05:16 +0000 mcairney 363646@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Anyone doing the Poppyscotland sportive on Sunday? I've signed up for the middle route (the long route smacks too much of masochism for me!) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363645 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 12:26:52 +0000 bill 363645@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@amir I am down for Moulin Muirs. Really enjoyed it last year.</p> <p>I was hoping to lunch at Escape Route in Pitlochry. It was stowed out with Ronde bunch last year. I hear it's their annual outing. Does anyone know if they are there on the 1st or 8th of Oct this year? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363616 Sat, 17 Sep 2022 18:24:45 +0000 amir 363616@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@acsimpson good luck with the house move!</p> <p>@nobrakes plenty go around 200s on pretty racy bikes. But yes, comfort is key. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363615 Sat, 17 Sep 2022 17:08:56 +0000 nobrakes 363615@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I’m still waiting on my audax bike to be built. I’m the meantime I’m planning a 150 round east Lothian tomorrow. Have made my Tarmac as distance friendly as possible. Stuck my wife’s MTB crud guard on the back and flipped the stem. Not ideal but I do now have a Carradice saddlebag which must be worth something :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363614 Sat, 17 Sep 2022 16:38:40 +0000 acsimpson 363614@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No long rides for me planned at the moment due to an impending house move at the end of the month.</p> <p>I hopeful that I might manage a DIY 200 before the end of October. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363605 Sat, 17 Sep 2022 08:41:57 +0000 amir 363605@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Next two rides for me aare the Dick McT from Gala next weekend then the Moulin Muir's two weeks later. Anyone else signed up for these? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363370 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 14:28:10 +0000 acsimpson 363370@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Knowing what causes the bad patches so that you can avoid/minimise them also helps. In my case I seem to have developed an intolerance of fizzy drinks while on long rides.</p> <p>Of course there's always going to be times when something unexpectedly affects your mood too, and you need to keep moving while playing mind games with yourself. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363368 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:49:59 +0000 nobrakes 363368@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes it's the suffering part I'm worried about :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363367 Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:48:54 +0000 amir 363367@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Definitely agree @dave! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363345 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 23:26:03 +0000 Dave 363345@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Audax isn't so much about tremendous athletic performance as it is the ability to suffer through bad patches while still keeping the pedals turning slowly, in my experience at least! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=20778&page=7#post-363335 Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:11:34 +0000 acsimpson 363335@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@nobrakes, Judging by your performance on TotB I don't think you can describe yourself as puny, you are clearly far faster than I am. Riding the longer rides is just a matter of building up slowly, pacing yourself and ensuring you have a fuelling strategy which works. </p>