The Tour of East Lothian was tough, especially given the time of year. I found it harder than the Moffat Toffee 200 km. The older of us may also benefit from establishing platforms, so e.g. so do a few 60 milers before you try an 80 or 100 miler.
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Anyone feeling brave / masochistic / mad?
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Posted 13 years ago #
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IN the video the guy commenting said he had done the ride out of Loch Aline six times and this was the first time he had seen any of the scenery. It did look like a great day out
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I've done a couple of 100 milers, but I have to say the one I did 'unplanned' (just me and my brother heading out to ride from Edinburgh to Aberdeen) was easily my favourite. I refer to posts passim about how unsociable a sod I am on the bike...
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@davecrampton my audax bike ain't that different from an older 531-framed Galaxy. Slightly different geometry and built from a slightly lighter grade of steel. Your galaxy should be fine if, as you say, you remove any unneccessary weight - a medium sized saddle bag or something like a carradice would be fine for your waterproofs, snacks etc. Also running thinner and lighter tyres will help - it's a lot less weight to accellerate and to push up hills and if you get them up to a good pressure will offer a lot less rolling resistance.
I put conti 25mm GT4000s on my bike (nice deal from a friendly LBS) and I'm well impressed. They offer great grip, comfort and resilience but are remarkably free rolling. Despite being on cheapish Shimano R500 hubs, I was able to out-roll my companions on downhills on rolling resistance until wind resistance took over. They were approximately 15% of the total build cost and worth every penny in my opinion.
Posted 13 years ago # -
I found the Tour of East Lothian harder than Mull it Over. The weather was pants, the road surface was terrible, and I had a grumpy knee.
@dave c : Half the battle is keeping hydrated and with some energy coming into your system (real food or synthetic). What has always held me back on these rides is a failure to do one or the other. Usually my digestive system just shuts down and I have to force myself to swallow even the most dilectable delicacy...
In any case, http://connect.garmin.com/activity/78759737 is my trace. Good day out.
Posted 13 years ago # -
found the Tour of East Lothian harder than Mull it Over
Thirded.
I found the Moffat Toffee harder too, but didn't realise that I had until I did M-I-O - but that's due to how bad my cold was. Perhaps I should have taken notice when Amir asked "are you feeling alright? you don't look alright" when we were at the first café stop!
Posted 13 years ago # -
DC Crank shorteners bolt onto existing cranks. So you pedal smaller but wider.
Useful on tandem for less tall stokers...
Posted 13 years ago # -
That looked like a great ride. Were most of the people who took part aiming for a start at PBP?
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For some reason I think there were only about 20 riders from Scotland last time around. (I can't seem to find this via a quick google though).
Posted 13 years ago # -
@Cyclingmollie, PBP?? I'm hopless with TLA's and the like.
Posted 13 years ago # -
PAris-Brest-Paris Randonneur. 1200km endurance cycling event held every 4 years. Think of it as a sort of audaxing world cup, the current events are all qualifying stages for it.
Posted 13 years ago # -
Thanks kaputnik, I had heard of the Paris Brest Paris event, sounds like a very grueling event.
Posted 13 years ago # -
You gonna do a 600 to qualify K-nik?
Posted 13 years ago # -
You know you want to ;-)
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