Pretty much all organised rides that you pay to enter will have refreshment stopping points along the way, so don't forget to take along an empty bag to fill up on flapjack and jelly beans. Both of which are usually in abundance.
I'm going on my first organised bike ride - realistically what do I need to take?
- Thread starter Katymac
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Please report on your ride, it really sounds interesting - especially as Norfolk is far from flat (maybe lincolnshire YES) but not Norfolk!
I’d join you if I could cycle more than 50 yds without acute heart attack symptoms (have to see consultant at NNUH about fitting more stents next week), still look forward to riding as soon as I can. Have a good time. X
Jim
I’d join you if I could cycle more than 50 yds without acute heart attack symptoms (have to see consultant at NNUH about fitting more stents next week), still look forward to riding as soon as I can. Have a good time. X
Jim
Well having lived around where we are cycling it's very flat really - nothing like Willoughby Road in Ipswich which I have to ride up on the way home every time - the bike I borrowed with the Bosch engine struggled with that (apparently I should have changed the gears.....I don't have to with the Crusa!)
Good Luck at the hosp Jim - at least it's not the Paget!
Good Luck at the hosp Jim - at least it's not the Paget!
Thanks Katymac, I’ll need all the luck on offer, I wouldn’t wish my condition on anyone.....
Jim
Jim
Well I did it - in about 3hrs 15 with a couple of little stops
They all sang happy birthday when I arrived back and I ate my chips then ice cream - now I'm knackered and my sit bones hurt!!!
They all sang happy birthday when I arrived back and I ate my chips then ice cream - now I'm knackered and my sit bones hurt!!!
Congrats Katymac - we knew you could do it!
I'm just back from the 100km Tour de Manc today.
A Sportive is an interesting experience on a 30kg panniered-up Cube Touring Bike.
I thought I would be doing it alone but a girl i used to work with had also entered it solo so we teamed up. She has only cycled about 4 times in the past 2 years but (a) is 15 years younger than me (b) used to do triathlons before she had kids and (c) has a very nice 9kg road bike.
As a result the flat parts of the race consisted of my busting a gut (and almost maxing my heart rate) on a 30kg lump of steel trying to keep up with someone who weighs 4 stone less than me on a 9kg carbon aero bike (the 25kph cut off making my motor entirely irrelevant).
The downhill parts consisted of me watching her speed away like a Mitsubishi Zero whilst I just tried to throw my weight around violently enough to make the corners (almost always at reduced speed - though I did manage 66km/hr on one quite steep descent.)
But uphill. Well apart from Werneth Low (which I know from experience requires Sporting or Turbo boost and first gear on its 15% parts) all I did was put Eco on, settle into 2nd gear and climb with a heart rate in the 140's whilst she blew up. We had to walk up about 4 longclimbs (although it was easier for me to cycle really slowly in 1st with Eco on than actcually push a 30kg bike even with walk assist).
So in the end it worked out pretty well and it was nice to catch up with her for a chat.
I felt fine at the end of the 100km (basically as a lot of the climbs came at the end and they were rests for me).
I did lock out the front suspension for a while but actually put in back on as vibration from the road surface was numbing my hands at one point.
I had also upped the PSI in my Marathon Pluses from 55/60 to 60/65 for road use.
I used exactly 60% of the 500W/hr battery. But of course I did take hills really slowly (and walked up a couple). Nevertheless I'm confident that the Bosch ALP with a 500W/hr battery can managed a 100k Sportive in normal conditions even on a heavy touring bike.
Sportives are not my favourite riding though - no time to stop and smell the roses and far too many cars.
I prefer my quiet river/canal and old railway line paths. And stopping for photos and cider
But i did manage about £500 for charity and it's further than I've ever gone in one day before...
I'm just back from the 100km Tour de Manc today.
A Sportive is an interesting experience on a 30kg panniered-up Cube Touring Bike.
I thought I would be doing it alone but a girl i used to work with had also entered it solo so we teamed up. She has only cycled about 4 times in the past 2 years but (a) is 15 years younger than me (b) used to do triathlons before she had kids and (c) has a very nice 9kg road bike.
As a result the flat parts of the race consisted of my busting a gut (and almost maxing my heart rate) on a 30kg lump of steel trying to keep up with someone who weighs 4 stone less than me on a 9kg carbon aero bike (the 25kph cut off making my motor entirely irrelevant).
The downhill parts consisted of me watching her speed away like a Mitsubishi Zero whilst I just tried to throw my weight around violently enough to make the corners (almost always at reduced speed - though I did manage 66km/hr on one quite steep descent.)
But uphill. Well apart from Werneth Low (which I know from experience requires Sporting or Turbo boost and first gear on its 15% parts) all I did was put Eco on, settle into 2nd gear and climb with a heart rate in the 140's whilst she blew up. We had to walk up about 4 longclimbs (although it was easier for me to cycle really slowly in 1st with Eco on than actcually push a 30kg bike even with walk assist).
So in the end it worked out pretty well and it was nice to catch up with her for a chat.
I felt fine at the end of the 100km (basically as a lot of the climbs came at the end and they were rests for me).
I did lock out the front suspension for a while but actually put in back on as vibration from the road surface was numbing my hands at one point.
I had also upped the PSI in my Marathon Pluses from 55/60 to 60/65 for road use.
I used exactly 60% of the 500W/hr battery. But of course I did take hills really slowly (and walked up a couple). Nevertheless I'm confident that the Bosch ALP with a 500W/hr battery can managed a 100k Sportive in normal conditions even on a heavy touring bike.
Sportives are not my favourite riding though - no time to stop and smell the roses and far too many cars.
I prefer my quiet river/canal and old railway line paths. And stopping for photos and cider
But i did manage about £500 for charity and it's further than I've ever gone in one day before...
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