Done my first century.
Discussion
Well happy, actually did my first century yesterday. Sure, it wasn't the fastest ride in the world (okgo 
) but I did it.Bit disappointed that my good leg packed up with 25 miles to go so I had to limp in, but I wasn't last and if my knee had held out I would have stayed with the pack I set off with the whole way.
I also know that I absolutely categorically can't climb for toffee nor will I ever be able to.
I even got a medal that is probably worth almost a pound...
daddy cool said:
Thats good going, nice one!
Still not done more than 54 miles... cant imagine doing double that.
What was your average speed/ how much climbing etc?
Average speed, meh... Still not done more than 54 miles... cant imagine doing double that.
What was your average speed/ how much climbing etc?
3,718ft of climbing which is what killed my knee
Hadn't realised it would show up on the PH Strava feed...
sleep envy said:
Good work!
Headwinds? Pfft!
49th out of 99. I reckon I could have been just inside the top thirty If I hadn't picked up an injury.WinstonWolf said:
I also know that I absolutely categorically can't climb for toffee nor will I ever be able to.
Headwinds? Pfft!
I'll need an MTB chainset if I do it again
daddy cool said:
WinstonWolf said:
Average speed, meh...
3,718ft of climbing which is what killed my knee
I was just interested, as i did 41 miles on saturday, which started off 20mph average, and gradually dropped to 17.2 by the end. Based on that rate i full expect that if i did 100 miles i would find that by the end i would be going so slowly i'd be better off crawling on my hands and knees than pedalling!3,718ft of climbing which is what killed my knee
Damn impressive anyway, especially that ascent.
I have a dodgy knee too, and was going to start a thread for advice, but have a bike-fit session at 700 in Windsor tomorrow so will see what they advise first...
- Edit: just seen the strava summary - i reckon that average is pretty good considering
Edited by daddy cool on Monday 14th April 12:59
okgo said:
WinstonWolf said:
A bike fit is money well spent. I've got odd length cranks which really helps but the one thing I would change is gearing. I've been up steep hills before but I had either MTB or CX gearing. If you've got road gearing it puts too much strain on the knees when you're grinding. I'd definitely fit a ridiculously low bottom gear if I did it again...
Or pick a flatter route if you can, though to be honest when going as far as 100 miles even a very flat route is going to still be around 2000-3k of climbing with small undulations, I suppose it may be different where you are, but even London to Brighton and back is over 5k feet and it only feels like you do one notable climb (Ditchling) but its the rollers that all add up over that length.
I'd have been fine on a flatter route but hey, you don't always get the choice 
yellowjack said:
WinstonWolf said:
yellowjack said:
WinstonWolf said:
It was the Peterborough Ride 100. Look on the PH part of Strava yesterday, I'm the one doing 100 miles
Is that yesterday's medal in the profile pic, Rob? Mint, bruv!
upsidedownmark said:
Possibly you've already considered this, but road gearing wise - you can acomodate a compact (34 front ring), and a 28 cassette on a standard 'road' setup with a short cage mech; that gives you a getting on for mountain bike like spinning option at the bottom without changing much - I was running exactly that while I was having knee issues.
Just had a look, I've got 34/28, looks like I'll need 34/30 if I'm going to hit hills of that magnitude again 
Hills? I live in the fens.... If I was to do 100 miles on my commute I would do a total of 85 feet, yes, feet! of climbing
I've got the wonkiest knees ever to straddle a pushbike, I need lower gearing than normal. I'll probably just get another chainset for when I know there's gonna be some climbing
I live in the fens.... If I was to do 100 miles on my commute I would do a total of 85 feet, yes, feet! of climbing I've got the wonkiest knees ever to straddle a pushbike, I need lower gearing than normal. I'll probably just get another chainset for when I know there's gonna be some climbing
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