London To Southend - July 16th
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Yep. Me and my daughter.
"We" aren't going to be quick! Aiming for around 10-11MPH average... and a finish.
Need to get some road tyres, lose the mudguards etc on my daughters bike to give her a fighting chance.
She has managed 23 miles in one day so far, on cycle paths. Plus 21 miles on Sunday in that 30 degree heat. I am hopeful that the ambience of the event will give her a boost.
"We" aren't going to be quick! Aiming for around 10-11MPH average... and a finish.
Need to get some road tyres, lose the mudguards etc on my daughters bike to give her a fighting chance.
She has managed 23 miles in one day so far, on cycle paths. Plus 21 miles on Sunday in that 30 degree heat. I am hopeful that the ambience of the event will give her a boost.
greenamex2 said:
Yep. Me and my daughter.
"We" aren't going to be quick! Aiming for around 10-11MPH average... and a finish.
Need to get some road tyres, lose the mudguards etc on my daughters bike to give her a fighting chance.
She has managed 23 miles in one day so far, on cycle paths. Plus 21 miles on Sunday in that 30 degree heat. I am hopeful that the ambience of the event will give her a boost.
To be honest the longest I have rode is 30 miles in one day, I tend to just commute to work or ride to my Mums etc."We" aren't going to be quick! Aiming for around 10-11MPH average... and a finish.
Need to get some road tyres, lose the mudguards etc on my daughters bike to give her a fighting chance.
She has managed 23 miles in one day so far, on cycle paths. Plus 21 miles on Sunday in that 30 degree heat. I am hopeful that the ambience of the event will give her a boost.
I believe I will be more than capable for the 54 miles and there are plenty of stop offs anyway.
It's all for a good day out anyway, I'd like to think I could average around 13-14 over the distance but who knows. Depends how hot it is on the day also.
Tom1312 said:
I'll be doing it with lads from work.
We'll probably be the ones taking it far too seriously... Well I won't be.
I think the group I am going to be doing it are quite mixed, hopefully no one 'too slow', also hopefully I'm not that guy thats too slow, would like to think not We'll probably be the ones taking it far too seriously... Well I won't be.
I was thinking of doing it again this year, done it 4-5 times in the past, messes with your head going in the wrong direction a lot :LOL:
Top tip is to try and not stop OP keep your daughter moving even if it is just slowly. by all means take a drink stop or two but dont do a "lunch" break.
Top tip is to try and not stop OP keep your daughter moving even if it is just slowly. by all means take a drink stop or two but dont do a "lunch" break.
How did people do?
My daughter and I managed to do it in under 5 hours including stops. Pretty good for an 11 year old on their first attempt.
She did go really quiet at around 47 miles though. And any comments regarding "the next one" are met with scowls!
Might need to bribe her with a new road bike.
My daughter and I managed to do it in under 5 hours including stops. Pretty good for an 11 year old on their first attempt.
She did go really quiet at around 47 miles though. And any comments regarding "the next one" are met with scowls!
Might need to bribe her with a new road bike.
I done the 62 in the end. Glad I done it but regretted it once I reached Shoeburyness seafront as those last few miles killed me.
The furthest I had done before was 25 miles at a sportive earlier in the year in Hertfordshire, the most I do in a day really is 20 and thats going to Halfords and back to visit my friend, so I'm quite happy with how I got on.
I nearly came off early on coming down from Chigwell, just by Grange Hill tube station, hit a bump and handlebars went everywhere.
I have recently changed handlebars and after that ride I had sore left wrist and i still have numbness in my left hand so that needs looking at also.
Oh and considering I thought it was going to rain, the some come out too play.
The furthest I had done before was 25 miles at a sportive earlier in the year in Hertfordshire, the most I do in a day really is 20 and thats going to Halfords and back to visit my friend, so I'm quite happy with how I got on.
I nearly came off early on coming down from Chigwell, just by Grange Hill tube station, hit a bump and handlebars went everywhere.
I have recently changed handlebars and after that ride I had sore left wrist and i still have numbness in my left hand so that needs looking at also.
Oh and considering I thought it was going to rain, the some come out too play.
Did it in 2 hours and 59 minutes.
Was pleased with that tbh as I've been down with a cold last few days in the run up to it.
Nearly died with 2 meters to go... Bloody stone walled bridge at the end was a sharper left turn than it looked.....
Check out “Morning Ride” on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/1085861904
Was pleased with that tbh as I've been down with a cold last few days in the run up to it.
Nearly died with 2 meters to go... Bloody stone walled bridge at the end was a sharper left turn than it looked.....
Check out “Morning Ride” on Relive! https://www.relive.cc/view/1085861904
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