London To Southend - July 16th

[GrantD5]

Anyone here doing the ride?

I'm doing it with a couple of mates and will be my longest sportive yet (54 miles), my longest previously was 25 miles in Hertfordshire.

I need to get out on my bike some more.

[GrantD5]

JustinF said:

Come do London to Dunwich the week before as a warm up

Looks an interesting one, I dunno about getting home though, riding an extra 50km to get a train could be the death of me haha, I may look at that for next year as I want to do a 100miler

[GrantD5]

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.

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.

[GrantD5]

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

[GrantD5]

AndStilliRise said:

Is this an organized ride, how do I sign up?

I was going to sign up on the day but you can do it on Bike events website as posted.

[GrantD5]

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.