Any of you Tossers ride a pushbike?

The standard course does look a tad chunky, the elevation is not to be sniffed.

I haven't looked at the routes but could you stay booked on the standard and see how you feel at the point where the courses separate?

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Gonzo said:
The standard course does look a tad chunky, the elevation is not to be sniffed.

I haven't looked at the routes but could you stay booked on the standard and see how you feel at the point where the courses separate?

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I guess so..it's a public road I can ride where I like on the day.
 
y2blade said:
ROUTE: EPIC - GPX FILE
Dist: 125 Miles, Elev. Gain: 6587 ft, Rating: 5/5
http://www.ukcyclingevents.co.uk/ma...p?routefile=ukce-wss-magnificat-2014-epic.gpx

ROUTE: STANDARD - GPX FILE
Dist: 82 Miles, Elev. Gain: 4183 ft, Rating: 4/5
http://www.ukcyclingevents.co.uk/ma...hp?routefile=ukce-wss-magnificat-2014-std.gpx

ROUTE: SHORT - GPX FILE
Dist: 44 Miles, Elev. Gain: 2273 ft, Rating: 3/5
http://www.ukcyclingevents.co.uk/ma...?routefile=ukce-wss-magnificat-2014-short.gpx

I'm booked to do the Standard but realistically and considering the rating I'm prob going to change my booking to the short...I've yet to ride more than 30miles in one hit.

Feel free to take a look at the route files and see what you think :)
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I'm gradually increasing my distance on Sunday rides and training 5 times a week at 20-30 miles. Most I've done is 63 miles and I was out for the count for the rest of the day. I doubt I could do an 88 mile ride yet especially a lumpy one- just an extra 5 miles up on a distance I've done before seems like a mountain to climb.
 
Beemerman59 said:
I'm gradually increasing my distance on Sunday rides and training 5 times a week at 20-30 miles. Most I've done is 63 miles and I was out for the count for the rest of the day. I doubt I could do an 88 mile ride yet especially a lumpy one- just an extra 5 miles up on a distance I've done before seems like a mountain to climb.
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I thought so too, but a local racer told me the trick is to keep your speed fairly slow (15-18 mph). I followed his advice, and managed to go 102 miles. My longest ride before that was 42 miles.
 
Aurelius said:
I thought so too, but a local racer told me the trick is to keep your speed fairly slow (15-18 mph). I followed his advice, and managed to go 102 miles. My longest ride before that was 42 miles.
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How hilly was that?
I can ride all day on flat ground
 
Aurelius said:
Not very hilly at all, but when doing one of our local "hill" rides, I'm no more tired afterward than I am riding on the flats. Pedaling uphill takes quite a bit of effort, but then you rest while coasting down the other side. :Motomartin
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On flattish roads my average speed at the moment is about 18mph. On the hilly routes it drops to just over 16mph. I can ride all day on the flat but with hills, once the legs have gone there's no coming back. If you can do the same speeds with hills as on the flat you should be a pro.
 
Aurelius said:
Not very hilly at all, but when doing one of our local "hill" rides, I'm no more tired afterward than I am riding on the flats. Pedaling uphill takes quite a bit of effort, but then you rest while coasting down the other side. :Motomartin
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Beemerman59 said:
On flattish roads my average speed at the moment is about 18mph. On the hilly routes it drops to just over 16mph. I can ride all day on the flat but with hills, once the legs have gone there's no coming back. If you can do the same speeds with hills as on the flat you should be a pro.
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My average is 16mph and dropping to "crawl along" gear on my hills :D
 
Beemerman59 said:
On flattish roads my average speed at the moment is about 18mph. On the hilly routes it drops to just over 16mph. I can ride all day on the flat but with hills, once the legs have gone there's no coming back. If you can do the same speeds with hills as on the flat you should be a pro.
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'Average speed' is almost impossible for me to calculate owing to frequent slowdowns and stops at intersections, but on flat roads I'm able to maintain 21-22 mph without experiencing lactic acid buildup, or running short of breath. On the steeper hills in this area, I'll only be climbing at speeds of 10mph or less, but then I'll be coasting down the other side at 37-40 mph.
 
y2blade said:
My average is 16mph and dropping to "crawl along" gear on my hills :D
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We probably have some hills in common, I have several where I'm using the lowest couple of the rear gears and small front chain ring. Heart rate up at 150+ on those!
 
Beemerman59 said:
We probably have some hills in common, I have several where I'm using the lowest couple of the rear gears and small front chain ring. Heart rate up at 150+ on those!
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For some reason I don't seem to benefit from pedaling uphill using the lowest gears. It certainly feels easier at first, but by the time I reach the top, I'm gasping for air and feel even more exhausted than when I scaled those hills using smaller rear gears. :nenau
 
Beemerman59 said:
We probably have some hills in common, I have several where I'm using the lowest couple of the rear gears and small front chain ring. Heart rate up at 150+ on those!
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Yeah sounds like it.
My smaller front sprocket gets used with the higher two on back for my hills.

I do want to change the larger of my front sprockets for a bigger one though to aid my speed on flat and downhill, my road bike seems very low geared tbh...need to look into this before next month really
 
Slowly at the moment. Too much work and 12kg weight gain. A 3km / 7 percent climb - last year 12min. This year 17mins.
 
15 miles last night
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y2blade said:
I do want to change the larger of my front sprockets for a bigger one though to aid my speed on flat and downhill, my road bike seems very low geared tbh...need to look into this before next month really
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Change the smallest sprocket(s) on the rear cassette. My old (now sold) road bike had 8-speed Shimano - the top two gears were separate from the bottom 6 part of the cassette and I could swap them for more suitable ratios. You need one tool to do it and it's a 5 minute job. See here
 
Greg Masters said:
Change the smallest sprocket(s) on the rear cassette. My old (now sold) road bike had 8-speed Shimano - the top two gears were separate from the bottom 6 part of the cassette and I could swap them for more suitable ratios. You need one tool to do it and it's a 5 minute job.
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ooooooo I didn't know that! Thank you I'll look into it :)
 
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