No snow here, we missed it completely. The Cheshire gap had a totally different weather system and the Delamere Hills are odder still. All around us has had it, but we haven't.Crisp snow looks nice, but I could do without all this slushy stuff!
I prefer blue skies and a temperature of 18-22 degrees. (I get frazzled if it is too warm. 25-26 would be ok if I had a week to get used to it, and there were cooling breezes.)
Most of the Ribble Valley seemed much clearer of snow than this side of Pendle Hill. It just shows how hills and mountains create microclimates.No snow here, we missed it completely. The Cheshire gap had a totally different weather system and the Delamere Hills are odder still. All around us has had it, but we haven't.
That's sweet of you to ask. If I had your injury, I wouldn't be thinking about something like my injury.Sorry to hear that. How did it happen?
Somehow I suspect I am also out of this years running as well I don't yet had abiketrike I can ride let alone do 100km on!
I can almost walk 1km in one go now, but it totally exhausts me for the day and leaves me shattered. It also take me well over half an hour and requires crutches!
IMO 100k (or the equivalent thereof) on a stationary bike would be an amazing achievement, with boredom the main enemy. I don't know anything about turbos so I don't know what info they provide. I don't see why you shouldn't, esp as you have a good reason.Edit: I'm thinking of getting a turbo trainer. Can you do the challenge on a stationary? And what would be the equivalent of 100 km?
Hmm ... the thing is that distance is meaningless on a turbo trainer. I have a gym bike with a big, heavy flywheel. It has a friction brake to set the resistance level. I can set the resistance so low that one quick rotation of the cranks spins the flywheel for about a minute. If I tighten the brake up enough then I can't get the thing to move at all.I'm thinking of getting a turbo trainer. Can you do the challenge on a stationary? And what would be the equivalent of 100 km?
Unfortunately I've already finished Breaking bad but binge watching is probably the way to go. And no, suffer fest videos are not for meThat is bad enough, but I assume that a metric century takes you 5-7 hours? A session of that duration on a turbo trainer would not be good for your mental health!
Good to see you @Dogtrousers too. Sorry I didn't hang around after the cafe, I had a mate coming round in the afternoon for plumbing assistance and had to crack on. Some of those roads were mostly holes, weren't they.I echo Colin's sentiments about 1km. I remember once being on crutches and overestimating my capabilities, that was about 1km. I well remember leaning against a wall half way and the remaining 500m seemed like miles.
Yesterday I did my first ever Audax. Hills and Mills from Hailsham.
Met @Tim Hall and chatted for a while. Nice café stop at Mayfield. Then lots and lots of grinding and slogging up hills and descending steep examples of Sussex's finest disintegrating road surfaces with brakes on full. I'm glad the organiser asked us to check our brake blocks, replacement was definitely due.
I spent rather a long time queuing to get my card stamped, then rather a long time queuing to get a cup of tea, then rather a long time queuing for the toilet. Then I did some unnecessary faffing. Then recalled that I had read that one shouldn't spend too long faffing at controls.Good to see you @Dogtrousers too. Sorry I didn't hang around after the cafe, I had a mate coming round in the afternoon for plumbing assistance and had to crack on. Some of those roads were mostly holes, weren't they.
2015
January
31/01/2015 - 103km - Cycling in the snow - Richmond park - https://www.strava.com/activities/248459266 - 1point
Was it snowing in Richmond Park today? Dammit, I love Richmond Park in the snow.
Nice work, sneaking this in On the last day
Was it snowing in Richmond Park today? Dammit, I love Richmond Park in the snow.
Nice work, sneaking this in On the last day
Well done!Go on, I'll give this a go. Managed to sneak it in today. Way too snowy up here in Glossop but son#2 was at school in Stockport for rugby and cricket training from 9am to 3pm so I had the opportunity to go out to @SatNavSaysStraightOn country. It's surprisingly hilly around Delamere
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