Is this true? I am not an AUK member, but on their website it statesBut the route as described on the routesheet is not 'compulsory' - on nearly all AUK events, you can choose how you get between controls. There is no 'correct' or 'incorrect'
Or alternatively that the controls make up the prescribed route.[controls] are to demonstrate that you have completed the prescribed route
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This seems to imply you should follow 'the prescribed route'.
Yes, it's true. On LEL they were actually advising riders of shortcuts to York that avoided the Howardian Hills. Unfortunately I got the other kind of help at that stop, someone nagging me to pack it in.Is this true?
This seems to imply you should follow 'the prescribed route'.
Or alternatively that the controls make up the prescribed route.
Is this true? I am not an AUK member, but on their website it states
Controls
These are to demonstrate that you have completed the prescribed route, and passage through each control point is recorded in your brevet card. There are two main types of control, the information control, and the full control (generally referred to simply as the control).
Information controls are questions in your brevet card that can be answered as you pass the designated place, which will be indicated on the routesheet. They are normally simple questions (e.g. "what is the distance to xxx on the signpost", or "what is the name of the pub") which can be remembered until the next full control when you can sit down and write up the card (a pen or pencil is useful). Not all events have information controls.
This seems to imply you should follow 'the prescribed route'.
I could just use Streetview on my mobile!.....
simple questions (e.g. "what is the distance to xxx on the signpost", or "what is the name of the pub") which can be remembered until the next full control when you can sit down and write up the card (a pen or pencil is useful).
These days the questions are more like "what time is the saturday mail collection", or "what time is the last bus?"I could just use Streetview on my mobile!
Yes, it's true. On LEL they were actually advising riders of shortcuts to York that avoided the Howardian Hills. Unfortunately I got the other kind of help at that stop, someone nagging me to pack it in.
France you have to follow the route, and on PBP they have at least one "secret" control - though in the days of twitter, not very secret, I suspect.
Yes, the controls are the only element of the route that is 'prescribed'.
However, this only applies in the UK and a few other countries - routes are mandatory in most countries. (And there's always the possibility of secret controls to make sure you stick to them.)
Anyone thinking of using google earth etc to find answers to info questions is really missing the point .
Audaxing is non competitive long distance cycling.
for the majority a 100 or 200 km is a bike ride with time for tea and cake now and then.
Currently have a four year old specialized Allez - 16 speed, 23mm tyres - and a brand spanking 20 speed cx bike (11 - 34 cassette I think). If I put some decent road tyres on the cx (32 gators I was thinking), would this be better than the Allez, even though that is the actual road bike?