Can you do a sportive on a touring bike?

[doouk]

Did a sportive on an Mtb last year. Very painful. Think I finished last too

 

[Fab Foodie]

I think we should start a new event 'Sportive Bombing'. Turning up en-masse sans lid an un-entered to a sportive with unlikely bikes and only partaking of beer and pies, refusing gels and energy products.

The revolution will not have an online registration system or be sponsored by Wiggle ....

 

[User169]

I think we should start a new event 'Sportive Bombing'. Turning up en-masse sans lid an un-entered to a sportive with unlikely bikes and only partaking of beer and pies, refusing gels and energy products.

The revolution will not have an online registration system or be sponsored by Wiggle ....

Lashings of ginger beer surely for such jolly japes.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Lashings of ginger beer surely for such jolly japes.

Absolutely, Hurrah for Delftse Post!

 

[jefmcg]

 

[John the Monkey]

I think we should start a new event 'Sportive Bombing'. Turning up en-masse sans lid an un-entered to a sportive with unlikely bikes and only partaking of beer and pies, refusing gels and energy products.

I realise now that I've accidentally "Audax Bombed" a couple of times in my bit of Cheshire. I was chatting to a fellow on a Moulton last time.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I realise now that I've accidentally "Audax Bombed" a couple of times in my bit of Cheshire. I was chatting to a fellow on a Moulton last time.

Audax Bombing is fine as long as you don't partake of the official entrants CAKE for which yopu may be sandalled to deth ....

 

[ianrauk]

Audax Bombing is fine as long as you don't partake of the official entrants CAKE for which yopu may be sandalled to deth ....

and mullured with an unfeasibly long bike pump.

 

[jefmcg]

The paths of LEL (audax) and London Cambridge (charity ride) briefly crossed paths. It was definitely an odd mixture, and a lot of pleasure telling them to obey the marshals and not to follow us. "Why, where are you going?"

Not sure who was bombing whom [grammar!] though.

 

[Fab Foodie]

I reckon the Folding Shopping Bike Collective should have a mass pitch-up to a Sportive ... preferably one that's flat and erm not more than 5 miles ....

 

[Browser]

I have a hankering to turn up to a sportive on a Windcheetah recumbent just to see the doube takes from all of the TDF wannabees

 

[Folano]

Why not, although I'm sure there are easier ways for you to seek attention, have you considered the x-factor

 

[DRHysted]

I have a hankering to turn up to a sportive on a Windcheetah recumbent just to see the doube takes from all of the TDF wannabees

You could be sadly disappointed. The Sportives I've done, I saw no signs of bike snobbery.

 

[ColinJ]

Y!

 

[swiftylee]

Just did the wiggle Wight out on a £300 halfords hybrid. 64 miles in just over 4h 40 and it was not flat upset a guy on a £7000 road bike when i was right behind him down hill at 37 mph