Hello from Hanworth , London .

[Cuchilo]

Evening all . I'm Jason and have recently bought myself a road bike for my 40th Birthday . Not much of a mid life crisis eh I had been riding a MTB to my allotment for a few years and to the boat and decided to buy a road bike as I was loving the trips . Now I go the long way around adding a few miles to get to where I want to go .
Last Sunday I decided to see what I could do and did 45 miles in just under 2 hours . When I finished I thought I could do the trip again with ease . Probably not at the same pace I must add !
I have a few questions about diet ( fuel ) for such trips or longer ones . I work as a carpenter and joiner and basic meals as in meat and veg keep me going in a physical job . Ive tried pasta and it just does nothing for me and leaves me shaking with hunger if I eat it for lunch and go back to work where as a cheese sandwich will keep me going all afternoon .
Im not really into taking power drinks and the like I would rather eat the right food and do it that way unless the power drink is beer then im a sucker for that
Any tips ?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

to cycle chat Jason!
I find a good serving of porridge, with added fruit and/or nuts to your liking, the best fuel before a 50+ mile ride.
Flapjack, banana, lots of water, a few coffee stops will keep you going.

 

[Mark Grant]

Hello and welcome from Hanworth.

 

[Cuchilo]

Im a southerner , porridge taste vile . Is ready brek ok ?

 

[Cuchilo]

Someone else in Hanworth ! Looking at your blog I guess my trip through crane park , Marble hill and then Richmond park is a bit lame !

 

[Mark Grant]

But I don't do 45 miles in less than 2 hours!
I've recently been going out with a mate on wednesday evenings for 30m or so miles. You're welcome to tag along (or in front at that speed) if you fancy it. Usually about 7ish.

 

[screenman]

Hi and welcome, not there any more but I grew up in Hanworth and for about 8 years owned Hanworth Car Sales which I noticed last time I was down is not there any more.

22.5 average is racer speed if you are just out for a ride, well done you are obviously a natural athlete.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Hi Cuchilo and .

45 miles in under 2 hours: 22.5mph+. That is a seriously quick pace!

Sounds like you need to consider going racing (or check the calibration on your speedometer ).

 

[Cuchilo]

Ha ha , I used the bikes computer and my iPhone run keeper app . It's a great app that uses GPS to track you and gives you a break down of your trip at the end . My fastest mile was 37 seconds my longest 9 minutes . Top speed 37 mph . It's a free app btw .
Thanks for the offer Mark , right now my evenings are a little hectic but I may take you up on that in the future . Where do you ride ?

 

[Cuchilo]

Ill try and upload an example from my phone .

 

[screenman]

Err! fastest mile in 37 seconds, now at 60mph it would take a minute so about 100mph average, watch out Froomie this guy would be finished before you started.

Unless of course I have misread it somewhere.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Err! fastest mile in 37 seconds, now at 60mph it would take a minute so about 100mph average, watch out Froomie this guy would be finished before you started.

Unless of course I have misread it somewhere.

I was just thinking the same thing. I make it an average of 97.3 mph over that mile. 66.6mph average for mile 25 as well.

This road bike doesn't have a 500cc engine does it?

 

[paul04]

Hello

 

[Cuchilo]

I didn't even think about the times relating to speed I just looked at the app . I guess it isn't that good after all !

 

[Mark Grant]

[quote=".
Thanks for the offer Mark , right now my evenings are a little hectic but I may take you up on that in the future . Where do you ride ?[/quote]

We make it up as we go along.
Richmond park if time is a bit tight or out into Surrey if we've got more time.