Hi from Glasgow

[big al]

Got my first road bike earlier this year...managing to get out 2/3 times a week...including 30/50 miles at the weekend.

Absolutely love it, wish I'd done it years ago.

Still trying to work out the differenece between an Audax and a Sportive but plan to give something a try.

CycleChat a veery helpful site for a newbie.

Cheers

 

[MrRidley]

Big Al, from a fellow Weegie to answer your question, an audax requires you to wear sandals and a sportive requires a fast bike, Btw i'm doing an audax on Sunday, but without the sandals

 

[ianrauk]

HI Al and welcome to Cycle Chat..

 

[HonestMan1910]

Hi Al and welcome to CC, another friend in the west to lobby for a non Edinburgh/East coast ride.

 

[just jim]

Welcome friend!

 

[HLaB]

Hiya, big al

Big Al, from a fellow Weegie to answer your question, an audax requires you to wear sandals and a sportive requires a fast bike, Btw i'm doing an audax on Sunday, but without the sandals

LOL, not even SPD sandals

 

[Coco]

Welcome Al.

Hi Al and welcome to CC, another friend in the west to lobby for a non Edinburgh/East coast ride.

There's one on the 13th of June if you want to come along. I'll be leading from behind.

 

[ACS]

Got my first road bike earlier this year...managing to get out 2/3 times a week...including 30/50 miles at the weekend.

Absolutely love it, wish I'd done it years ago.

Still trying to work out the differenece between an Audax and a Sportive but plan to give something a try.

CycleChat a veery helpful site for a newbie.

Cheers

"In sportives people pretend they are racing. - In Audax they pretend they aren't."

 

[HJ]

Hallo and welcome

 

[big al]

Appreciate the welcome people.

Unfortunately can't make the event on 13 June due to family holiday...which is disappointing as west renfrewshire is a great place for a bike ride. Will definitely make the effort to join in another event...and will try and work our whether or not to bring sandals!

 

[bauldbairn]

Hello big al and Welcome to the CC forums.

 

[gavintc]

A sportive typically has signs at junctions directing you, but an audax demands a few more navigational skills following a route from instructions. Food is often provided as part of the entry on a sportive, on an audax, you would buy it (albeit cheaply) at the rest halts. Cost is the most apparent difference when you are looking at entry - sportives are more expensive than audax.

 

[killiekosmos]

Welcome to CC

 

[big al]

A sportive typically has signs at junctions directing you, but an audax demands a few more navigational skills following a route from instructions. Food is often provided as part of the entry on a sportive, on an audax, you would buy it (albeit cheaply) at the rest halts. Cost is the most apparent difference when you are looking at entry - sportives are more expensive than audax.

Thanks gavintc, an answer with some real points of difference between sportive & audax...and no mention of sandals

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Awright fae sunny Dumbarton!