Loughborough to London ride - 3rd July

[stevevw]

Adam
I tried to get 1st class also but as the fare from Hertford was £600 I decided the £90 for Cattle class was a better choice. I have down loaded the cycle reservation form from the East Midland site and the form is for Mon-Fri only? I also noticed you can have 3 pieces of hand luggage so we could just take the wheels off and take the bikes on as hand luggage.

 

[Flying Dodo]

Interesting - they used to say on their web site that you had to ring a number to reserve a bike space. As that new form is only for weekdays, it shouldn't be a problem (hopefully).

 

[Cayopro]

Lets hop not A ??? :-)

 

[Rabbitthekitten]

Could I join this ride and go as far as Market Harborough? I'm a bit new to road cycling so I don't think I could go much further. I'm also looking to meet other cyclists as I don't have much of a clue about road cycling, someone suggested coming on this ride. Could anyone let me know what they think? :-D

 

[StuAff]

Could I join this ride and go as far as Market Harborough? I'm a bit new to road cycling so I don't think I could go much further. I'm also looking to meet other cyclists as I don't have much of a clue about road cycling, someone suggested coming on this ride. Could anyone let me know what they think? :-D

I'm sure you'd be welcome. Market Harborough's under 30 miles, but it wasn't that long ago when that kind of mileage was big to me.

 

[Rabbitthekitten]

I'm sure you'd be welcome. Market Harborough's under 30 miles, but it wasn't that long ago when that kind of mileage was big to me.

I live in Kirby Muxloe, so if I cycled to Loughborough and then home from Market Harborough it'd be about 60 miles in total. I'm wondering if that's a bit far. On another thread https://www.cyclechat.net/ They thought I could probably do 50 miles in a day. I don't know if I'd be over-stretching it.

 

[marinyork]

I live in Kirby Muxloe, so if I cycled to Loughborough and then home from Market Harborough it'd be about 60 miles in total. I'm wondering if that's a bit far. On another thread https://www.cyclechat.net/ They thought I could probably do 50 miles in a day. I don't know if I'd be over-stretching it.

It's much mentally easier doing it with company. I did my first 100 miler with cycle chatters. You'll make it round as you have a destination and company. If you were on your own the biggest problem is actually getting out of the door.

 

[Rabbitthekitten]

Ok, I'm going to try and do it. :-S Just look after me peeps. :-) I do have three weeks to prepare.......

 

[Cayopro]

Always good to meet new people........ Come along mate, Im sure you will love it !!!

 

[Rabbitthekitten]

Always good to meet new people........ Come along mate, Im sure you will love it !!!

I will, it'll probably kill me, the tiny bit I'm going to do. How you guys can do 200km in a day though is pretty scary.

 

[StuAff]

I will, it'll probably kill me, the tiny bit I'm going to do. How you guys can do 200km in a day though is pretty scary.

It'll be my first 200km. But I've done one imperial ton so far, another to come next week, numerous 60+ milers- with the right pacing and the right fuelling it should be fairly straightforward.

 

[Rabbitthekitten]

It'll be my first 200km. But I've done one imperial ton so far, another to come next week, numerous 60+ milers- with the right pacing and the right fuelling it should be fairly straightforward.

The most I've done was 20 miles, on a crap bike mind. Or 40 miles in the gym. Although I do the 5 miles to work in under 20 mins every day. 60 miles is going to hurt.

 

[ianrauk]

Look forward to meeting you Rabbit

 

[Rabbitthekitten]

Look forward to meeting you Rabbit

I'm not actually very interesting.

 

[Flying Dodo]

It'll be my first 200km. But I've done one imperial ton so far, another to come next week, numerous 60+ milers- with the right pacing and the right fuelling it should be fairly straightforward.

Good point Stu - I'd better start sorting out pub stops.


Anyway, Rabbit, you'll be fine. On that stretch to Market Harborough, on most of the uphills, there's a good downhill before hand, so you can build your speed up, and so you don't have to struggle too much going back up.