Out of the box thinking RE: Century rides

[Ajax Bay]

Having just come back from doing a 200k ride in 6 hours 15 minutes main roads roll better

it was a sub 5 hour century.

Cracking fast ride and hope you enjoyed it. Since you clearly want to share this ride, I have three questions:
How much climb?
What sort of bike?
Is 6:15 your rolling time and if so, what was your overall time (including the A road garage stops for food and water you mentioned)?

 

[Vegan1]

Cracking fast ride and hope you enjoyed it. Since you clearly want to share this ride, I have three questions:
How much climb?
What sort of bike?
Is 6:15 your rolling time and if so, what was your overall time (including the A road garage stops for food and water you mentioned)?

What I want to share is how good A roads are for a fast ton.

 

[jayonabike]

Riding A roads for 100 miles, how boring. No wonder you're in a hurry to get home.

 

[screenman]

Has the OP done any open time trials, as we all know you go faster with a number on your back.

 

[derrick]

We will do the bigger roads early in the morning when they are quiet, return routes are always the lanes.

 

[Dayvo]

200 km in 6 hours 15 minutes.

What, was it downhill all the way?

 

[mark st1]

200 km in 6 hours 15 minutes.

What, was it downhill all the way?

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[fossyant]

200 km in 6 hours 15 minutes.

What, was it downhill all the way?

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It's 124 and a bit miles. Perfectly do-able in 6 1/4 hours. I've done the Manchester 100 and riding there and back in a similar time on 2 or 3 occasions. It was boring enough in parts as they weren't the most interesting roads, but all on main A roads or dual carriageway, no ta, I'd die of boredom. I also prefer hilly routes to flat.

 

[Ajax Bay]

a thought to doing their first imperial ton

What I want to share is how good A roads are for a fast ton.

A first ton or a fast ton? I think the primary requirement for a long ride is that it is on roads that a rider can enjoy. To do 161km takes time so worth keeping to roads where good progress can be made: B roads and the wider unclassified roads allow this, with a leavening of non-trunk A roads. Down in Devon we are lucky with a good minor road network which offers pseudo-infinite possibilities without needing to use A roads for more than a small percentage of the time - really for just linking the route together. For example this 100km.

 

[lazybloke]

Has the OP done any open time trials, as we all know you go faster with a number on your back.

More like a target.

 

[Vegan1]

Weather permitting it will be 200 miles this weekend on the same roads. I'll report back my findings if it's a viable option for those wanting to do thier first double imperial ton.

I've done double tons before but this will be the first time that I've chosen the route.

 

[smutchin]

200 km in 6 hours 15 minutes.

What, was it downhill all the way?

I've gone under 8 hours for a 200 a few times, but that's at a relatively plodding audax pace, mostly on minor roads. I can well believe 6:15 as a credible time for someone riding against the clock. Fastest time allowed for a 200km audax would be about 6:40, and audax speeds aren't especially fast even at the top end.

I marshalled a 100 mile TT a couple of weeks ago on which the winner finished well inside four hours. It certainly wouldn't have taken him an extra two and a half hours to round it up to 200km.

 

[Dayvo]

It's 124 and a bit miles. Perfectly do-able in 6 1/4 hours. I've done the Manchester 100 and riding there and back in a similar time on 2 or 3 occasions. It was boring enough in parts as they weren't the most interesting roads, but all on main A roads or dual carriageway, no ta, I'd die of boredom. I also prefer hilly routes to flat.

I've gone under 8 hours for a 200 a few times, but that's at a relatively plodding audax pace, mostly on minor roads. I can well believe 6:15 as a credible time for someone riding against the clock. Fastest time allowed for a 200km audax would be about 6:40, and audax speeds aren't especially fast even at the top end.

I marshalled a 100 mile TT a couple of weeks ago on which the winner finished well inside four hours. It certainly wouldn't have taken him an extra two and a half hours to round it up to 200km.

Yebbut, this is Vegan1 (Jackanory) we're talking about here.

 

[smutchin]

Yebbut, this is Vegan1 (Jackanory) we're talking about here.

See my earlier comment about doing a TT to make it official. But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now because I'm nice like that.

 

[Dayvo]

See my earlier comment about doing a TT to make it official. But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now because I'm nice like that.

He was the same under a different incarnation, all mouth and no cycling shorts.