South Birmingham and Black Country Social Ride

[Downward]

What Monday - I go that way home

I have put on about 7lb in 3 months !!

 

[BrumJim]

Today.

 

[Downward]

I've put some miles in on the Folder today pootling between sites.

 

[BrumJim]

Ride stats were:
2hrs 12 mins of pedalling, resulting in 33 miles covered.
14.9 miles/h rolling average.

One prison visited (well, passed) - Blakenhurst.

And it was a fantastic evening for it. Thanks for the company.

 

[mumbo jumbo]

Ride stats were:
2hrs 12 mins of pedalling, resulting in 33 miles covered.
14.9 miles/h rolling average.

One prison visited (well, passed) - Blakenhurst.

And it was a fantastic evening for it. Thanks for the company.

Thanks BJ. A thoroughly enjoyable evening ride. I have a good deal of it on helmet cam - including you whizzing past me at the top of the Lickeys - grrrr . Looking forward to the next one...

I'd be interested to know how much climbing we did. It felt like a lot!

mj

 

[BrumJim]

That depends on me remembering where we went. And then tracing the route out on bikehike or bikely or something of that ilk. I don't think McWobble's Garmin was working properly for the whole route.

 

[Wobblers]

My Garmin was saying 421 metres of climb by the time we got back to Kings Norton. But that's from the university, not the start point, and I forgot to start it for part of the ride. I'd guess somewhere about 400 to 450 metres of climb overall.

Thanks for the ride. It was a pleasant evening, pleasant company and pleasant countryside (maybe excepting Redditch... ). And I got to appreciate just how much drag a pannier causes when I saw the two of you streak away ahead of me on the flat! It was hard work to keep up.

 

[pepecat]

When I get a bit quicker i'd like to come out with you gentlemen sometime. My average is only 12.9mph at the moment - 16.9 on the flat , but i'm not up to 30 miles in 2hrs 12 at the moment! It's the climbs that kill me......

 

[RuberyBlue]

Hi pepecat I'm a lurker as well hoping for a time when I have the fitness and confidence to join these guys.

Where are you based?

Paul

 

[BrumJim]

There are days that we like to push each other hard, and tackle the biggest hills we can find until the legs start to hurt.

But we all started somewhere, and I'm happy to lead a much more gentle-paced ride if that is what is required. We had a bloke (Philk) come out with us a couple of times, in much need of fitness improvement. He had a good time, we always waited for him, and he appreciated what he would very soon be capable of doing. So please don't let us scare you. Anything that gets people out enjoying the North Worcestershire countryside and getting exercise is a good thing as far as I am concerned.

25th OK for anyone? Got a ride pencilled in for that date.

 

[upsidedown]

Might be up for the 25th.

Paul (another one)

 

[RuberyBlue]

Pencil me in for 25th.....

Paul

 

[Downward]

25th ay ?

 

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When I get a bit quicker i'd like to come out with you gentlemen sometime. My average is only 12.9mph at the moment - 16.9 on the flat , but i'm not up to 30 miles in 2hrs 12 at the moment! It's the climbs that kill me......

12.9mph is not a bad average, Looking at our rides many are around that and lower so don't worry. The one last Saturday was 12.5mph average.

 

[pepecat]

Hi misterpaul and ruberyblue..
I'm another Bournville-ite.
And not called Paul either! Or Jim!

12.5mph average..... Ooeer. I did 40 miles on Sat and my average dropped to 12.1 mph. Urgh.... I'm getting less fit! On the plus side, it's not going to take 10 hours to do the Dartmoor Classic in two weeks, which is what i was fearing!!