The 2021 Half Century (50km or 50m) a month challenge Chatzone

[Domus]

Finally off the mark today, under normal circumstances I would have stayed in bed, mizzle, thick cloud and 2ºC. However as that's the best weather so far this year I managed a wet miserable 50 Kms to Adlington along the A6 and returned via Horwich. I had the mad idea to carry on up Matchmoor Lane and Scout Road but the cloud was so thick I decided against at the last minute. The bike is absolutely filthy

 

[13 rider]

Well I’m feeling a bit more optimistic today. Managed 27.5km and could have done more but had made a natural loop back home and couldn’t feel my feet. Bloody cold out there. When I started I thought I’d only do a couple of miles and go home.

couple more eels to get to 50.

Nice steady progress . Been a tough month temperature wise

 

[13 rider]

Well I’m feeling a bit more optimistic today. Managed 27.5km and could have done more but had made a natural loop back home and couldn’t feel my feet. Bloody cold out there. When I started I thought I’d only do a couple of miles and go home.

couple more eels to get to 50.

Nice steady progress . Been a tough month temperature wise

 

[Houthakker]

Not bad weather here this morning so I got up and went out. 15 miles in an almighty crack and the saddle went all loose and wobbly. One of the seat clamp bolts had snapped. Fortunately as I was only doing laps around town, not too fat to ride gently and mostly standing, to get home.
Must have put more wieght on than I thought over Christmas!!

 

[ColinJ]

Fortunately as I was only doing laps around town, not too fat to ride gently and mostly standing, to get home.

Amusing typo!

 

[cosmicbike]

Something wrong this month, I've just done the 2nd 50km ride in a week. Last year was a real struggle, hopefully this year will be easier. In keeping with the current restrictions, I don't think I was ever more than about 4-5 miles from my door at any point.

 

[Noodle Legs]

Just being watching my local news East mids and the defination of local got brought up and I now understand your 57 laps .
The prospect of byes has crossed my mind I will decided later in the month

They’re getting really cute round here with fining people. Dog walkers who go to adjoining villages, drivers and even cyclists have all been known to have been pulled over and fined.

 

[Sbudge]

Well the Met Office has been telling fibs again! Set out for a 50 mile loop as the forecast was 1 degree. I got back with water bottle frozen and layers of ice on helmet, jacket, bibs etc. Mr. Garmin said an average of -2 with regular dips to -4. I know it's been much colder 'up North' but it did strike me as a bit nippy!

 

[Sbudge]

They’re getting really cute round here with fining people. Dog walkers who go to adjoining villages, drivers and even cyclists have all been known to have been pulled over and fined.

Remember a circle with a radius of just 5 miles would still be 50km. Add in the distance from the centre out to the edge and you might easily be able to manage a 50km ride without straying more than 5 miles from home. Of course that supposes you've a reasonable choice of roads etc.

I've just plotted a route based on a 5 mile radius circle and with all the ins-and-outs of the local country lanes it came to very nearly 100km. Which is a huge relief as my next 100km with be 5 unbroken years so I *really* don't want to miss it if at all possible!

 

[13 rider]

They’re getting really cute round here with fining people. Dog walkers who go to adjoining villages, drivers and even cyclists have all been known to have been pulled over and fined.

Not heard of any in Leicestershire but Derbyshire police seem very proactive and possibly aggressive at enforcing the rules

 

[Domus]

It seems meeting up with one other person is optional if you ride a MTB. Saw a group of 6 in Bolton today.

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

It seems that if I am to do 50km solely in my village, I will have to do 14.2 laps. It's a small village and it's not flat either.

I may get some odd looks. Nothing new there then

 

[Eribiste]

It seems that if I am to do 50km solely in my village, I will have to do 14.2 laps. It's a small village and it's not flat either.

I may get some odd looks. Nothing new there then

Just done something quite similar, although a lap of the great metropolis of Eckington (Worcestershire one) is 5.75km. My village, like LGC's, is most definitely not flat, as I found out this morning. Doing plentiful laps of one place gets you local legend status with Strava and suspicious looks from the lace curtain twitchers.

 

[Noodle Legs]

Not heard of any in Leicestershire but Derbyshire police seem very proactive and possibly aggressive at enforcing the rules

Two dog walkers were done walking from Whitwick into Coalville, another two from ibstock going towards hugglescote, they tried to have my brother in law at Coleorton at a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere but he shares it with several others. Turns out they’d had a tip off of an illegal gathering which proved false. There’s a lot of curtain twitchers ready to drop people in it.
But yeah Derbyshire are particularly aggressive.

 

[13 rider]

https://www.strava.com/activities/4602541794
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Nine laps of the village for 50km. Not content with that thrilling adventure, I really jazzed it up by doing some laps counter-clockwise. Wow!
Strava has me down as the local legend, others as the village idiot.

Great effort