The 2025 Half Century (50km or 50 mile) Challenge Chatzone.

[sevenfourate]

I'm off the mark for April and appear to be the 1st poster for the month . Just my standard loop out to Upton still a bit blowy out there . While I was out I did momentarily think of poor @sevenfourate stuck at work while us retirees are free to ride in the week it also crossed my mind that @Jon George may have snuck out earlier than me and was beating me to the post

.....apologies; i'd already commented on the 'No comment' recording only; thread. Had a word with myself - and promptly deleted it


So: Kudos for being first home ! Looks pretty decent out (here) too. Hope you had a good ride

*I did consider getting up early today - at one point. Or infact later (I could work flexi-time). Or just posting an Aprils fools type post to spur anyone else into getting up unreasonably early In the end i did nothing. After just riding 6 days on the spin.....i'd always intended to do some more walking this week. Any more cycling: and it's starting to become a 'chore' for moi. May leave it until the weekend now; and a planned 60km run-out then....

 

[Jon George]

@Jon George may have snuck out earlier than me and was beating me to the post

It was early for me.

 

[ColinJ]

I thought about squeezing an early 50 in this month but it is still windy here and I have a tickle in my throat and chest warning me not to push myself too hard. I have family visits coming up and don't want to get ill right now!

I will just do short easyish rides today and tomorrow then try to get some longer rides in when I am down in Devon. I hope to do a 111 km ride there (my promised 'age in miles' ride) and maybe some more at 50+ km.

 

[FrothNinja]

I can cope with a phantom metre but the phantom 30+ metres were odd.

I wonder if temperature has anything to do with it? The inaccurate rides were chilly and yesterday's was a bit warmer.

I assumed that elevation data was calculated from GPS readings. That is known to be less accurate than GPS positioning. Maybe the Wahoo uses a barometric altimeter?

Not sure - the paperwork it came with probably says how it does it. My Garmin is just as variable so I suspect they are a similar system.
The phone app ones like Komoot must surely be position based

 

[kapelmuur]

I'm off the mark for April and appear to be the 1st poster for the month . Just my standard loop out to Upton still a bit blowy out there . While I was out I did momentarily think of poor @sevenfourate stuck at work while us retirees are free to ride in the week it also crossed my mind that @Jon George may have snuck out earlier than me and was beating me to the post

I used to go first thing in the morning but now prefer to wait until after lunch when it’s warmed up a bit.

 

[ColinJ]

Not sure - the paperwork it came with probably says how it does it.

The 'paperwork' was the minimum that they could get away with! Basically, do this and this, and if you need more info go online...

... which I have now done. Explanation HERE.

Sometimes I start the GPS indoors and sometimes outdoors, so that might make a difference.

On my old Garmin I had an elevation reference point set at my front door so the Garmin set the elevation correctly as soon as it worked out that it was there.

 

[PaulSB]

I don't know if there are any gravel riders in the thread other than me. Today we rode an interesting route which encompassed all the joys of gravel. A bit of tarmac to start and then gravel trails, railway paths, towpath, urban cycle paths and suburban quiet back streets. Meandering our way from rural Lancashire to central Manchester via Chorley, Bolton, Whitefield, Radcliffe, Salford, Ancoats, Manchester centre, Salford Quays, Monton, Bolton, Adlington, Chorley and home.

Gravel riding of this sort comes second only to touring. Easy pace, quiet roads, interesting people and sites to see.

Magical!

 

[teeonethousand]

I don't know if there are any gravel riders in the thread other than me. Today we rode an interesting route which encompassed all the joys of gravel. A bit of tarmac to start and then gravel trails, railway paths, towpath, urban cycle paths and suburban quiet back streets. Meandering our way from rural Lancashire to central Manchester via Chorley, Bolton, Whitefield, Radcliffe, Salford, Ancoats, Manchester centre, Salford Quays, Monton, Bolton, Adlington, Chorley and home.

Gravel riding of this sort comes second only to touring. Easy pace, quiet roads, interesting people and sites to see.

Magical!

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I too have a Gravel Bike...Giant Revolt..that I use for everything. I agree on off road paths and tracks and I seek them out and use them often. I am sure my bike is slightly slower for tarmac but the roads around here, especially the edges, are poor so the geometry and fat tyres work well enough.

 

[Domus]

Lovely day in Sunny Grange yesterday, not the longest but with 1100+ metres of upness in the gusty wind it was a bit tasty.

Coniston and the Coniston Fells.

 

[kapelmuur]

I had a route prepared for today that had some variations from my usual rides, but I thought would meet the challenge.

But as I approached home it became apparent that I’d be a couple of km short. Being concerned that 13rider would find out somehow and not wanting to see his blood pressure raised to dangerous levels I added a little loop just for him.

 

[13 rider]

I had a route prepared for today that had some variations from my usual rides, but I thought would meet the challenge.

But as I approached home it became apparent that I’d be a couple of km short. Being concerned that 13rider would find out somehow and not wanting to see his blood pressure raised to dangerous levels I added a little loop just for him.

Thank you for your concern about my blood pressure ,you are correct it would have risen you if had posted somewhere about riding 48 kms

 

[Spartak]

Morning ride over the Severn Bridge to see an old work colleague for breakfast in Chepstow.
Nice ride if a little breezy but great to do a 'long' ride again.
Fantastic breakfast at the Funky Duck pub, two large breakfast's for a tenner !

Great views on the Severn Bridge ...

 

[iandg]

90.3km, my longest ride of the year. Out to Moffat into a headwind for a meeting at the Academy to recce the LEL control. Lunch in town and then a different route home. Stopped by the River Annan at Millhousebridge for a second (packed) lunch and called in at the supermarket in Lockerbie for an Irn Bru and crisps and bought a few groceries.

View: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/266819254

 

[sevenfourate]

Riding buddies are: Injured, on a cycling holiday, training for a race and seemingly not interested respectively 🤷‍♂️ So I geared up and went out solo. *Not sure if every ride HAS to now be a distance / denominator of a Cycle Chat Challenge (? 😉) …..but it’s certainly going that way 🤣🤣

So……Across the Border from Suffolk; Into Norfolk I headed (I’m fearless me…😉). This found me at St Margaret’s Church, Hopton:

Down beside the A47 Dual Carriageway and onto Gorleston Sea-Front. Where the Sun was starting to rise…..

Some Artwork I found in a Shelter; along the very same Sea-front:

I crossed the River via the new Bridge. And then headed around Gt Yarmouth:

…..where I timed it perfectly to catch sunrise on the Beach. Which was absolutely glorious. I stayed and watched - along with many others walking / running / cycling etc - who’d also halted their activities to soak it in….

Headed inland coming home. And this was the Village pond in Lound:

And closer to home at the back of Oulton Broad - I even took in a small section of the Angles Way:

50km that I feel a lot better for doing ! 😁

 

[Spartak]

Riding buddies are: Injured, on a cycling holiday, training for a race and seemingly not interested respectively 🤷‍♂️ So I geared up and went out solo. Not sure if every ride HAS to now be a denominator of a Cycle Chat Challenge (? 😉) …..but it’s certainly going that way 🤣🤣

So……Across the Border from Suffolk; Into Norfolk I headed (I’m fearless me…😉). This found me at St Margaret’s Church, Hopton:

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Down beside the A47 Dual Carriageway and onto Gorleston Sea-Front. Where the Sun was starting to rise…..

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Some Artwork I found in a Shelter; along the very same Sea-front:

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I crossed the River via the new Bridge. And then headed around Gt Yarmouth:

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…..where I timed it perfectly to catch sunrise on the Beach. Which was absolutely glorious. I stayed and watched - along with many others walking / running / cycling etc - who’d also halted their activities to soak it in….

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Headed inland coming home. And this was the Village pond in Lound:

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And closer to home at the back of Oulton Broad - I even took in a small section of the Angles Way:

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50km that I feel a lot better for doing ! 😁

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Nice pictures ... 👍