Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
I'm pretty sure we both said hello. I thought I'd seen you by the photo you put on Strava and then I looked on Flyby to see where we passed.
The Imperial Century A Month Challenge Chatzone
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I'm pretty sure we both said hello. I thought I'd seen you by the photo you put on Strava and then I looked on Flyby to see where we passed.
Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
As of yesterday I think, Strava have made a policy decision which severely impacts Flyby. It looks as though everyone has had the permission for Flyby switched off. You can easily switch it back on again but your list, for all your old rides as well as new ones, will consist of just yourself until a significant proportion of other users also switch it back on again.
Neither Dani Rowe nor Nikki Juniper have done so yet.It's nothing important of course, but I always like to have a look to see what other people were up to. I'm well aware it has been used for more questionable purposes.
I did October's ride yesterday, a least a layer short through somewhat misjudging the temperature which made it harder work. Enjoyable though it was to design non-repeating rides based on interlocking loops at the height of lockdown, I felt the need to go somewhere! Rescue would have been available had it been needed:
Today's cycling shenanigans brings up 120 months in a row of Imperial Century rides, or to put it another way, 10 years. Where did the time and miles go?
A great Kent ride to the beautiful Bedgebury Pinetum, only soured a little by drizzle most of the morning and a few very poor drivers, but we did see sunshine, only briefly but we saw it. It appeared, then disappeared.
I rode in the fantastic company and leadership of @Trickedem, who come up with the route, so it had it's fair share of ups and ups and ups, and some glorious downs. The last 10 years rides have mostly been in the company of Tim, along with @rb58 who was on his own ride today. So thanks chaps. Legends.
So, scores on the doors. A tad over the 100 miles. Imperial Century #14 for the year, month 120 in a row.
1 more to go for a new gold star.
A great Kent ride to the beautiful Bedgebury Pinetum, only soured a little by drizzle most of the morning and a few very poor drivers, but we did see sunshine, only briefly but we saw it. It appeared, then disappeared.
I rode in the fantastic company and leadership of @Trickedem, who come up with the route, so it had it's fair share of ups and ups and ups, and some glorious downs. The last 10 years rides have mostly been in the company of Tim, along with @rb58 who was on his own ride today. So thanks chaps. Legends.
So, scores on the doors. A tad over the 100 miles. Imperial Century #14 for the year, month 120 in a row.
1 more to go for a new gold star.
Congratulations on completing your 10th year. That was a tough ride for me, with lockdown fatness and fitness(lack of). I nearly didn't get up and do this ride, but I am so glad I did. The weather and wind were nowhere near as bad as forecast and the scenery was magnificent. I would recommend a visit to Bedgebury Pinetum in the autumn, it is fabulous.
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
November done. Headed south west and got within 4 miles of Stratford. Got a cheeky veloviewer square by riding into a cul de sac onto the path and into the next street and back out onto the main road again so I didn't have to do a dead end 
Just one more to go
Just one more to go
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StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
One to go…in view of The Rules, I stayed local-ish- west to Botley, north a bit, east to Bishops Waltham, back down to the top of Portsdown Hill, east as far as Fishbourne, then back west and assorted back-and-forth on Portsea Island for thirty-odd miles. Lost about 2 miles on the Garmin, but just made up that mileage because I wasn't sure how much was needed. Pace pretty rubbish again- 11.0 mph average, but never mind.
Tribansman
Veteran
Got mine done too yesterday. Just one to go now, January seems a very long time ago!
Was a cracking day for it with the light winds and bright start. I made a really early getaway as had to be done by lunchtime-ish. Set off at 4am and by the time sunrise came I'd hit the fens and some glorious misty dawn views. Did an extended loop around Cambridge, almost over to Newmarket, including some off road and wooded trails mainly for the variety factor as it was a very flat ride.
Don't know what I was happier about when I got home: the massive pot of leftover bolognaise from the previous night's tea, or seeing Pennsylvania had been officially projected for Biden.
What a brutal year 2020's been for everyone, hopefully vile Trump getting booted out will be the start of a brighter 2021.
Was a cracking day for it with the light winds and bright start. I made a really early getaway as had to be done by lunchtime-ish. Set off at 4am and by the time sunrise came I'd hit the fens and some glorious misty dawn views. Did an extended loop around Cambridge, almost over to Newmarket, including some off road and wooded trails mainly for the variety factor as it was a very flat ride.
Don't know what I was happier about when I got home: the massive pot of leftover bolognaise from the previous night's tea, or seeing Pennsylvania had been officially projected for Biden.
What a brutal year 2020's been for everyone, hopefully vile Trump getting booted out will be the start of a brighter 2021.
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Aravis
Putrid Donut
- Location
- Gloucester
I'm struggling with what might at one time have been called a nervous breakdown. For most of this month the idea of riding a bike has been totally unthinkable and at times I'd assumed I was out of all challenges, as if that seemed to matter at all.
This evening I'm relatively calm.
Without something like @All uphill's ABC Saints photographic challenge I don't think I'd have made it out of the door yesterday. I'd seen a possible quip based on "Holy Innocents", but that would have come to nothing if I couldn't complete the rest of the plan, and remarkably, that proved a big enough incentive to see me through the day. Mostly it was a case of just turning the pedals, never mind how slow, but I did it - 103.03 miles, starting and finishing in darkness.
This is St. Denys' Church, Severn Stoke during yesterday's brief spell of sunshine, with the top of the Malverns just poking out above the sign.
Perhaps I should add that my wife was fully supportive of this adventure, but I'm not sure she expected me to manage 100 miles!
This evening I'm relatively calm.
Without something like @All uphill's ABC Saints photographic challenge I don't think I'd have made it out of the door yesterday. I'd seen a possible quip based on "Holy Innocents", but that would have come to nothing if I couldn't complete the rest of the plan, and remarkably, that proved a big enough incentive to see me through the day. Mostly it was a case of just turning the pedals, never mind how slow, but I did it - 103.03 miles, starting and finishing in darkness.
This is St. Denys' Church, Severn Stoke during yesterday's brief spell of sunshine, with the top of the Malverns just poking out above the sign.
Perhaps I should add that my wife was fully supportive of this adventure, but I'm not sure she expected me to manage 100 miles!
Well done for getting out and I hope it helped.
Well done chap. Sometimes bike riding can be a great healer.
Tribansman
Veteran
It can be hard to summon up the motivation to go out and ride at the best of times in winter, so great that you managed to get out and hope it helped.
It really can be a great tonic, even if just for a few miles. Just one to go for this year, you can do it!
Got November's done today ,I've been completely lacking motivation to do longer rides for a couple of months ,still riding everyday but 2 hours is enough at the moment facing 6.5hrs in the saddle has no appeal . Genuinely considered quitting the challenge but in the week I read @Aravis post in the week and that's was enough to give me a kick up the bum beat the apathy and get out .Couldn't have picked a better November day chilly but sunny . Did struggle to keep heading away from home but just kept peddling and the miles slowly racked up . Thankfully the cafe at Rosliston was open for takeaways just as I was flagging . One more to go
Good stuff. Really glad you're still in the challenge, along with @Aravis
Soltydog
Legendary Member
- Location
- near Hornsea
Off work now for rest of the month, today looked about the best weather wise, so headed out & got mine done today. Was hoping for no stops today, but my rear tyre had other ideas Hoping to get the final one done earlier in the month 
Hoping to get the final one done earlier in the month
Supersuperleeds
Legendary Member
- Location
- Leicester
Done 
I needed to take two days off work before Christmas, so a couple of weeks ago booked this Thursday and Friday off with the aim to get the ride done on one of those days, looked at the weather forecast at the weekend and messaged my boss to change Thursday to today. Tomorrow and Friday the forecast is not nice at all.
Set off just before 07:00, so first hour was in the dark, got proper layered up thinking it was going to be cold but I was lovely and warm all the way around, Last hour or so I hit that really fine drizzle that instantly wets you and makes your glasses completely useless.
Went down to Warwick and back and I came up with a cunning planning. I made the second half of the route have a town pretty much every ten miles. So Kenilworth at 50 miles; Meridan at 60, Nuneaton at 70, Market Bosworth at 80. The 90 mile point was Cropston which is a village just to the north of Leicester but this was also my final turning point before heading home.
It made the second half of the ride mentally much easier as I just rode to each place. Rather than thinking bloody hell another 50 miles to go, it was, it's 10 miles to Meridan.
Stopped in Meridan to have a can of coke and a double decker I'd taken with me, coke nice and cold, double decker rock hard.
Despite drinking a big mug of tea before setting of and a 750ml bottle en route, I didn't need to stop for a pee. I normally stop twice in the first 20 miles.
Anyway I think that is now 7 consecutive years done and this year has definitely been the hardest one.
Good luck to everyone else in getting their final rides in.
I needed to take two days off work before Christmas, so a couple of weeks ago booked this Thursday and Friday off with the aim to get the ride done on one of those days, looked at the weather forecast at the weekend and messaged my boss to change Thursday to today. Tomorrow and Friday the forecast is not nice at all.
Set off just before 07:00, so first hour was in the dark, got proper layered up thinking it was going to be cold but I was lovely and warm all the way around, Last hour or so I hit that really fine drizzle that instantly wets you and makes your glasses completely useless.
Went down to Warwick and back and I came up with a cunning planning. I made the second half of the route have a town pretty much every ten miles. So Kenilworth at 50 miles; Meridan at 60, Nuneaton at 70, Market Bosworth at 80. The 90 mile point was Cropston which is a village just to the north of Leicester but this was also my final turning point before heading home.
It made the second half of the ride mentally much easier as I just rode to each place. Rather than thinking bloody hell another 50 miles to go, it was, it's 10 miles to Meridan.
Stopped in Meridan to have a can of coke and a double decker I'd taken with me, coke nice and cold, double decker rock hard.
Despite drinking a big mug of tea before setting of and a 750ml bottle en route, I didn't need to stop for a pee. I normally stop twice in the first 20 miles.
Anyway I think that is now 7 consecutive years done and this year has definitely been the hardest one.
Good luck to everyone else in getting their final rides in.
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