The Metric Century (100KM) A Month Challenge ChatZone

[Fubar]

2nd Feb 100k ride last week in pouring rain was a club Tourist TT which only 8 of us did, so they re-ran it this Sunday with around 22 so that's March's 100k taken care of! Nice weather at the start, bit windy with some rain after cafe stop but nowhere near as challenging as last week.

 

[jayonabike]

3rd 100km+ ride for March yesterday. Met up with @toptom and we rode a new route out to Epping Forest. It was a super spring morning, I walked out the door in shorts with leg warmers and a thin long sleeve top that hadn't seen light of day since last autumn. The route was fairly busy, even on the country lanes. It seemed like everyone was out enjoying the first bit of good weather we've had this year.
There was a few lumpy bits (I thought Essex was supposed to be flat?) and after 40 miles we stopped in Epping for a sandwich and a coffee. Off came the leg warmers and my day-glo white legs were out for the first time this year. We followed the same route back into Hertfordshire pushing up the hills we had been flying down a couple of hours before.
Another great day on the bike and it was nice to be cycling somewhere different, I will be doing that route again.

 

[jefmcg]

I'm still in Melbourne. On Friday I drove down beach road, which I was aware was a bit of a cycling mecca. It even has it's own website. Apparently on weekend mornings there are 4 times as many cycles as cars. The cyclists used to be pretty bad I believe; taking both lanes in huge pelotons and running red lights, causing much anger with drivers. Anyway, things seem to have settled down, though I haven't seen it on weekend mornings.

So Monday was a public holiday here, decided to try the route. Easy enough, head to the beach, turn left then keep going to odometer hits fifty then turn around.

It was a lovely ride: clear skies in the morning and light cloud later in the day. Lots of cycles, mostly road bikes on the road, and hybrids on the beach side path. Expensive houses and bay vistas. I was on my folder, so that's my excuse for being thoroughly scalped, only took a few pootlers on road bikes. Stopped for a classic pie-and-sauce at the far end, then returned home. I used the cycle path for part of the returned journey, as I was getting tired. Lovely smooth roads, just enough traffic (had to take strong primary to force cars into the right lane when passing). Gorgeous day.

Just a little bit of sunburn: time to discard the expired sunscreen.

http://app.strava.com/activities/119347857

 

[Hacienda71]

I'm still in Melbourne. On Friday I drove down beach road, which I was aware was a bit of a cycling mecca. It even has it's own website. Apparently on weekend mornings there are 4 times as many cycles as cars. The cyclists used to be pretty bad I believe; taking both lanes in huge pelotons and running red lights, causing much anger with drivers. Anyway, things seem to have settled down, though I haven't seen it on weekend mornings.

So Monday was a public holiday here, decided to try the route. Easy enough, head to the beach, turn left then keep going to odometer hits fifty then turn around.

It was a lovely ride: clear skies in the morning and light cloud later in the day. Lots of cycles, mostly road bikes on the road, and hybrids on the beach side path. Expensive houses and bay vistas. I was on my folder, so that's my excuse for being thoroughly scalped, only took a few pootlers on road bikes. Stopped for a classic pie-and-sauce at the far end, then returned home. I used the cycle path for part of the returned journey, as I was getting tired. Lovely smooth roads, just enough traffic (had to take strong primary to force cars into the right lane when passing). Gorgeous day.

Just a little bit of sunburn: time to discard the expired sunscreen.

http://app.strava.com/activities/119347857

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You cycled right past the road I lived on as an eleven year old back in the eighties. Many happy memories of Melbourne.

 

[jefmcg]

You cycled right past the road I lived on as an eleven year old back in the eighties. Many happy memories of Melbourne.

Street, or suburb at least?

(I grew up on Dandenong Rd, East St Kilda)

 

[Hacienda71]

Seacombe Grove in Brighton. I also lived for a while on Dendy Street.
I still loosley support St Kilda Aussie rules team, although they were not very good in the early eighties.

 

[jefmcg]

Nice part of the world. And melbourne is much better for cycling now that it was when I left in the 90s.

 

[Hacienda71]

I used to cycle to school along the coast road, although I suspect there was far less traffic back then. Will go back one day. 2 Kids and a South American wife mean my long haul flights tend to be limited to transatlantic these days.

 

[jefmcg]

Surely the kids and missus won't miss you for a week? If you are a little flexible, you can fly emirates on short notice for £767 (or maybe a little less). 30kg luggage means you can bring your bike and change of kit.

 

[Hacienda71]

Very tempted might have to pretend I am just going for a weeks cycling in Wales....

 

[Supersuperleeds]

First ever double hundred done today and boy did it hurt.

http://www.strava.com/activities/120272747

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Well, ermmm, I did 133.34km yesterday with 1,177m of climbing yesterday, so I guess that counts as February's attempt!
http://www.strava.com/activities/115809005/overview not sure it was any easier mind you....
(ride report will follow in the my ride today thread...)

Well another month and another 100km done... think I could be getting the hang of this...
111.6km and 1362m of climbing (don't ask why I chose Schiehallion to do as part of it or why it was at the 80km mark either - I honestly can't come up with a sensible answer).. http://www.strava.com/activities/121557149
ride report here... http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/your-ride-today.8938/post-2982473

 

[fivepence]

Only just come across this challenge now so I guess I'll list my qualifiers and move onwards

4/1/2014 134.4km Solo Ride http://www.strava.com/activities/103932935
16/2/2014 145.5km Trip into Wales http://www.strava.com/activities/113755543
23/2/2014 104.3km Stafford CC Reliability http://www.strava.com/activities/115472509
16/3/2014 112.8km Leek CC Hilly Reliability http://www.strava.com/activities/121179527

 

[jefmcg]

Only just come across this challenge now so I guess I'll list my qualifiers and move onwards

4/1/2014 134.4km Solo Ride http://www.strava.com/activities/103932935
16/2/2014 145.5km Trip into Wales http://www.strava.com/activities/113755543
23/2/2014 104.3km Stafford CC Reliability http://www.strava.com/activities/115472509
16/3/2014 112.8km Leek CC Hilly Reliability http://www.strava.com/activities/121179527

Actual rides go here http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/metric-century-100km-a-month-challenge.5623

 

[Brandane]

21st March and I've been on my bike twice since February's 100km ride . Physio has warned me against any non-sensible cycling (open to some liberal interpretation I think) due to an on-going hip problem.
Between that and the weather (west of Scotland missed out on the nice spell everyone else seemed to get) I have been struggling. Only 10 days left to pull something out of the hat, but I am doubtful.