vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
I've recently built an Audax/fast tourer around a Dave Yates frame. I rode it in anger for the first time on Sunday when I rode a DIY 100km Audax between Wetherby and York and back via Selby.
The weather wasn't very pleasant with quite strong winds from an 'againsterly' direction. To my surprise I found pedalling into the wind less of a chore than ever before and on the rare occasions that the wind was at 90 degrees to my forward motion I could sustain 25mph on the flat with very few problems.
I went over disatnce by 15km yet still finished within the 15km/hr time limit for 100km and I felt fresh after the ride. I've very impressed with the quality of ride and I'm looking forwards to some 200km rides in the spring. Meanwhile I aim to re-establish my 100km Audax per weekend routine until there's more daylight.
The weather wasn't very pleasant with quite strong winds from an 'againsterly' direction. To my surprise I found pedalling into the wind less of a chore than ever before and on the rare occasions that the wind was at 90 degrees to my forward motion I could sustain 25mph on the flat with very few problems.
I went over disatnce by 15km yet still finished within the 15km/hr time limit for 100km and I felt fresh after the ride. I've very impressed with the quality of ride and I'm looking forwards to some 200km rides in the spring. Meanwhile I aim to re-establish my 100km Audax per weekend routine until there's more daylight.