Golden Tints 200 had a control at the start after 96 km. Motorcars were parked round the corner, out of sight of the control. Temptation to load Trice into motorcar and do remaining 106 km by diesel engine strong, as there were, IIRC, two info and one get-a- receipt controls in the second half...
I resisted.
The 40 mph average speed round the second 100 might take a bit of explaining though. "I felt highly refreshed after that cuppa at the control, M'lud."
I must admit I've occasionally been tempted by the sight of some of those £200 o.n.o. notices in the windows of old bangers parked along the route.
When I packed on the Brimstone 600 at about the 320km mark it was simply a question of riding the 70km or so back to the start. :-)
This is a problem as I see it with 600's, many either go back or very close to the start and then away again. The only one I ever did was 120km from the Z stop to the start or 280km to complete the ride. Taking 100km to go between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds when the main road was 20km also took some soul searching, there was an info at the furthest point though.
The route of the Brimstone is supposedly in the shape of a Brimstone butterfly. Fortunately on Shawn's rides I'm lost most of the time so rarely have the faintest idea of either the direction or the main road distance to the start, or indeed the next control.
I must admit I've occasionally been tempted by the sight of some of those £200 o.n.o. notices in the windows of old bangers parked along the route.
wasn't that the idea of that complete lobbocks Top Gear when they proved it was cheaper to buy a car than pay the train fare to Manchester?
Someone once told me that on the way back from the halfway point of a 400 the organiser, having seen the last rider through, followed the bunch at a steady pace to light their way with his halogen headlamps; safe but cruel. I assume much the same goes on in PBP.
When I did the South Downs Way 100 mile ride a lot of riders had support campervans complete with barbeques etc meet them at each control stop; cheating IMO. One bloke had a very attractive wife in identical cycling jersey to meet him, was tempted to ambush him, tie him up and steal his attire. ;-)
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I ride a 200 at a much more relaxed pace than you and don't have a
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with bailing out of any ride Audax or otherwise if there's a station
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at hand.
Apologies, I don't mean to sound like I'm incredulous about packing;
it's the actual logistics that I'm interested in - for when I pack!!!! ;-) What do you do once you decided "that's it..."
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On the Cabrach circuit I got very close to packing at just gone the half way mark. The reason I didn't was that I would have either had to get my wife to drive three hours to pick me up, or ride most of the rest of it to get to the nearest station.
I pick my rides carefully :-)
Ususally the routes I ride are never more than 20-30km from a station. I have found myself in the situation of actually riding away from the start point after packing because a station, though further away from the start point , is closer than the ride back. Only packed on one Audax. Nothing complicated about getting back. Park at a station then make sure that you have a route with easy access to stations. Let the organiser know if you are packing. Catch the train. Easy peasy.
On the Cabrach circuit I got very close to packing at just gone the half way mark. The reason I didn't was that I would have either had to get my wife to drive three hours to pick me up, or ride most of the rest of it to get to the nearest station.
I pick my rides carefully :-)
So do I. Having a long way to go if I packed at the hardest part would ensure I didn't pack for non-mechanical reasons.
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Ususally the routes I ride are never more than 20-30km from a station. I have found myself in the situation of actually riding away from the start point after packing because a station, though further away from the start point , is closer than the ride back. Only packed on one Audax. Nothing complicated about getting back. Park at a station then make sure that you have a route with easy access to stations. Let the organiser know if you are packing. Catch the train. Easy peasy.
Stations aren't always in good supply in the highlands ;-(
Stations aren't always in good supply in the highlands ;-(
No but the scenery amply compensates for it :-)
My longest grind on my bike must be the Black Mount between Tyndrum and Glencoe. Saw the ascent stretch as far as the eye could see and just got on with it, there wasn't an easier alternative ;-) On the other hand Berriedale Braes beat me when it shouldn't have. It was the only hill that I pushed my bike up on my LEJOG ride. I'd done 75 miles and just couldn't face the grind having terriefied myself on the descent.
