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    krys
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    Hi folks,

    Today I achieved one of my goals....and felt the need to share, as you do.

    The weather forecast was good, so I thought "carpe diem", donned all my new
    Aldi winter gear, looked at the map, rang my Dad, and set off. I went from
    Axbridge, over through Bleadon to Uphill, all the way along the windy
    seafront at Weston, to Kewstoke, and round and back...to the A370 to
    Congresbury, where I took the usual left turn, through Yatton, then cut
    across to Clevedon, before taking the long drag past the golf course up to
    where my parents live in Portishead. I arrived around 11:20, having done 30
    miles in a bit over 2 hours...and I was already a bit pooped. Still, a
    restorative cup of coffee, a bowl of fruit & fibre (as I'd realised that at
    this rate, lunch was going to be late...), and a good natter...and I was
    ready to go again.

    So, down into Portishead, along to Portbury, over the M5, up the long slog
    to Failand, a right turn to get me to heading off and down a steep and curvy
    Wraxall hill, down to Nailsea, then Backwell, back along the A370 to
    Congresbury (very circular), then left, back to Churchill, Sandford, then to
    Winscombe, through the Strawberry Line tunnel (humming to keep the troll at
    bay), and home around 2ish.

    Total cycling time : 3 hrs 50 minutes. Average speed 14 mph. Total
    distance covered.....54.19 miles. Yep - I did it, I made my 50 mile goal 🙂
    Hurrah!

    I be a bit knackered now though...but actually, not too bad as I could be,
    so that's good. And I be feeling a tad proud of meself too, so there 🙂

    krys
    still cycling in zummerset

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  2. David Martin
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    krys said:

    Hi folks,

    Today I achieved one of my goals....and felt the need to share, as you do.
    Total cycling time : 3 hrs 50 minutes. Average speed 14 mph. Total
    distance covered.....54.19 miles. Yep - I did it, I made my 50 mile goal 🙂
    Hurrah!

    I be a bit knackered now though...but actually, not too bad as I could be,
    so that's good. And I be feeling a tad proud of meself too, so there 🙂

    And you should be proud of yourself. Well done!

    You'll be on Audax rides soon... There is an easy one on dartmoor
    fairly soon;-)

    ...d

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  3. Phil Clarke
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    nice one. Before an audax, I suggest a celebratory pint ...

    today I managed a miserable 150 yards to the postbox and back. 🙂 (to
    check a slightly dusty steed ready for Thursdays commute)

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  4. Email address hidden
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    Phil Clarke said:

    nice one. Before an audax, I suggest a celebratory pint ...

    today I managed a miserable 150 yards to the postbox and back. 🙂 (to
    check a slightly dusty steed ready for Thursdays commute)

    Well on the same note as the "need to share"...

    Well, I've had a cycle on and off since I was 9, I guess...
    I grew up with yorkshire hills and mountain bikes, but never took
    cycling seriously when I was younger.
    Bought a halfords job when I was 18, and got into a daily commute of 5
    miles (25 minutes) across milton keynes, and my next bike was a full
    suspension Claud Butler, which didn't outlast my enthusiasm for jumping
    off stairways <the bearings wore out in the cranks>.

    At that point, I changed to a motorcycle and covered about 50,000 miles
    in 3 years, about 25,000 of which is leisure touring.

    Today <age 25>, I can no longer justify the costs of a motorbike, so a
    year ago I got a Claud Butler Cape Wrath - double disc - which I was
    very happy with, but as I live in London these days it didn't really
    suit the roads and there isn't too much /legal/ off-roading. I
    outfitted it with slick road tyres, and it still didn't really suit.

    Perhaps to my benefit, it was stolen from Victoria Station earlier this
    year.
    So after some saving and <precious little> research, I bought a Giant
    OCR 2 from Ebay.

    To give you an idea, I've had the bike a week, and I've done 220 miles
    since.

    Saturday, I was working, but I did get a little jaunt around town, just
    to pass time, but Sunday I got out onto the roads, and did 25 miles
    upto Redbourn <near St Albans>, in an hour and 20 <including traffic
    light stops>, had a pub lunch, and did the trip back in not too shabby
    order.

    I have decided to start cycling more, to see how much I can get out of
    it.

    Last night I got out of work at 7pm <a 10 hour day> and got home, had a
    drink, and got out of the house at 8, and shot up to Watford, swung
    round the ring road and came straight home, still stopping for traffic
    lights, at an average speed of 19.2 miles an hour, and a time of 1 hour
    20. Not too shabby, if I say so myself.

    So, readers, can you recommend a cycling club local to Brent
    Cross/Edgware, and can you give your comments?

    Thanks

    Chris

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  5. sothach
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    krys said:

    So, down into Portishead,

    Any sign of the new album when you were passing?
    Next time how about an "Oy! Geoff! Get on with it!"

    Quoted message said:

    Total cycling time : 3 hrs 50 minutes. Average speed 14 mph.
    Total distance covered.....54.19 miles. Yep - I did it, I made my 50 mile goal 🙂

    Sounds like a hilly 50, how much dénivellement did you do, like?

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  6. Tim Hall
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    Quoted message said:


    <snip>

    Quoted message said:

    So after some saving and <precious little> research, I bought a Giant
    OCR 2 from Ebay.

    Nice.

    Quoted message said:


    To give you an idea, I've had the bike a week, and I've done 220 miles
    since.


    Excellent.

    Quoted message said:

    Saturday, I was working, but I did get a little jaunt around town, just
    to pass time, but Sunday I got out onto the roads, and did 25 miles
    upto Redbourn <near St Albans>, in an hour and 20 <including traffic
    light stops>, had a pub lunch, and did the trip back in not too shabby
    order.

    I have decided to start cycling more, to see how much I can get out of
    it.

    Last night I got out of work at 7pm <a 10 hour day> and got home, had a
    drink, and got out of the house at 8, and shot up to Watford, swung
    round the ring road and came straight home, still stopping for traffic
    lights, at an average speed of 19.2 miles an hour, and a time of 1 hour
    20. Not too shabby, if I say so myself.

    Not too shabby at all.

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    So, readers, can you recommend a cycling club local to Brent
    Cross/Edgware, and can you give your comments?

    Not being very good at Norf Lunnon geography, how far is Willesden
    from you? A huge, active club, meets at Wembley. See
    <http://www.willesdencyclingclub.co.uk/>

    Tim

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  7. Jeremy Parker
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    <[email hidden]> wrote

    Quoted message said:

    So, readers, can you recommend a cycling club local to Brent
    Cross/Edgware, and can you give your comments?

    The Cyclists Touring Club's West London District Association has an
    Edgware section. Their list of rides,(runs list) should be on the
    internet. Co to www.ctc.org.uk , follow the menus, and check out
    their details.

    A couple of branches of the London Cycling Campaign do regular rides,
    although perhaps you might find them a bit slow for you. The Brent
    and Barnet branches do rides, but I'm not sure about the Harrow
    branch. Anyway, check them out on www.lcc.org.uk

    If you ever feel like going further afield, check out the rides done
    under the name of Audax UK www.audax.uk.net

    Jeremy Parker

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  8. krys
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    "sothach" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    krys said:
    Quoted message said:

    So, down into Portishead,

    Quoted message said:

    Any sign of the new album when you were passing?
    Next time how about an "Oy! Geoff! Get on with it!"

    Nope - I was too cheerful to be considering that kinda doom & gloom stuff...

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Total cycling time : 3 hrs 50 minutes. Average speed 14 mph.
    Total distance covered.....54.19 miles. Yep - I did it, I made my 50
    mile goal 🙂

    Quoted message said:

    Sounds like a hilly 50, how much dénivellement did you do, like?

    I'm afraid "dénivellement" is passing me by.....but if you mean, how hilly
    was it - well, pretty really. Somerset ain't as flat as people like to
    think you know. Well, apart from the Levels of course.... Or maybe my
    average speed just ain't up to much.....will try harder next time 😉

    krys

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