Audax rides

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Vesalius

Yes! Good to meet you fella :)

And I did try to forewarn of those delightful paths haha

That said be aware the organiser has used a few national cycle paths etc especially on the way out, so the ground won't be suitable for 20c tyres in places if you are planning on taking that sort of bike :p

I've got a few pics from a volunteers perspective, as Tim asked me to bring my camera along. Will whack them up tomorrow.

Also if you have any feedback whether good or bad, feel free to drop me a message, or Tim directly. He has vastly improved the route by the sounds of things, but there are clearly a few issues he could iron out e.g. ambiguous info controls (eygpt, chimney pots...) routesheet directions etc, and seeing as it's run by an AC Hackney member we'd definitely want it up to the standards representative of the club :)

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lamby in reply to @Vesalius
I did try to forewarn of those delightful paths

Haha, but I run 23C not 20C! ;)

Just braindumping whilst I remember:
- Spent an extra 5km around Didcot Parkway looking for the control. Routesheet said something like Museum so we went around a bunch of car parks. "Spar shop" would have been enough detail.
- Egypt just caused confusion and seemed to give permission to info share later into the ride. ;)
- Chimney Pots was fine except that there were two pubs in that village with extremely similar names. Saw at least 3 riders fly past the correct one when I stopped and seems easily avoidable.
- Abingdon-Oxford entrance was a little silly as mentioned
- (Was mostly following GPS instead of the routesheet)
You'd probably have to ask someone who has done an Audax before for some in-depth criticism :)

Thanks though, hopefully see you around. :)

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