Audax rides

Doing the Willy Warmer too, my first audax proper. Bit nervous.

@frank9755 @hamrack @boomboom would be nice to say hi, I'll be on a red specialized (if I manage to fit guards until then)

It'll be cold!

My first proper 200, and definitely my first ride of that length in this kinda cold!
All City for me, see you there.

Hi guys,
I'll be on a black bike with aerobars. Probably wear a red jacket as it will be chilly.
If you've not done it before it's a nice winter ride with no major climbs and some pretty bits. My favourite bit is just after Hungerford on the common, wether it undulates gently.
My ankle has been playing up so I might not ride if I'm feeling unsure of it. But I probably will!

http://45nrth.com/products/footwear/wolvhammer

Chunky!

True, but as a Soft Southerner of Jamaican descent I luv em.

In moments of despair I wrap my foot in toilet paper, then the socks. Feels lush and works a treat.

I've used paper towel, shopping bags, sandwich bags, double socks... eventually went to winter boots because midfoot sucks with overshoes.

I am thinking about the Willy Warmer. Should probably enter. I'll be on a black Look kg461.

See y'all there.

Going to be testing my hypothesis that you can keep warm just by eating cake. Lots and lots of cake.

fwiw i got a pair of these recently http://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/Bontrager-RXL-Waterproof-Softshell-.html?gclid=Cj0KEQiA5IHEBRCLr_PZvq2_6qcBEiQAL4cQ0y0PleQAlDEkh1Xd15-HhRkrXoyS9hcmEVW_rG8vM94aApa58P8HAQ

and they're the first thing I've ever used that have kept my feet warm, including other brands of overshoe, oversocks, tinfoil, etc.

I'm out, hope it's warmer than last year for everyone!

I had grand plans to get a ride done this morning. Look at frosty roads, thought of collarbones and NHS waiting rooms and decided to fry some bacon instead...

I was worried as well but the roads were actually okay! Superb weather all round too, just a tad cold towards the end.

Beautiful day to be out riding. Cold but sunny all day. I left the house about 6:30 (it wasn't sunny then!) and I wore my down gilet under my jacket so that kept me warm. Plus winter boots and overshoes, and three pairs of gloves.
Big turnout for the Willy Warmer, about 150 cards were out on the table.
After the start I caught the fast group in Gerrards Cross. No-one was going mega-fast so I stayed with them until the hill out of Marlow where the group splintered - as it always does.
After about 70km Chris Herbert and Paul Buckley (don't think they're on here) caught me so I speeded up to chat with them. First time I'd seen Paul since the TCR so swapped stories. I waved them goodbye on the hill out of Lambourn, but caught them again at the control. Then at Kintbury they were off again.
So I rode the rest of the way on my own.
Got back just as the light was fading. Temperature was really dropping. Put my down gilet back on for the ride home.
There was one bit of ice right across the road on a downhill which was a bit scary, but no-one fell off (from my group). Otherwise lots of ice in the side of the road but nothing to worry about.

No point risking your season at this point. I was up in Nottingham in the end, I'm going to DIY to the in-laws in Northampton next Saturday instead, if the weathers ok.

Gosh, that's fast. I took forever and a half to get back to Chalfont. But yeah, beautiful day and weather didn't bite as much as expected. At least until the sun went away, someone said it was -6ºC towards 9pm, and it felt so (yes, I was still out there).

Yeah, I also had a club dinner that night so I'd have to haul arse to make it back in time which makes it a risky proposition. Went out yesterday and it was alright mostly although was taking it very gingerly on corners and skipped some dodgy lanes.

Had a great day on the Willy Warmer, 50k to the start and managed to stack it on ice about 1km away from the start - so arrived there a bit after 8. Split the day between riding on my own, riding with one other and riding in a group.

Nice route, though no spectacular cake. Made the right decision wearing a padded jacket underneath, but didn't feel my right foot from 7 in the morning until long after I got home.

no spectacular cake

That was true.

I'm not doing LEL, what other 1300k+ audaxes are there?

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Seriously?

Think you missed the boat on that one.

soz I have no idea how it works, he is quite desperate .. am I being a noob/cunt ?