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I used to ride to the start, bust them out and ride home before the sun came up. Ahh, the good old days. The hillier ones we started doing together (Porkers is 5000-5500m, Cambrian one was 7500m) though mean they started taking close to 24hr so yeah a full night ride.
I was just thinking about the least damaging way to get one done. I guess if I just picked a flat one I could still probably hammer it out and be done in say 20hrs and get some sleep.
I was thinking of a modified Jelly Fish Legs but that's closer to 420km and 3500m of climb.
Asparagus & Strawberries 400k 2021
416.5 km
2,950 mCould audax Cycling UK - Wolf Way 400k
403.7 km
2,168 mDauntsey Dawdle 400k
407 km
3,280 mYork Arrow Route6 Combined V5 ( @Ecobeard Arrow Route)
425 km
2,608 mOrobus - London-Bath-London 400k
395.7 km
2,426 m
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Jelly Fish Legs and Dauntsey Dawdle are both nice, but I'd say they both came out closer to 4,000m.
I preferred a midday start for a 400; got a full night's sleep, hammered it and finished around 6am in time to get the first train home before the dozies set it. Didn't even need a 2am Pro Plus!
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I purposely planned a flat (400km/2,779m) DIY so I’d get around at a decent (for me) pace.
ElGonzo
hollow__legs
I really dislike 400 calendar events as I’m not very good with sleep deprivation and I find myself constantly battling the urge to fall asleep on the bike.
I did a DIY 400 recently starting at 4am and was done by 11pm. The timing worked out great and now I’ll probably never do another through-the-night ride unless I do PBP again.