2012-06-23 Swaintoux 2 - 5 rings of pain

Sorry for the clash.

Yes it is the same day as the Bletchley ride, which was on the forum for ages so I know some will favour Maths. Like other things on the forum we do this just because we want to and welcome others to join.

But this is Wast and Norths together and much like Fermat's first theorem, that doesn't happen a lot, and if you want to do it at 0800 and send me the gps you'll be mentioned in dispatches.

In fact all the "fast" riders on the Maths ride should do this as a warm up and then leave for Bletchley via the Flask. So there.

If a postal entry is valid, I may at least put a time down and attend in temporally-shifted spirit.
First time around I had to nip home for a boiler repair and finished the day with 80 miles on the clock, I don't see why my approach this year should be any more orthodox.

In fact that warm-up idea is really rather sound.

Swaintoux two?

Is this the same day as the burrito ride tibbs mentioned to me on Tuesday? (I genuinely don't know as I think the burrito ride has been organised through Facebook!)

Same day as burrito ride. :-(

But I think the burrito ride doesn't start until noon or maybe 2pm

So torn - quite fancied the (slow) Bletchley ride. But I do like (small) hills (close together and near a pub).

Almac - won't this clash with your Shakespeare ride as well?

1. PGM & North's Dog (el Presidente!)
   
2. Arvy
   
3. 3 sheds
   
4. Brun4k
   
5. Mikey5000
   
6. deLights (i'm up for one lap then will take one for the team and hold the beers at the finish line!)
   
7. photoben (riding or photographing)
   8.utters
   
8. Sally (see you at the pub / wave at you going up Muswell Hill)
   
9. almac68
   
10. Stix ( just for laughs not sure if I will make em all ! )
    
11. XH
    
    

Duh!

Meanwhile in Paris...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rCJAnLPYeQk

1. PGM & North's Dog (el Presidente!)
   
2. Arvy
   
3. 3 sheds
   
4. Brun4k
   
5. Mikey5000
   
6. deLights (i'm unofficially up for one hill - yet to be decided - then will take one for the team and hold the beers at the finish line!)
   
7. photoben (riding or photographing)
   8.utters
   
8. Sally (see you at the pub / wave at you going up Muswell Hill)
   
9. almac68
   
10. Stix ( just for laughs not sure if I will make em all ! )
    
11. XH
    

1. RadMichello
   

C-C-C-C-C-C-C-COMBOBREAKER.

Oh howard...

Prizes have already started arriving (Thanks to Alb)

I (or Mikey6000) will work on a cheat-sheet/sticky label to help riders
And one of the team is working on a little (cheeky) stencil to help those on the route too.

humm should sign up seeing as that's practically my training route ..unfair advantage perhaps :)

1. PGM & North's Dog (el Presidente!)
   
2. Arvy
   
3. 3 sheds
   
4. Brun4k
   
5. Mikey5000
   
6. deLights (i'm unofficially up for one hill - yet to be decided - then will take one for the team and hold the beers at the finish line!)
   
7. photoben (riding or photographing)
   8.utters
   
8. Sally (see you at the pub / wave at you going up Muswell Hill)
   
9. almac68
   
10. Stix ( just for laughs not sure if I will make em all ! )
    
11. XH
    
12. RadMichello
    
13. Twist305
    

How many Swains repeats would it need tagged on the end for the total elevation to match the Ventoux? (why am i asking this...)

edit: should have read it properly, only three repeats? i'd of thought it worse.

1. PGM & North's Dog (el Presidente!)
   
2. Arvy
   
3. 3 sheds
   
4. Brun4k
   
5. Mikey5000
   
6. deLights (i'm unofficially up for one hill - yet to be decided - then will take one for the team and hold the beers at the finish line!)
   
7. photoben (riding or photographing)
   8.utters
   
8. Sally (see you at the pub / wave at you going up Muswell Hill)
   
9. almac68
   
10. Stix ( just for laughs not sure if I will make em all ! )
    
11. XH
    
12. RadMichello
    
13. Twist305
    
14. J.Dennis
    

1. PGM & North's Dog (el Presidente!)
   
2. Arvy
   
3. 3 sheds
   
4. Brun4k
   
5. Mikey5000
   
6. deLights (i'm unofficially up for one hill - yet to be decided - then will take one for the team and hold the beers at the finish line!)
   
7. photoben (riding or photographing)
   8.utters
   
8. Sally (see you at the pub / wave at you going up Muswell Hill)
   
9. almac68
   
10. Stix ( just for laughs not sure if I will make em all ! )
    
11. XH
    
12. RadMichello
    
13. Twist305
    
14. J.Dennis
    
15. Ndeipi
    

I'm thrilled about Swaintoux 02, and also I'm going to put my own little spin on things as I need to do some fundraising. From August I'm volunteering for a charity in Kenya for 12 months, and need to raise £900 for Practical Action and Engineers Without Borders.

So I'll perhaps race with you guys as a gentle warm up, then repeat Swains Lane until I drop. I'm asking people to donate £1 or 50p per hillclimb completed. I'm hoping for at least 10-15.

If anyone fancies riding Swains with me I'd appreciate the company, and if you could get sponsored to help the cause, all the better. Either way, expect beer.

My Just Giving page: http://www.justgiving.com/michaelnewhouse/

DId a run through of this today. Very trafficy around the hampstead loop part. Bang on 48 minutes. Must do better next time

Ndeipi - good luck in your charity hunt - 24 *fixed *is the minimum of course!

There are lots of alternative charity websites.-
http://www.charitygiving.co.uk/charges.asp

You'll have a bit of support this time but we aren't doing 24 this time because we wanted to open up the challenge to as many riders as possible.

And XH's reconnoitre is intriguing.

Xander - I've got to ask - did you use gears? Also how many Swains laps at the end?

The East Hill/ Hampstead loop bit is definitely the worst section - rubbish surface, narrow, fast traffic then queueing traffic, side roads etc - but hey heck it's one of the North hills - HTFU.

Xander - I've got to ask - did you use gears? Also how many Swains laps at the end?

The East Hill/ Hampstead loop bit is definitely the worst section - rubbish surface, narrow, fast traffic then queueing traffic, side roads etc - but hey heck it's one of the North hills - HTFU.

I'll be looking to get out and do a few goes this week Mikey5000 (weather permitting - don't mind rain/drizzle but monsoon weather can do one!) if you fancy hooking up..will be on gears!

Thanks but no time to ride this route this week.

Also - everyone should be doing this fixed - with gears it's way easy.

I am curious aboout Xander's time as my original route plotter ride:

https://maps.google.com/?q=http://share.abvio.com/90a9/a240/4cc2/c48c/Cyclemeter-Cycle-20120325-0918.kml

was 48 mins this was pottering along on a carbon road bike with 20 speed compact gears - would be interesting if a speedy fixed time was similar.

I was wanting to do a recce for this, but having been out of the country I had to settle for a short training ride instead.

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#humblebrag

Cut me some slack FFS, it's not often I get the opportuntiy.

I love the profile - 10 miles up and then roll down.

Would love to do that on a road bike - 14 mile rapid descent with a beer at the end!