2010-07-03 - London to Norwich Ride

Anyone up for around 200k ride to Norwich?

Train back or I might do the tourist thing and stay a night to wander around.

Just a feeler for it?

I'd love to. Have we had a 200k mainstream forum ride before?

Cambridge for me a couple of years ago was 200k

I'm keen thought, possibly geared though(t)

Yes, but will we find a supermarket to divert you from to go on the ride?

L2B has always been 200k+ for me. DD is 200k too.

If it's in the summer and we shoot anyone that turns up with tubs/risers/spoks/lacking tubes/bald tyres etc.. we'll be ok, right? does calculations shit a forum ride of 200k will take 2.4 months!

A summer 200 should be possible. On normal form, if I went full out, I'd take about 7 1/2 hours riding time for that. Add in two breaks of maybe an hour (which is an incredibly comfortable way of doing it), and you only get to about 10-11 hours max with a slightly slower group. As long as everybody knows the schedule and has decent equipment, hopefully mechanical stops should be rare. On the last Brighton overnighter, I think we only had a single puncture. We could also split up into differently-paced groups.

why would you want to stop for 2 1hr breaks? it's only 120 miles half hour food and stretch break at about 80 would be more than enough.

I'm in... Live in Norwich so would have to train to LDN first! Sounds good.

i'd be up for attempting this.

Definitely in unless it's in August as i'm cycling down to Toulouse.

I live in Norwich and would be well up for doing this, I'll get the train down and cycle back with you guys, why don't we set up a date?

ffs, its not far

Brighton and back is further (he says frantically doing mental maths)

what is the terrain like, hilly or flat?

ffs, its not far

Brighton and back is further (he says frantically doing mental maths)

what is the terrain like, hilly or flat?

Flat pretty much the whole way. 190 KM and this is a lovely route.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=London&daddr=52.550471,0.679779+to:A147%2FQueens+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FXjUEQMd5BL-_yl13iGvC6DYRzGZKtXdWjqWUg%3B%3BFUT6IgMdDLMTAA&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1&dirflg=w&sll=52.491979,0.992889&sspn=0.297673,1.211243&ie=UTF8&ll=52.072754,2.230225&spn=2.404132,9.689941&z=7

so a 6 hour saunter at 20mph, that is easy goings

in. depending on date of ride.

1. Hippy
   
2. Schick
   
3. Waitrose Eddie
   
4. Pissed up Pista
   
5. Damo
   
6. Soul
   
7. Spenceey
   
8. Dancing Jimmy
   
9. D-D-D-Dov
   
10. Clive - Fitness Date dependant
    
    

That's enough people Hippy. Pick a date chunky and get the ball rolling

why would you want to stop for 2 1hr breaks? it's only 120 miles half hour food and stretch break at about 80 would be more than enough.

As I said, having two breaks would be 'an incredibly comfortable way of doing it'. :)

1. Hippy
   
2. Schick
   
3. Waitrose Eddie
   
4. Pissed up Pista
   
5. Damo
   
6. Soul
   
7. Spenceey
   
8. Dancing Jimmy
   
9. D-D-D-Dov
   
10. Clive - Fitness Date dependant
    
11. Jimbojones
    

Hmmm, interesting, I'm in. Provisionally, dependant on dates, fitness, equipment, blah, blah, blah...

1. Hippy
   
   1. Schick
      
   2. Waitrose Eddie
      
   3. Pissed up Pista
      
   4. Damo
      
   5. Soul
      
   6. Spenceey
      
   7. Dancing Jimmy
      
   8. D-D-D-Dov
      
   9. Clive - Fitness Date dependant
      
2. Jimbojones
   
3. middleofnowhere
   

get the train or drive. it's even more comfortable

why would you want to stop for 2 1hr breaks? it's only 120 miles half hour food and stretch break at about 80 would be more than enough.

Why not stop for two, one hour breaks? If you're not in a rush what's the problem?

so a 6 hour saunter at 20mph, that is easy goings

Find me a forum ride that has got anywhere NEAR that average speed.. and I'm not talking about the Drag Sprints either :P

Why not stop for two, one hour breaks? If you're not in a rush what's the problem?

1hr stops = proper cool down, harder to get going.
I personally prefer shorter stops and none if I can help it.
I'm flexible with this kinda thing though.

At the moment I have a tendonitis issue to sort first :(

Find me a forum ride that has got anywhere NEAR that average speed.. and I'm not talking about the Drag Sprints either :P

I expect there are only a few people on this forum that could keep a 20 mph average over 200 k fixed.

1hr stops = proper cool down, harder to get going.
I personally prefer shorter stops and none if I can help it.
I'm flexible with this kinda thing though.

At the moment I have a tendonitis issue to sort first :(

The key to long stops is to stop at the top of a hill, then it's easy to get going. It may be a problem to any hills in E.A though.