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I did the a 200k in 2011 in snow and ice on 23's. Didn't fall off until 150k so you should have any problems on 100k.
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If you want a GPX or TCX of the route you can get one from here where I put the route in from the sheet. Click on View Full Route...
[ame]http://ridewithgps.com/routes/2051481[/ame
[/ame]John
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Good ride. Nice sunny day and didn't feel too cold. A little ice around Linkenholt but the majority of roads were dry. Bumped into a group from Southampton who were riding fixed. Some rather dodgy group riding at one point saw a youngster nearly take my out my front wheel, I let them get out of my way!
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It was a superb day out, really glad I made the effort. A bit chilly and slow-going (mea culpa) but we were rewarded for sticking it out with a stunning English late afternoon with peachy skies and scattered bird formations over gorgeous tidy hills and villages. As a summer social ride it'd be spectacular. I only saw one other guy riding fixed, on a black Bob Jackson, pleasant chap.
The elevation profile looks, er, markedly different on Strava post-ride to how it looked in that optimistic GPX file of yours, jochta.
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Sorry chaps- I donned my official Chicken suit on this one.
.In the nicest possible way, we weren't sorry about the attrition rate as it meant we both got our bikes on the rail replacement bus service from Basingstoke (which was very nearly game over).
Bothwell (rightly) got much respect from the Audax crew for doing it fixed.
It was a brilliant ride - saw red kites, amazing views, beautiful sunsets, even llamas - but oddly, no rabbits. What can it mean? (... oooh, is it a dream?)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MODq81_cDKI
And yes, maybe I did sing this a little bit, to myself.
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We did see that cottage that had the same name as one of the characters in the book, though.
"Laburnum: An artist, he made the shape on the wall of El-ahrairah. He does not appear in the book or TV series, but he is mentioned by Strawberry when he shows the shape to Hazel. Although his taking the time to make a shape of El-ahrairah and even his name (which in Lapine means "Poison-tree") are considered extremely un-rabbit-like, his art is seen as old-fashioned, since the warren in which he lives has long since abandoned values such as cunning and survival."
I've never seen the film but I did think a lot about the book which I've read dozens of times. Adams described the environment pretty much perfectly.
- “Would that the dead were not dead! But there is grass that must be eaten, pellets that must be chewed, hraka that must be passed, holes that must be dug, sleep that must be slept.” *
- “Would that the dead were not dead! But there is grass that must be eaten, pellets that must be chewed, hraka that must be passed, holes that must be dug, sleep that must be slept.” *
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Glad those who made it had a good one. The view from Coombe Gibbet is something to behold, and it's a fucker to climb fixed.
I will start a thread to do this as a forum social ride in warmer months, it's a stunning route. It's a fucker to get to and from Winchester when the trains are running, so at least longer days would make it more enjoyable. Like I said earlier, pls hold on to your route sheets!
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Glad those who made it had a good one. The view from Coombe Gibbet is something to behold, and it's a fucker to climb fixed.
Combe Gibbet (Walbury Hill) from the south, the way we did it yesterday, is easier than the northern ascents IMO, one of which we went down. The 100 Climbs entry goes up the road from the north you would have gone down if you'd gone straight on at the top (http://100hillsforgeorge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/hill-no-71-25-coombe-gibbet.html)
Watership Down (White Hill) was easily the hardest hill yesterday IMO.
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Here's a bit of fun, a VeloFlow of the ride yesterday from everyone who uploaded their ride to Strava...
http://veloviewer.com/VeloFlow.php?activityId=37409152&segmentId=706175&date=2013-01-13
When the page loads, select All from the Number of rides box and click Load Rides. When it's crunched the rides click one of the play buttons bottom right (1x speed, 2x or 4x). I'm the blue dot.
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As we approached Watership Down I very confidently said "oh, it doesn't look that bad close up, does it?" before turning round a leafy bend and immediately facepalming at the startling col rising before me.
Is Combe Gibbet the one with the 14% gradient that we were descending for what felt like eternity?
bothwell,
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As we approached Watership Down I very confidently said "oh, it doesn't look that bad close up, does it?" before turning round a leafy bend and immediately facepalming at the startling col rising before me.
Is Combe Gibbet the one with the 14% gradient that we were descending for what felt like eternity?
bothwell,
9mph fixed descenderCombe Gibbet is the one with the huge view to your left as you descended. It was before Kintbury.
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Yeah, remember now - there was a WW2 memorial stone at the top. I didn't realise it was Combe Gibbet so I completely failed to notice the existence of the gibbet itself. View from the top (corner of WW2 memorial stone bottom right):
The Gibbet is on the hill to the left as you ascended, looks like a big telegraph pole! The summit of the hill on the right (Walbury Hill) is the highest point in Berkshire and the highest point in the southeast of England.
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2013-01-13 - Watership Down Audax, 100k, nr Winchester
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I've just bought snacks for this ride so if you don't turn up after roping me in, you owe me a fiver for the entry fee.
The BBC says it's going to be really cold but the BBC didn't get the weather forecast right once during the Festive 500 so I'm just going to ignore what they say. Metcheck didn't get it right either so I'm going to ignore them, too.