Simon
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I'll have strava running as well as the timing chip so will do. First race like this so won't be anything spectacular, but I am on a 29" so that should make it feel like half the distance 
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Jamie Walby
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Are there time standards? So under x hours is gold and so on?
One im doing sunday is 47 miles, upto 3 hours gets you gold. Ive done 51 miles in 2 hours 51 in France last month so hoping I can beat that.
I actually have to do it in close to 3 hours to be able to make it to football in time 
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Cole
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Uploaded my 1st ride on strava tonight only 8.6 miles half Xc half on the rd with a pub stop in the middle lol
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Jamie Walby
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Saw that Cole. Nice one.
Went for a gentle ride last night just to loosen my legs ready for tomorrow, Bagged a KOM on one segment and 2nd overall in 2 others!
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Cole
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been looking at some of my mats times etc when we went out the other night it was pitch black and hes done a descent down a hill which is full of ruts and holes etc does it in just over a minute top speed reached 39mph wtf hes mental
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Simon
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http://app.strava.com/rides/18884787
Did it in 2:30. Strange course, went from dusty tracks to filthy muddy tracks which had people slipping and pushing which made stretches painfully slow.
The signing on route was also terrible in places, at one stage we had the 2 leaders, 2 guys on a pair of very nice scott sparks cycling back at us telling us it was the wrong way which then involved a 30min wait with a marshall until he could work out what had happened. When we got sent back on the right direction we realised somebody had since corrected the signs and we ended up joining the rest of the race mid field and kept getting stuck behind ridiculously slow people on singletrack with no chance to over take. So a frustrating race but still fun and cracking sunshine
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Jamie Walby
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Well done mate! Glad you enjoyed it!
Were there timing standards?
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Jamie Walby
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Also, mind if I follow you on Strava?
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Simon
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no go for it, will follow back see where you ride. There weren't any standards as far as I'm aware. Which is a good thing, one of the guys I ride with normally came was the 2nd to finish, but only rode 17miles because he got fucked by the signs haha!
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Cole
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Nice amount of climbing for the 1st 15 miles there Simon that would of killed me
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Gary
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Strava is shite round here. It only seems to have road routes on
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Rob_sta
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Just done 33 mile on my cheapo decathlon road bike.
Enjoyable but hills are still a killer, any tips?
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Cole
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Get a car lol hills are still my killer as well been trying to hit them hard this week and my legs are like jelly now
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Jamie Walby
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Did the 47 mile New Forest Rattler this morning. I too had some...... sign issues. Ended up doing 53 miles
Was aiming for sub 3 hours but with the extra I ended up with 3 hours 12 minutes (unofficial time from my Garmin will post official time when they are published)
25% gradient Blissford Hill was a bitch. Only ever ridden it once and had to jump off but managed to smash it out this time.
Ill post a few photos if I can.
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Cole
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I want a full Susser bike now after seeing how much smoother they are to ride off road but for semi decent one I'm looking at 1k+ aaarrrgghh no money
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Simon
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Jaime- sounds good. It is pretty annoying getting messed around by shoddy signs! There were the official photographers at various spots on mine so I'll find some of them when they are available.
I normally ride a full suss but borrowed a hard tail for the race yesterday, don't want to give it back now. They definitely have their place over full suss on certain terrain, just been up my local woods and got a new KOM on a segment on it too. Guy who lent it me owns a bike shop, sure he lends me them so I fall in love ha
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Jamie Walby
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To be fair it was my fault I missed the sign. When I eventually found my way back the sign was very visible
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Jamie Walby
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http://app.strava.com/rides/19034649
Can see where I went majorly wrong
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Cole
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That's a pretty steep climb at 40miles Jamie think I would of ha d a heart attack half way lol
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Ben J
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Tour of Britain coming right past my front door on Sept 10th. Wiggo is riding too. Loving that!
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Jamie Walby
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
That's a pretty steep climb at 40miles Jamie think I would of ha d a heart attack half way lol
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Gary
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quote:
Originally posted by Cole
I want a full Susser bike now after seeing how much smoother they are to ride off road but for semi decent one I'm looking at 1k+ aaarrrgghh no money
Thinking this already too
Think it'll be a 2013 jobby though
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Norcy91
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I've been looking at Cyclo-crosses lately, i'm really wanting to get back on a bike, haven't had one for about 4 years!
I'm fancying a Cube, a lad at work has one and swears by it, uses it nearly everyday for a 20 miles round trip for work and does a couple of longer rides on it each week as well.
Are there any other brands of Cycle Cross people recommend? Looking to spend not much more than £1000! 
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Simon
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Cube are doing really decent bikes, I've got a cube curve hybrid which I got a few years ago when cube were relatively new in the UK. Can't say I know anything about their cycle cross bikes though
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Jamie Walby
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Official time was 3:18 for me for Sundays event.
Gonna do it next year, not get lost and beat my 3 hour target.
Started training for a duathlon now. One in the New Forest in October so gonna see how Im getting on with my running by early Sept and book it based on that.
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