first metric century :)

done it, at last, have had to put it off for a month because of weather
actual distance was 106.86, in 5 hours and 5 secs, took it fairly eas
cos all the big hills at the end, but aim was 20kph so felling please
with mysel

well i thought it was worth shouting about


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"dailuggs" wrote in message
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done it, at last, have had to put it off for a month because of weather.
actual distance was 106.86, in 5 hours and 5 secs, took it fairly easy
cos all the big hills at the end, but aim was 20kph so felling pleased
with myself

What is that in english?

And why so slow?

Alan

well i thought it was worth shouting about!



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Well done, I am also feelin pretty happy as I did my firsy 50 mile tri
earlier, took me 3.25, not that quick but then 3 months ago I didnt ow
a bike! Still remember that first 5 mile run out and the 2 hour
recovery thinkin I had done well

I think it will be a while before I can get over the 100 miles so wel
done again

Cheer

Mattbo


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Alan Holmes wrote:
"dailuggs" wrote in message
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done it, at last, have had to put it off for a month because of
weather. actual distance was 106.86, in 5 hours and 5 secs, took it
fairly easy cos all the big hills at the end, but aim was 20kph so
felling pleased with myself

What is that in english?

106.86km = 66.39 miles. But then, if you were really interested, you
could've done your own conversion.

And why so slow?

The speed at which someone rides is relative to his abilities, and according
to his objectives. Don't you even know this? You some sort of newbie?

In ,
Alan Holmes typed:
"dailuggs" wrote in message
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done it, at last, have had to put it off for a month because of
weather. actual distance was 106.86, in 5 hours and 5 secs, took it
fairly easy cos all the big hills at the end, but aim was 20kph so
felling pleased with myself

What is that in english?

He wrote it in English.

And why so slow?

Don't be rude. You have yet to get the hang of being polite on usenet yet.
Please do so.

Ambrose

Alan Holmes wrote:
"dailuggs" wrote in message
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done it, at last, have had to put it off for a month because of weather.
actual distance was 106.86, in 5 hours and 5 secs, took it fairly easy
cos all the big hills at the end, but aim was 20kph so felling pleased
with myself

What is that in english?


106.86km in 5 hours 5secs.

And why so slow?


Why faster?

Tony

"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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What is that in english?

You mean in English what?
RP, Liverpudlian, Mancunian, Cockney?
Or did you want Imperial measurements? (As used by those older than me who
can't grasp something as simple as working in units of ten, clue: fingers
and thumbs).

And why so slow?

So I'll expect to see you hanging on Lances wheel again this year wearing
your strip for The Wait At Top club.
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Regards,
Pete

Alan Holmes wrote:
"dailuggs" wrote in messag
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done it, at last, have had to put it off for a month because o
weather. actual distance was 106.86, in 5 hours and 5 secs, took i
fairly easy cos all the big hills at the end, but aim was 20kph s
felling pleased with mysel

What is that in english

8/5 of a mile :

And why so slow

because i'd never rode so far in a day, and all the hills! the last 15
i had to climb from sea level to way high, then drop down and do i
again 3 times! dont know the actual height, but the easiest hill was 16

i could have used the totally flat cycle path but its not as satisfyin

i usually average 26kph, although over an 8k journey i have average
36k, which did have a hill init aswell, nothing major but still a dro
down to 20 to go up i

plus ive only had my bike 6 weeks, am aiming for 30kph before i go t
uni and hopefully a bit quicker when i leave 3 years later, well that
the plan :

dyu mind me asking what speed you ride at? miles or km is fine :

cheers to everyone who stood up for my slowness anywa


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"dailuggs" wrote in message
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cheers to everyone who stood up for my slowness anyway

It's not particularly slow for a leisure cyclist, and I think that term
applies to most of us on this NG.
Terrain and weather make a big difference too, for instance where I ride in
SE Leicestershire my average may be about 17mph (used to be a tad higher but
age has slowed me and it's not a race anyway) but riding around the Peak
district this drops to 12.5 mph on the road and into single figures
off-road.

My road bike is the only one fitted with a computer and while it's a point
of interest to see how far and how fast plus a gauge to my fitness, which I
like to keep on top of, at the end of the day the figures are irrelevent to
the wider world and the true measure of the ride is how much I enjoyed it.

Enjoy your riding and ignore ****s.
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Regards,
Pete

What is that in english?

95400 Saxon poles a day

(more /usr/share/units.dat | grep axon)

And why so slow?

Sounds a nice day out to me.

AC