Who's up for a big adventure?

MichaelCarter · Post by **MichaelCarter** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:53 pm

"So if I did come how much money should I bring for food as I suspect I'd have to stuff my face to have enough energy to complete it."

I'm the hardest person possible to cater for (vegeterian who doesn't like vegetables) but I reckon if I did it I'd bring about 10 bananas, lots of psp energy drink, Kendal Mint cake and have a couple of pasta meals and plenty of energy bars.

Also I'd make sure I had £20 to £30 with me just in case.

Rob, I'm tempted too. What would you advise as a fitness test to see if capable? (eg. "2 weeks before, see if you can ride 150 miles in a day" or whatever?)

Michael

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:56 pm

10 bananas and all that? Bit much aint it? Going to need to tow a shopping trolley behind me!

Arthur · Post by **Arthur** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:02 pm

Helen - you could borrow my lumicycle if you want. You'd get about 4 hours on full wack, which should be enough if used carefully and with another light for dawn/dusk.

They are bright enough for unlit roads (12W)

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:44 pm

MichaelCarter wrote:What would you advise as a fitness test to see if capable?

Get round Tan Hill with the main Clifton group without any melodrama...

MichaelCarter · Post by **MichaelCarter** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 1:54 pm

"Get round Tan Hill with the main Clifton group without any melodrama..."

Cheers Rob, I'll aim for that and see how I get on.

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:23 pm

I'll be doing tan hill too, that and possibly this ride will be my last ones untill christmas holidays with Clifton CC.

MichaelCarter · Post by **MichaelCarter** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:40 pm

Premature I know but I'm sure everyone from Clifton wishes you all the best for Uni in Manchester Will and hope you find time to keep up the cycling! (I've just been talking to your tutor and hearing all about you receiving an award from the lady mayoress this week!)

nickb · Post by **nickb** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:53 pm

MichaelCarter wrote: all the best for Uni in Manchester Will and hope you find time to keep up the cycling!

I do wonder how a uni student could possibly find any free time to ride a bike!

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:17 pm

nickb wrote:
MichaelCarter wrote: all the best for Uni in Manchester Will and hope you find time to keep up the cycling!
I do wonder how a uni student could possibly find any free time to ride a bike!

I'll have plenty of time to cycle, when I find a job that might be only 1 day a week and evenings, uni courses dont take your whole life up you know!

It'll be at least 7-8 miles a day anyway as its 3-4mile ride there and the same back, small compared to the 20mile it was to york college but I'm sure through manchester it will take twice as long

MichaelCarter wrote:Premature I know but I'm sure everyone from Clifton wishes you all the best for Uni in Manchester Will and hope you find time to keep up the cycling! (I've just been talking to your tutor and hearing all about you receiving an award from the lady mayoress this week!)

Thanks

, it was the mayor who we shook hands with, I just said thanks I could not hear what he was saying, so thanks and smiled I did, then some guy gave us the certificate and 10 quid borders gift voucher, the principle said abit about each person who got an award, my award was for coming along the furthest compared to anyone else in the class, in the first yea I was struggling abit and getting mostly passes, this year I came along alot and was doing higher standards of work and upped my grade to PPM. Was surprised I got an award tbh!

I'll actually miss going to york college, those early morning 10 mile rides through the country now been replaced with early morning rush hour traffic in manchester city center, it'll feel like paradise when I cycle from home to york for a club run again after a couple months of that

Still havent got a route but I am still intending to ride from selby to manchester on quiet roads.

nickb · Post by **nickb** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:42 pm

willhub wrote: I'll have plenty of time to cycle, when I find a job that might be only 1 day a week and evenings, uni courses dont take your whole life up you know!

Will, i was being sarcastic!

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:51 pm

nickb wrote:
willhub wrote: I'll have plenty of time to cycle, when I find a job that might be only 1 day a week and evenings, uni courses dont take your whole life up you know!
Will, i was being sarcastic!

Its hard to tell if someone is been sarcastic or not on the internet imo

justsweat · Post by **justsweat** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:17 am

I think Paul is organising the family mountain bike day for the 31st at Dolby Forest, so if we could crack on a bit could we be back for this.

Having done a few night rides, I always find I'm about 2 miles slower per hour without really noticing. Think Stacey will be interested.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:56 am

justsweat wrote:I think Paul is organising the family mountain bike day for the 31st at Dolby Forest

That's an unfortunate clash which I didn't see. 30/31 is the only weekend I can do this Lakes ride though.

willhub · Post by **willhub** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:05 am

justsweat wrote:I think Paul is organising the family mountain bike day for the 31st at Dolby Forest, so if we could crack on a bit could we be back for this.

Having done a few night rides, I always find I'm about 2 miles slower per hour without really noticing. Think Stacey will be interested.

Why is it at night it seems you are going faster than you are? Couple month back on way home it was getting real dark and I was doign maybe 18-22mph but due to my speedo and the light messing with it the speedo was jumping up to 25-26mph and it felt and seemed like I was doing those speeds when in the day its easy to tell you are not

Arthur · Post by **Arthur** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:47 pm

Will - 'cos you can't see as far ahead, so stuff jumps up at you more, just like it does when you are travelling faster.

I like cycling at night. Can be very trance like.