Cycling UK Forum

ANTONISH wrote: ↑16 Apr 2024, 9:18am

Cowsham wrote: ↑15 Apr 2024, 6:14pm
Was it wrong for me to have a fish supper every 30 miles of a 100 mile cycle? ( was only two but they were enormous fish suppers ) then a packet of sandwiches for the last 20 miles. + some chocolate after the sandwiches.

During audax rides I have always envied those who could consume a large meal and then continue cycling at a good pace.
If I tried the same the fish supper would be regurgitated after a few miles.
During a ride I eat small amounts when I feel the need.
I dreaded controls in "greasy thumb" cafes - it was difficult to find something that I could easily digest.

The first 400K I did I was 4lb heavier after the event. The food was excellent
I remember on a 300K in Northumberland being unable to resist a fish supper in Wooler. They sat heavily undigested in my stomach for the rest of the ride back to North Shields. Lesson learnt never to be repeated on an Audax.

I can find two instances of a bike stolen while riding LEJOG.
Manchester is the common link.

You’re always going to be moving more weight with a trailer. Luggage + trailer weight. Also the extra drag of another one or wheels.
I’d be extremely surprised if the trailer setup was kinder to the battery.

Have you ever known a vehicle get more mpg when towing a trailer?

Jdsk wrote: ↑10 Apr 2024, 4:31pm

Audax67 wrote: ↑10 Apr 2024, 4:25pm Bonk is simply hypoglycaemia, i.e. your blood sugar level has dropped below the normal range.
...

I don't think that it is. But if you have some evidence...

... and of course it's much much easier to measure plasma glucose concentration it used to be...

Jonathan

The OP links to Trainer Road an esteemed training app it says 'Bonking is a dreaded experience and occurs when the body becomes functionally depleted of glycogen.'

What do you think it is ?

L+1 wrote: ↑9 Apr 2024, 2:16pm I don’t think your teeth ( assuming you have your natural teeth?!) will thank you. Some decades ago now, there was a public information campaign ( started maybe by That’s Life?) to stop toddlers being given Ribena type drinks in bottles with feeding dummies, because the proximity of the sweet juice was causing damage to their newly erupted teeth. Your honey would surely cause a similar effect?
Buy (or make) some good quality flapjack type bars - many have very few and identifiable/understandable ingredients eg Stoats Oats Bars. Your teeth and digestion will thank you!

I suspect the OP has no newly erupted teeth.

Honey helps combat the acidity in the mouth resulting from sugary foods, which can reduce plaque buildup. Honey is naturally sweet and has more vitamins and minerals than processed sugar, so it won't damage your teeth like processed sugar.

I know someone who’s cycled for 20 or 30 yrs always carrying honey filled Ryvita as his go to food.

I think he means route77 ( turn left at the North car park it used to be muddy but now tarmac) along by the river to jubilee bridge. Cross over there to the B898.. lovely route to Logierait bridge where you can pick up your route again.

A recent ruling in Scotland 'Rules of the road don’t apply'
https://www.cyclelawscotland.co.uk/blog ... dont-apply

Like @ChrisF I’ve spent the last year exploring the virtual cycling world. I’m assuming it’s Fulgaz rides you speak of? It’s suited my needs grand and I took to it a lot better than I ever thought I would.
Initially reading the OP I thought Oh yes you’re right. I choose my rides completely randomly closing my eyes and holding down and across arrows and see where I land. I’ve been around the world without leaving home and always know where the coffee stop is. The weather is always good and it never rains. I’ve found if my random selection lands in the USA or Australia I’m tempted, and often do, to nudge it onto the next ride.
Things I dislike about USA is wide roads, traffic noise, big bloated vehicles. There’s a ride in the Rockies while on a cycle path the scenery gets monotonous and traffic noise horrendous. I find the East Coast states more agreeable for scenery and obviously riding land marks like the Golden Gate Bridge are interesting, they’re rarely repeatable. Yet the gravel rides in USA are great, maybe I just love the sound of loose grit. Australia it’s hard to define why I skip them. Often wide highways again, featureless houses, and dry soil maybe.
I’ve found that rides I’ve repeated, more than once, are usually in GB, Pyrenees, Norway.
Would I choose my real time touring destination from these experiences? Absolutely not but I suppose you can’t help but form some opinion. e.g. there’s a ride from Penrith to I think it was Pooley Bridge which was really boring yet, in the real world, I’ve cycled probably every road in Cumbria and never found it boring.

Edit to correct warred to world

I’m still wearing these viewtopic.php?t=136886 admittedly my milage/ use of them has plummeted the last 12 months. Still in good order though

Fast Forward is the key word
Maybe when she finds time to do some editing there might be something worth watching.
It’s the modern world though isn’t it a way to make a living which we never dreamed of as youngsters. Her estimated income on Twitch is between 700-1700 dollars/ month
https://streamscharts.com/channels/sarahbridgewater
She’s not got enough subscribers or watches on YouTube to make anything significant on there.

I currently await each new day from Edna's Adventures https://www.youtube.com/@ednanovak she’s endured a lot of rain on her LEJOG so far.

JohnR wrote: ↑6 Apr 2024, 8:48am I would also note that my objective in fitting drop bars was not to get my head lower than with flat bars but to get my hands closer together to reduce wind drag. I feel I've succeeded as I'm willing to go cycling on windier days than previously.

Wouldn’t a hacksaw or pipe cutter be simpler? There must have been other reasons.

First farm I worked on after leaving school in the sixties had a rat problem. We had one of those wire cages they fell in but didn’t get out of. Don’t know if you’d call it humane though because in the morning we would throw a sack over it and throw it into a water trough to drown them.

Seals! When I visited Skelbo Castle , Dornoch Firth , it was full of seals.
Yet I’ve visited Chanonry Point a few times and still not seen a Dolphin.

If you find yourself near Danby Wiske I thoroughly recommend https://danbywiskecamping.co.uk/.
Lovely family, tuck shop, backpackers field, pub 200 yds away. I’ve stayed here twice in the last few years and always coast to coast walkers to chat with.

After you cross the Kessock bridge there is no need to drop down into North Kessock. After crossing the bridge carry on , get some great food at Harry Gows, and follow cycle path beside A9 to rejoin your route.