Paddi70

Advice needed, a handfull of us, 39 Engineer Regiment, are doing the above on bikes later in the year for charity, all good.

However the longest i have ever cycled is up and down a few mountains with a couple of spills in between, never a road bike of this scale. Anyone done this before, all tips welcomed. P

SiPie

Simply put in the miles and start NOW

Presume you will be trying to do around 100-120miles a day on your trip and you need to start getting out and trying to do mileages like that at the weekends etc

My advice is to start with what you can comfortably manage (I assume you are pretty fit so circa 50 miles would be manageable) then try to increase your distance by 10% every outing.

Good luck to you mate and may the wind be behind you

dpb

Presumably now is time south westerlys ,equinox ,spring-time

Supposedly

davegtt

I'd love to do this, need to find a friend who's willing to give it a go with me though. Be nice to get some sort of sponsorship for it too and help a worthy charity.

I have done Grantham to Nottingham and back all flat lands 50 miles in 4 hours and calculate that its about on target for the big one. Infact, I think this post might have given me a reason to do that this summer

Good luck btw

borderlinechris

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just dont be expecting much when you get to john o` groats... a couple of shops selling tartan tat......and the ferry..

Dan W

And being armed forces you'll know to train in conditions you expect to encounter on your trip to ensure you and your gear are good for the task.

Paddi70

All good thanks, but my *** just hurts thinking about this

SiPie

In which case.......

Specialized Alias Saddle '08 (£59.95)

....I strongly recommend the above

Ray T

how about reversing the route it must be downhill that way.

dpb

Im not sure i could manage 200 yards in reverse

CyprusScooby

Good luck mate! Come on the Sappers!!!!

abbott

ill give you a high five going through Inverness !

gallois

wow, good luck, and as sipie said, get a good saddle as the blood flow can be impeded and nerve pressure can cause numbnob sounds funny, but no laughing matter....Health 24 - Fitness, Specific sports - Cycling

gpssti4

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Yep - penile numbness! no laughing matter. Makes you wonder if it's still there!

Paddi70

Holy crap, you foookers are now scaring me

Paul3446

The longest ride I've done is 350 miles from Derby to Berwick, took 5 days, so about 70 - 80 miles a day. This was on Mountain bikes and some of this was off road so will be a bit different to LE - JOG.

On a racer you can probably cruise at about 20 mph, as opposed to about 14 mph on a mountain bike.

The longest training ride I did was 50 miles, as long as you're cycling regularly you should be OK. Make sure you get your bike ride height setup right, saddle height can make a huge difference to the effort you have to put in, most people tend to have it a bit too low. I've also got a Specialized saddle, never had numb nuts yet!

If you're in the forces you should be fit to begin with, so it should just be a case of building up the cycling muscles.

Here's our website of past rides if you want to see a few pics, Challenge 2007

Good luck!

Paul

wrx-ian

Is that the guys from Waterbeach barracks????
Think i spotted you wednesday morning. About 7am ish. I was parked up outside the shop on the green.
Good luck with the ride