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Postby jimmy » 21 Jul 2009, 10:42

I was thinking on the way into work this morning. Strange I know, but occasionally a few neurons do fire in my skull.

One of the women on the Territory Tour did an extra couple of k's one day to break 200km in one day, I commented to her that despite the large number of hard core riders, not that many go out and do over 200km. So, who here has done what? I thought about doing a system like Mike with his flat tyre comp, so here are the categories.

150km+
160km+
200km+
250km+
300km+
320km+

The reason for 160 and 320 is that they are the imperial century (100 miles) and imperial double century.

For me, I have cracked the 250km mark, I did that last year on the Rock Ride, 256km. A very long day in the saddle.

So, I'll get it started

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250km+ jimmy
300km+
320km+

James

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Postby christian » 21 Jul 2009, 11:02

Do I get extra points for doing it on a penny.

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Postby weiyun » 21 Jul 2009, 11:21

Do I get extra points for being a hilly imperial century? :wink:
Gong return twice.

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Postby orphic » 21 Jul 2009, 11:25

So it's km's in one day, no matter how many breaks (and biologicals) - right?

Guess my stupid Gong return attempt counts then.

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Postby mikesbytes » 22 Jul 2009, 06:40

Twice, once once in the fixie century and once on a Gong return

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Postby geoffs » 22 Jul 2009, 12:18

do i get extra points for the first time i did over 220 I was riding fully laden and the route included 3 cols?

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200km+ geoff, marian
250km+ jimmy
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Postby MarkL » 22 Jul 2009, 21:27

Do l get extra points for 200km (Alpine Classic 2008) riding a hybrid at ~5kg heavier than my road bike? It took lots of energy to push the hybrid up those hills because l hardly stopped eating for 3 days :shock:
Also 165km BikeNorth Challenge (hybrid), 200km (Alpine Classic 2009) on road bike,180km Gong 'n' back.

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160km+ christian weiyun orphic mikesbytes
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L
250km+ jimmy
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320km+

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Postby timyone » 22 Jul 2009, 21:56

i reckon grafton people should get bonus points, a race is aloooooooooot harder than just riding that far. If we do end up doing the warnervall that should be good too, even if it isnt 300 any more

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160km+ christian weiyun orphic mikesbytes
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, tim L
250km+ jimmy
300km+
320km+


the ride me and alex did on sunday, with the crit and the 40km time trial was only 175 km, but it was aloooooot harder than any time ive ridden 200!!!! i was stuffed for monday and tuesday?!

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Postby G » 23 Jul 2009, 10:44

Do I get extra points for doing 160km from Tuggerah to North Arm Cove via Nelson's bay in :shock: orange lobster budgy smugglers?

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Postby Camilla » 23 Jul 2009, 11:08

Gi wins, hands down. I'm impressed.

Meanwhile, looks like we need to organize a 200+ ride for the uninitiated.

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Postby timyone » 23 Jul 2009, 11:50

Nah a 300 just make it flat :) as we aren't seemingly worried about how hilly :) I was reading one of the australian teams things on face book and he did 300 in 7 hours, so I'd say give us 90or 10 hours? Maybe 12?

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Postby jimmy » 23 Jul 2009, 11:53

If we are going to organise 300, lets add an extra bit in there and do 320km, then we have all done the imperial double century.

James

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Postby G » 23 Jul 2009, 11:56

Thanks Camilla :D

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&sour ... 837463&z=9

330km, about 12 hours of riding at 27.5km/hr, about 16 hours of riding including breaks.


The plan is to start early Saturday morning from Marrickville, and spend the night at Taree, returning on Sunday train. Any takers?

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Postby mikesbytes » 23 Jul 2009, 12:05

If we are going to organise 300, lets add an extra bit in there and do 320km, then we have all done the imperial double century.

James
321km

Excuse the nit pick'n

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Postby jimmy » 23 Jul 2009, 16:33

330km? I wouldn't go that far for my holidays...

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Postby jimmy » 23 Jul 2009, 16:36

321km

Excuse the nit pick'n
excused.

It's closer to 322km (321.8km to be exact)

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Postby weiyun » 23 Jul 2009, 16:49

330 vs 322, 2.5% error. Calibrate your bike computer or just stop riding a wavy path. :wink:

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Postby G » 23 Jul 2009, 17:00

330km? I wouldn't go that far for my holidays...
I am not talking about holidays! On some weekend. This weekend I have something scheduled. Can do next? i.e., 1 August 2009

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Postby T-Bone » 23 Jul 2009, 22:20

Taree is a bit uninspiring though. Plus i'm not sure about how busy that route would be. Anyway, i can't leave jimmy on 250km alone.
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150km+
160km+ christian, weiyun, orphic, mikesbytes, Gi, Camilla
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, tim L
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
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Postby park » 24 Jul 2009, 10:54

170km for me, I went and did an extra 60KM after the Akuna Bay ride after hearing everybody talk about the Gong ride. I left at sunrise and got back at sunset for an entire day on the bike with some breaks (it is still on my computer and funnily enough I haven't ridden the road bike since :? !).

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160km+ christian, weiyun, orphic, mikesbytes, Gi, Camilla, Park
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, tim L
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
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320km+

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Postby G » 24 Jul 2009, 11:02

Taree is a bit uninspiring though. Plus i'm not sure about how busy that route would be. Anyway, i can't leave jimmy on 250km alone.
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150km+
160km+ christian, weiyun, orphic, mikesbytes, Gi, Camilla
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, tim L
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
300km+
320km+
Who cares about Taree? Just gotta spend a night there and catch a train back next morning iniit?

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Postby timyone » 13 Sep 2009, 17:19

ok, another 228, for the grafton, i reckon rides like that can be harder than just going for a rid ethats long, i still want to go for a 300 just to be the highest on this.

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Postby Nada Z » 14 Sep 2009, 17:03

Do good intentions count? Does it count doing the riding as a stoker on a tandem? Hopefully, I'll be riding back from Wollongong :-)

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Postby timyone » 14 Sep 2009, 21:03

yeah id say it counts, tandoms can be easier for some things, but theres alot of other challenges!!

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Postby Nada Z » 05 Oct 2009, 21:43

Um, you haven't catered for slowies:

80 km+ Nada :-)
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Postby over the hill » 06 Oct 2009, 17:39

including 40km downill is this cheating?

jonathan

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160km+ christian, weiyun, orphic, mikesbytes, Gi, Camilla ,Jonathan
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Postby yewenyi » 27 Oct 2009, 20:43

what is this 160 bit? no 100? I think that since I have started riding again my longest day ride was 109km.

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Postby MarkG » 01 Nov 2009, 20:56

Miguel, Anthony and I did the return Gong ride today - furthest I've ever riden. I've added us.

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Postby T-Bone » 01 Nov 2009, 21:37

Looks like someone deleted me....

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Postby timyone » 15 Dec 2009, 21:40

HA! double century! turns out my friend lives 40 or so km from centre of canbera?! seriously?! and at the top of a hill! but yeah, first 200 was easy as, next 80 was hard as head wind, last 40 was getting slower and slower! especially lost in canbera. But yeah, i didnt even realise there was a category for 320> and i have now tested the theory of touring with a bag instead of panniers, and yes every one was right, it hurts, to eh==the extent tht=at ya have to stop every so often for it.



80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, weiyun, orphic, mikesbytes, Gi, Camilla ,Jonathan, Miguel, Anthony, MarkG
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L,
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
300km+
320km+Tim L

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Postby G » 16 Dec 2009, 09:23

HA! double century! turns out my friend lives 40 or so km from centre of canbera?! seriously?! and at the top of a hill! but yeah, first 200 was easy as, next 80 was hard as head wind, last 40 was getting slower and slower! especially lost in canbera. But yeah, i didnt even realise there was a category for 320> and i have now tested the theory of touring with a bag instead of panniers, and yes every one was right, it hurts, to eh==the extent tht=at ya have to stop every so often for it.



80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, weiyun, orphic, mikesbytes, Gi, Camilla ,Jonathan, Miguel, Anthony, MarkG
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L,
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
300km+
320km+Tim L
Congratulations Tim!

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Postby paul » 21 Dec 2009, 20:06

300 km in an Audax ride in WA in about 1992. We started at 6 pm to avoid the heat, rode the 300 in 12 h to finish at 6 the next morning. At one point a roo bounced through the bunch without hitting anyone.

This year I did a couple of 200 Audax and will do the Alpine Classic (210 km) in Jan 2010.

If you are looking for routes for long rides (200, 300, 400 km) the Audax website has many. http://www.audax.org.au/public/

Long-long rides are what Audax is all about. Check out the Paris-Brest-Paris, this has always been one of my cycling goals.

www.audax.org.au

Paul

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Postby mcrkennedy » 24 Dec 2009, 10:15

I have done the Around the Bay in a Day ride

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160km+ christian, weiyun, orphic, mikesbytes, Gi, Camilla ,Jonathan, Miguel, Anthony, MarkG
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
300km+
320km+Tim L

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Postby G » 05 Jan 2010, 13:08

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, weiyun, orphic, mikesbytes, Camilla ,Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler)
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
300km+
320km+Tim L

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Postby davidos » 05 Jan 2010, 21:02

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, weiyun, orphic, mikesbytes, Camilla ,Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
300km+
320km+Tim

Hey, this is starting to sound a bit like Audax

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Postby orphic » 06 Jan 2010, 09:25

Ooh I forgot I can update this now. Better plan a 250km ride for the future...


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200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
300km+
320km+Tim

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Postby Julio » 06 Jan 2010, 10:17

Should we start another one of these threads seeing as it is a new year? That way we can try and beat last years distances

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Postby T-Bone » 06 Jan 2010, 10:53

These distances don't have a date on them, they are just peoples longest rides, not necessarily 2009.

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Postby Camilla » 25 Jan 2010, 19:13

It's funny, but I never thought about it before this thread. And when I did, I couldn't say what my longest ride had been, or how long it was. I remember an epic day with Toff and Adrian once (last Australia day perhaps) that saw us start off from Mick Mazza's with the plan of doing the 3 gorges, but having far too much fun and wandering far afield. We eventually ended up in Brooklyn. But I didn't even have a computer on my bike, so never knew the stats.

Now I can say it with certainty: I cracked 200 in a day! And I did it in style, if I don't say so myself. The Alpine Classic. Loads of climbing, loads of fun. Still don't know what I did with those 12 litres of water though...

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
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160km+ christian, weiyun, mikesbytes, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
300km+
320km+Tim

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Postby Julio » 25 Jan 2010, 22:22

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, weiyun, mikesbytes, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone
300km+
320km+Tim

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Postby Sputnick » 16 Feb 2010, 16:49

Race Across America (RAAM) 5000km

2005
4 person team
+250km everyday for 6 days

2007
2 person Team
Approx 350-370km everyday for 7 days

2009
4 person team
220 - 260km everyday for 6 days




Best time for a 600km 26hr
(PBP qualifier)

12hr race at eastern creek 412km

Sri Chinmoy 400km race
11hr 57min

ROMAC 500km
23hr


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Postby G » 16 Feb 2010, 16:56

Race Across America (RAAM) 5000km

2005
4 person team
+250km everyday for 6 days

2007
2 person Team
Approx 350-370km everyday for 7 days

2009
4 person team
220 - 260km everyday for 6 days




Best time for a 600km 26hr
(PBP qualifier)

12hr race at eastern creek 412km

Sri Chinmoy 400km race
11hr 57min

ROMAC 500km
23hr


Glenn
hi Glenn
That's impressive. Would you join team smuggler slipstream for Le Tour de Disneyland this year?

Cheers
G

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Postby Sputnick » 16 Feb 2010, 16:59

hi Glenn
That's impressive. Would you join team smuggler slipstream for Le Tour de Disneyland this year?

Cheers
G

I don't know this event.


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Postby G » 16 Feb 2010, 17:05


I don't know this event.


Glenn
Hi Glenn
It is a really c0ol event.

Here is the team's fundraiser page, with a link to the team video:
http://www.gofundraise.com.au/ss

Here is the DHBC forum thread:
http://dhbc.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1458

Here is the Transitions forum thread:
http://forums.transitions.org.au/index. ... pic=40453&

Cheers
G

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Postby Sputnick » 16 Feb 2010, 17:16

Hi Glenn
It is a really c0ol event.

Here is the team's fundraiser page, with a link to the team video:
http://www.gofundraise.com.au/ss

Here is the DHBC forum thread:
http://dhbc.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1458

Here is the Transitions forum thread:
http://forums.transitions.org.au/index. ... pic=40453&

Cheers
G

It does look like my kinda ride but starting on Christmas day would be a problem for me.

Glenn

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Postby Richard » 30 Mar 2010, 12:07

Gong ride return x 2
Audax In Search of Hills 150km
Audax Alpine Classic 200km X 1
Audax Alpine Classic Extreme 250km X 1

Audax Alpine Classic Extreme (ACE250) is on the Sunday before Australia Day in January and is the best distance ride ever. 250km with 4400m of climbing, starting and finishing in Bright Victoria including climbing Mt Hotham, Falls Creek (from the Omeo side) and Tawonga Gap. There is a 16hour 40minute maximum permitted time to complete.

Route map and profile http://www.cyclingprofiles.com.au/HTM/A ... ACE250.htm

I have already booked accommodation for next year. Would be good to see more DHBC riders next time around

They are also thinking of offering a 320km version that also includes a climb up Mt Buffalo as well

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160km+ christian, weiyun, mikesbytes, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard
300km+
320km+Tim

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Postby dpash » 01 Apr 2010, 20:20

The 3 Peaks Challenge, 230kms which started and finished at Falls Creek on 07 Mar 2010. It was made more enjoyable by the 'perfect storm' that hit Victoria that weekend :)

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, weiyun, mikesbytes, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla, dougyp,
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard
300km+
320km+Tim

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Postby mikesbytes » 01 Apr 2010, 20:40

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, weiyun, mikesbytes*4, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla, dougyp,
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard
300km+
320km+Tim

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Postby weiyun » 01 Apr 2010, 20:58

In Mikesbytes' style... :P

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, mikesbytes*4, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio
180km+ weiyun*3
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla, dougyp,
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard
300km+
320km+Tim

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Postby PeterOS » 09 Apr 2010, 20:10

I forgot about this post, I did a 200k Audax Ride with G & Adrian a month or so ago and a few weeks before that I rode to Husskie also about 200k, so I guess again in Mikebytes Style.

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, mikesbytes*4, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio
180km+ weiyun*3
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla, dougyp, PeterOS*2
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard
300km+
320km+Tim

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Postby timyone » 10 Apr 2010, 14:48

awww man, i just noticed you can put a number next to the distance you have done it morethan once, but only if youve reached your max more than once :( i think g etc must be in the 5 or so mark for the 200? ive done a few 200 plus rides, and any one thats done the grafton has done one that deserves a 220 with a star, as its a hard ride, and i think if it has hills that are massive, like a brite stage of touring etc hmmnnnnn but yeah, id definately say that the grafton 200 must be worth some thing, and the penny century too, as every one gets a knee injury in it! but yeah, ive done multiple amounts of other distances, but cant add them in :( maybe we need more room for us all to add all our distances in, im actually particularly proud of some of my waterfall rides too, so would like to add a few numbers for my 160's and my 80s... hmmnnnnn

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Postby christian » 10 Apr 2010, 21:18

I'm not sure about putting the number of times you've done the distance on the list. Its not impressive to have done 160km more then once, think fixie century, penny century, a long day on tour.

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Postby mikesbytes » 10 Apr 2010, 21:29

I'm not sure about putting the number of times you've done the distance on the list. Its not impressive to have done 160km more then once, think fixie century, penny century, a long day on tour.
Your choice

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Postby timyone » 11 Apr 2010, 10:49

i noticed sputnik didnt add his in, and i thought all the numbers deserved attention.

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi, Tim LL *50 plus
150km+
160km+ christian, mikesbytes*4, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio, TimLL *8 PENNY CENTURY James F, Adrian, Simon, Christian, Lindsey Munks, who else?
180km+ weiyun*3
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla, dougyp, PeterOS*2
220km+TimLL
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard, sputnik*6
260+sputnik*6
300km+
320km+Tim LL
350-70+ sputnik*7
400 Sputnik
412 sputnik
500+ sputnik
600+ Sputnik


*number for my waterfall rides is estimated, but reflect my pride in my waterfall riding, so i mentioned it :)
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Postby timyone » 11 Apr 2010, 10:56

my recommendation for the table, as it seems that this is just a table showing our top distance, but feel free to copy and paste a different one :P

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, mikesbytes, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio
180km+ weiyun
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla, dougyp, PeterOS
220 GRAFTON, Simon L, Adrian, Huw
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard
300km+Paul
320km+Tim LL
600km+sputnik
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Postby mikesbytes » 11 Apr 2010, 11:53

James' thread, James' decision

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Postby jimmy » 11 Apr 2010, 17:28

Considering the way that this thread has now become a sticky, I am not entirely sure that it is "my thread".

My thoughts are though (and they are only thoughts), is that the table shows the highest distance that you have done. I have broken 200km on several occasions, and I have done 240km, but my biggest daily distance is 256km, so I appear once in the list for the 250km+. If you appear more than once, then I think that it gets confusing. If you want to list my rides over over 100km, then for me it would be 254, for over 150, then it drops to a mere 21.

Basically, I put this thread up so that people had somewhere to boast about their biggest daily distance, I think that each person should appear in the list once, while I recognise the Grafton is hard race, I think that if that is your biggest distance, then you should just appear in the 200, but feel free to annotate that it was in the Grafton. The distance markers that I set originally were there because I felt that they were significant. I started it at 150km, as it is a fair way, and to a lot of riders, it would represent 5 hours on the bike, not a Sunday stroll.

I think that the grades should be

150km+
160km+ (imperial century)
200km+
250km+
300km+
320km+ (double imperial century)

and then after this we populate it as needed.

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Postby timyone » 11 Apr 2010, 17:39

i reckon keep the 600 though, the fact that its nearly double the highest rank deserves some note

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Postby jimmy » 11 Apr 2010, 18:15

i reckon keep the 600 though, the fact that its nearly double the highest rank deserves some note
I agree, I stopped at 320km because that is the highest I thought that we would reach when I first put the post up. But I don't see the point of listing 350km, 400km, 450km, 480km... until we get to 600km.

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Postby yewenyi » 16 Apr 2010, 18:52

You need a smaller number for those who are not yet up to the bigger ones. Though I think I will use this as an excuse to go for the 150/160 sooner rather than later...

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Postby Adrian E » 25 Apr 2010, 17:14

I just discovered this thread you can put me down for 320km if we're talking bragging rights.

I'm going for an Audax 400km soon so will keep you posted if anyone else is interested in having a go (although personally find that after 300km my motivation for a challenge doesn't get any higher... the Audax 600kms typically has a 1/2 way rest house for 3-5hr sleep). It is not healthy or desirable to ride more than 400km without a break.

The two long rides I'm most looking forward to are:

Fitz's Epic - 207km, Sunday 31 October 2010
http://www.ocf-fitz.com/

2011 AUDAX ALPINE CLASSIC ACE 250km, 23rd January, 2011
http://audax.org.au/public/index.php?op ... &Itemid=99

Let me know if your keen to go and we may be able to organise a group. There are shorter distances to suite everyones taste.

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Postby timyone » 25 Apr 2010, 18:34

600 hey... if only i was fitter atthe moment :(
id be interested in a 600km ride though

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Postby dpash » 26 Apr 2010, 21:32

Adrian E, I'm planning on doing the full Fitz's epic with a mate from Canberra and I aim to tackle the Alpine challenge also so I'm keen to be part of any group that trains and heads down for either of these events. The 400km and 600km distances will be beyond me for a long while yet :) .

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Postby mikesbytes » 05 Oct 2010, 08:31

200k twice, 2 days back to back, 533k total over 3 days. Though I'll move up to the next rung in a couple of weeks time

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio
180km+ weiyun
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla, dougyp, PeterOS, mikesbytes
220 GRAFTON, Simon L, Adrian, Huw
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard
300km+Paul
320km+Tim LL, Adrian E
600km+sputnik

What's the definition of the time period to complete?

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Postby jimmy » 06 Oct 2010, 06:50

What's the definition of the time period to complete?
As I started the thread, I should probably answer it.

I feel that it is basically as one ride. Now stopping for a break is acceptable, but it is basically one continuous ride. In my mind, stopping for a break where you either a) sleep, or b) get out of your cycling kit is basically the end of the ride.

In my case, the 250km ride was done in a single day, but I did stop several times for a food break and a breather.

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Postby timyone » 06 Oct 2010, 08:39

Yeah the only time I'd say you could probably add days in, is if its some crazy audax ride with short breaks for maybe a couple of hours in the day to sleep etc, but you spend the majority on the bike for maybe 600km in 2 days, with 3 hours sleep or some thing, riding all night.

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Postby G » 06 Oct 2010, 14:06

As I started the thread, I should probably answer it.

I feel that it is basically as one ride. Now stopping for a break is acceptable, but it is basically one continuous ride. In my mind, stopping for a break where you either a) sleep, or b) get out of your cycling kit is basically the end of the ride.

In my case, the 250km ride was done in a single day, but I did stop several times for a food break and a breather.

James
Based on that definition, there's room for another list - the longest continuous ride (without any type of breaks). :)

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Postby Lizanne » 27 Oct 2010, 12:56

not really a one day thing but a huge distance for me.

i completed 10 000k on my fixie!

it took form jan 17, 2010-oct 27, 2010. besides a trip to waterfall, the fixie century and a few weeks of slowies it was all on my day to day commute. WOOT!

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Postby G » 27 Oct 2010, 13:36

Well done Lizanne. No wonder you can grind up the hills like a rocket.

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Postby mikesbytes » 27 Oct 2010, 14:11

Done the Grafton

80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG, Julio
180km+ weiyun
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla, dougyp, PeterOS
220 GRAFTON, Simon L, Adrian, Huw, mikesbytes
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard
300km+Paul
320km+Tim LL, Adrian E
600km+sputnik

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Postby Julio » 27 Oct 2010, 20:17

Changed up a group after a training ride for busso the othr sunday


80 km+ Nada, yewenyi
150km+
160km+ christian, Jonathan, Miguel, MarkG
180km+ weiyun, Julio
200km+ geoff, marian, Mark L, Michael K, Team Smuggler Slipstream (Tomas, Anthony, Gi, budgy smuggler), David Os, Richard, orphic, Camilla, dougyp, PeterOS
220 GRAFTON, Simon L, Adrian, Huw, mikesbytes
250km+ jimmy, T-Bone, Richard
300km+Paul
320km+Tim LL, Adrian E
600km+sputnik


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