audax spin sun 15th

paul a newman

Leaving humphries bike shop Finglas at 9am. Roughly 100k at 20k ph pace. flat route thru nth Dublin and east Meath, with a tea stop in Hayestown. Passing thru St Mags, Oldtown, Ardcath towards Newgrange and Slane, turning at Hayestown towards Skryne, Borrowaddy Road, Ashbourne, Ballyymadun and home. Quietish roads and hopefully not too wet.

daviddenis

Im hoping to do this. Dying to get into Audax events. Have a carbon bike at moment but trying to obtain a more suitable bike for touring and the winter rides.

Any ideas. Need one with low gears as really really suffer on hills.

neris

daviddenis wrote: »

Im hoping to do this. Dying to get into Audax events. Have a carbon bike at moment but trying to obtain a more suitable bike for touring and the winter rides.

Any ideas. Need one with low gears as really really suffer on hills.

Change your rear cassette

cdaly_

daviddenis wrote: »

Im hoping to do this. Dying to get into Audax events. Have a carbon bike at moment but trying to obtain a more suitable bike for touring and the winter rides.

Any ideas. Need one with low gears as really really suffer on hills.

Change your cassette to 12-28 or similar to start with. All sorts of bikes on audax spins and you'll get an idea of what to ride after a while.

nialljf

Anything like this in Cork over the winter?

paul a newman

hope to see you on sunday david, you'll get loads of advice on gearing and bikes ( not all of it will be useful! )

daviddenis

I have a claud buttler its five years old. The bike needs a new group set. its nearly cost price of new second hand bike.

My head is melted l between racer with rack or an actual tourin bike.

Do audax riders carry much stuff? Clothes etc

ford2600

daviddenis wrote: »

I have a claud buttler its five years old. The bike needs a new group set. its nearly cost price of new second hand bike.

My head is melted l between racer with rack or an actual tourin bike.

Do audax riders carry much stuff? Clothes etc

The bike you have is fine. I've met lads doing 1000 mile tours with old bikes that were never expensive, and the country is full of under used bikes of all budgets.

Have a chat with Paul Sunday.

On Audax you see lads with huge cargo and also lads with next to nothing.

Met a lad on a difficult 300 with one 500ml bidon and a spare tube in Jersey.

Ride a few events and look around you and figure it out in time

Planet X

Going to miss this unfortunately......heavy squash training gig Sunday night. .ollocks!

paul a newman

weather forecast is good for tomorrow, bring raingear tho, we will be riding on mostly sheltered roards, so wind won't be too much of a factor, see ya there

irishrover99

Any audax spins for next Sunday that will be at a faster pace than this.

daviddenis

Well if that wind is at our backs iy will be hard to go slow.


Thou dont fancy cycling into that wind

Gonky

This was my first time out on an Audax ride. Really enjoyed it ,nice relaxed pace .The weather was a bit damp ,no heavy rain and the wind did not effect us too much as we stayed between the ditches . I would like to thank Paul for a great course and great company.

paul a newman

good stuff Gonky, 100k in 5hrs isn't bad in that weather, have to take out the BB and let the water drain out tho ! next sunday in Stamullen at nine bells