NotSoBigBen

Just waiting for the go ahead then I'll post the one's I saw

Saw some pics and it would appear there was a damn good turnout despite the hub naysayers 😜 Well done the lot of you! Any awareness created is certainly better than none

Challenging conditions on the Highveld today ... quite heavy rain during the night, another early morning downpour. Lots of the 'lying in today' excuse type messages on the groups I'm part of but don't ride with 😜 Just did my normal, look out the window ..... wait half an hour have another look then went out with a raincoat just in case. No rain, actually a pleasant ride! I find a gravel bike to be ideal for these type of rides, water puddles around and quite a lot of stuff washed down onto the road surface.

Legend has it that Willie Engelbrecht (MHDSRIP) when asked what he was training for would answer 'just in case' ... I like that!

Easy now guys ... 😜

No worries, thanks .... I was hopeful! As you say definitely think 1x is the way to go. I'm a big fan of 1x in fact so much so I now have a road bike with 1x and will set up my TT bike like that as well

As a matter of interest what 9sp wide range cassette (11-42) did you use? I have an LTWO one but it's pretty crappy and I gave up with it ... Never could get it to shift right ... Or even good enough to be comfortable to ride with.

For sure, sleep is critical when you're doing it day after day! I'm fortunately one of those 8-9hrs of sleep no problem 😁

This is true .... Now .... There were years where I did though It can be done

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones who don't need 'goals' to ride? As my wife often tells people "it's just what he does" .... Rides a bike 6 days a week, any bike If I were to say why I ride it would be purely physical/mental health and yes it has changed drastically over the more than 3 decades I've been doing it.

It doesn't need a field or a court to play on and doesn't need more players before you can actually workout and play. It's not a team sport. Interesting question this morning :- 'can you go out and buy any of the bikes you have?' Short answer is no and clearly it's not the choice for everyone .... In fact probably only very few? #ItsWhatIDo

Saw a bunch of E-bikers and they had an E-pump .... now that's stylin 😎 Cracker morning for a ride on the Highveld ... if you discount the ever present wind!

Anyone maybe have some used/old Time Espresso cleats lying around? Broke my left one this morning ... and they not even that old 🙄

'And when I hurt, hurting runs off my shoulders' Nice to be out on my usual routes .... with gears 😎 💨💨

The lesson my friend .... Running is for prey 🤪

@ChrisF @Bike Dewing I know this is one of those cliques but it will pass .... I know from experience that it seems like it doesn't end but when it does it can be great! I wish both of you a speedy resolution to whatever ails you guys and may you be back to normal as soon as possible.

Ah my friend the old '3 speed' ... As you say but I heard it as 'sit,stand,walk'

Nice easy spin with a 'reward' at the end ... stuck to my ride every day of December and single speed only. After the last 2 crappy years (22/23) on the bike I'm pretty chuffed with how this year went. It's not the numbers so much as the increase over last year that makes me smile. I walk in the door and my wife asks 'so how was it?' I say 'I should probably take a rest day tomorrow' Her response 'ja ja ja Ben whatever!' ... knows me too well 😎

Done .... feeling really good! Thanks to @'Dale for that 'just aim' inspiration Just back from the dentist, a walk in the park after all those miles on the single speed 😎

I aimed and all things being equal a short 30k tomorrow morning early and the job will be done .... And I did keep to the single speed 😎 Not looking forward to a dentist appointment after the ride but it'll probably be less painful than a Rapha with one gear 🤪

You are 100% right ... it was originally setup to ride on the track. Fixed gear, track bars, no brakes Set it up just for this specifically .... why you may ask? Just because I can I guess 😎 The single speed road bike I normally ride has a 53x18, I set this up with 51x20 .... easier on the legs, a bit anyway

When you have 20-some gears, there's always going to be a certain amount of mental energy spent deciding if you're in the wrong gear for this particular situation. With a single speed, you can rest easy knowing you're always in the wrong gear. Still on track .... even a few K's in hand 😎 All things being equal ... Tuesday should be a short final spin with coffee and a hearty breakfast at a local establishment me thinks 😁

My strategy is to do it nice and consistently ... No sudden big rides after each other As @'Dale suggested just 'aiming' at that 500! There's something about the feeling when a 'magic gear' is run in 😎 - almost felt like a no chain ride today 😁

One day I'm gonna take me a cool pic like that 😎

Clearly this challenge is too 'light' for the over achievers Best someone start a 1000k challenge for next year 🤔