2023 & 2024 Festive 500

[Bike Dewing]

2 minutes ago, NotSoBigBen said:

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

 

Thats awesome.. its your challenge, do it how you want.. 🤘🏻🥳👍🏻

but thats impressive, well done.. 

[ajnkzn]

80% down with a local all over ride. 
 

Stage race fitness and general fatigue setting in at the same time 🤣

[The Ouzo]

100% done. 
and now I’m taking a good few days off the bike. The body is sore. 
 

4 solo laps around ORT today, much quicker than I thought I was going to ride. 

['Dale]

Adaptation day / rest and family time 

[Frosty]

7 hours ago, Bike Dewing said:

it's your challenge, do it how you want.

100% agree

[Naidy]

Done a lekker 150km ride to Taal Monument. 

 

[ajnkzn]

Decided to just get it done between 44km last night and 54km this AM on top of 91km yesterday AM. 
 

Legs are toast, bike can hang on the wall for a few days 🤣. 
 

Family and friends time now 🙌

Edited December 30, 2024 by ajnkzn

['Dale]

Milestone completed under cloudy skies with northerly gusts.

If you aimed and covered good miles, well done. If you have completed it for the 1st time, congratz. If you have done it many times, it always requires commitment and getting older does not make it easy, hey. 

[NotSoBigBen]

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 🤪

[babse]

1 hour ago, 'Dale said:

Milestone completed under cloudy skies with northerly gusts.

If you aimed and covered good miles, well done. If you have completed it for the 1st time, congratz. If you have done it many times, it always requires commitment and getting older does not make it easy, hey. 

Good job sir. 

 

I have 19kms to go. Slept in this morning and with this gusts howling through the hood, I'll take today as the rest day 😁 

 

 

[The Ouzo]

1 hour ago, NotSoBigBen said:

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 🤪

Well done for doing it on a SS, that’s takes some doing

[ChrisF]

2 hours ago, NotSoBigBen said:

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 🤪

Well Done !!

[NotSoBigBen]

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 😎

[Frosty]

Ride 4

Edited December 31, 2024 by Frosty

[Naidy]

Done and dusted.

 

['Dale]

3 hours ago, NotSoBigBen said:

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 😎

You rock, Bennie 🎯