a fair few folks on here seem to be doing 24 hour events.
and i for one would love to do one.
anyone ever done a natural trail ride for 24 hours, somewhere like the dales, or ny moors would be good.
cafes, pubs or shops for feeding.
anyone be up for it?
You'd go a very long way in 24 hours.
I have a 170km route lined up from my house. Planning on doing it next midsummer solstice (busy this year)
plent of scope for going a long way in the dales/ny moors.
depends on the 24 hrs and the terrain very much how far you can get. Strathpuffer I did 60 odd miles and it took everything I have, I have also done 60 odd miles offroad in east lothian in 9 hrs. 100 miles of proper offroad might be a decent target in 24 hrs for normal human beings. Be much tougher without the support you get at 24 hr races
SDW double in a day (210ish miles) is a popular choice, albeit not straight out your door one unless you're in the South
off road C2C? (whitehaven - robin hoods bay)
is the sdw not a bit gash? Not that you'd want to be riding free-huck lines continuously for 24 hrs.
There was an article in the mag a while back where Dave rode his local trails for 24 hours. Can't remember if he finished or not.
100 miles of proper offroad might be a decent target in 24 hrs for normal human beings.
Depends how you define proper off-road. If you include man-made trails and "fireroad", you should be able to do far more than 100 miles in 24 hours - 100 miles at Kielder and Newcastleton took me half that.
is the sdw not a bit gash
I think after 200+ miles anythings a challenge for most people (although the Tour Divide leader is averaging 212 miles a day and has another 2000 miles to go).
The SDW isn't technical but it's a challenge for most people to ride it one way in a day as it's pretty much all off road and there's 12000ft of climbing.
i have got 2 loops highlighted on a couple of maps.
1 is a 120 mile loop in the dales, with 3 cafes, 5 pubs and a few shops on route.
the other is a old polaris 1 day special route. 100 miles, with a few little routes to add along the way. 2 cafes, 3 pubs and a allnight garage along the route.
I've been pondering doing the Sustrans C2C in a day, but am put off my the faff of getting to the start and home from the finish. But, Sustrans have the W2W route, that can be ridden East to West and passes within a few miles of my house.
So, a home-to-coast-to-coast-to-home route is there and might be doable in 24 hours... Not proper off-road though.
I'm not sure I'd survive 5 pubs stops even by taxi.
Yes.
Definitaly up for it.
I managed 16 hours before the weather became too miserable not to head home. Next time I'm doing it on a different weekend to Mayhem ;o)
No way if fish pie is involved
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