druidh …as shown today you can audax on anything….
me and smee have done 200k deeside look audax 3 weeks ago and there were recumbrents – mtbs with slick tires – 1970s peugeots – out and out race bikes…. ideally something comfy with skinny tires room for a rack and mud guards … we went round at 29kph Ave
the 300k today imho was easier than the 200k more climbing but more short sharp climbs with rests where as the 200k was just a brutal 70k climb …. my legs were still real heavy from 10UTB last week but once i got them going they propelled me round with an ave speed of 26.4kph … which is above the upper limit so i had to wait on the first two checkpoints opening. i wont say how long i beat smee by since he had a back injury ….
some of them audaxers are nuts … spoke to one guy today who incidently beat me home … he is doing the 1600k LEL in a months time … the pace he was going at today he should walk all over it ! but he says there are guys doing it who are way faster than him !