A flat tubeless tyre that wouldn't re-seat yesterday has put me behind. By the time I had fixed it I'd lost the motivation to go out.
I have 187km left to do and two days of nasty weather to do it in.
High wind and rain forecast for tomorrow and a big ride to do.
@bjj.andy.w if I see you out tomorrrow morning you can tag along 😛
@Phil-H
You're so close 8 hours and it's done!👍🤸🤞
Festive 500 DONE! 503km, 19.05h, average speed 26.5kph. All outdoors with a mix of road and gravel.
Celebrating with a coffee and a pop tart.
Well done sir, very well played. 👏
Well done everyone completing, not been an easy year by the sound of it, if there even is such a thing 👏
That's me done too. 7 days, 7 rides for a total of 510km in 18hrs at an average of 28kmh, all outside. Today's was the hardest, strong winds blowing up the Severn Vale. Well done everyone who gave it a go.
Nice one Daffy and neila!
I hadn't planned on riding today, especially given the wind howling last night but actually the roads were dry and I fancied a coffee so I rode out to a local cafe. Then went to a second cafe for lunch. However it turned out to be 40km so that leaves me with a nicely manageable 71km to go tomorrow. It's a lot more positive sounding than 115km!
Normally I like to do the final day in the Lake District but I'm not driving a 200 mile round trip in this wind just to do my favourite route. Something local, 80km will do nicely.
115km done today. Very nearly sacked it off but glad I didn't. Set off in the hissing rain expecting it to be like that all day, sky cleared after about an hour and the rain stayed off for the remainder of the ride. The forecasted wind stayed away for most of the ride too.
72km to do tomorrow & the weather forecast looks much better.
Managed to get a few short rides in today so only 16km needed in the morning and I can call it (sort of*) done.
* Sort of cheated a bit by jumping on Zwift for about 100km of it. Having to get rescued from the South Downs cos of a massive side wall gash sort of stole my momentum outside
Riding buddy of mine did the complete 500km in one shot. Bristol to Cbridge and back, bloody nutter
Wow... I bet the “and back” hurt.
I’ve always wanted to do the Full Fat Festive 500 (the all in one go 500) but never managed to get it all lined up.
Gentle 20km on the stormchaser this morning to get it finished. Amazing how muddy you can get in an hour.
380km outdoors and 120km inside. Meh that’ll do.
I’ve always wanted to do the Full Fat Festive 500 (the all in one go 500) but never managed to get it all lined up.
Same here. I actually asked Rapha if I could join their group ride around Herne Hill Velodrome (it's become a bit of A Thing now, this is the third year they've done it) but they said they'd already got 10 riders. That's the track limit for insane stuff like riding when shattered for 20+hrs through the night in potentially shit weather!
Anyway, I've just finished mine with a nice 55 miles. Was pouring this morning but it has stopped by the time I set off although the roads were soaking. Got slightly showered on a couple of times, the coffee stop I'd planned on wasn't open so I had to resort to a Costa a bit further on but it was bang on 4hrs (inc the coffee stop) and actually most of the ride was quite peaceful, I seem to have chosen some quiet roads and early enough to avoid the rush.
518km, 7 rides.
Congratulations everyone!
fail from me. managed 350km.
4 days touring in the dales in the rain has killed my enthusiasm for a ride today.
well done all.
First post from a long term forum lurker.
Festive 500 complete.
514 km over 6 rides. All outdoor, hit the deck on a patch of ice on Christmas Eve and then snapped a gear cable on day 3 or 4. I quite enjoyed it overall. First time I've attempted it, normally too busy but everything fell into place this year.
Well done to all the "Outsiders!". I completed it this morning but all indoors unfortunately, so not quite an achievement. I started late so did 500 in 5 days. Got caught up on a lot of TV though!! Next year I'd like to try it all outside but Scottish weather isn't conducive to that!!
Managed to complete it yesterday with another 100 + mile ride so like my previous years I did the challenge in three rides. (Well, apart from one year when I did it in two)
24th 103 fasted miles on the TT bike
29th 107 fasted miles on the roadbike
30th 105 miles on the roadbike. Tried to do this fasted again but 80miles in I was a broken man and had to take on a couple of granola bars 😂
Done the challenge for a few years now and this was by far the hardest. Normally you get at least a couple of rides in with half decent weather but in Lancashire it never turned up.
Completed the last 75km today. Completed in 7 rides, all outdoors in varying conditions.
I was denied my egg & tattie scone roll at the Tay Bridge Kiosk though, they'd run out of rolls😱
