What are the favourite bikes for this ride, I’m not familiar with the terrain, my options:
Burly trail full suss, Nukeproof TR275
Gravel type bike, Ti Plug
Both of which I could run some xc 275 wheels.
The plug I can run a pannier rack.
Not really fussed about speed, as long as I get it done, what would be the most fun?
Mate will be on a xc FS.
Nukeproof out of those two. You could probably get round fine on the gravel bike, but not sure you’d enjoy a couple of the descents, particularly the one towards the pub in Seathwaite. 🙂
And Garburn (forgot about Garburn). Yeah, take the Nukeproof. 😄
Plenty of opportunities to ‘cut a corner’, and make it 70 or 50, by the looks of it. The outward and inward routes are about half a mile apart just after the 30 mile marker. The route may change, obviously!
No Garburn this year !!! its last years route so Ings, Ferry, Claife Grizedale Coniston WALNA!!! Stephensons Ground, Seathwaite, Ulpha,Eskdale,Wrynose Blea Tarn Old Dungeon Gyhll(70mile mark party central :-)) Elterwater Loughrigg, Coffin Route, Jenkins,Troutbeck Dubbs # rivers back to Staveley.
Plenty of options to bail bits but why would you 😉
Yes quite a few weirdos do it in a oner don’t expect me at the finish to shake your hand, but show the ladies at the Hawkshead Brewery your 100 miles on your Garmin you can have a beer on my tab last orders 🙂 9.30 start to win a beer 🙂 lots of people start earlier.
£5 registration fee on Eventbrite but I ask you to donate what ever you want on the St Gemmas JustGiving page either before or after the event.
What sort of distance do people normally aim for on the first day? I was hoping 60-70 miles but with absolutely no knowledge of the route or local terrain is that realistic?
Oh that’s a shame I’ve been looking on the website as its still showing its running and after my MI last year thought the short one would be good one to prepare for, as a full or 70M Jennride is not feasible at the moment, if ever.
Was thinking of coming up with the caravan for a weeks holiday Ashes Lane and seeing the start of the Jennride as I’ve never been part of the mass start, as Tony and I have usually had an early head start. A donation to do a few of the early miles possible ? if it not you can still have the donation, is it just giving.
30 tickets left after entries were opened up early for last years entries. £5 is the sign on fee to cover costs then I ask riders to donate on the Just Giving site before or after the event 🙂
Yay we’re all back in, with an Airbnb for start and finish.
Any chance of pics showing bag set up for full suss? Gonna start looking for second hand stuff I think.
Any chance of pics showing bag set up for full suss?
Alpkit Gnaro 3L on front
Wildcat Tomcat in the loop of the Jones bars
Wildcat custom frame bag
Alpkit top tube bag
Wildcat seat harness and dry bag, 5L
Woo hoo, me and Mrs hoppy signed up. And I might get to meet the zwifting legend that is @robbo1234biking, I shall be disappointed if his wheels don’t glow though.
I am signed up – just have to hope that the wife’s shifts work in our favour or we can get some childcare!
I am a lot slower in real life (not that I am fast in Zwift but it definitely complements real life speeds!) although a decent weight loss and significant fitness gain should hopefully see me complete it more comfortably than in 2019!