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In previous PBPs there have been a few Bromptons successfully complete the ride: Tal the Israeli (2007) and Robert the Norwegian (2011) have notably completed PBP on Bromptons. However, I was reliably informed by les anciens that it had never been … read more »
I finished Paris-Brest-Paris in 89hrs 4mins — 56mins inside the cut-off. That was the hardest thing I've ever done, even London-Edinburgh-London (1400km) seemed easier (although I was fitter in 2013). This short summary of my first PBP experience was first published on my … read more »
Paris-Brest-Paris takes place in August, but the qualifiers were completed at the beginning of May and so my big worry is losing all that fitness in the meantime. It's important to keep riding the bike. It's also important to keep practising … read more »
With the completion of my DIY 200 yesterday out to Diss, upon validation by AUK then that means I've completed my third Randonneur Round the Year series — that's one 200km ride or longer in each of the previous 12 months (including … read more »
It's a lonely job, but someone's gotta do it: I am setting up multiple new audax "perm" or "permanent event" rides starting from Cambridge, because nobody else is doing it and there seem to be quite a few audax riders in the … read more »
I've done it! After 30 months of riding audax, I've finally qualified for and entered The Paris-Brest-Paris 2015 in August! 1200km of French fun, woohoo! PBP is the ride that got me interested in audax back in 2012: I read … read more »
I checked the weather forecast: a typical south-westerly with a forecast of rain around lunchtime. This meant it was going to be a tailwind for 200km, a cross wind for 70km and a headwind the rest of the way around. … read more »
Cambridge Market is a 200km permanent that heads from Cambridge to Framlingham via Newmarket, Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket and Needham Market, all of which are traditional market towns. Three of them also have castles. It's a generally flat, but exposed route … read more »
This was to be my third riding of this classic overnight event: the start is at the southern edge of Essex and heads through the night to the north-Norfolk coast in time for an early breakfast, before meandering back southwards again. The … read more »
Most people think of the Brompton as being unsuitable as a long-distance bicycle. However, Brompton owners the world over would disagree: certainly for touring, the Brompton is a superb machine, because it is so inherently compatible with all modes of additional … read more »
It's not the most obvious choice for a route: right through the middle of Milton Keynes. It hadn't ever occurred to me, either. However, a regular rider of one of my routes bemoaned the lack of any permanent routes in … read more »