After my previous furthest ride on my new Quax36 I decided that it would be a nice idea to attempt 32 miles (52km) for my 32nd birthday in 2 months time. Well 2 months came around far to soon so on Tuesday 27th November I set off.
I’d planned a route to the village of Clare along windy country lanes that would avoid most of the more busier roads taking me through small picturesque villages.
After applying copious amounts of Butt Butt’r I set off. The weather was damp and foggy with a chill in the air though luckily hardly any wind. I had decided to ride for at least 10 miles before I got off which as luck would have coincided with a well placed bench at the start of a hill! I was averaging 10mph at this point which wasn’t too bad and a comfortable speed for me to maintain. Music was my friend for the first time on a ride and it made the miles pass much quicker.
After 18 miles I stopped for some lunch and a pint in the village of Clare. The back road route had been a good choice as I only had a handful of cars pass me on the quiet country lanes. There was a roaring fire going in the pub and it was all I could do to stop falling asleep, or perhaps it was the beer. The elderly couple sat opposite me did give me an odd look when I pulled out the tube of Butt’r from my backpack and proceeded to make my way to the toilet! All to soon I was back on the road for the return trip. 14 miles to go at least I was over half way now.
After about 26-28 miles gone my legs started seizing up and getting terrible cramp when ever I had to push down with a little more power to get up the hills. There was a couple of times when I had to dismount and my legs would seize up completely and I couldn’t bend them at all until I had massaged some life back into them. It was now getting dark and I was worried that I might have to ring for assistance. The last 4 miles were slow going and I had dropped to 7 mph but it was with a big grin when I finally made it home.
Hardly any chaffing at all which I put down to the KH Freeride Saddle, lots and lots of Butt’r and cycle shorts. Now I have to work on that cramp.
Quax36
145 cranks
Pinned pedals
KH Freeride Saddle
Gps Stats
33.4 miles (53.7 km)
10 mph moving average for 18 miles
8.9 mph moving average for 12 miles
Total time 5hrs 5mins
Stopped 1 hr
After 10 Miles
Lunch
Gps
