BB200 planning

[lune ranger]

Exactly 200km?
Look tolerable, I'm convincing myself that the second half looks less hilly than the first.
Quite excited now.
Forecast's ok at the moment as well.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Exactly 200km?

About 3km short. It'll make a change from 15km longer

[sean_iow]

Thankfully it's still some way short of my off road record, which was 50.8 m/km in the Dolomites.

For that kind of gradient I'd have to swap my chain-ring and cog round so they were on the opposite ends and even then I'd struggle

[Richard G]

I'm not ashamed to admit that there was definitely pushing that day.

[Bearbonesnorm]

Strangely, if you reverse the 200, there's still the same amount of ascent but after 55k, the overall general pattern is much more downhill

[lune ranger]

Exactly 200km?

About 3km short. It'll make a change from 15km longer

8.20833333333333 kmh it is then

[ianfitz]

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8.20833333333333 kmh it is then

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Doesn't sound so tricky when you put it like that.


Does it?

[whitestone]

Is there a similar profile graphic (or should that be graphic profile?) for the 300?

[ianfitz]

Is there a similar profile graphic (or should that be graphic profile?) for the 300?

Prolific profile graphic graph

[Richard G]

[fatbikephil]

Here's a nice picture for all the BB200 riders out there - enjoy.

Cool
A brute of a climb and a hooner of a descent in the first 20k. And that descent at 145k ish looks a stonker as well. Hee hee I'm looking forward to this!

[Asposium]

Seeing the 200 and 300 profiles so close together it does seem the routes are common until approx 75km

[Bearbonesnorm]

Seeing the 200 and 300 profiles so close together it does seem the routes are common until approx 75km

Something like that ... they weren't going to be but I took pity on the 200 riders and made some changes.

[ianfitz]

Seeing the 200 and 300 profiles so close together it does seem the routes are common until approx 75km

Something like that ... they weren't going to be but I took pity on the 200 riders and made some changes.

You’ve changed

[Asposium]

Seeing the 200 and 300 profiles so close together it does seem the routes are common until approx 75km

Something like that ... they weren't going to be but I took pity on the 200 riders and made some changes.

Does that mean we’ve got it easy for the first 75km?
Or, it gets messy for the 200km lot after 75km

[fatbikephil]

We're weeing into the wind until we see the actual route

[Richard G]

We're weeing into the wind until we see the actual route

It wouldn't be the first time people have worked out the route based on the profile.

[RIP]

"A brute of a climb and a hooner of a descent in the first 20k" - Speculation Mill: looks suspiciously like Foel Fadian to me Then back up over Hyddgen perhaps. Tee-hee! I do like being an armchair eventer. Ah no, Llanbrynmair start isn't it, not Stu's. Poor speculation attempt as ever .

[Richard G]

Hmm... who cursed the weather? Suddenly I'm seeing four days of rain.

[whitestone]

Crumbs!

Somethings old, somethings new, somethings borrowed, somethings ****!

[ssnowman]

Ooh, we have a route!

[fatbikephil]

looking at the weather on Friday (as well as what coming early this week), its going to be a wet one. Heavy showers Saturday and fairly breezy...

[In Reverse]

The cloud cover will at least mean it's a bit warmer overnight. I was out slightly further north doing the Triban Trail last night with a clear sky and it was (literally) freezing in the valleys. Ground frost and toes like ice cubes.

Giving serious consideration to buying some new winter boots this week...

[Mike]

just seen the forcast for Fri onwards and looks like things may get tasty out there as our next storm is moving in....As they haven't named it yet we should call NORM!

[Dave Barter]

My current stress is making it to Friday without catching the horrendous cold that is usually due about this time of year. Also, I still need to fix my bike ;-)