2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
Hi there,
My buddy Rollo and I are heading over to ride the Vätternrundan on Friday. We are staying in Stockholm and travelling to Motala by train for the ride.
Just wanted to check that we won't have any trouble with bike boxes on the train and if there was any specific advice on getting the train you might have?
Also, any other information that will make things easier for us would be much appreciated.
Are many of you riding? Will you be fixed too? Give us a shout if you spot us, we have a start time of about 8.45pm.
Thanks!
Lee
My buddy Rollo and I are heading over to ride the Vätternrundan on Friday. We are staying in Stockholm and travelling to Motala by train for the ride.
Just wanted to check that we won't have any trouble with bike boxes on the train and if there was any specific advice on getting the train you might have?
Also, any other information that will make things easier for us would be much appreciated.
Are many of you riding? Will you be fixed too? Give us a shout if you spot us, we have a start time of about 8.45pm.
Thanks!
Lee
- grangeyard
- Posts: 1535
- Joined: 04 May 2013 10:19
- Location: Uppsala City yo
- Pirre The Trucker
- Posts: 618
- Joined: 17 Oct 2010 20:26
- Location: Sthlm
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
Breakes and lights are required. Have you checked out the rules?
Bicicletta ogni giorno toglie il medico di torno
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
Yes, we have checked the rules, swapped out our bull horns for drops and both of us run a front brake - but no back brake - surely we don't need a back brake do we?
We also have decent lights but are hopefully going to pick up reflectors on the day as I'm not really sure I'd be able to get the right ones here in the UK as they sound quite specific.
We also have decent lights but are hopefully going to pick up reflectors on the day as I'm not really sure I'd be able to get the right ones here in the UK as they sound quite specific.
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
You can by al the lights and reflectors you need in Motala where you pick up your ride number at the Expo Marquee.
This year I ride my geared bike and start at 19.46 number 641. I will go slow due to the fact that I want to stop at every pitstop to eat, drink and talk. To do Vätternrundan under 15 hours is a failure.
Whats your ride numbers?
Good luck!
This year I ride my geared bike and start at 19.46 number 641. I will go slow due to the fact that I want to stop at every pitstop to eat, drink and talk. To do Vätternrundan under 15 hours is a failure.
Whats your ride numbers?
Good luck!
http://livetpaenvelosolex.blogspot.com/ din blogg i en värld av projekt!
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
i believe you need both a front and a back brake according to the rules
GL!
GL!
- Lakritspipan
- Posts: 13
- Joined: 11 Sep 2013 14:26
- Location: Göteborg
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
I start at 02:38. Don't ride fixed though =)
GLHF!
GLHF!
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
Rider number 2276 starting group 29 Start Time 20.26
Watch out for us on a Surly Steamroller and a Charge Plug - both rolling on H Plus Son Archetypes... mostly black.
Excited now!
Watch out for us on a Surly Steamroller and a Charge Plug - both rolling on H Plus Son Archetypes... mostly black.
Excited now!
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
Skid stops are definetly a back brake.
- grangeyard
- Posts: 1535
- Joined: 04 May 2013 10:19
- Location: Uppsala City yo
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
rearJA-hatten wrote:Skid stops are definetly a back brake.
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
Amazing! What a beautiful and well organised ride.
We managed 14hrs with 4hrs of stops which makes an average speed of 18mph over the 186 miles (10hrs moving time). Pretty chuffed considering 100 miles of it was into an unrelenting 20mph head wind :-/
Will be back for sure and fixed, only saw 2 others riding fixed who happened to be Londoners too! Ha!
Thanks for the help and advice! See you next year!
Lee & Rollo
We managed 14hrs with 4hrs of stops which makes an average speed of 18mph over the 186 miles (10hrs moving time). Pretty chuffed considering 100 miles of it was into an unrelenting 20mph head wind :-/
Will be back for sure and fixed, only saw 2 others riding fixed who happened to be Londoners too! Ha!
Thanks for the help and advice! See you next year!
Lee & Rollo
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
Separating moving time and pitstop time, that was a good way to carry out the Vätternrundan and get the best out of both
But how about the breaks, did they accept front break only?
But how about the breaks, did they accept front break only?
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
They didn't really look! But I can't believe they would have turned us away... It didn't seem like that kind of vibe at all.
Re: 2 Londoners riding the Vätternrundan fixed... advice
It was nice meeting you on the last kilometer before the finishing line.
http://livetpaenvelosolex.blogspot.com/ din blogg i en värld av projekt!