Thanks so much Dave, glad you enjoy them. I love filming and making them for you all to watch 😊

Anytime my friend x

Ha ha, I do love the hills!

Thanks Don! x

I know, normally there's no-one there to do it but luckily my speedy cycling friend Richard got there and got this clip. One day.... I will get more promise! x

Thanks Walter, I’ve spent most of the day sleeping today though haha. Thanks again ☺️☺️

Thanks Stuart! 😊

Thanks so much Steven!!!!!

Yeah the wind is a brute! You will be great, how long is it?

It's 500km, north of Scotland to the border...nervous! I don't know how you never complain about knee or neck pain-your bike must be made to measure. I just followed GCN's tips for making oatcakes-The gels don't agree with me and bananas get dull. I might even try those wee bars you swear by if my oatcakes fail. It's all good though, nice problems 😁

Hiya Fai, I don't really have one. If you look at my Strava it varies week to week. but next week will definitely be a steadier one 😊😊

Yeah - I hear the same things but I really like it. It's simple, straight forward and the maps screen is amazing. That's why I bought it - for the maps. The battery life isn't great for audaxing or rides over 8 hours if using the map. But I just take a battery pack along.

Thanks - I'm a long way from being able to do an audax just yet so I should be ok lol

Thanks Charlie, I think it was the sheer amount of climbing and I have done a fair bit this year already and have low gearing. Doing all that on a 28 would be brutal.

Thanks, Katie. I was hoping for a response from the men themselves. I know I'd be no show on my 25.

RYTHMIC RIOT A.bit further north

Thanks so much, yeah it's so steep at the hairpin and the only other time I did it I unclipped just after the steepest part as I thought it was going to carry on at that gradient. I have to do a climb once and then next time I can generally do it all the way. Apart from Hardknott... !! One day I will crack it! 😊

Yes Hardknott is whole world of Pain . bad enough but the cars can squeeze you on the narrow bits on busy days as well which does not help when doing a zig zag... You should try the Abergeswyn Mountain road in Wales one day . It includes the infamous "Devils Staircase Pitch" www.dangerousroads.org/europe/wales/3989-abergwesyn-road.html

Ahhhh Daniel, you should have come and said hello. Well 'Hello' virtually ha. Yeah that wind was brutal!!!! Glad you enjoyed it but yeah I felt the same about the descents. They are normally the bits we get to have a breather, when yesterday they seemed harder than the climbs. Well, almost 😉

Haha well ya know..... But this week and next weekend it's a steady one! No big ones! I need a rest haha

JEEEEZUS!!!! It looks HARD!!!

I've slept most of today to be fair haha.

I have a 40 and love love LOVE it! I'm doing a video this week about the gearing.

Yeah to be honest I was feeling pretty tired as last weekend I rode my first 400km so could have done with a bit more time to recover haha. Next time a tad more rest I think! How did you find it? My legs felt ok on the climbs to be fair, it was the flat sections in between that somehow felt tougher.

You did the Fred, then 400k, THEN the Struggle? Wowzers. I thought it was a great route; didn't quite have the same fear factor as the Fred but getting up Park Rash without stopping was a big boost. I was ostensibly doing it with two mates, but they started very quickly and I just didn't have it in me to follow - I could feel the rustiness from the Fred weighing me down. Legs came back a bit after I'd told them to go on without me and I got a couple of messages from them later saying "we went off far too quickly...", but I agree, the long drag between Park Rash and the last feed stop (calling it 'flat' is perhaps overstating it) was pretty tough. Do you find you recover quicker now than when you started cycling? I've been cycling two years and my first century was about a month before the Fred.

Dec, you are a life saver! Thank you so much for that tip, will have a look into that. Did you have this one then?

I have one katie , after a bit of water got in, I researched online, and others had that issue as well. I thought it was buggered, so got a different light(son edelux 2, which I used on a 600km) which is advertised as waterproof. It doesn't have a USB, the light is as good as the b&m, I was gonna return b&m but It came good again after the radiator, I've been giving the b&m another chance in the last few weeks,(in the dry though). And with that hole taped!!

It was pretty brutal wasn’t it! 😩😩

I would say that's am understatement

Malham Cove is a really great climb and the best of the Struggle dales climbs.

Thanks so much James, you are so kind. Don't think I didn't have times when it hurt or I had enough. I get that practically all rides haha. But I am a stubborn bugger! haha

boroneil I’d say Fred Whitton is harder - longer and steeper. But does it really matter, both are excellent events

Richard Horswill I've never done the fred whitton and found the struggle testing. I'd like to do it mind as it's looks a brilliant route, get to see plenty of the lake district

They were both incredible but the Fred it tougher just because it has Hardknott in it and it's the steepest in England. But this has INCREDIBLE climbs so it's pretty close.

I don’t know I think it’s the challenge, the views and the sweat haha. Also it’s a mindset... if you hate them they will feel harder and you won’t enjoy them. Tell yourself and believe you love them.

I would believe if you loved climbing and weighed as much as I weigh. It's easier to say, "it's just a mindset" when you probably weigh max. 50kg gain 40kg more and you'll know it's not about mindset or anything else but pure physics, gravity fighting weight. Simple. Don't get me wrong, I love going down hill on the other hand, and I love everything till 8% gradient. I love your positive attitude too, and just love women that like cycling in general.

@@kay19833 it is definitely tougher for heavier riders but the mindset absolutely makes a difference. If you dread a climb in the minutes before it is more likely to break you compared to if you give yourself positive reinforcement that you will be fine. Strategy and gearing goes a long way as well

I knowwwwww, resting it up this weekend for sure! Thanks for looking out for me my friend! x

Absolutely!!!!!!

EXACTLY!!!!

Where the climbs are along the route 😎🚴🏼‍♀️💪🏼

No, it was just a quiet day 😊

I'm 32 and started cycling only around four years ago.

My wife started at 40 yr keep up blogs

That's amazing! Did you think I was older or younger?

No it wasn't closed but a lovely and quiet day! 😊

This one is ok with a battery pack but I love the maps on the 1000. How are the maps on the 810?

I have used the nav on it a good few times work great battery life is much longer due to non colour screen.... I will test it soon doing a 300 audax route 🤔

Thanks so much Dick! 😊