Yep. Not my preference

Good and Bad, but overall I’ll pass next time (famous last words!). I didn’t like the early 5am start and queuing up with 8k others. Rolling out and hitting the first climb was pretty cool but then the number of riders descending around you wasn’t so enjoyable. Food stops (including local stores) was carnage.

I was on my Aethos - 52/36 front and 11-34 cassette. Looking at the HR zone for the full ride, I was in threshold Z4 for just 4% (so maybe I could have gone harder!) 45% at Z3 25% each Z1/2

I don’t mind the core jerseys - plain and functional. Agree, there’s a lot of rapha kit out there these days. I’m always in the lookout for something else, but not found another brand that hooks me yet.

Pretty sure I don’t 😝

Which brands are worth a look? I haven’t found an alternate that I would move to yet.

@@PEDALLERS 7mesh... their MK3 bibs work well for me. Pad stitching is discrete and edges are chamfered for a low profile look.

Thanks. Will keep an eye on 7mesh - looks nice, minimal. Need them in blue, and not cargo 👍

@@PEDALLERS They have non-cargo version... for some reason they are not as easy to find on the UK website. No blue color tho.

No worries. Hope it was useful. The one tip I don’t think I mentioned - wait for the Rapha sale to buy 🤣

For what ? I keep looking for another brand but can’t quite find the right one … yet 👍

What did you switch to? I'm currently running the PMCC line.

I’m still looking. I keep getting adverts for Pedal Mafia but … I just don’t like the branding for some reason. Will keep looking 👓

Thanks - I do fancy another trip to Ireland - with the bike this time. 10k riders sounds … a lot 🤣👍

Think I had one brevet top a few years back but didn’t get on with the thicker material

Agree. My go to is also the classic flyweight. Pro team I’m not as convinced by the fit

Appreciate if - thank you ! I just tried to put together the things I’d learnt by taking part in this event - and riding in general 😀

Dartmoor sounds good will check it out - could do with a target, thanks ! Sounds like the 312 this year improved with lessons learnt. About styrkr bars - yes I tried them and they are tasty and a decent amount of carbs- big though ! Cheers.

Yes, it’s an amazing place with great rides. I will be heading back soon for sure, just not when theres 8,500 other riders there 😝

Absolutely. I need another event to focus and train for, but something a little less chaotic 👍

Glad you think so!

Sure 😉

You lost me at Ironman 😝. Honestly it just wasn’t my kind of place. Prefer GC and Tenerife, or Mallorca. Hoping to try Girona next. 🤞

Glad you enjoyed it!

Good question! Hopefully Yes. We had a ~2km ride to the start line in the dark but it was quiet … until we hit the queue. By the time we actually left the start line it was light and no need for lights. We did go through at least one tunnel (top of Puig Major) and legally you have to have lights on in road tunnels - but it was closed road so i dont think the Police would be stopping any cyclists there. Other than that our ride was in decent weather and no need for lights. Basically, i would say yes you should have a front light, but you can prob get away without one

I probably had a reasonable foundation beforehand but my training was so unstructured up till the point i started to focus on training for the M312 event. Good advice on power and pacing - i tended to go on HR for pacing strategy. But - as i bought a power meter it would be good make use of that and focus on power. I will try it out and see how it goes. Thanks :)

Which ones - all of them?! I dont like the Core much. I just haven't found another brand I prefer yet

Which ones ? My go to is Classic and no way I’d want to go smaller than Large 😝

@@PEDALLERS both in my eyes, try the medium, classic fits the ‘most’ loose…

Well, I'm not convinced yet about that, but next time i'm passing a rapha store i'll try on the Mediums. Having had to go up a size when trying the Cores' I'd be concerned a smaller Classic size would have the same issue. We shall see!

I learnt it from the Queen 😝

Absolutely. The sidewinds and especially the gusts were awful. One moment you think yep all good, let’s go! Then a blast of sidewind and it’s oh jeez.

Agreed! Actually I just got back from Tenerife, and it was good, but … really windy although i think that was more isolated to the location (there’s a hint when it’s a big coastal destination for windsurfers, kitesurfers, etc.). Climbing was great though. But … still Gran Canaria is my favourite destination in the Canaries. :)

@@PEDALLERS when you go to Teneriffa for cycling avoid El Medano as starting location, even though it's a nice spot with great vibes due to the hang loose surfing culture. It's much better to stay in south west, less wind, less traffic and a greater selection of climbs. Yes GC is very beautiful and in former years I preferred it over Tenriffa, but over the years the Island Government has done nothing and now most of the roads on GC are oil bad shape and the condition of Roads on Teneriffa is much, much better. If you visit Teneriffa and you have a rental car even try to explore the cycling routes in the north and north west. It's rally great

@@amdeichgescheitert5779 Ha. El Medano was exactly where we were staying (never again!) - too windy (but a nice vibe). Somewhere near Los Cristianos seems a better option? And yes, you are right about GC - I really like the environment and the variety of rides, but the roads, in some parts they are not so good.

@PEDALLERS From my experience it's even better to go more in direction of Alcala (a nice, calm fishing Village) /Los Gigantes because you get rid of the horrible overtourism around Los Cristianos and Playa Las Americanas , you can avoid the crowded part of the costal road between Americanas and Playa San Juan and you have the great variety of costal climbs , roads up to Teide, and the area around Masa /El Palmar. The only thing yo miss is the great climb to Villaflor and beyond, which is better from Los Cristianos and Playa Las Americanas

Absolutely, I’ve tried to flip my vacation time around so we go away for ‘winter sun’ and stay at home in the summer. 👍

I prefer naan 😝🤣

Thanks. I will Definitely be heading to Portugal!

Sounds amazing. Cyprus hasn’t been on my radar but I will check it out for sure. Thanks ! 🤞

Thanks - it was a good time. I heard Chang Mai was also good for cycling - so maybe one day !!!

Best of luck! Enjoy it 👍

Not crazy but still hot and was defo sweating more than usual. It was breathing that seemed much harder than normal and trying to get enough air in your lungs. Nice to experience something different to Europe 👍

Next time! Just figured it out on the camera 🤣

This specific model are not polarized but PV do a range of polarized in different styles 👍

Ok thanks

100%. You have no idea who is descending with you. Or their ability level. This event is far too stressful for me. I go to Mallorca to enjoy the riding and so will now avoid booking up at the end of April for sure 😝

Sounds like you had your strategy nailed on - nice one ! The small details can make it much less stressful on the day 👍

Watch out for the 50 year storm 🤞👍

Not that I noticed. I could have taken more care, maybe covered the discs but I didn’t seem to have any issues

Wait - are you my wife in disguise ? 😝I got it direct from Canyon (obvs!) so check their site for latest models and prices. This models a couple of years old now.

Absolutely. Lesson learned for me. Good tip on not cleaning the tires - saves a job. Thanks 👍

🤣 yep working on it !

Glad it was helpful!

💯 I'm hoping to head back to Mallorca in 2024 with a couple of friends, but for sure we will be skipping the dates around the 312. And .... will also be doing Sa Calobra 🙂

I just purchased another pair and it took 2 weeks from order to delivery to the UK 👍

thanks!