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Thanks ! Have a fab day ! :)

Thanks! ... enjoying the activity more as the years roll on :)

Thanks! Take care :)

Thanks for commenting... I'm not sure what you mean by that one though! :)

@@AyupStuggy the object in the road was a coil spring off a car

Haha! Thanks - I didn't think of that. I think you are right!

@@kiwibiker9754 Thanks, I appreciate that. It's my first ever chain break on a ride. I'm glad I carried those extra things.

LOL! Oh how I wish it were! My bike is broken after this ride. My derailleur is ok (I think). However, the the 'braze-on' derailleur bracket was bent with a couple of hair line cracks in it. As I tried to straighten it back at home, it snapped! This is part of my frame, which I've still yet to sort out. There's a picture link in my description. I'm glad you think my video is good enough to appear staged, but I can assure you it was a roadside breakdown and temporary fix to get me home.

​@@AyupStuggyif it's not some bougie boutique bike, we all know there's a cheap old derailleur with a fitting clamp size waiting in a dusty drawer itching to be installed 👌

@@brrrt6666 I've now received a mounting bracket. I'm still nervous about grinding the old one off!

@@AyupStuggy I'm deducing it's an aluminium frame, probably best not to go ham😬

@@brrrt6666 Yes it's an aluminium frame, and had a very weak (now broken) derailleur bracket. It wasn't substantial enough! The new clamp on bracket looks much stronger than the original one as part of the frame. But first, I'm off to the cycle shop to see what they have to say.

Thanks for all your tips! - Zwift is great! I did group rides and races, not too many longer rides though. I'll look into your suggestions and be more consistent. - attempting to loose weight. I like food too much though! I'm gradually getting back into healthier living, like I did years ago on my very early videos :) - Yes I will get some different tyres in the next cycling season. Others have pointed out that I can go faster with different tyres too. - goodies is a comfort factor thing. I'm trying to cut down on that too. You should have seen what I used to carry! - Clothing is getting better, but also more baggy as I loose weight! Gabba top and arm warmers are nice and snug and great clothing. I do feel faster when wearing those. - I'm subbed to gcn, and will pay more attention to fueling up. You've been really helpful! Thanks for taking the time to comment and write out your suggestions. Take care! Stuart (aka Stuggy :)

@@AyupStuggy Nah worries - got my 100 mile enduro down from 6:30 to 4:20 doing that @ 50 yrs old. Don't race any more but I am preparing for the Tour Aotearoa, more like what you are doing 🙂 Cheers dude - good work!

Wow! 4:20 That's so quick! Well done on that. My gravel bike is out of action at the moment. The front derailleur mount is broken on the frame. My latest video shows me fixing up the chain and unjamming the derailleur (I thought the derailleur was damaged, but that's ok, it's my frame that's damaged!). When I fix the bracket I will be putting in some miles again. I have 3 lots of 200km Audax rides coming up. The Tour Aotearoa looks incredible! I'd love to work up to something like that. Have fun training and doing it ! :)

Thanks Tim :) The camera had a better view than me, it came out much better than I was expecting. I was looking from above, and without my glasses it was difficult to see.... Maybe we have common relations? We have the same surname! Stuart (aka Stuggy :)

@@AyupStuggy Perhaps somewhere down the line we're related..but probably a long way of, as I'm from Yorkshire, and by the sound of your accent, you're from somewhere down south! Anyway, a great little post, and after your explanation of the true difficulty you had, it seems even better. I am intrigued and interested in that hook thing though, did you make it/improvise it yourself, what is it?

In my dim and distant past, I'm from near Doncaster (Edlington), and still go down that way. I took a picture of the chain hook that I made. I hope you are impressed by my precision engineering ability! See the link in the video description. After the ride on closer inspection, my derailleur looks fine, but the braze-on support bracket on the frame is broken! I've also put a picture of that in the description. That is work in progress, I still trying to work out the best way forward.

Thanks Craig! :)

Thanks! Well done on your repair too. I now carry a rear derailleur hanger, thankfully I've not needed it yet. I never thought I'd mangle the front one... which I've still got to fix. I must go and do some mountain biking in the mean time.

Thanks! It was a great challenge. Maybe see you at one another time :)

@@AyupStuggy I was meant to do this years, however I have committed to a new job role & didn't want to jinx it! I'm hoping I can enter the 2025 ;-)

Look out for when it comes out on Audax UK. If it's anything like this year, it will be fully booked within hours!

Thanks! Keep pedalling :)

Hi Stephen. It was a pleasure to meet you. I just watched your videos and they are outstanding! You had an idea about 'collaboration'. If you fancy doing something together, then I'm up for that. I'm not sure how I can help improve your brilliant videos though. I might be able to add the character struggling up some hills! If you are up for a bike ride, then I'm definitely up for that. From your place, there's a brilliant cycle path all the way to Sunderland. We could go up the coast to South Shields, through the cycle tunnel to North Pier. Then back along the north riverside to Newcastle and all the bridges, then back via the Angel, and Birtley. It's a lovely route and fairly flat for most of it. To send me a personal message, do so via the Strava mobile phone app. I was fiddling with my bike when you were loading your car up. It was making a strange noise now and again. 2 miles later my chain snapped and it also mangled my front derailleur! A temp fix got me home.

@@AyupStuggy That sounds great - yeah I’d def be up for trying that at some point! Sorry to hear about your chain issues last night. Glad you got it fixed enough to get home!

Thanks. I love it up in Weardale and Teesdale. I've just got back from a ride up that way, From Durham to Stanhope, Rookhope and Blanchland. My chain snapped on the way back. A possible video may follow of that!

Thanks! I surprised myself!!!

Thanks Alan. That's really nice of you to say that. You've made my day!

There were lots of bits with other riders. The whole thing was a challenge, but that last 100km on my own really was a HARD challenge!

@@AyupStuggy takes and equal amount of mental strength (if not more) than physical that, mate. Great going. 💪🏻

Thanks! ... I'm just watching one of your videos again... How difficult can a 100 mile bike ride be? ... Fun with all the mates out with you :)

@@AyupStuggy cheers mate. Only half the distance of your ride that one but THAT was a struggle. 🥵

Hahahah!

Thanks for your tips! I like your tip about taking proper food, which I do prefer. I shall try and be more organised next time and do that. 200K seemed impossible this time last year. It does seem significantly easier... although still hard!

Thanks Andrew. Hot tip - be ready for when it opens, and submit your entry straight away. This year it was full the same day I think. Quite a few others have contacted me too, to say they and others are going to enter next year!

Thanks! I normally eat heaps of food, strangely I couldn't face much at the end. My digestion was playing up a bit on the way round. For the last 100km I barely ate any snacks. The crumble pudding still went down well though! I hope to be doing this ride next year too.

The weather made it all the more memorable!

Thanks! :)

Thank you :)

Thanks! :)

Thanks :) I was wondering why some riders where a cap under their helmet! I do have a clip on peak for my helmet, but don't like wearing it as it impedes my view slightly. I will have to consider buying a cap for my next big ride.

You are fast! That is one of the more usual C2C routes. I've done the Sustrans C2C route twice, that's 137 miles each time in 3 days. I still have some way to go in my fitness journey to get my speed up and weight down. I'll be working on it! Keep pedalling :)

Thanks! I've come a long way since the first 100 mile Audax attempt over a year ago! :) :) :)

Thanks Peter! I look forward to seeing more of your artwork videos :)

Thanks! The weather was rather interesting!!! Thankfully the rain eased off after Hexham.

Fifty something - I like to keep people guessing!. Thanks for subbing :)

What jacket is that?

'All day shell' from Galibier. Website link and exact part is in my video description. The easiest way to find it is to paste the description in the Galibier search box. The clothing is great, but site is difficult to navigate. The top has been fantastic! and it compacts to really small.

Wow - that's impressive! I remember those days of my youth, doing amazing stuff with hardly any training. Now we really have to keep working hard at it!

It definitely was, the camera doesn't pick up most of it though! I'd like to try it again on fresher legs. :)

Thanks! It's nice to know others say it the same way! It's a while since I did that ride, it brings back special memories :) That was my first 200km ride... I have my first 300km ride this weekend... help!!!

Thanks Peter! It's a stunning area to cycle around, and well worth the effort. I'm managing to do some rides now that I only dreamed of before. I'm still no where near as fit as many of the other seasoned Audaxers though!

Thanks John :) On Saturday, I did the 100 mile 'Chapel Century' Audax from the same place. It was such a beautiful ride. It took me 2 whole days to edit the video! It will hopefully be out 3pm UK time Friday (assuming the upload tonight goes ok). I explain more about Audaxing in it.

Thanks John. It's a Specialised Diverge e5 gravel bike, and is very tough compared to road bikes! (apart from rear wheel spoke issues I had, but I've given it a lot of hammer!). I fitted some tough road tyres to it (Schwalbe Durano plus), and it still is ok on disused railway trails (apart from heavy gravel). There is a touring rack on the back, and an old mudguard that I cable tied to the rack, which works well. I use mountain bike shoes and pedals so that I can easily walk around when not on the bike. Since this video, I fixed the spoke, and another snapped on a recent ride, so I've had the rear wheel completely re-spoked. I did a shed load of miles on this in the pass year, so fitted a new Freehub. Overall it's lovely bike. My bike is the elite model, I could have saved a lot of money in going for the non elite model. The brakes and gears are nice though. I guess most gravel bikes, if fitted with tough road tyres would give the same gravel/road benefit. I was advised not to take a road bike on gravel, but a tougher gravel bike on the road with road tyres would be ok. I hope that helps!

@AyupStuggy Thanks stuggy I ride much like you trails and road, in and around Coldstream an the borders area on a genesis with 28 gatorskins on, ok till you hit mud deeper than 1/2 inch..Will look into what specialized offers price wise, thanks stuggy for your in depth info on the diverge range.

The Borders area is lovely to cycle around. I'm doing a few Audax rides and I did a video last year on my first 200km Audax in that area. If you do a search on Audax.uk for rides within 150km of you, you will see a few coming up. I have some 200km rides this summer in the NE/borders area too. I'm usually last or near to last :) There's some much fitter guys and girls doing this sort of thing! .... I try to keep out of the mud! My tyres are 700x28C size.

@AyupStuggy Thanks Stuggy will do.

Thank you 😀 That was my hardest ever bike ride!

Thanks Peter! Not quite as polished as yours yet, but I'm learning how to do it. It's so time consuming editing. I started off with over 2 hours of footage, and it took me nearly 2 days to edit it down! I must try and do more videos and be more constant with them. I would have loved to have done more 'B-roll', but I was limited on time and still had another 100km to ride home!

Hi Lois and Roger! It was great to see you at the top of Great Dun Fell :) I started off with over 2 hours of footage, and it was a long job to edit it down, but I had to keep you two in! May our paths cross another time. Take care and happy pedalling :)

​@AyupStuggy thank you! Yes, might see you on another epic ride one day 👍

I look forward to it :)

Thanks for subbing! The North East is a fabulous area. I've just seen your Creswell beech video. I also did a video cycling to there from Durham! Subbed too :)

Thanks! Have a blessed day :)

Hi Peter. Have you seen my latest ride (Great Dun Fell video). It's even further! It's the hills that proved the challenge though.