If your sink is... It’s also a bike I’ve used on a 300km Audax last year and can vouch for its comfort and pace.Cross, Gravel, Road, that's what the CGR initials stand for on Ribble's all-rounder, but you could add an A for Audax in there as well. The Secan here provides space for very wide tyres whether on 700c or 650b rims and has two choices of geometry for each frame size allowing you to get the right fit. If you don’t want to subscribe, please turn your ad blocker off. If you want mudguards you'll have to fit something like If you want to spend a bit of cash on a high-quality bike, then the Enigma Etape with its beautiful titanium frame is surely worth a closer look. This is why I have a helmet mirror and a Fly6 on the back of my bike - much easier to get the plate number.... It is very likely that this will be a busy period for our organisers so please show them patience and understanding.Individual organisers will have full discretion over whether to run events or not.We will require all entrants to comply fully with the applicable COVID guidance for the area in which the event takes place and the places it passes through. He currently resides in the Cotswolds. As a subscriber you can read road.cc ad-free, from as little as £1.99. From 70 it's only a small step up to that first century. Our mission is to bring you all the news that’s relevant to you as a cyclist, independent reviews, impartial buying advice and more. It really depends on what sort of bike you want and what type of ride you prefer. At present the limits for individuals from different households are as follows:We recognise there are aspects of our sport that create risks around infection control; in particular, maintaining hygiene and the use of facilities across a wide geographical area.

Like the Synapse, there’s no fitting a rack but it’s got space for wide tyres and the geometry is designed to provide a relaxed riding position. The super tall head tube and short top tube gives a comfortable upright riding fit and delivers steady handling.One of the earlier test bikes in my career testing bikes still rates as one of the nicest I’ve ever ridden. It was a Thorn Audax and provided the most sublime ride quality I’ve ever experienced. Initially, this will be limited to Permanent events of up to 200k nominal distance. Covid-19 - Update 16 May 2020 Covid-19 - Update 23 April 2020 News Home Resumption of AUK events 1 August 2020 Problems with audax.uk emails (24 July 2020) Membership System Upgrade E-Brevet Covid-19 - Update 12 July 2020 Covid-19 - Update 17 June 2020 Covid 19 - Update 4 June 2020 Covid-19 - Update 16 May 2020 Covid-19 - Update 23 April 2020 If you like road.cc, but you don’t like ads, please consider subscribing to the site to support us directly. Ignore my ramblings about severed bodies, I just... Checkpoints can vary from manned stations with acres of cake and homemade treats to unmanned checkpoints where you’re required to get a receipt from a cafe, shop or cash machine to prove your passage of route.If you want to learn more about Audax and where your nearest one is, the In reality, any bike can be used to ride an Audax, and indeed you’ll see a wide range of bikes being ridden: everything from carbon fibre race bikes with a tiny saddlebag of spares to classic steel touring bikes with racks and panniers and maps clipped to the handlebar.The best Audax bike is essentially whatever is reliable and comfortable for your chosen distance. There are no rack mounts on the carbon version though so you’ll want to look at large saddle packs, frame or handlebar bikepacking bags for your luggage solution.If you want maximum comfort, then the Specialized Roubaix with its innovative Future Shock front spring could be a bike to consider. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. Thanks for all contributions to my question - it seems that there are a fair few things I can try, that I hadn't even considered, to get more... The geometry has been developed over a decade to deliver long-distance comfort and ride quality and it has space for wide tyres, there are rack and mudguard mounts and the tubing is size-specific across the 50 to 60cm size range.UK brand Kinesis Bike offers a number of suitable Audax bike choices but we’ve plumped for its RTD, a lightweight scandium frame with a carbon fork, clearance for 34mm tyres, three bottle cage mounts and mudguard eyelets. The British company still makes the Audax and has been refined since it was first introduced some 20 years ago. As such they are generally a lot more laid back, friendly and sociable than most events, and there’s more shared camaraderie amongst participants.Instead of signposted routes with marshals at every junction, you’re expected to be able to navigate yourself using either the traditional route cue sheets with turn-by-turn directions, or as is much more common these days, GPX routes downloaded to your preferred bike computer.The event you choose will have a start and finish, usually at a village hall where you can fill up with tea and coffee, and along the route, there will be checkpoints where you get your Brevet card stamped to prove you’ve ridden the route. Instead, it's a test of your long distance riding ability and self-sufficiency. Covid-19 - Update 12 July 2020 The Board of AUK met on the 8th July. And because it's a frameset only you can either build it yourself, or get your local bike shop to build it, with your dream parts to suit your requirements or budget.If you're planning to take part in an Audax this year we'd love to hear about it, so let us know in the comments section below.We’ve noticed you’re using an ad blocker. The latest breed of adventure and gravel bikes with their capacity for very wide tyres are a potential choice. We will continue to monitor the guidance from across the UK during the next few weeks with the intention of increasing the number of validations allowed per event per day and/or extending the permitted distances, both as soon as it is reasonable, safe to do so, and permitted by guidance You can get away with a lighter setup for a short Audax, but for the longer events, especially those that run through the night, you’ll likely need extra clothing and a lot more food and spares, so luggage and comfort will be a consideration.Mudguards are good to have, given how changeable weather can be and how unpleasant riding on wet roads for hours is.

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