Originally Posted by Chris L
From my observations on the Coast, your biggest problem will be finding a group that actually does rides anywhere near century length
Well, with the BBTA, you can put on your own rides. A very good system. We have a VERY varied calendar (some 4-6 different rides every weekend). I am putting on a few centuries, and some other people are too - so we will definately be putting on a century ride every month this year. The first 5 have already been planned and set in concrete (ie the ride calendar has already gone to the printer). We even have a 300km coming up in May I intend trying.
My problem is finding riders that are willing to travel at the faster speeds I want to go at. Most BBTA rides average around 20 kph or so, with a lot of social stops, etc. This is fine for 30km rides, but not these longer ones.
I vaguely hope that I can use these rides to get my speed up to such a point that I can do the century in 5 hours by the end of this year. Perhaps it is a vain hope, but it is a noble goal nevertheless.