r/ultracycling

Has anyone got the Ribble Ultra Race? How have you found using it? How does it suit as a bike for a full ironman?

I'm looking at doing the UK Ironman Races next year, and I'm in need of a new bike. TT bikes are out of my price range, and I'm wondering if the comfort of a road bike is a better choice?

The ultra race has an intergrated cockpit so I couldnt get clip on aerobars on it, so would be living in the hoods and drops.

I love the look of the bike, and as a road bike it feels like a great deal. My concen is, over 90-180km that it's going to cause too much upper body fatigue and harper the run?

The Midnight Sun Randonnée was fully booked in 2026 with cyclists from 20 countries making a reservation. 128 participants from 15 countries made it to the starting line, of which 100 finished the ride within the time limit. An additional two participants made it to Umeå, but unfortunately their luggage and bikes were lost on the way.

Hi guys,
This is a re-post of mine but as the TCR is coming up very soon, I thought I might Share it again.

I created a very niche tool for the TCR (or similar races with forbidden roads) to check if your route intersects with any forbidden roads. It’s only been tested by me really, as I don’t know anyone in this community. You are welcome to try it out. It’s my very first project for public consumption, so I hope it holds up.

It can be read about and downloaded via www.routevalidator.com . It doesn’t send your data anywhere, it’s all computed offline. Hope it helps and saves a few people some painful hours comparing routes. In theory (and practice actually) it could also be used for normal Bikepacking if you want to avoid certain (types of) roads. 😊

One draw back though - it only works for windows. So either use a VM if you’re using Linux/Mac or ask a friend 👌😉

I’m not a TCR Racer myself, but I think I managed to dial down the most important aspects of the tool for this use case :)

Hello everyone,

I'm gonna take part to my first ultracycling next week (TPBR) and today my brain created a question. How do I secure the bike?

I understand I'm gonna ride my bike most of the day/night, but what about the time at the grocery?

How do you do that? Do you take with you a light lock?

I searched for an answer but I didn't find anything

Thank you 💖

Hi, I know this is not the usual type of post on this subreddit, bear with me!

I'm a Masters psychology student and ultra distance cyclist in the UK, doing my thesis on Gendered Experiences of Motivation in Ultra-distance Cyclists.

My study is attempting to shed light on the psychological side of the decreasing performance gap between men and women when distance increases.

I am looking to interview cyclists who:

- are over 18

- have completed at least one 300km+ event

Send me a DM with any questions or interest! The study involves an interview lasting between 45 to 60 mins.

Many thanks :)

Title may not be very clear but I'm running into a problem with planning how to go about this event. The start is roughly a 2 hour train ride away, which is fine on it's own

But thing is, I'm a slow rider and considering the time limit, I can't split the route into 2 days. I will probably arrive at the finish at 03:30 at night or so. It's probably far too late to get a hotel room, and also far too early to go home because trains don't ride until morning. Is it possible to get any sleep at all or am I forced to pull an all-nighter?

How do I go about this? I really want to participate because the route is awesome and I want to meet like-minded people and not be alone on long rides. But stuff like this makes it difficult

This spring I cycled the Race around the Netherlands and various brevets and kept hitting the same wall during these events: my garmin draws a line to the finish but it gives no clues that the next water is 300 m off route or that a specific resupply spot ahead is closed until morning. I was doing all of that in spreadsheets and small paper roadbooks on my frame and it fell apart the moment I was behind schedule. I also get distracted by opening and searching Google Maps during cycling.

So I built a small app to solve my issues and it worked well during my last 400 km brevet. Now I'd love a few riders to test it.

What it does: you upload your GPX and it builds an offline roadbook containing resupply (supermarkets, fuel, bakeries, fast food), drinking water (and cemetery taps, a 'secret' feature), with opening hours at the time you'll actually arrive - based on avg speed.

You favourite the stops you'll plan to use for a quick view on your goals. And, it also works as a dynamic race planner.

It's a web app you can install to your home screen, then it works fully offline (with GPS or manual km input) after generating a route/roadbook, no signal needed. Built on OpenStreetMap and open water data. Coverage right now in Europe: NL, BE, LU, FR, DE, IT, CH, AT.

It's a beta and I'm a solo builder, so honest feedback is exactly what I want, especially anything that's confusing, slow, or broken on your phone.

There's a 2-minute sign-up that emails you the link and a short survey afterwards.

test.ultrapace.burkworks.net

Happy to get suggestions and answer questions in the comments.

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What are everyone's go to grips for flat bar setups? I've tried Ergon GA3 and GS1 Evos, but I find them quite firm and both have left me with numb little fingers. I've recently been running Wolf Tooth Fat Paw grips, but they might be a bit too chonky for me. Any recommendations?