Autumn Gravel, Tunnels & A Puncture: Coast-to-Ringwood Spin on Flapjack Fuel | Wheelers at Large

Didn’t fancy it… went anyway. A brisk September gravel spin from the coast up to Ringwood with autumn colours, tunnel echoes, and a slow-leaking tyre to keep things interesting. We bump into a triathlon, thread Keyhole Bridge, wobble across a footbridge, debate mudguards (again), and fuel up on homemade flapjack that actually holds together in the pocket.

Highlights: seaweed-at-low-tide “fragrance,” overdressed winter kit, a mysterious drivetrain grind, and a coffee stop reward after dropping off the back… then rolling off the front. Coach GPT will no doubt say 60 RPM isn’t a cadence plan - but it got Mike the end.

Flapjack fuel (roughly): 300 g oats, 125 g butter, ~80 g honey, almonds & “bird seed! 🤣 you know, the healthy stuff” plus ~50 g sugar to help it set. Tastes great, pockets well, powers the chat at the back.

👋 Starring: Mike, Darren, Phil, and Julie your friendly tunnel-noise enthusiast.
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Ride Stats provided by @wahoofitness

Distance: 45.27 mi
Moving Time: 3:38:13
Elapsed Time: 5:01:45
Elevation Gain: 1,253 ft
Average Speed: 12.4 mph
Max Speed: 24.3 mph
"Average Cadence: 57 rpm !!!"
Temperature: 12°C

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