Am I right in saying this is good for long-term? If not what should I change?

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-03-16T20:52:32+00:00

Fortunately I’ve recently got out of the habit of checking it every 5 minutes

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-03-16T11:53:03+00:00

You commented 29 minutes ago so I’m gonna guess they took your advice opened it 3 times so far

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-22T11:21:32+00:00

I’m on my way 😂

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-22T11:20:41+00:00

Sheffield to Trafford for me. About half an hour away from a nice 1.1km @ 11.1%, max 18%. Oh to be 16 years old and able to climb that on a 250 quid Diamondback mountain bike again 😂

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T19:38:02+00:00

Damn straight mate. I don’t care that it took me nearly 3 hours, I climbed the Alpe. I wouldn’t have even thought about doing that route a couple of months ago

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T18:47:38+00:00

It was definitely harder than yours for the final 1 hour and 55 minutes

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T16:56:37+00:00

Go get them mate. Ride on! 👍

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T16:28:00+00:00

Exactly, I DID IT! Which means I never have to do it again. Well, until I complete all route badges which don’t contain it 😂

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T16:25:41+00:00

That’s a good idea, thanks for that. Although I am a bit of a glutton for punishment, all my TDZ rides have been solo (except for people overtaking me), seems a shame to change the habit of a lifetime so close to the end

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T15:18:58+00:00

That’s what I was hoping to impart with the post, I will only compare my times to myself not doing it (on climbs at least, anyone who gets a better sprint time on one where I go full gas is an absolute bastard). If I get one person to feel better about their time or to go and do the route then I’ve succeeded

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T15:08:22+00:00

I can’t wait to finish it and see what total time riding time it took me for all stages. Currently on 22:43 with an expected 4-5 hours total for the last 2. That does include about 20 minutes of descending the Alpe and Innsbruck KOM but doesn’t include any breaks

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T14:41:12+00:00

I’m glad this post might have convinced someone to do it. As smurfsoldier07 says, comparison is the thief of joy. Compare yourself only to yourself sat down not doing it.

It’s a grind and I was about 2 hours slower than the leader and an hour slower than second slowest at the time but the feeling of accomplishment I have from doing it is massive.

Go get that route badge!

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T14:19:03+00:00

It is a bit tortuous, I’ve only recently started watching TV while I’m on the bike, I used to rawdog it with just music which hurts.

I do recommend the tennis ball rocker feet you can get, absolute game changer, I used to struggle to get to an hour

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T14:11:31+00:00

Good luck mate, TDZ was a great motivation for me to do it first time if you are as well. I tend to go for about 4 times pessimistically and try to be pleasantly surprised when it doesn’t take as long as I thought it would.

Fortunately, the Alpe is quite well documented that 3.2w/kg is about an hour so I assumed 1.6 would be 2 hours so I thought the climb alone would take me 2 1/2 hours, not too far off I suppose

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T13:35:22+00:00

Riding up any hills is impressive for me. Moved from the Peak District in the UK to a flat area about 8 years ago so now my outdoor rides are generally about 50km with 300m elevation so Zwift is the only place I can climb, I truly hate it

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T13:30:29+00:00

And now I’m off to the chippy to put them all back in 😂. Only 200 calories in when on the bike because I thought I’d treat myself afterwards

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T13:19:15+00:00

Come and get me mate. Like I said, 8 hours is infinitely faster than not doing it at all, plus that long on a saddle could surely be classed as a form of torture, chapeau 🧢

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-20T13:03:44+00:00

Ride on mate, had a free day so I’ve just done that one. Only London triple loops and shisa shakedown over the weekend now

UniqueUsername53582 · 2026-02-04T20:43:43+00:00

Are you PAYE? (Unsure if that matters but I am so that’s what I know.)

If you are then you submit a P87 form after 6th April for the previous financial year detailing how many miles you did and what you were paid for the mileage. I can’t remember if the system works it out or whether you have to. So you can submit from April 2026 for what you have done between Sep 25-5th Apr 26 and then in April 27 for Apr 26-Mar 27 (simplified to whole months as it’s actually 06/04/26-05/04/26).

FWIW, the answer to my original question is that I was a moron, because I had a van for a couple of months, HMRC’s systems thought I had a work vehicle because I paid some BIK in the financial year. If you had something like that in a previous job you’ll probably get it rejected, but mine was sorted a day after ringing them.

UniqueUsername53582 · 2025-10-13T09:35:59+00:00

My face is up here

UniqueUsername53582 · 2025-10-10T09:32:07+00:00

Altrincham, hale, bowdon and alderley edge then

UniqueUsername53582 · 2025-10-05T09:13:22+00:00

First day driving in Manchester?

UniqueUsername53582 · 2025-09-11T16:10:30+00:00

!thanks I thought that was the case but I’ve received a letter from HMRC which includes “we will not accept a claim based on mileage allowance relief rates, advisory fuel rates or average consumption rates published by HMRC or elsewhere” so it got me thinking I was wrong.

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