Tell us about your cycle Yesterday.

iwillhtfu · 30-08-2015 1:22pm

bazermc wrote: »

I saw a guy today jogging with a sky cycling jersey on. Wtf!!!!

Yeah they don't look good on runners either

OldBean · 30-08-2015 2:49pm

First spin in 3 weeks yesterday, after smashing myself up.

Got a puncture on the rear 12 minutes from my front door, before spinning on to Howth with a friend. Saw a red Boards Jersey at the start of the cycle path in clontarf.

Torrential rain on the way back in, along with hailstones, but it was actually pretty enjoyable on the cycle track. Not so much if I was sharing it with traffic.

Arm/shoulder is a little bit stiff today, but going to head out again after work tomorrow. So happy to be back in the saddle.

smacl · 30-08-2015 2:54pm

Short spin on the new bike, Cruagh road - Massey's wood - Stocking lane - Military road - Couple of coilte tracks - Crone wood - Knockree - Enniskerry and home. Starting to get to grips with the new bike and nice being able nip off road for bits, though the 32c slick marathon supremes don't much like the mud (could also be user error).

quozl · 30-08-2015 5:31pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

I had my last cigarette after my lunch at work. Princess Diana died later that day/night).

I don't think you should blame yourself for Princess Diana.

Zyzz · 30-08-2015 6:44pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Tomorrow, i.e. today (it's 1.15am) I'll be 18 years free from a 55/60 a day habit! :cool:

(The day is easy to remember - 30th August 1997. I had my last cigarette after my lunch at work. Princess Diana died later that day/night).

Smoking kills..

Daroxtar · 30-08-2015 10:02pm

Haven't done a whole lot of mileage lately and have 2 sportives in a few weeks so I decided to rectify that today. I was also trying out my new helmet for the first time. I don't know if it gave me much of an aero advantage but I looked fking awesome

Set off at a nice steady pace, then did a few quick hills at speed and then back to steady pace on the flat for a while.
I'm always saying that I'm better to keep moving yet I stopped for coffee, relaxed too much and the legs burned within a few km.
The few weeks laziness and 3 extra kilos didn't help either, HR was much higher than I'd have expected on the flat.
Stopped for a pee at one stage and forgot to unpause the garmin so I lost about 2 km. When I got back home I was on 99km so no way was i leaving it at that. Headed out the road and back with my 2 quads on fire, a damn tough 2 km add on to make sure I was over the ton.

Longwood -Enfield -Newtown/Ovidstown hills -Kilcock -Summerhill -Trim -Athboy -Ballivor -Hill of Down -Longwood.
101 km in 3:50@ 26.4kmh
https://www.strava.com/activities/380780617

marty_crane · 30-08-2015 10:12pm

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

(The day is easy to remember - 30th August 1997. I had my last cigarette after my lunch at work. Princess Diana died later that day/night).

I'm told Prince Charles remembers it similarly

devonp · 30-08-2015 11:17pm

Great day in the Blooms
weather held, well organised and marshalled
lovely stop in Kinnity after descending the Wolftrap
then off up Glendine and home via second ascent of the Cut
didn't see any other boardies, wore the new jersey and casquette
well done to all and thanks to Tullamore ctc for the day

forgot to mention the barbie after as well, great nosh(reminded by koobcam in an earlier tread, [pedal the peaks])

127Km, 1675m up, 4h35m rolling and 27.8Kmph avg
https://www.strava.com/activities/381344365

mhiggy09 · 30-08-2015 11:40pm

First ride in clipless pedals today. Didn't have the inevitable fall happen yet but it's bound to come sooner or later as I was cycling around the driveway trying a different cleat position I nearly toppled over but just about reached the window sill in time. The pedals are great and definitely make a difference just need to find the right cleat position.

cdaly_ · 31-08-2015 10:27am

smacl wrote: »

Starting to get to grips with the new bike and nice being able nip off road for bits, though the 32c slick marathon supremes don't much like the mud (could also be user error).

Check out Vittoria Voyager Hypers for your next set. I replaced my Marathon Supremes with these and felt they were that bit nicer...

Alek · 31-08-2015 10:42am

Hypers are great tyres alright, but not necessarily for mud

On the other hand I cycled whole Royal Canal on them (38mm, low pressure - 3bar)... but it was fairly dry weekend.

yop · 31-08-2015 11:52am

Just back from Portugal. Got in 3 spins, got an 77km, 47km and 74km
Did Monchique twice, this is just under 860m of climbing, started at 12km into it and ends at 33km. Was a lovely climb and view.
Great to cycle on almost pothole free roads in 20+ temps, hit 30 degrees on the last cycle.

https://www.strava.com/activities/378444061

kerry4sam · 31-08-2015 1:54pm

Most memorable part of my Cycle today:
Watching someone drive past tucking into a sandwich whilst I'm there peddling away with the rain dancing on my helmet and the wind pushing against me forcing me to work harder

Hey! Today is the last day of August folks. Just Sincerely Hope you All had A Lovely Month of Cycling

Safe & Happy Peddling,
kerry4sam

Wishbone Ash · 31-08-2015 3:12pm

kerry4sam wrote: »

... whilst I'm there peddling away ...

...Safe & Happy Peddling..

I have visions of you standing in the rain in Moore Street with some sort of contraband! :pac:

Bloggsie · 31-08-2015 4:38pm

kerry4sam wrote: »

Most memorable part of my Cycle today:
Watching someone drive past tucking into a sandwich whilst I'm there peddling away with the rain dancing on my helmet and the wind pushing against me forcing me to work harder

Hey! Today is the last day of August folks. Just Sincerely Hope you All had A Lovely Month of Cycling

Safe & Happy Peddling,
kerry4sam

whilst I'm there peddaling away,

that expression has a completley different meaning to me!

irlirishkev · 31-08-2015 8:40pm

10 mile commute home in torrential downpour. Shorts and a t-shirt.
Don't think I've ever been as wet in my whole life. Good craic tho, and still beats driving to/from work.

sullzz · 31-08-2015 9:37pm

irlirishkev wrote: »

16 km commute home in torrential downpour. Shorts and a t-shirt.
Don't think I've ever been as wet in my whole life. Good craic tho, and still beats driving to/from work.

FYP

Garthvader · 31-08-2015 10:27pm

A quick 30km detour on my commute to work, via Enniskerry, relatively flat.
The last bike commute of the summer... After this have to drop the kids off in the mornings.
😞
And then it'll be too dark in the evenings 😔😔

smacl · 01-09-2015 8:38am

Alek wrote: »

Hypers are great tyres alright, but not necessarily for mud

On the other hand I cycled whole Royal Canal on them (38mm, low pressure - 3bar)... but it was fairly dry weekend.

Have Schwalbe spikes for the winter, which were awesome on the canals last winter in a mixture of mud and ice. Only downside is on the road it sounds like your cycling through a bowl of rice crispies. Now that the dry summer is officially over, I might stick a semi-slick or cross tyre on the rear until the really bad weather kicks in.

cdaly_ · 01-09-2015 9:46am

Garthvader wrote: »

A quick 30km detour on my commute to work, via Enniskerry, relatively flat.
The last bike commute of the summer... After this have to drop the kids off in the mornings.
😞
And then it'll be too dark in the evenings 😔😔

I used to drop the kids off, return home, hop on bike for commute. Added a bit to my travel time but was much happier than driving to work.

Also, it's never too dark in the evenings...
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smacl · 01-09-2015 2:38pm

Lunch time spin up to Foxes via the Blue light and back via Cruagh road. Disc brakes still not great, but possibly still bedding in.

rollingscone · 01-09-2015 3:12pm

smacl wrote: »

Lunch time spin up to Foxes via the Blue light and back via Cruagh road. Disc brakes still not great, but possibly still bedding in.

Still haven't tried mine on anything steeper than the magazine fort hill. I think they're about the same as working cantis, with the operative advantage being they don't lose power in the wet like Cantis.

P_1 · 01-09-2015 8:36pm

A nice 20km spin up to Sutton and back on the new bike, by Odin do you feel every bump on the road on a Monza

crosstownk · 01-09-2015 9:24pm

Jebus. I got well soaked today.

I left work at Airside to head home to Terenure around half 5 this evening. I waited for a rain shower to stop and was thankful that the NW wind would provide some assistance.

At the airport roundabout the rain started again and didn't stop the whole fcuking way home. I wear glasses so visibility was way less than optimal in the rain. I kept going. It's 19km to work and usually I throw in an extra 2km on the way home just to make it an even 40km for the day. All the way home I told myself no extra 2km today but as I looked at the Garmin as I neared home I applied rule 5 in a small way and did the extra 2 as I couldn't possibly get any wetter.

Soaked. Cold. Hot shower. Beer. In that order.

Bike is now fllthy.

smacl · 02-09-2015 1:56pm

Lunch time spin up Cruagh across to Stocking lane and into Massey's wood for a bit of CX fun in the mud . I knew I was bad descending off road, but I shocked myself at what a total wimp I am. Good fun though, and hopefully the situation will improve with a bit of practice over the coming months.

ofthelord · 02-09-2015 8:14pm

Hi All,
I've been following this tread for a while now - have used many of the posts as inspiration to try get out for a cycle. For the last 6 - 8 weeks I've been trying to bring my phone with me to track my cycles on strava, short cycles compared to most here. I was out for a cycle after work this evening & managed to get a PB on each of the 6 hill segments on the route- very happy with this as I really enjoy the challenge of the hills. 384 metres worth of hills over 19km.
I'll be hoping to up the distances, so I might post back here again about more cycles. I've gotten in a few 50km weekend cycles and am hoping to make a 100km cycle before the end of September.

https://www.strava.com/activities/383410607/

magicbastarder · 02-09-2015 8:17pm

a colossal 13.3km this evening, which is the first time i've been on the bike in two months, due to ongoing knee issues, probably/possibly due to a bad ergonomics issue at work.

Don't Chute! · 02-09-2015 8:23pm

ofthelord wrote: »

Hi All,
I've been following this tread for a while now - have used many of the posts as inspiration to try get out for a cycle. For the last 6 - 8 weeks I've been trying to bring my phone with me to track my cycles on strava, short cycles compared to most here. I was out for a cycle after work this evening & managed to get a PB on each of the 6 hill segments on the route- very happy with this as I really enjoy the challenge of the hills. 384 metres worth of hills over 19km.
I'll be hoping to up the distances, so I might post back here again about more cycles. I've gotten in a few 50km weekend cycles and am hoping to make a 100km cycle before the end of September.

https://www.strava.com/activities/383410607/

Fair play, keep it up! Why not sign up for the Great Dublin Bike Ride on the 13th September?

marty_crane · 02-09-2015 10:55pm

Passed the 3000km for the year mark today and then, when I got home on 3018km I had also passed my 2014 total-which was a best up to then, so pretty chuffed*.

As an aside, as I rode into Newtownmountkennedy from the N11 northbound I noticed, in the small fenced off green area, almost opposite Gregory's garage, a grandfather and his 2/3 year old grandson walking towards the bench in the middle. They're a regular sight in that little field but today I got a huge smile when I noticed the grandad, as always, on his stick but also the grandson had obviously decided that he now also needed one!! When I went past I looked back and I actually laughed out loud at the innocence of it. Got me thinking that among the other benefits of our sport one of them is to be able to see things like this on a daily basis that would otherwise pass us by. Well done those two men-capped off my successful day nicely!

* Other posters please refrain from posting that they've passed 5000,7000km etc for at least 48 hours so I may continue to wallow in my smugness

rollingscone · 02-09-2015 11:41pm

ofthelord wrote: »

Hi All,
I've been following this tread for a while now - have used many of the posts as inspiration to try get out for a cycle. For the last 6 - 8 weeks I've been trying to bring my phone with me to track my cycles on strava, short cycles compared to most here. I was out for a cycle after work this evening & managed to get a PB on each of the 6 hill segments on the route- very happy with this as I really enjoy the challenge of the hills. 384 metres worth of hills over 19km.
I'll be hoping to up the distances, so I might post back here again about more cycles. I've gotten in a few 50km weekend cycles and am hoping to make a 100km cycle before the end of September.

https://www.strava.com/activities/383410607/

That's how we all started more or less.

Well done on your progress so far. Once you've cracked a few 50km spins a 100 is inevitable!

Well wear!

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