Tell us about your new improved government regulations compliant cycle part II

magicbastarder

sometimes you enjoy the cycles more in retrospect than you do at the time...

Mc Love

Yeah that was a tough cycle home!! Felt a lot tougher than 30mph south headwind.

Justwinginit

Hailstones hurt like hell.. That was the windiest gustiest day yet. Very tough, but didn't get wet. Timed it right:-) picked up a nice pair of clear but ever so slightly tinted safety glasses in B&Q for €5. Worked great as was a slight tint and they wrap right around the side of the eyes to stop the breeze. Aldi overshoes on today. Warm feet...

dahat

Near 4hrs with 4 x 20 @ 75% then 4 x 20 & 85% ftp. Testing session with that headwind though I did use for the second set.

118km @31.2avg, solid effort behind the bars.

Ripped a set of VeloToze shoe covers before I left so pretty annoyed as I'd never worn em before other than 4 test fits. Ah well.

No wind tomorrow, can't wait. 3 easy hours...

pjmn

Did the Western Lakes Atlantic Challenge - 100km - strong headwinds, rain and hailstones for the first couple of hours - came home in sunshine - averaged 29.2kmph...


https://www.strava.com/activities/2322361926

Seth Brundle

Lovely 2 1/2 hour spin this morning from Leixlip to Howth summit and back (~73km).
Not much wind or rain which made it fairly pleasant.
The sore knee from last Monday's spin has come back with a vengeance so I reckon a trip to the physio is in order.
Nothing eventful except the tosser in the WD reg Corolla who thought he could try overtake me on the Matt Talbot bridge as I was already about 2 feet into the RHS lane.

positron

Local loop with a good mix of good roads (Drogheda, Donore, Duleek, Julianstown, Laytown, Drogheda), worked out to exactly 50k. Weather was okay, a bit of drizzle to keep things interesting, good way to send 2 hours on a Sunday evening. Looked like Duleek cystic fibrosis 10k was finishing up when I passed that way, I meant to do that this year. Woops.

rushfan

66km earlier. Really regret not putting on the knee warmers before I left. Cooler than I thought it might be.

North of 32

Punctured my rear GP4000 by cycling too close to the edge of the cycling path. Some glass and a small stone did the deed. I probably have less than 400km on the tyres. It was actually my first ever road-side inner-tube change. It went very smoothly until I tried to pump up the tyre again using a minipump. It was tougher than the spin! In the end I got enough pressure in the tyre to get me home, about 35km. The tyre still seems to be in decent condition - the tear is not large.

shaka

77km club spin yesterday, flat route. Rolled along for 29km avg without anyone pushing. First spin since Mallorca cycling trip

CormacH94

shaka wrote: »

77km club spin yesterday, flat route. Rolled along for 29km avg without anyone pushing. First spin since Mallorca cycling trip

Quick question(s), how much would your average speed improve when cycling in a group? Is it the combination of drafting/pace setting?

What would your solo speed on the same route be out of curiosity

Wishbone Ash

CormacH94 wrote: »

Quick question(s), how much would your average speed improve when cycling in a group? Is it the combination of drafting/pace setting?

What would your solo speed on the same route be out of curiosity

Your speed may not necessarily improve in a group as the group may be riding at a slower speed that your normal speed but it takes less effort to maintain the same speed.

tuxy

Drafting tractors is where the real speed gain is at

saccades

magicbastarder wrote: »

sometimes you enjoy the cycles more in retrospect than you do at the time...

Type 2 fun.

Like xc racing.

wheelo01

Got out for a 35 KM spin today, back into the bibtights and long sleeve jersey, quite cool out there, and still a breeze out there.
Drimnagh, Tallaght, Bohernabreena, Ballinascorney, Brittas, Saggart, Citywest, and back Via N7.
Only 24KPH average, according to computer, but Strava drew a straight line from Saggart home.

https://www.strava.com/activities/2327973297

magicbastarder

CormacH94 wrote: »

Quick question(s), how much would your average speed improve when cycling in a group? Is it the combination of drafting/pace setting?

your effort to maintain the same pace can drop very considerably in a group.
interestingly, i learned that cycling two abreast requires more effort than cycling on your lonesome, via this podcast:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06f8xmb

Justwinginit

magicbastarder wrote: »

interestingly, i learned that cycling two abreast requires more effort than cycling on your lonesome

I knew there was a reason why I always tuck in behind:D

CormacH94

60km/1000m elevation; Ballinascorey - Sally Gap; 23kmph avg, was lovely heading out, as the elevation went up the wind and rain picked up.


Lashing heading up the gap, some chap in a jeep leaned out and started pumping his fist at me, don't know if he meant it as encouragement or as if to say what are you doing out here in this weather ya mad bastard, either way felt like a bit of support and made me pick up the pace

Worn Out

Cycled my single speed the long way home from work tonight, 27km over the Galway back hills. With 270m of climbing I bonked near the end. A good idea is to throw a few gels into the back pockets for next time.

Worn Out

Managed 27km on my single speed home from work this evening , adding a few hills and 280m of climbing. I bonked towards the end so will be adding gels to my pannier bag for future excursions.

Worn Out

Worn Out wrote: »

Managed 27km on my single speed home from work this evening , adding a few hills and 280m of climbing. I bonked towards the end so will be adding gels to my pannier bag for future excursions.

Apt user name :pac:

magicbastarder

added an extra 10m at the end too!

Pinch Flat

Left work this evening and cycled to mentor an under 13 hurling game in tallaght. Back on the bike after the game, much to the amusement of the parents, and cycled 20k home. All in all 50km in the legs today. Not bad for a Tuesday.

magicbastarder

tallaght back to D15? which way did you head?
that's assuming i'm not misremembering where you live.

Pinch Flat

magicbastarder wrote: »

tallaght back to D15? which way did you head?
that's assuming i'm not misremembering where you live.

https://goo.gl/maps/JhJ8gLDYnMmrEVBK6

12km home to work

13km work to tallaght

21km door to door after the game

loyatemu

First spin into work of the year, good to see lots of other cyclists out.

Greystones-Bray road still very unpleasant to cycle during rush hour, rest of the route into town is OK though (except for Macken St which is a sh!tshow).

Not remotely quick but still beats sitting on the Dart.

Mickiemcfist

loyatemu wrote: »

First spin into work of the year, good to see lots of other cyclists out.

Greystones-Bray road still very unpleasant to cycle during rush hour, rest of the route into town is OK though (except for Macken St which is a sh!tshow).

Not remotely quick but still beats sitting on the Dart.

Do you cycle from Greystones to town? I was considering moving to Greystones, is that doable week in week out?

Utter Consternation

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Do you cycle from Greystones to town? I was considering moving to Greystones, is that doable week in week out?

I have also being considering this!!!

Edit: It's about 26km each way roughly for me. No thanks!

loyatemu

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

Do you cycle from Greystones to town? I was considering moving to Greystones, is that doable week in week out?

I do it a couple of times a week during the summer months (30K each way); it's probably doable year round it you're sufficiently hardcore which I'm not

The worst bit is the road to Bray, not just because of the hill, but it's narrow and busy with no space for cyclists so you get a lot of close passes. I wouldn't do it during the winter in the dark, but I do see well lit cyclists doing it then (not many though).

mr spuckler

Utter Consternation wrote: »

I have also being considering this!!!

Edit: It's about 26km each way roughly for me. No thanks!

e-bike?