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

Wildly Boaring

Handy 30k spin while listening to a meeting in one ear.
Lovely to need the shades for the setting sun

First day in shorts!!

LollipopJimmy

Tell me how wrote: »

That's not normal. Get on to them if in warranty or replace the full unit.

I'm a bit grumpy thos week, I forsee myself shoving it up somebody's ass

Heat_Wave

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

I'm a bit grumpy thos week, I forsee myself shoving it up somebody's ass

Unusual way to fix a battery

secman

Heat_Wave wrote: »

Unusual way to fix a battery

Worser than that its a strap..

rushfan

An enjoyable 63km yesterday, the perfect "pick me up" after a night shift. Will hopefully get out tomorrow too.

saccades

FTP test on zwift - 35w increase since end November despite being ill and off the bike for a while.

The FTP builder obviously works.

Daroxtar

36km in lovely sunshine on the new bike. I've had a couple of spins on it but it's been windy and my legs weren't great either so today felt like the first time I really got my worth out of it. I'm a long way off where I want to be fitness wise after a fairly long spell just doing handy turbo sessions. I went out last Sunday and pulled up after only 40 km because I just felt crap.

I did a hilly loop today that I like to do as one of my tougher mini sessions when I'm going well. It was bloody hard at times but I enjoyed it all the same and I'm really getting a feel for the bike. Hopefully we get a few more nice mild days and I can start trying to find some legs.

smacl

Glorious out there again today. Same spin for me as yesterday with a couple of laps up to the Viewing point, trying to get some hills into the legs and hit my 7.5k Strava climbing target for Feb. Cruagh and Stocking lane were thick with bikes once again and I'd say it will be a busy old weekend with some great weather predicted. Like most, I could be doing with a change of scenery but it looks like another full month of playing loop the loop.

Rogue-Trooper

What a great day to cycle - absolutely perfect weather! Had a 2-hour window between parental commitments this morning so grabbed it to fit in 50k (within my 5k limit). So bloody good to get off the turbo and out into the fresh air for a change - also a perfect day for the 'good bike' (which stays inside if it's anyway wet:o)!


My advice? Get out there if you haven't already. Be warned though, it's unbelievably busy out there with all the usual hot spots choc-a-block with cars, cyclists, walkers, joggers, etc.

magicbastarder

nabbed an hour between gardening plans and other plans. i think that's the calmest day on the bike i've had in a few months.

Wildly Boaring

80k in my locality.
Not many roads unused.
Got going at 7:30 and took in all the main roads first.
Quiet roads for the second half
My tactic worked perfectly.

Loved almost every minute. Even had to shed the gilet at 10:00.

dahat

Cycling Ireland Zwift race then a quick bike change for 2 hours on the road on a pretty decent day.

First outing for my Galibier Senteniel jersey, very impressed with it.

CianRyan

Wow, I loved the bike today. Honestly I can't believe the difference in my spin from last week.

No coughing up a lung, some actual endurance and my legs managed to push me up some decent climbs, in and out of the saddle.

Did 28.5km and 300m in 1:20.
I snapped a cable at some point and lost my big ring so I dropped my bike into cycle superstore on the way home and had my lady collect me. Getting everything stripped and cleaned so the bike should feel great when I get it back.

Tallaght's not a bad spot at all for lockdown spins, great climbs and a great bike shop all within 5km!

MangleBadger

Guts of 2 hours on the turbo. Longest session so far. Was tough going at the end. If it’s this nice tomorrow I might have to explore the 5k roads again.

smacl

Back out for another couple of loops up to the viewing point to complete my Feb climbing challenge. Lovely out but people and cars all over the road. For anyone descending Stocking lane or Cruagh at speed, assuming a high possibility of meeting walkers on blind corners or cars overtaking walkers or cyclists on blind corners. I'd guess it will be even more mobbed tomorrow, so I'd advise taking a very conservative line and speed.

Great to see loads of bikes out. Saw a bunch of young lads heading up Edmonstown road, one managing to hold a wheelie uphill from the school to the Merry Ploughboy. Great skills though somewhat less common sense given he did much of it on the wrong side of the road.

Wishbone Ash

A Garda on a bicycle is doing a checkpoint outside my house. He has his bike parked in the middle of the street and is stopping everyone. He's taking no nonsense either and is regularly turning motorists around. He been there for a few hours now and I think he's getting annoyed with me as I've had to pass him several times so far on my loops.

wheelo01

Just over 32 km at just under 25kph it was a beautiful day for it, first day of shorts since September, topped off with my Galibier mistral foul weather, perfect amount of layers for me.
I've been suffering from gout for the last 10 days or so, so this was my welcome release.

It was great to come home and be able to go straight to the shower rather than having to wash the bike.

Days like this make up for all the wet weather cycling all through the winter

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Unknown Soldier

While currently getting use to Firefox again, after many years of absense...


I'm really pleased with my new Drift camera: Ghost XL. Great battery life and good picture. Makes my cycling PTSD more manageable


Lovely day for cycling. Basically, no wind!


Managed to do 30 km and found the new Kiltipper Park, all withing my 5km, I think


There is an exit from the park near the Tallaght Reservoirs too, on the way up to the Ballinascorny climb.


Drift Camera Video and Park Exit below.

billyhead

Perfect day for cycling. No wind. Dry fresh morning. What more could you ask for. Pure bliss.

Wishbone Ash

billyhead wrote: »

Perfect day for cycling. No wind. Dry fresh morning. What more could you ask for....

What more could i ask for....?

......mmmm......

1. Sunny and warm.
2. Coffee shops open.
3. No distance restrictions.
4. A hair cut.
5. A club ride.


...but, yes, it was pleasant today.

mvt

You did well to be able to see Kippure in that haze

Absolutely beautiful in the Phoenix park earlier- loads of bikes of all sorts


In fairness most of the cars were quite considerate of other road users- maybe folk did pay heed to the warnings.

Agent Smyth

What a week we just had, I know it's early but it really does feel like the winter is over
2 days on the wahoo and 5 days on the road 331Km 2294Mtrs @ 27.5Kmh
Really looking forward to next week and hope all the riding is outside

dahat

One of those days where you felt blessed to be able to cycle & fully absorb a stunning day.

More of this please!!!!

CianRyan

It's a cracker, wishing I held onto my bike for an extra day now.
Ah well, it's my anniversary with herself today so a long spin probably wouldn't have went down well.

70k @ 26kph with 1000 up. Beautiful morning but started out very foggy first thing. Once the fog burned off, it was glorious.

Rarely have any issues with any other road users when out, but got shouted at by a pedestrian today who told me to slow down and go home - he was on a footpath and I was doing about 20kph up a hill.

I then had a driver come flying at me with the horn blaring when I was comfortably on my side of a very quiet road and finally a fella in a van (it's nearly always a van in my experience) came up behind me when I was going into the wind and did a close pass with the horn blaring for about 20 seconds despite it being a wide enough and straight section with nobody else in sight. Gave me some fright as I didn't hear him coming.

I'm guessing lockdown is getting to some people as I have never experienced anything like this in the past.

MangleBadger

Very glad I decided to take the bike off the trainer. What a day. So many cyclists out.
Cycled along the Dun Laoghaire mobility route. Was jammed. Great to see. Guards had a checkpoint at Seapoint. Despite not stopping cyclists they decided it would be a great idea to park their car in the cycle lanes. Even more annoying when there was a side road across from them.

Glorious day out there. Loads of people out. First slow spin up to Glencullen this year. Can feel the extra kg on board.

LollipopJimmy

Glorious day out there. 50 done, passed at least 7million other cyclists, great to see

rushfan

Great weather to be out. 75km yesterday, 43km today, both in glorious sunshine.

Unknown Soldier

rushfan wrote: »

Great weather to be out. 75km yesterday, 43km today, both in glorious sunshine.

It has been lovely out. I have decided to get up a lot earlier these days, like I used too in the past. Spend an hour procrastinating, and then get on the bike. :pac:
Lovely 30km odd this morning, in lovely sunshine. I even attempted a "climb" up Stocking Ave etc; I do miss climbing. I will get there eventually, phisically!


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