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

terrydel · 01-03-2019 09:32AM

dahat wrote: »

Left work in a fair hurry to catch some road timenin a glorious day for the bike.

In around 1hr recovery spin and came back to town via the Suir Blue way on which I had a nasty encounter with two off leash dogs near the Convent Bridge. The blue way itself is a great amenity to have but dog owners need to respect other users and keep dogs on leash, i came across 10 dogs at least off leash.

Nice to hit 1100 watts though in small gears!!!

I did 1101! :pac::P

terrydel · 01-03-2019 09:37AM

Cycled home from work yesterday evening, 37.4km and around 380m climbing. Avg around 24.5kmph
Was needed after a tough day at work.
Haven't been doing much the last few months and fitness has gone way down, but over last week or two I'm starting to feel a little better. Really notice the drop on 'ooh you bastard ramp' up ballinascorney. I've managed 3.32 on that segment, and I'm now struggling to stay under 5 mins. Maybe I've peaked and thats the best it'll ever get!

rushfan · 01-03-2019 03:04PM

57km around the North County earlier in glorious sunshine and no wind. 57km more than I cycled this day last year.

dahat · 01-03-2019 05:43PM

terrydel wrote: »

I did 1101! :pac::P

Sure there is always one!!!! ðŸ€£

ED E · 01-03-2019 06:04PM

Dont tell mother nature that its not summer

Dropped a triathlete up the hills, was expecting him to give chase on a very expensive looking aero Trek, nada. Strava reveals first spin of '19. Wimp lister.

magicbastarder · 01-03-2019 06:07PM

if he was a triathlete, he was probably wondering 'why is the ground pointing up?'

shaka · 01-03-2019 11:42PM

Handy 30 km this evening, wet and windy

magicbastarder · 02-03-2019 11:04AM

Just a quick 37km this morning before the rain arrived. Managed to get a KOM which I wasn't quite expecting.

02-03-2019 11:21AM

Managed to get back before the rain myself, once the phone connected back to the wifi at the house I had a notification from google photos reminding me this day last year was a snow day.

terrydel · 02-03-2019 08:54PM

ED E wrote: »

Dont tell mother nature that its not summer

Dropped a triathlete up the hills, was expecting him to give chase on a very expensive looking aero Trek, nada. Strava reveals first spin of '19. Wimp lister.

Surprised he didn't mention that as you passed him, they've fragile egos those triathletes.

secman · 02-03-2019 09:13PM

Had planned on doing a 70 km spin around lake drive , but rain started out past blessington around 9:30 So decided to go Phoulaphoca and back on to n81, still managed 70km with a few extra loops thrown in. Took it handy enough, avg 26kph. On a solo spin, saw plenty of wildlife , squirrels, flock of geese, pair of pheasants cock and hen, lambs, goats, and the usual sheep and cattle OH and a few cyclists too.

dahat · 02-03-2019 09:21PM

Out the door at 7.20am to beat the forecasted wind & rain, a set of fairly intense intervals on the menu which were done with the usual zest & groans near the last set.

Rolling home with the wind as it was I decided to try crack a KOM en route, landed 1 second off it which was bloody annoyong given the intense effort used up for it.

North of 32 · 02-03-2019 09:31PM

secman wrote: »

Had planned on doing a 70 km spin around lake drive , but rain started out past blessington around 9:30 So decided to go Phoulaphoca and back on to n81, still managed 70km with a few extra loops thrown in. Took it handy enough, avg 26kph. On a solo spin, saw plenty of wildlife , squirrels, flock of geese, pair of pheasants cock and hen, lambs, goats, and the usual sheep and cattle OH and a few cyclists too.

I rode right by a huge, curious cow today. She turned her head slowly and looked me dead in the eye as I passed and licked her lips. A little further a pair of giddy horses were playing together and later still I passed a lone, grey donkey which was the highlight. Lovely animals are donkeys.

60km today and my first spin with a power meter. I made an effort on a strava segment and looking at the numbers afterward was very interesting. I spent all that money just to marvel at my stunning mediocrity.

Anyway, I need to cut 40 seconds to make the top 10 on that particular segment. I think it's possible once I start doing some actual training and lose a few more kilos of body fat. It's really exciting to have this goal even though it's actually meaningless and it's not even a hill climb.

velo.2010 · 02-03-2019 09:44PM

I was down in Waterford this past Wednesday to do the Copper Coast again. It's a great route with plenty of tough 'bergs' from Annestown to Ballyvoile and on to Dungarvan. Stopped in Dungarvan for a coke and returned to Waterford via the N25 which isn't as bad or boring a route back as one would imagine.

I think it's a much better alternative to doing the Greenway which isn't really for 25mm shod road bikes IMO. Hopefully, when the M7 upgrades are completed, it will be a much quicker journey down to Waterford. It's no bother as it is and very doable taking the car down for the day.

Had a shower in a local leisure centre and a McDonalds afterwards. An enjoyable day in decent weather for this time of year!

ED E · 03-03-2019 11:37AM

terrydel wrote: »

Surprised he didn't mention that as you passed him, they've fragile egos those triathletes.

Didnt give him the chance :pac:

dahat wrote: »

Out the door at 7.20am to beat the forecasted wind & rain, a set of fairly intense intervals on the menu which were done with the usual zest & groans near the last set.

Similar for me today though the radar now looks light enough slow moving. Could have done a club spin and not swam I suspect.

magicbastarder · 03-03-2019 11:39AM

I reeled it in after 40km. Rain was very steady and temps dropping, was down to 4 or 5C by the time I finished up and my gloves were wet so it was as good a time as any to call it.

secman · 03-03-2019 11:58AM

Club spin for 9:30 cancelled, so headed out at 8 this morning, just a very handy mosey, out on the coast road to Kilmuckridge, Blackwater and out on to main road heading back towards Gorey, did loop to Kilmuckridge and back out on to main road , ballyedmund, and home. 42km avg 25kph. Timed it nicely, rain started just as I got back.

Chartsengrafs · 03-03-2019 04:30PM

Unable to make the club spin for various reasons, I headed out solo after 9.30. The rain started around 5km in. Crossed into south Co Meath where I spent most of the duration. 65km @ 28.4km/h. Needed assistance getting gloves and shoes off, first time all Winter that has happened. Frozen!

dahat · 03-03-2019 04:42PM

Club spin with plenty hardy souls out which surprised me given the forecast. Rain started pretty much after we left and an early puncture for me made us all wary about the spin ahead, one of those days and all that.

The weather got worse and we got colder but it was a cracking spin with a few efforts to get heart rates up. As cold as it was the legs felt good all day long though I did make an effort to increase my cadence due to the conditions so that may have helped.

88km at just over 30 km/hr avg.

triggermortis · 07-03-2019 04:23PM

Not great weather for cycling, but rode to pick up a new car, and then went for a coffee before commuting to work. Just looked at Strava there, and this time last year I was at 920km and this year I'm at 1984km. Doubly happy with that number, as it's one of my favourite album titles!

dahat · 07-03-2019 05:03PM

Great day where I am and cruised around after work running errands on the work bike. The feeling of fresh ish air and no traffic delays while folk ponder life in traffic jams is great.

magicbastarder · 09-03-2019 11:58AM

that's a grand morning for cycling in an easterly direction.

Eamonnator · 09-03-2019 01:21PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

that's a grand morning for cycling in an easterly direction.

Yeah, I'm just heading off now for The Isle of Man.

magicbastarder · 09-03-2019 01:32PM

i managed to sustain an average of over 40km/h for 9km on a flat enough road this morning. felt good.

Slogger Jogger · 09-03-2019 02:35PM

magicbastarder wrote: »

that's a grand morning for cycling in an easterly direction.

I past the cyclists doing their sprint from the Arklow roundabout this morning. There were zipping along heading north (with the wind behind them). I'm assuming they turned at some point for the unpleasant return journey into the headwind?

ED E · 09-03-2019 06:39PM

RD cable snapped in the shifter. About the worst pain of a job you can do on a bike. Preventative maintenance. Say it with me children, Preventative maintenance.

After fixing that short spin to try and beat a clubmates PB on a hill. Shaved 3s off my time but still 10s short of his. Soon. 27 avg out turned into 24 avg after the return leg :rolleyes:

pjmn · 09-03-2019 09:56PM

Windy and very wet this morning...50km

https://www.strava.com/activities/2201326702

Gerry · 09-03-2019 10:26PM

Got a good easterly run this morning from maynooth, any other direction wasn't happening so hopped on the train and then had a short spin in full headwind from greystones to my friends house. Later the wind died off so managed the full spin home but I need a better route for future. The n11 is an incredibly frustrating road to cycle and not really because of motorists. Then my seatpost decided to break a mile from home - wasn't expecting that!

magicbastarder · 09-03-2019 10:31PM

How did that happen? Broke as in snapped in half, or saddle came loose?

Gerry · 09-03-2019 10:37PM

The top of the post itself cracked. Annoying as it won't be really cheap. Going to see if giant can be reasonable about replacing it

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