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

magicbastarder · 14-07-2019 10:35PM

impressive use of 'only' there; that must be about 14% on average?

thesimpsons · 15-07-2019 12:14AM

Fabulous sunny 85km with only 330m elevation and a 29.5 avg speed. Something I could only dream of 6 months ago, hard work pays off.

padyjoe · 15-07-2019 06:19AM

magicbastarder wrote: »

impressive use of 'only' there; that must be about 14% on average?

Yes, that's the right number. Luckily there was the right temperature to cool me down.
Despite of no walkers around I didn't have a balls on the descent, brakes on tight grip and smoking.

pjmn · 15-07-2019 09:21PM

70km this evening after work, averaged 28kmph - calm beautiful evening...

https://www.strava.com/activities/2535147064

magicbastarder · 15-07-2019 09:24PM

55km around NCD today, 650m of climbing; fairly banjaxed, i went out on an empty stomach. enjoyed the second pop at bellewstown bridge though.

shaka · 15-07-2019 10:06PM

45km this evening rolling along, flat spin. Legs felt better than yesterday

Justwinginit · 16-07-2019 09:00AM

Just the usual 25/6k evening spin, but pushed a bit as legs & body were feeling fine. Last couple of km's felt twinge on top part of left calf so reigned it back a bit... https://www.strava.com/activities/2535019150
Whole body feels a lot better since back on the saddle again, all the little twinges have disappeared. The big five oh next year, so hope to have lost at least a stone or two for that....

Internet Friend · 16-07-2019 06:19PM

63km @ 27km/h this afternoon, relatively flat and working on building fitness again. Nearly got milled out of it coming through Celbridge village in the last few km but other than that was grand.

shaka · 16-07-2019 09:54PM

40 km spin, out with beginners/improvers group in club and spin home via a watering hole to take the father in law for a pint or 3... Things I do for a quiet family life lol

secman · 16-07-2019 10:28PM

Club spin out to Peamount ,Celbridge, Kilteel, Rathcoole, Saggart and home.

56 km avg 29kph
Beautiful evening

Utter Consternation · 18-07-2019 08:31AM

A little touch of autumn in the air on my commute this morning.

I was a month off and it's slow going getting back into it. Definitely lost a bit of power.

shaka · 18-07-2019 08:49PM

45 km half with the club, grand spin fairly flat. Bloody flies everywhere

bob b · 19-07-2019 08:20AM

On holiday in North Wales but brought the bike. Yesterday was 73km and 1065 m elevation gain. Took 4 hours and I followed the Dave brailsford way 50 mile version through Snowdonia (https://www.visitsnowdonia.info/ffordd-brailsford-way-cycle-routes-snowdonia). Awesome climbs and descents and no close passes. Can't recommend this enough.

Met a guy at the bottom of the llanberis pass and he was on an unsupported charity ride from Inverness to mid Wales. His last day of six and 1500 miles done. Makes my ride rather sad, but I did drop him going up the mountainðŸ˜„

20-07-2019 12:18PM

The last day if my holiday in Majorca today and managed to do a spin I have been wanting to do for some time.

Started in Bendinat, through Calvia to Es Capdella- Andratx- Estellencs- Banyalbufar- Esporles- Establishments and back to Bendinat via Sa Crau. 90k with 1800m of climbing.

The road between Andratx past Banyalbufar is stunning, but there is a reason why the climb out of Banyalbufar is called Coll de sa Bastida.

dahat · 20-07-2019 04:57PM

Near 5hr round trip for a race, made a mess of the race.

Day saved by a bottle of coke & a Bounty Bar.

wheelo01 · 20-07-2019 05:37PM

Staying with friends in Kilmuckridge, decided to throw the bike in the car, went out and did a bit of @secman hunting.
I've been off the bike for three weeks with a chest infection (still not cleared) did a 28km at 26kph from Kilmuckridge to coolock, Ballycanew, down the Wexford road to Edmondstown and back to base.
Was a lovely day out, slowed by chest and inactivity, but happy enough.

https://strava.app.link/KBDkcRwYtY

ED E · 21-07-2019 03:45PM

0km week. Feel like a total lardon.

Daroxtar · 21-07-2019 04:10PM

Hit the Blooms today. I felt I really needed a good day in the hills to see how far I've progressed since crashing and how far I have to go to be ready for holidays in September. I got a decent dose of reality!!
Right from the first few km my legs were heavy so I knew it would be painful and my buddy decided tough love would be the order of the day. Did The Cut from Clonaslee, then the hard side of Glendine which always hurts. Had a cuppa in Kinnity then back up the easier side of Glendine, dropped down and then up the Wolftrap, back down and back over The Cut again.
I wasn't too bad til tea stop but the 50 odd km after that were torture. Even the final descent was painful, hit a right good bump on the way back down to Clonaslee and nearly drove the left ball into my lungs.
Struggled back to the start with 116km and 1970m climbed.
https://www.strava.com/activities/2550637836

saccades · 21-07-2019 07:45PM

I also went down to kilmuckridge, but from the opposite direction.

I'd like to think I`m tapering for the 24hr thing next week as i was in zone 2 for pretty much all of it but my legs felt really heavy. Just tired from work i hope as it has been mental recently.

75km @ 26kmph and 550m of climbing.

07Lapierre · 21-07-2019 09:16PM

Did the Etape de Tour 2019... tough day onthe bike!

secman · 21-07-2019 09:20PM

ED E wrote: »

0km week. Feel like a total lardon.

There's always next week

Sarri_ball · 22-07-2019 07:12AM

First commute. 17km. Windy as hell. Baptism of fire for someone who's never cycled before! Very enjoyable all round and a great way to start the day.

Cars all good too except for one woman in an SUV who was inches from clipping me. :mad:

Utter Consternation · 22-07-2019 09:04AM

Sarri_ball wrote: »

First commute. 17km. Windy as hell. Baptism of fire for someone who's never cycled before! Very enjoyable all round and a great way to start the day.

Cars all good too except for one woman in an SUV who was inches from clipping me. :mad:

Well if it's against you on the way in, you'll sail home.

17km is a grand healthy cycle each way!

Sarri_ball · 22-07-2019 09:30AM

I probably won’t cycle both ways the same day, at least for now! Wouldn’t be fit enough for that at the moment.

Utter Consternation · 22-07-2019 09:42AM

Sarri_ball wrote: »

I probably won’t cycle both ways the same day, at least for now! Wouldn’t be fit enough for that at the moment.

You'd be surprised how quickly you'll gather up the fitness. Stick with it and pretty soon you won't want to travel any other way to work.

Mickiemcfist · 22-07-2019 09:44AM

The trick is to keep it in a gear that feels too easy, took me an embarrassingly long time to figure that out..

rushfan · 22-07-2019 12:33PM

Fabulous day out there, 60km.

tuxy · 22-07-2019 12:52PM

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

The trick is to keep it in a gear that feels too easy, took me an embarrassingly long time to figure that out..

I think most of us made that mistake. An easy gear will build cardio faster. You will be out of breath a lot at first(just ease off for a min or two when this happens) but you will notice much better progress over time.

ED E · 22-07-2019 12:57PM

Sarri_ball wrote: »

First commute. 17km. Windy as hell. Baptism of fire for someone who's never cycled before! Very enjoyable all round and a great way to start the day.

Cars all good too except for one woman in an SUV who was inches from clipping me. :mad:

Give it a week and you'll have ordered a GoPro.

Type 17 · 22-07-2019 01:50PM

Very windy today - flew out to NCD from city centre, broke 11 PRs on Strava, av going north 31.8km/h, BUT coming back south - av speed ~20km/h

Overall 88km in 3:20 @ av 26.4km/h, gorgeous weather, wind aside.

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