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

secman · 24-08-2019 06:50PM

My first spin after a 2 week lay off due to back problems, a handy 45km out to blessington and back via three castles, manor Kilbride and home. Punctured when nearly home on belgard road and got ready to swap out tube when i noticed no saddle bag on the bike. Had forgotten that the last spin in Dublin was on winter bike. Walked down to CSS on Airton road and got it swapped out.
45 km avg 27.2 kph... fingers crossed on the back .

dahat · 24-08-2019 09:29PM

4hr endurance spin today, set out early and pretty soon I realised I was over dressed yet again.

I decided to do some steady climbs rather than bore myself to death at endurance pace on flat/rolling roads. While I'm no climber I do quite like climbing so The Vee, Knockboy and The Mtd road in Clonmel were my chosen trio. All 3 were taken steady so enjoyment was high but weirdly its harder to do slower efforts than faster paced efforts.

108km @ 26.7 avg and a decent 1325m of climbing.

godtabh · 25-08-2019 12:56PM

Havent been out much lately but have a sportive coming up in 2 weeks so I did Athlone Dublin. 133km @28.6km/hr. Nice day for it

pjmn · 25-08-2019 04:15PM

Grand spin in fine weather around the lake this morning... 138km @ 26.8 avg...

https://www.strava.com/activities/2650244368

magicbastarder · 25-08-2019 04:30PM

relaxed 60k for me this morning, legs were still a bit tired after yesterday. quite a mizzly start in dublin, and very humid.

Shai · 25-08-2019 05:29PM

40 km @ 26 kph average. Better than the 70km @ 22kph I did yesterday, that's for sure.

patrickc · 25-08-2019 06:44PM

I've hardly been on the bike since January due to an injury, keep getting setbacks.

I did 60k @25 average today but took on too many hills, I went from Carlow-Stradbally-The Swan and back to Carlow.

for anyone who knows that road from Stradbally to the Swan it's steep enough especially with hardly any spins under me.

Glad I did it but the legs are suffering now !

fryup · 25-08-2019 09:31PM

patrickc wrote: »

Glad I did it but the legs are suffering now !

you'll sleep well tonight

secman · 25-08-2019 11:04PM

Followed up yesterday's test spin by doing a 90km spin with Gorey cc c touring group. Gorey to Arklow, woodenbridge Rathdrum, meeting of the waters, on to the beehive, redbridge, Jack Whites, Arklow, Gorey . Avg 30kph. Good group of 15 out today. Back held up well, stayed on in Final group of 3 on the Gallop for home from Arklow. Had planned weeks ago to do a 62 mile spin today to mark another milestone, but with the back issues over the last 2 weeks, happy out with today's spin.

CantGetNoSleep · 26-08-2019 10:28AM

This morning was one of those mornings where you wonder why the entire world doesn't cycle to work. Nice breeze but already 23 or 24 degrees where I live. Traffic was absolutely insane. Drivers in cars getting annoyed at each other. Cyclists having a chat with each other at the top of the queue of traffic lights. Arrived to work a tiny bit sweaty but relaxed. Can't imagine the mood I'd be in if I had spent an hour moving along at 5/kmh in traffic

26-08-2019 11:00AM

Did a stretch of the Ring of Kerry yesterday from Glenbeigh towards Waterville and back. 75k @ 31.7kmph. Beautiful morning with little wind.

One great interaction with a van driver who waited patiently behind me on a tricky stretch before I waved him on when I could see road was clear. Got the friendly double beep and gave him a wave back.

Then on the way home I had one of the closest, scariest passes on a straight stretch with no oncoming traffic. Passed so close I wobbled and to compound matters nearly veered into another car coming from behind. I was rattled and shaking for five minutes after.

Alanstrainor · 26-08-2019 11:09AM

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

This morning was one of those mornings where you wonder why the entire world doesn't cycle to work. Nice breeze but already 23 or 24 degrees where I live. Traffic was absolutely insane. Drivers in cars getting annoyed at each other. Cyclists having a chat with each other at the top of the queue of traffic lights. Arrived to work a tiny bit sweaty but relaxed. Can't imagine the mood I'd be in if I had spent an hour moving along at 5/kmh in traffic

Yep. I almost didn't cycle this morning, but was delighted I did. Met another cyclist on the Clontarf/Sutton cycle track and we took turns in front blasting into town. Was great craic altogether. Had a bit of a chat at the end too. Amazing day for it.

dahat · 26-08-2019 11:19AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

One great interaction with a van driver who waited patiently behind me on a tricky stretch before I waved him on when I could see road was clear. Got the friendly double beep and gave him a wave back.

I never wave a driver on just in case goes wrong & the issue of me waving him on arises. Its likely me being over cautious but still.

26-08-2019 11:30AM

dahat wrote: »

I never wave a driver on just in case goes wrong & the issue of me waving him on arises. Its likely me being over cautious but still.

I know where you are coming from. I only do it now when I know the road is clear and only do it for a driver who keeps well back and is patient. I feel like I am doing my bit to heal driver-cyclist wounds but naturally not everyone will feel comfortable doing it.

Type 17 · 26-08-2019 01:13PM

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

This morning was one of those mornings where you wonder why the entire world doesn't cycle to work...

Very true - got out to NCD this morning for 89km at 27.4av in 3:15, and there were a surprising number of leisure cyclists out for a Monday. Gorgeous day, although a bit of a headwind on the way back into town (it was calm on the way out, so I had been looking forward to that on the return).

cloudatlas · 27-08-2019 06:53PM

My second gear is crunching whilst the chain is going round and sometimes it even just goes down to first gear itself. I'm really regretting buying second hand.

I parked my bike in the car park of a local business round the corner now I know I was in the wrong as it's parking for visitors and staff, but I'm not parking a car the bike racks are always empty. Anyway the security guard comes out and stares at me. I say 'hello' in a friendly way, he continues to stare, since he isn't being normal and I'm feeling uncomfortable I start to walk away he says 'are you just locking up there' I say 'yes is that not okay?' to which he says 'oh that's fine' with a smug smile on his face. I go to the shop come back and he has locked the gates. Thought he could have been kind of sound and said 'I'm locking up now' but the prick just enjoyed the fact that he would lock the bike in, I live round the corner so not too much trouble.

Eoin · 27-08-2019 07:02PM

Did just under 35km around Enniskerry, Greystones and Bray today. An eBike might be cheating a little bit, but without one I don't think I would have bothered even trying - so it was exercise I wouldn't have had otherwise. And also saw some lovely roads I wouldn't have seen otherwise.

Wishbone Ash · 27-08-2019 08:15PM

cloudatlas wrote: »

My second gear is crunching whilst the chain is going round and sometimes it even just goes down to first gear itself. I'm really regretting buying second hand...

Sounds like you gears just need indexing/adjusting. It's probably nothing to do with it being second hand as it can happen on a new bike.

pjmn · 01-09-2019 02:25PM

100km @ 30km average out West...

https://www.strava.com/activities/2670127440

Kevhog1988 · 02-09-2019 09:13AM

First time hitting 25km yesterday.Picked up my new bike saturday and its far lighter and smoother than the old one!! Really enjoyed it and cant wait to get out again. Hard slog into the wind on the way home will improve the fitness

strava.app.link/jpswJpJMCZ

triggermortis · 02-09-2019 11:05AM

Did a 100km spin on a rented bike in La Manga Del Mar last Friday - not home yet to upload it to Strava.
Nice carbon Look 566 bike. Got totally lost at one point and found myself on a motorway!!! Jumped off and climbed a fence and went through bushes to get to a track running along a field. Parts where they had watered whatever was in the field were like a bog and I got the bike caked in mud - made the last part more of a challenge.
Had to wash the bike in the apartment shower before I returned it.
Was a good spin though all in all

brownian · 02-09-2019 11:32AM

Wandering around West Wicklow...Rode the Gap to Laragh (no muggings), and then took the Rathdrum road, turned right to Greenane (nice), climbed out of Greenane (steep!) towards Macreddin, and down into Aughrim. Then up the Ow river to Aughavannagh, and tiny left road up up and down down into Knockannana (see picture on Photos thread), then off to Hacketstown, Tinahely, and back to Aughrim. Lift home. South Wicklow doesn't see a lot of cyclists, but it's pretty nice. And Aughrim, which is Deep South, is only 20k from Laragh.

dahat · 03-09-2019 08:28PM

2hrs in the wet, i genuinely can't remember the last time I got as wet on a training spin. It was still an enjoyable spin all the same.

Quite sad to see the noticeable difference in evening light.

62km @ 31.4 avg

ED E · 03-09-2019 09:00PM

50k to stretch the legs. Left it late to dodge the rain but was out in the dark. Well lit up but still not the best. I feel ya Dahat.

secman · 03-09-2019 09:38PM

brownian wrote: »

Wandering around West Wicklow...Rode the Gap to Laragh (no muggings), and then took the Rathdrum road, turned right to Greenane (nice), climbed out of Greenane (steep!) towards Macreddin, and down into Aughrim. Then up the Ow river to Aughavannagh, and tiny left road up up and down down into Knockannana (see picture on Photos thread), then off to Hacketstown, Tinahely, and back to Aughrim. Lift home. South Wicklow doesn't see a lot of cyclists, but it's pretty nice. And Aughrim, which is Deep South, is only 20k from Laragh.

Gorey cc would use those routes often enough around woodenbridge, Aughrim, Avoca, Rathdrum, Tinnahely etc lovely spins around that neck of the woods.

magicbastarder · 04-09-2019 08:37PM

50km this evening, 31.4km average, which is possibly the highest i've averaged over 50km.
heading north on the old N2, i had someone leeching silently on my back wheel, into the headwind, for 5km. he was lucky, i only spotted him first just as i was about to do a snot rocket.

didn't finish up till ten past eight or thereabouts; definitely out about 15 minutes longer than i'd have liked; evenings are shortening quickly at the moment.

triggermortis · 05-09-2019 05:26PM

Quite windy this morning, but a good 70km around NCD

Seth Brundle · 05-09-2019 08:05PM

Went out for a short spin this evening when I got home from work. Leixlip > Newcastle > Rathcoole > Kilteel > Castlewarden > Celbridge > Leixlip (43km @ 29.2 km/h)
Felt pretty cold. Time for the base layers I reckon

magicbastarder · 05-09-2019 08:29PM

i was sweltering on the trip home at about half four.

secman · 06-09-2019 07:22AM

Went for a spin last night after 9 days off again due to back issues, up the Embankment, left at Lisheen, Manor Kilbride, 3 castles to the bridge and back around small lake to manor Kilbride and home. 45km avg 28.4kph. Hopefully .....fingers crossed .

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